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Members of the Bates Gamelan Mawar Mekar concentrate on their music and prepare to give audiences a taste of non-Western music.

World Music Features Steel Pans, Gamelans
By Megan Richardson
Managing Arts Editor
Last Updated: 03/08/05 (4:30 pm)
Last Friday night the Bates Gamelan Mawar Mekar and the Blazing Sun Steel Pan Orchestra performed in a concert as part of World Music Weekend, which also featured lectures by students Gregory Rosenthal and Joseph Maurey, as well as an African drumming workshop and concert. The Gamelan and Steel Pan show, which kicked off the weekend, was well attended and displayed the unique sounds of both groups.

The evening started with the Gamelan Mawar Mekar, which is made up of Renee Blacken, Alex Bushe, Philip Carlsen, Deanna D\'Entremont, Gina Fatone, Linzee Furman, Nick Klinovsky, Marta Latinakova, Gregory Rosenthal, Rose Pruiksma, Erin Torrey, Alix Zamansky and Ekaterina Zaytseva. It was well done. The soothing sounds were lovely and relaxing and a little hypnotic. Special guest violinist Greg Boardman played in one of the songs, \"Philemon and Baukis.\" He\'s almost painfully talented; his performance was spectacularly moving. The Bates Gamelan Mawar Mekar is directed by Gina Fatone.

After a brief intermission the Blazing Sun Steel Pan orchestra took the stage and wowed the audience with its exotic and energetic sound. They played several songs, which got audience members dancing in the isles and in their seats. This was especially true of their rendition of \"Hey Ya,\" which ended the night on a positive note. The orchestra includes Lois St. Brice, Meghan Getz, Subira Gordon, Katy Rodden, Caitlin Henderson, Christine Woll, Charlie Hely, Greg Henkes, Natasha Klaiber, Kate Luddy, Cordelia Hall-Reinhard, Hero Fries, Tanya Nauvel, Adrian Cohen, Allie Caine, Erin Danahy, Greg Harris, Bonita Nichols, Nick Klinovsky, Peter Granquist, Laura Tomaselli, Clare Magneson, Will Armstrong and Steve McManus, and is directed by Joseph Maurey and assisted directed by Hely.

The Gamelan and Steel Pan performances had distinctly different musical styles, but they were both excellent and the audience really seemed to enjoy both parts of the show. It was a nice way to kick off a weekend devoted to learning about music around the world.