Fukuoka Gamelan Club LOU

Performance Archive

2024 June 2
Taketa Multicultural Exchange Festival
2024 March 9 and 16
"Komedi dalam Tragedi": Wayang Momotaro
2024 January 27
New Year's Gathering 2024: "The Sound of the Gamelan Blossoming"
2023 November 11
BEPPU ART MONTH 2023
2023 July 22
65th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and Indonesia: "Indonesia Culture Day 2023"
2023 May 5
74th Japan Fairy Tale Festival
2022 December 4
Fukuoka Gamelan Festival: "Gamelan in Resonance"
2020 March 1
Mamoru Fujieda Retirement Commemorative Concert Series “Tajigen Resonating 2020”: Gamelan Heart Sutra
2019 October 14
Fukuoka Asian Party Related Event: "CHINESE DAY! INDONESIAN DAY!"
2019 March 23
"Sekai no Uta"
2019 February 11
LOU and Paraguna Joint Concert
2018 September 12
73rd Anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Indonesia & 60th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and Indonesia
2018 September 1
Guitar and Lute Music School KITARA 7th The Ozashiki Concert
2018 May 3
60th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and Indonesia "pesona khatulistiwa"
2017 December 15
Contemporary Bugaku “Ori-Mandala - with the sound of the Hakata-ori”
2017 November 29
Concert to Commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Lou Harrison: Concert 1 "Beyond the Gamelan - Towards a Hybrid Asia"
2017 December 12
"Tsukuyomi's Nighttime Tea Gathering" from “Shona-kyo's Tea Extravaganza
2016 December 10
"Sonic Experience 2016"
2016 February 5
Layered Sounds - Gagaku and Gamelan

Taketa Multicultural Exchange Festival

2024 June 2 @ Taketa Castle Town Plaza

We participated in a Multicultural Exchange Festival held in Taketa City, Oita Prefecture. On an outdoor stage, we performed traditional gamelan degung pieces.

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“Komedi dalam Tragedi”: Wayang Momotaro

2024 March 9 @ Kyushu Geibun-kan / 2024 March 16 @ Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Art Cafe

We participated in the performance of Wayang Momotaro by Indonesian contemporary artist Heri Dono. As part of the ensemble accompanying Heri Dono’s puppet storytelling, we played well-known Indonesian melodies on the gamelan and provided rhythmic cues on drums to help guide the performance.

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New Year’s Gathering 2024: “The Sound of the Gamelan Blossoming”

2024 January 27 @ Naraya Community Center

We performed with the members of Go On at an event held at Naraya Community Center in Hakata, Fukuoka City. To celebrate the New Year, a joint ensemble of Go On and LOU presented a gamelan version of Sakura Sakura.

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BEPPU ART MONTH 2023

2023 November 11 @ BEPPU Bluebird Cinema

We participated in the Cultural Festival in Beppu City, Oita Prefecture. In addition to performing traditional gamelan degung repertoire, we presented the Sundanese children’s song Tokecang using the bamboo instrument calung. Furthermore, we incorporated other Indonesian bamboo instruments, such as the karinding (a bamboo jaw harp) and the celempung (a bamboo zither), to create an arrangement of the Japanese children’s song Shojoji no Tanuki-bayashi.

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65th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and Indonesia: “Indonesia Culture Day 2023”

2023 July 22 @ Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, AJIBI Hall

We participated in a commemorative event celebrating the 65th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and Indonesia. A report on the event, organized by the NPO Teman Hati Fukuoka, can be found here .

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74th Japan Fairy Tale Festival

2023 May 5 @ Mishima park

We participated in the Japan Fairy Tale Festival, held in Kusu Town, Oita Prefecture, known as the “Homeland of Fairy Tales.” On an open-air stage, we performed a gamelan arrangement of the Japanese children’s song Koinobori, which is associated with the season. In addition, we hosted an interactive booth where visitors could try out the instruments, providing an opportunity to engage with the local community.

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Fukuoka Gamelan Festival: “Gamelan in Resonance”

2022 December 4 @ Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Art Cafe

We performed on the final day of the four-day Fukuoka Gamelan Festival. We presented a gamelan degung arrangement of La Koro Sutro, composed by Lou Harrison, performing all nine movements in sequence. Additionally, we joined Go On in performing pieces from their repertoire. A report on the performance will be published at a later date.

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Mamoru Fujieda Retirement Commemorative Concert Series “Tajigen Resonating 2020”: Gamelan Heart Sutra

2020 March 1 @ Kyushu University Ohashi Campus, Recording Studio

We had planned to perform in honor of Professor Fujieda’s retirement from the university, but the event was canceled due to the impact of COVID-19. Instead, together with the Paraguna Group, we held a small private showcase for invited guests. Alongside Geiko Avant-Garde Consort , which also originated from Fujieda’s laboratory, we performed Lou Harrison’s La Koro Sutro in its entirety, arranged for gamelan degung and early musical instruments.

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2019 October 14 @ Fukuoka City Public Library, Meeting room 1

We conducted a performance and workshop at an international exchange event held at the Fukuoka City Public Library.

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“Sekai no Uta”

2019 March 23 @ NAMIKI SQUARE, Namiki Hall

We made a small guest appearance at an event hosted by the social welfare corporation “Ashita e Mukatte”, where Go On was the main performer. We played Ibu Trish, a piece composed by Lou Harrison. Interestingly, this piece was first performed at a concert in 2017, and it later inspired Go On member Konomi Tateishi to compose a new piece, Toki no Mahou (The Magic of Time). So, Ibu Trish and Toki no Mahō were performed consecutively at the event. A report on the performance, published on the organization’s official website, can be found here .

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LOU and Paraguna Joint Concert

2019 February 11 @ Kyushu University Ohashi Campus, Recording Studio

The Paraguna Group visited Fukuoka to accompany Yukitoshi Morishige’s lecture, and we held a joint performance. We also organized a party with Indonesian exchange students living in Fukuoka.

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73rd Anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Indonesia & 60th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and Indonesia

2018 September 12 @ Hotel New Otani Hakata

We participated in a celebratory event hosted by the Japan-Indonesia Friendship Association of Kyushu. Welcoming Indonesian exchange students, we performed Kalangkang, a well-known song from the Sunda region composed by S. Nano. A report on the event, published on the association’s website, can be found here .

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Guitar and Lute Music School KITARA 7th The Ozashiki Concert

2018 September 1 @ Guitar and Lute Music School KITARA

We participated in a concert held at the music school of Kohei Ota, a guitarist and lutenist based in Fukuoka. For the encore, we performed Sakura Sakura with gamelan and electric guitar. A recording of Sakura Sakura has been uploaded to YouTube .

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60th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and Indonesia “pesona khatulistiwa”

2018 May 3 @ Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, AJIBI Hall

We performed at an international exchange event held at the Asian Art Museum in conjunction with the Hakata Dontaku festival.

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Contemporary Bugaku “Ori-Mandala - with the sound of the Hakata-ori”

2017 December 15 @ ACROS Fukuoka, Round Hall

We participated as part of the ensemble for Ori-Mandala, a contemporary Bugaku piece composed by Mamoru Fujieda, inspired by the rhythmic sounds of Hakata-ori weaving. Details of the performance, along with Fujieda’s production notes, can be found in the pamphlet available here .

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Concert to Commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Lou Harrison: Concert 1 “Beyond the Gamelan - Towards a Hybrid Asia”

2017 November 29 @ ACROS Fukuoka, Round Hall

We collaborated with Mamoru Fujieda to plan and produce a concert celebrating the 100th anniversary of Lou Harrison’s birth. The performance featured Western instruments played by guest musicians, as well as original instruments created by our members. We performed Harrison’s gamelan compositions and percussion works. A report on the concert will be published at a later date.

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“Tsukuyomi’s Nighttime Tea Gathering” from “Shona-kyo’s Tea Extravaganza”

2017 December 12 @ Shonankyo

Some of our members participated in the performance of a tea-themed work created by Mamoru Fujieda. Details of the performance can be found here .

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“Sonic Experience 2016”

2016 December 10 @ Kyushu Unversity, Ohashi Sattellte LUNETTE

At Sonic Experience, a sound-based performance event occasionally hosted by Fujieda’s laboratory, we presented works by Mamoru Fujieda as well as traditional gamelan degung pieces.

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Layered Sounds - Gagaku and Gamelan

2016 February 5 @ Social Welfare Corporation, Ashita e Mukatte

We performed together with Paraguna Group and Kashii-gu Shrine Gagaku Preservation Society for the users of the Social Welfare Corporation, “Ashita e Mukatte”.

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