Year 2, #7

Monday, 1 January 2001
Laweyan, Solo

Dear Friends,

Last Saturday night we had the 7th klenengan of the 2nd fiscal year at Laweyan in Solo. It started at 8:00 pm and ended at 2:10 am. The klenengan was very, very full and quite lively, especially during the last few pieces when the sake kicked in that was brought by a group of Japanese students who came with Bp. Saptono.

We had a sadder and more sober moment at the very end when we announced to the musicians the passing of Anne Stebingerís father last Wednesday. Arnold Stebinger passed away on Wednesday after suffering from Parkinsonís disease for 2 years. He and Jean Stebinger were the founders of the original malam Minggu Wage klenengan, which ran for 7 months in 1999-2000 in Badran, Solo and was the inspiration for this more extensive klenengan. The musicians expressed their high regard for his generosity, as well as extending their deepest condolences to Anne and Jean Stebinger.

There werenít as many foreigners listening this month for a surprising reasonóthe e-mail I routinely send to the gamelan list announcing the klenengan about 5 days before somehow didnít get sent correctly and didnít make it through. It turns out that the foreigners in Solo depend on that e-mail more than anything they hear from local musicians or just counting Saturdays on the calendar! None of the regular students showed up except Akira, who Iíd run into the night before, and in only one case was it due to another conflict. Amazing how the mechanism for getting news of an upcoming klenengan in Solo has changed in the past decade!

Acara Gendhing

  1. Gd Bn Imawinenda kt 4 ar mg 8, sl nem

    Bn: Dalimin
    Kd: Yadi
    Penunthung: Kamso
    Slenthem: Pardi

  2. Gd. Belek kt 4 ar mg 8 kalj Ldr Sarayuda, pl 7

    Rb: Wahyo
    Gd: Karno
    Kd: Yadi
    Pn: Wakidjo
    Gb: Wakiyo
    Bn: Dalimin

  3. Gd. Montro Madura kt 2 ar/2 kr mg kt 8/4 kalj. Ldr Moncer Alus, pt jugag sl manyura

    Rb: Wahyo
    Gd: Kamso
    Kd: Yadi
    Pn: Wakidjo
    Gb: Tulus
    Bn: Dalimin

  4. Pt wantah Gd. Endhol-Endhol bedhayan kt 2 kr mg 4 kalj. Ldr.Manis sw. pt jugag bk celuk Ketw. Kaum Dhawuk, pt ageng, pl 7

    Rb: Wahyo
    Gd. Karno
    Kd. Yadi
    Pn: Wakidjo
    Gb: Tulus
    Bn: Dalimin

    (Belek was planned ahead by Bp. Wahyo and Endhol2 by Bp. Raji. Pritjohan had been planned, but Bp. Wahyo decided at the last minute to do Montro Madura instead.)

  5. Gd. Sambul Gendhing kt 4 kr mg 8 kalj. Ldr. Semang pl 6

    Rb: Saptono
    Gd pl 6: Kamso, pl 7 Karno
    Kd Gd: Yadi
    Ciblon: Wakidjo
    Gb: Wakiyo
    Bn: Dalimin

    (Piece chosen spontaneously by Bp. Saptono.)

  6. Pt sanga wantah Bawa dhawah Ketw. Gd Sumedhang ìKebarî (gaya Bp. Nartosabdo) mg Ldr Gonjang Ganjing Liktho (ciblon)óLancaran

    Rb: Saptono
    Gd: Karno
    Kd: Darsono ìJepangî
    Gb: Tulus
    Bn: Dalimin

    (This piece was requested by Bp Wakidi 2 months agoóBp Darsono prepared the notation last month but we didnít get around to it. Mas Wakidi asked Mas Dar to play kendhang.)

  7. pt manyura wantah dhawah Gd Randanunut kt 2 kr mg 4 kalj Ldr. Gonjang sl. Manyura

    Rb: Ngahono
    Gd: Tulus
    Kd: Wakidi
    Gb: Joko ìTipesî

  8. Jn Uler Kambang (Munirah)óSrepegan Mataraman dados palaran Dhandhanggula Mataraman, Pangkur Surya GregedóSrepeg Mataraman, rangkep, sl many
  9. Ketw. Sinom Parijatha, sl many (Munirah)

    Gb: Kamso

  10. Pl 7 Ldr Pangkur malik slendroóKetw Pamuji

    Rb: Ngahono
    Gd: pl/ Tulus, sl/Wakidjo
    Kd: Mujiono
    Gb: Kamso
    Bn: Mardi

  11. Ayak-ayakan Kaloran

Musicians Attending

  • Rebab: Wahyo, Saptono, Ngahono
  • Gender: Kamso, Karno, Tulus, Wakidjo
  • Kendhang: Yadi, Kamso, Wakidjo, Darsono ìJepangî, Wakidi, Mujiono Sindhen: Tukinem, Mulyani, Parni, Tugini, Tarini, Munirah, Warti, Harjutri Gerong: Panut, Yasa, Budi, Rajiman, Hartono RRI Gambang: Wakiyo, Joko ìTipesî
  • Gender Penerus: Ngahono
  • Suling: Tarno
  • Kethuk: Mujiono
  • Bonang: Dalimin, Mardi
  • Bonang Penerus: Tukimin
  • Siter: Kuat
  • Slenthem: Ripto, Pardi
  • Kenong: Sarsidi
  • Gong: Warjina, Ali
  • Balungan: Wiyono, Ngatno, Sutat, Raji, Dalimin, Pardi, Warjina

Audience

  • Harta ìJagalanî
  • a member of karw. Laweyan
  • Hartono ìDanar Hadiî
  • Kasim
  • Mulyadi
  • Lukman
  • Kaoru, Japan
  • Akira, Japan
  • 4 Japanese students of Bp. Saptono

Budget

We spent Rp. 4,695,000 (Rp 8835) or $531.00--$31 over our $500 limit, due to the strengthening rupiah since our budgeting.