artsXpose #2

Title of Event: Nano Suratno and Rita Tila - Traditional Javanese Indonesian Music Performance and Lecture

Date & Time of Event: Friday 4/4 1:00pm

Location of Event: BGSU Arts Village

Type of event (Only the events listed below fulfill the artsXpose requirement):
Please Bold and Underline the event attended:
Visiting Artist Lectures Exhibition* (non-course related)
Films** Plays
Arts Related Field Trips Recitals***
Poetry / Literary Readings Arts Related Conferences
Arts Related Symposia, discussion/reading groups or workshops
Attendance of Art Club Meeting****
*Exhibition visits must not be course-related (for example, if we visit an exhibition as a class you may not count this exhibition as an artsXpose event.
**Films must be part of a Univ. dept. sponsored film series—Not films sponsored by the Student Union.
***University Sponsored Recitals only.
****Clubs may only count as one event regardless of the number of clubs or the number of meetings attended during a term

1.) Provide a brief detail-oriented technical description or summary of the event you attended. This section should remain journalistic and should not be reflective of your opinion.
A performance by Nano Suratno (Nano S.) and Rita Tila of classical West Javanese music known as Tembang Sunda.

2.) Use the section below to write a well-structured paragraph focusing on your personal critical insight / response to the event. How did you interpret or react to what was presented to you?
I enjoyed this performance more than most of the other performances I've seen in the arts village because this was a type of music that I have absolutely no experience with and have heard maybe once or twice in my lifetime. I felt very privileged also, because Nano S is considered to be a master composer of that type of classical music and is also one of the most popular composers of Indonesian Pop Sunda music.

3.) What information, ideas, images, etc. most impressed you and why?
I enjoyed hearing the music of course but mostly learning about it and what the popular types of music are in Indonesia and about how the kacapi (stringed instrument he plays) is used in classical music as opposed to how it is relevant in their pop music.

4.) Overall, how would you rate this event (10 being the most worthwhile)?
(10 / 9 / 8 / 7 / 6 / 5 / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1 )

5.) Justify your rating in the question above:
I consider this to be a very valuable learning experience for anyone who enjoys music. Mostly because it's great music that most people probably have never even heard of.