Year 5, #9

Friday, 28 May 2006
Home of Ibu Cendhani Laras, Baluwarti, Solo

Dear Friends,

Last Friday night we had the 9th klenengan in the 5th fiscal year of Pujangga Laras at the home of Ibu Cendhani Laras in Baluwarti. It started at 8 pm and went until 2:00 am. We didn't have a student group play this month, as the addition of this klenengan was at the last minute. We will have the 10th klenengan in one more week on Saturday night, 3 June and perhaps will have a student group then.

It was a somewhat smaller group, due to the last minute nature of setting the date perhaps. But the klenengan had a very nice, intimate feel and our beloved Pak Harjito was there along with Ibu Deni, as well as Bp. Midiyanto from Berkeley/Eromoko, which made it very special.

Pak Dalimin is much better, but still didn't feel up to going out at night. The one piece of bad news we have to report is that Ibu Sri Yanti, who in past years (particularly at Laweyan) had come off and on to the klenengan, passed away recently. She was only in her early 40's, but had been struggling with some sort of stomach or liver problem for years.

Of course writing this report now, the strangest thing about this month's klenengan was that 3-4 hours after we all went home, the earthquake hit, and Solo was rocked quite violently. Mas Wakidi and I had only been asleep about 3 hours when we were awakened by the extremely strong rocking and jostling. At the time of writing this we haven't heard of any musician friends with damage to their homes, much less to their families, and hope that everyone is OK.

Acara Gendhing

  1. Ldr. Wilujeng, pl 5

    Gd. Kombang Mara kt 2 kr mg 4, pl 5, pt wantah

    rb: Wahyo
    gd; Harjito
    kd Yadi
    gb: Wakiyo
    bn: Mardi

  2. Ktw. Gd. Karawitan, kt 4 kr mg Ldr (irama wilet), pt wantah, sl 6

    Rb: Wahyo
    Gd:Harjito
    Kd: Yadi
    Gb: Tulus
    Bn: Mardi

  3. Gd. Bontit kt 4 kr mg 8 (one gongan kosek alus, one gongan ciblon) kalj Ldr Wani2 (kd 2), pl 6

    Rb: Harjito
    Gd: Kamso
    Kd Gd: Yadi
    cib: Wakidjo
    Bn: Mardi
    Gd. Wakiyo

    (The musicians all deferred to one another for a few seconds as to what ladrang to play after mg Bontit with ciblon, and it was unclear. Pak Harjito wanted to do Peksi Kuwung—since there had already been ciblon in the mg—and a few other musicians too, but the bonang and balungan kind of took over and went to Wani2. So Pak Wakidjo decided to do the irama wilet using kd II instead of ciblon.)

  4. pt sl 9 wantah, Bawa SA (Iyasa) Maesa Bayangan dhawah Gd. Usada kt 4 kr mg 8 kalj Ldr. Giyak-Giyak, pt Jingking dados Ayak-Ayakan Gadhung Mlathi mawi palaran Pangkur Paripurna (Tugini), Pangkur Surya Greged (Panut), Dhandhanggula wacan (Mulyani) dados Srepegan rangkep, pt jugag

    rb: Harjito
    gd: Kamso
    kd gd: Yadi
    cib : Wakidjo
    gb: Tulus
    bn: Mardi

    (Gd Usada is by Pak Wakidjo and was written about 10 months ago, when he was wishing for health and recovery for someone close to him who was ill.)

    (break for dinner)

  5. Jn. Uler Kambang, sl 9 (Yatmi)
    Jn Glathik Glindhing, sl 9 (Yayuk)
    Jn Kreteg Ciut, sl 9 (Dharti)

    kd: Wakidi
    gb: Tulus
    gd: Wakidjo

    pt pl 6 jugag Bawa (Panut) Jiwanggono dhawah Gd. Lipur Erang-Erang kt 2 kr mg 4 kalj. Ldr Peksi Kuwung, wilet, pt Lasem

    Bawa Dhandhanggula (Hartono) dhawah Lgm Gagad Enjang (Warti), pl 6
    Lgm Atiku Lega (Yatmi), pl 6

    rb: Yadi
    gd: Karno
    kd: Wakidi
    gb: Wakiyo
    bn: Mardi

  6. pt manyura wantah Bawa (Hartono) Tepi Kawuri dhawah Gd. Montro kt 2 kr mg 4 kalj Ldr. pt jugag

    Ayak-ayakan, sl manyura

Musicians Attending

  • Rebab: Wahyo, Harjito, Yadi
  • Gender: Kamso, Harjito, Karno
  • Kendhang: Yadi, Wakidjo, Wakidi, Kamso
  • Gambang: Wakiyo, Tulus
  • Sindhen: Yatmi, Dharti, Parni, Yayuk, Tugini, Warti,Taduk, a rehearsal sindhen from Lojiwetan (Bu Jumadi)
  • Gerong: Panut, Tukimin, Hartono RRI, Widodo
  • Bonang: Mardi
  • Gender Penerus: Purnama
  • Siter: Priyo, Joko Tipes
  • Suling: Mujiono, Ngahana
  • Bonang Penerus: Parman, Harto
  • Slenthem: Ripto
  • Peking: Mayar
  • Gong: Hali, Mujiono
  • Kenong: Sarsidi
  • Kethuk: Sular, Parman
  • Balungan: Ngahono, Wakiyo, Joko Tipes, Warjinah, Parman, Sular, Pahang, Sutat, Slamet Widodo, Saido, Joko Sabar, Hadi Sucipta

Audience

  • Midiyanto, Eromoko, USA
  • Deni Harjito, USA
  • Marc Benamou, USA
  • Mindy Johnston, USA
  • Kaori, Japan
  • Kaoru, Japan
  • a group of tourists from Poland (about 5 of them)
  • a number of Dharma Siswa students I didn't know
     
  • Mulyadi
  • Nandar
  • Wawan
  • Fukron
  • Sigit
  • a number of other STSI students

Budget

This month we spent Rp. 6,230,000 ($684 with Rp. 9100 = $1).

Report written by Kitsie Emerson