Ritual Bells, Global Gongs
Ritual Bells, Global Gongs is a theatrical concert blending gamelan with bass clarinet and violin. Sinta Wullur explores the shared history of Indonesia and the Netherlands through music, with the direction of Jos van Kan and libretto by Mirthe Frese. The performance involves 21 singers and musicians examining the historical connections between the two countries.
Ritual Bells, Global Gongs is a magical, theatrical concert that blends Western, chromatically tuned gamelan instruments with bass clarinet and violin. This emotionally charged work, performed by soloists and choir, reconstructs the shared history of the Netherlands and Indonesia. Sinta Wullur, an Indonesian-Dutch composer, brings together Eastern and Western musical traditions using her own developed gamelan instrumentarium in this captivating contemporary composition. Directed by Jos van Kan, parts of the libretto are written by author Mirthe Frese.In Ritual Bells, Global Gongs, 21 singers and musicians explore our shared past, starting from the era of the VOC (Dutch East India Company) to the birth of Indonesia. How do we all look back on the history of the former colony? What is the appropriate way to give these events a place? The concert can be experienced as a ritual to remember the history and celebrate the new relationship between Indonesia and the Netherlands.
