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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.