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Gamelan and Indian Cello

Sinta Wullur, Saskia Rao, Alfian Emir Adytia, Global Gongs Collectief
Wed 4 Nov 14:00 - 15:00
Main Hall
Past event
Wed 4 Nov
14:00 - 15:00
Past event

Indian raga, Indonesian gamelan & contemporary music

Program

Saskia Rao-de Haas Triloka voor Indiase cello, cello en chromatische gamelan* (wereldpremière)
Paul Schauenburg Two-sided voor cello en chromatische gamelan* (wereldpremière)
Sinta Wullur Naga dan Bumi voor Indiase cello en chromatische gamelan* (wereldpremière)
Maarten Bauer Genade voor cello en chromatische gamelan* (wereldpremière)
Alfian Emir Adytia Ganda Concerto voor Indiase cello, cello en chromatische gamelan* (wereldpremière)

Performers

Saskia Rao-de Haas Indian cello   
Alfian Emir Adytia cello   
Global Gongs Collective 
Sinta Wullur gamelan, musical direction  

The Indonesian-Dutch composer Sinta Wullur founded her gamelan ensemble, Global Gongs collective (previously Ensemble Multifoon) in 1995. The sound of the Indonesian gongs in combination with other percussion instruments can evoke all kinds of meditative atmospheres, but can also lead to complex and virtuosic rhythmical patterns. The Chromatic Gamelan, developed by Wullur herself, allows composers to combine the gamelan with Western instruments. 
 
Among other things, Wullur has been on an expedition to India. In her new composition, she integrates Indian ragas and Indonesian music. Saskia Rao-de Haas and the Indonesian cellist Alfian Emir Adytia composed a work for themselves and the gamelan collective, and new music by the young composers Maarten Bauer and Paul Schauenburg is included in the concert. 

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Alfian Emir Adytia (Emir Cello)

Alfian Emir Adytia (Emir Cello) is an Indonesian cellist, performer, and composer known for his boundary-defying mix of classical music, jazz, metal, and Indonesian traditional music. Alfian took cello lessons in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, until 2016, and went on to study with Larissa Groeneveld at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague. Alongside his classical training, he also developed as an arranger and composer. He has played in various orchestras and ensembles such as the Jakarta Simfonia Orchestra, Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra, Hong Kong New Music Ensemble, and the National Youth Orchestra of The Netherlands. He has made appearances at the Minimal Music Festival, Yogyakarta Contemporary Music Festival, Gaudeamus Muziekweek, and Tong Tong Fair.   Alfian was already a part of the CELLOFEST programme in 2022 with his band Treswara, with which he and his bandmates combined their Indonesian roots with their shared love of electronic music, jazz, and rock. In 2025, under his artist name Emir Cello, Alfian released the album DECOLMUSEUM, in which he tells the story of his ancestors who fought for the independence of Indonesia. The album also symbolises his own ‘decolonisation’: breaking free from the constraints of trying to fit into one particular music genre.

Saskia Rao-de Haas

Cello ⟹ The Netherlands, 1971 ⟹ 2nd x Cello Biënnale (2012 & 2026) ⟹ Plays an Indian cello; she developed this instrument in collaboration with luthier Eduard van Tongeren 

Global Gongs Collective

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