As part of the center’s outreach programming, the Robert E. Brown Center for World Music offers community members the opportunity to learn and play traditional Balinese Gamelan music under the direction of I Ketut Gede Asnawa, a master gamelan musician and composer at the University of Illinois. A gamelan is an orchestra consisting mainly of keyed metallophones, gongs, and drums, often functioning as accompaniment to dance, dramas, and other Balinese performance arts.
Our Monday evening classes run from 6pm to 8pm in Room 0300(formerly Room 1188) of School of Music at 1114 W. Nevada Street. Community gamelan is open to all, free of charge, with no prior experience required. No credit is offered. There is no need for registration, but participants who join the ensemble should understand that regular attendance is expected in order to enjoy making music in an orchestra dependent upon the contribution of every player. Community Gamelan members will be invited to perform at our end of semester concert.
The Urbana Free Library's Prairie Breezes family series is presenting Don't Ask, an ensemble which performs tunes and harmonies of Klezmer music, in the spirit of early Eastern Europe's Jewish village string bands. Other surprises will be thrown in the mix and dancing is always encouraged!
Prairie Breezes concerts are scheduled once a month and are generously sponsored by Peggy and Bob Podlasek in memory of Greg Bliss.
Presented by the Pakistani Student Association (PakSA) at UIUC,
Join us in celebrating the Pakistani culture. This is your chance to dress up in your fanciest desi attire and enjoy a night of delicious food (100% zabiha) and amazing performances! In addition to all that, this year there will also be a gol gappa competition & the winner will receive a fabulous prize.
TICKET INFORMATION
PakSA will be selling tickets beginning Monday, November 16th-November through December 4th from 11-3pm at the Courtyard Cafe. The tickets are 12$ per person. Tickets will also be available on the day of the event for 15$.
If you are interested in musicals and Bollywood movies , do not miss this chance to experience "The Sound of Music" with an Indian twist.
Please reserve your tickets at the earliest before it gets sold out (as in the past years) due to the limited seating capacity in the auditorium.
For tickets please contact:
Leyons - 309.531.9338
Vinod - 309.310.9519
Mamatha - 309.868.1333
Saraswathi - 309.255.0657
Alternatively, you may securely buy the concert tickets from our band's website at www.exit167.com OR from Desibloom's website at www.desibloom.com
Afro-Brazilian Percussion Workshops with Bloco Gavião
The Robert E. Brown Center for World Music is pleased to offer Spring 2022 dates for our community samba group - Bloco Gavião -
The Robert E. Brown Center for World Music has launched a new YouTube channel!
Our first four educational videos on the channel are from the Introducing Instruments series, featuring Global
Programs of the Robert E. Brown Center for World Music are dependent upon grants, gifts, and funds raised through concerts, performances and services. The Center was established at the University