Sonja Downing interviews composers Ni Putu Hartini and Ni Nyoman Srayamurtikanti in part one of the two part series within a series, “Conversations with Women Musicians in Bali”, organized by Sonja Downing. The interview will explore the lived experiences of women composers and musicians in Bali, especially during the COVID era. There will be time for questions from the audience.
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About the Presenters:
Sonja Downing is an associate professor of ethnomusicology at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, and the author of Gamelan Girls: Gender, Childhood, and Politics in Balinese Music Ensembles (2019, University of Illinois Press). She has also published an article in the journal Ethnomusicology and contributed to edited volumes on music and childhood. Her research on girls’ gamelans has been supported by grants from the Fulbright Hays Program and the Pacific Rim Research Program, and has received the Marcia Herndon and the Wong Tolbert prizes of the Society for Ethnomusicology. She has performed with Gamelan Sekar Jaya across the U.S. and in Bali (1998-2000, 2006-2007), and has performed as a guest musician with Gamelan Çudamani (2006). She is currently a member of the Lawrence Community Music School’s Gamelan Sekar Kemuda, directed by her husband Dewa Ketut Alit Adnyana.
Ni Putu Hartini, S.Sn., M.Sn is a composer, performer, and teacher of Balinese Music. She is a graduate of ISI Denpasar and a lecturer in their karawitan department. Ni Putu Hartini is the daughter of Gamelan Sekar Jaya’s founding teacher, and senior ISI Denpasar faculty, I Wayan Suweca. Like her father, she is known for her command of Gender Wayang and Kendang Bali.
Ni Nyoman Srayamurtikanti is the director of Sanggar S’mara Murti, and an emerging leader of the young generation of Balinese composers for gamelan. A graduate of ISI, she is a talented drummer and the composer of many gamelan kontemporer and tabuh kreasi works. In 2019, she was selected to compose S.o.S (Shape of the Shape) for the event “Tribute to Wayan Beratha”.
