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Kembang Sunda: Indonesian Gamelan Ensemble
Kembang Sunda, a band led by Palomar professor Amy Hacker, performed traditional and contemporary Sundanese gamelan music from West Java, Indonesia at a concert in the Palomar College Howard Brubeck Theatre on Thursday October 6, 2016. Joe Dusel/The Telescope. Kembang Sunda is a San Diego-based ensemble that performs Sundanese gamelan degung music from West Java, Indonesia. Degung music developed in the royal Sundanese courts of West Java beginning in the fourteenth century. The ensemble consists primarily of tuned bronze idiophones;…
Find out more »Tom Griesgraber – Inventor of the Chapman Stick
Tom Griesgraber is one of the world’s most respected players of the Chapman Stick; an unusual instrument with six guitar strings and six bass strings that is played more like a piano. Tom’s performances frequently stop uninitiated listeners in their tracks as the layers of guitar, bass and keyboard-like sounds coming from this one instrumentalist often seem too big to be real. Tom tours frequently as a headliner and an opener for acts like The California Guitar Trio, Tony Levin…
Find out more »Jonathan Ingber
Trumpeter and Adjunct Professor Jonathan Ingber joined Palomar College in 2004. As a music educator he has taught courses in performance, history and theory, has conducted college and youth ensembles, and has coached students in public schools and as a private trumpet instructor. Former Principal Trumpet of Lyric Opera San Diego, he also has worked with the San Diego Symphony, Opera and Chamber Orchestras. His quintet, Premier Brass, has performed extensively throughout San Diego County since 1990. Mr. Ingber holds…
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