Year 1, #10

Monday, 20 April 2002
Kerajinan Gamelan Bp. Mulyadi, Lojiwetan, Solo

Dear Klenengan Friends,

The 10th North American-sponsored klenengan took place at Bapak Mulyadi's in Lojiwetan, starting at 8:00 pm and this time running until 2:30 am. There was a HUGE turnout, even though this is a post-Sura month busy time. The only regular participant not present was Bp. Ali, and there were 8 new musicians who had never attended before:

  • Bp. Kuat/RRI
  • Bp. Ratno/Kartasura
  • Bp. Pardi/STSI
  • Bp. Mardi/RRI
  • Bp. Ratno (Mas Karman's little brother)
  • Ibu Tarini (had come only once before)
  • Bp. Yata/STSI

    (Mas Yata is the new "hot" penggerong in town. He's about 30 or so, and very sought after these days. He brought everyone to attention with his unusual palaran in the sanga suite.)

  • Bp. Kliwon

    (Bp. Kliwon is an older gerong with a great voice. Plays with a lot of bapak-bapak groups around town.)

This was Bp. Sular's last klenengan with us for a year, as he has been asked to teach gamelan in Irian Jaya! He'll be at a Kabupaten teaching, and mbak Sumini (his wife, a sindhen) can't go along unfortunately. He didn't sound very excited actually and kept reiterating that if he doesn't like it he can come back. But at any rate he doesn't plan on coming back for a whole year.

Acara Gendhing

  1. Gd. Bn. Paregentang, kt 4 arang mg 8, pl. 7 (Pak Dalimin's idea)

    bn: Dalimin, kd gd: Kuat, penunthung: Yadi, slenthem: Kamso, kt/kp: Mujiono

  2. Gd. Babar Layar Bedaya, kt 4 arang mg 8 kalj. Ldr. Winangun, pl 7, pt jugag (Pak Wahyo's idea)

    rb: Wahyo, gd: Ratno, kd gd: Kuat, pn: Yadi, gb: Karno, bn: Dalimin

  3. Gd. Miling kt 4 arang mg 8 kalj. Ldr. Sri Katon (wilet), pt sl 6 wantah (Pak Wakidjo's idea)

    rb: Wakidjo, everything else the same

  4. Gd. Sambul Gendhing kt 4 kr mg 8 kalj. Ldr. Semang, pathet jugag, pl 6 (Pak Wahyo's idea)

    rb: Wahyo, kd gd/cib: Wakidjo, pn: Yadi, gb: Sular, gd: Ratno for pl 6/Karno for pl 7

  5. pt. sanga wantah
    Ketw. Gd. Ela-Ela Kalibeber kt 2 kr mg 4
    (Mas Wakidi's idea, because he wanted to hear Pak Muji's kendhangan -- but when he requested it to pak Wahyo, Pak Wahyo looked incredulously at him and said it was exactly what he was planning on playing...)
    Pt. Jingking (Yata), Ayak-Ayakan Gadhung Mlathi -- Srepegan -- palaran Pangkur (Tukinem) -- Srepegan Mataraman -- Palaran Maskumambang (Yata), Dhandhanggula Malatsih (Darsono), Durma Mataraman (Yata) -- Srepegan Mat.

    kd gd: Mujiono, cib: Wakidjo, gd: Karno, rb: Wahyo, gb: Sular

  6. pt pl 6 jugag
    Bawa Laksmawati (Panut) dhawah Gd. Lipur Erang-Erang kt 2 kr mg 4 kalj Ldr. Gegot (Pak Yadi's idea)

    rb: Yadi, kd gd/cib: Wakidi, gd: Wakidjo, gb: Mardi, bn: Dalimin

    (all in pl.nyamat)

  7. Jn Uler Kambang
    Ketw. Sinom Parijotho Kethoprak
    Ldr. Asmaradana Kethoprak
    Ketw. Pocung Kethoprak
    Kewt. Mijil Kethoprak
    pt. jugag

    (same line-up as above)

  8. Gd. Gendreh kt 4 kr mg 8 kalj. Ldr. Gonjang Seret, pt wantah (Pak Yadi's idea)

    same as above but gd: Kamso and bn: Sagimin (Mas Wakidi tried to get Bp. Karman to play ciblon, but he couldn't even begin to drag him -- maybe next month...)

  9. pt pl 7 jugag
    Gd. Randhanunut kt 2 kr mg 4 ("mugi" cakepan) -- Ayak-Ayakan Kaloran (Pak Raji's idea)

    rb: Raji, kd gd: Kamso, cib/sabet: Mujiono, gd: Wakidjo briefly then switched to Karno gb: Kuat

Musicians Attending

  • Rebab: Wahyo, Wakidjo, Yadi, Raji
  • Gender: Ratno, Karno, Kamso
  • Kendhang: Kuat, Wakidjo, Mujiono, Wakidi Sindhen: Mulyani, Parni, Dharmi,
  • Tukinem, Tarini Gerong: Panut, Diman, Darsono/STSI, Yasa, Kliwon, Yata
  • Gambang: Mardi, Sular, Karno, Kuat
  • Gender Penerus: Joko Sabar, Ngahana
  • Bonang: Dalimin, Sagimin
  • Bonang Penerus: Sagimin, Ripto
  • Suling: Tarno
  • Siter: Joko Tipes
  • Gong: Pahang, Karman
  • Kenong: Sarsidi
  • Kethuk: Mujiono, Kuat
  • Slenthem: Kamso, Ratno
  • Peking: Mulyono
  • Balungan: Wiyono, Tulus, Ngahana, Tulus, Warjinah, Ngatno, Raji

Audience

  • Joko Sutrisno sekalian
  • Akiro, Japan,
  • Sophie, England
  • Kaoru (Japan)
  • Chris (England?)

Budget

The rupiah has been low and going lower against the dollar everyday--at Rp. 9,238 this week at the banks, and with the large turnout, we spent $455 this month -- for the first time over our $400 monthly limit.

Report written by Kitsie Emerson