Stories about "Barbara Byers"
Gamelan Orchestra performance includes student composition
Monday, December 7, 2009 4:36 pm
The Bates College Gamelan Orchestra will perform at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11, in Chase Hall Lounge, 56 Campus Ave. "Gamelan" refers to a broad genre of traditional Indonesian music played primarily on percussion instruments. Senior Barbara Byers, an interdisciplinary major in music and dance, composed a piece titled "Monkey" that's included on the program.
Byers, Kaluba recount Phillips Fellowship experiences in Indonesia, Central America
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 4:12 pm
Barbara Byers '10, a resident of Elkins, W.V., offered a performance native to West Java, Indonesia as part of an Oct. 7 presentation on student experiences made possible by the Phillips Student Fellowship program at Bates. Also presenting was Chomba Kaluba '10, originally from Mpika, Zambia, and now a resident of Long Island, Maine.