Here We Go(ng) Again

I decided that I really missed playing in gamelan. Actually, I have been missing playing any type of music, so I am playing with U of M's gamelan. (If your thinking to yourself, "What the hell is a gamelan," click here. It is an old page, but it will give you the basic information.) And once again, I am playing the Gong. To those that have been involved in UM's gamelan for a few years, it is rather amusing that I am playing Gong. I played it the first year I was in the ensemble. The second year, I was playing something else and before the school year was half over I was back there again. We had a new instructor (Sigit Soegito) last year, so I was able to play something different. Somewhere along the line he spoke to the previous teacher (Wasi Bantolo), and I think he mentioned my superb gonging ability. (Sarcasm is so lost in print.) Anyway, for our first performance in a couple of weeks I will be sitting in the back with my old friend the Gong. So be sure to "tune" in for more adventures of me in gamelan!