Author: Ming G.

In the morning, we went through all the full-group pieces: Gengongan, the piece for the Sekatian ensemble, and the percussion piece. We also worked on Legong for a short while. I was playing Jegogan when we practiced Legong in Swarthmore, so it took a little effort to catch up with other people on the gangsa part.…

Today we reviewed the two pieces we learned in the morning, and then went to small groups for afternoon practice. I played a Suling piece called Sekar Eled with Bisma for the whole afternoon session. Playing Suling is fun yet very challenging. I love the soft and delicate timbre of Suling melodies; however, it is…

Hey guys! I’m Ming. I’m so exhausted as I am writing this blog; but look back to today’s experience it’s very exciting and intriguing. Tim, Grace, Angelina, and I had a wonderful breakfast in the HK airport. The meal provided by the airline was good too. They had water spinach with the meal, and I…