Departing from Los Angeles on June 26, the program takes place
from June 28 to July 7 in Bali, with an extension in Java from July
7-15.
Cost for the program will be $1,995 (Bali
only), $2,695 (Bali and Java). For departures from New York add
$190; from San Francisco, Chicago, or Dallas, add $60.
Price includes
international air travel
room and board at Flower Mountain Center in Payangan group
travel to Batur crater and temple, and an optional tour to Tenganan
village and Eastern Bali
room and breakfast in Java (with Java extension)
tuition for music, dance, and language lessons
notation and recorded cassettes of the pieces studied
Study Program in Bali
Indonesian language
Javanese gamelan slendro, all instruments (teachers from Surakarta)
Javanese male and female singing (teachers from Surakarta)
instruction in Sundanese gamelan and kecapi/suling (teacher
from Bandung)
professional instruction in a choice of several kinds of Balinese
music: kecak, gong kebyar, angklung, gender wayang, gambang, selunding,
and rindik
Javanese (Surakarta style) and Balinese dance, male and female
movement discussions and talks on Balinese culture
attendance at selected evening performances in Ubud village
Study Program in Java
professional instruction on all instruments of the Javanese
gamelan, both pelog and slendro, Jogyakarta and Surakarta styles
male singing (gerong and bawa)
female singing (sindhen and bedhayan styles)
daily contact with Ki Wasitodiningrat (Pak Tjokro), considered
Java's greatest musician and a national treasure, now in his nineties
dance training in all styles
wayang (shadow play) movement and literature
tours to Borobudur, Prambanan and other ancient temple sites
with one of the best guides in Java
an inside tour of the Mangkunegaran Palace in Solo, followed
by an elegant dinner hosted by a member of the royal family, with
special court gamelan and dance performances
Note: The Gamelan Camp can be combined with
the full Indonesia Cultural Tour in
Java and a week's tour in Bali for an additional $400, or the Workshop
for Teachers, Parents and Children in Bali (two weeks) for an
additional $500, or both of these at a combined price of $800.
