I/O Festival 2025 – Gamelan Yowana Sari

I/O Festival brings three days and nights of new music with I/O Ensemble, Gamelan Yowana Sari and more at the ’62 Center and the Clark Art Institute.

Friday January 17 — 7:30 p.m. at the ’62 Center’s CenterStage

I/O Ensemble will perform with guest artists Sky Macklay (composer) and Ben Richter (composer and accordion)

Gabriella Smith: Maré (2017)

Phil Acimovic: Five Poems for Piano (2025)*

Sky Mackley: Harmonifriends (2022)

Rein Vaska ‘25: Crush (2024)*

Ben Richter: Portent of Laramidia (2023)

*world premiere

Saturday January 18

Gamelan Yowana Sari workshop — 1 p.m. at ‘62 Center’s CenterStage

Hands-on workshop in Balinese Gamelan with members of Gamelan Yowana Sari. Open to all, no experience necessary.

I/O Ensemble and guest artists from Gamelan Yowana Sari — 7:30 at the ’62 Center’s CenterStage

Steve Reich: Music for Pieces of Wood (gamelan version)

Zach Houlton ‘25: Kaleidoscope (2024)*

Douglas Boyce ‘92: Floruit Egregiis (2011/19)

Barton McLean: Remembering Steven (2024)*

Morton Feldman: Durations II (1960)

Linda Catlin Smith: Knotted Silk (1999)

Jacob Fanto ‘25: Amber and Asphalt (2025)*

Steve Reich: Electric Counterpoint (1987)

*world premiere

More info »

Sunday January 19 — 3 p.m. at the Clark Art Institute

Gamelan Yowana Sari

New Music for Balinese Gamelan

Pendet Penyambutan Traditional

Stones are the flowers (2022) Kyle Miller

Kreasi Mekanik Mainan (2012) Vivian Fung

Sea Salt (2024) Michael Gordon

Tari Pengendag (2021) Ida Bagus Made Widnyana

Aeriform Kite (2024) Evan Ziporyn

The program will be followed by a talkback with the musicians.

https://www.clarkart.edu/event/detail/2776-92110

Gamelan Yowana Sari
Directors: Michael Lipsey, Fred Trumpy

Alida Torres, Alphonso Valentin

Miranda Danusugondo, dancer

Bernadette Bismonte, Robin Buyers, Miguel Bismonte, Anastasia Caamano, Caitlin Cawley, Steve DeBellis, Donovan Edelstein, Will Freudenheim, Jack Lynch, Najee Marcelin, Kyle Miller, Natalie Olivieri, Anya Owens, Ruka Shironishi

I/O Fest 2025
Matthew Gold, Director
Jeffrey Miller, Stage and Orchestra Manager
Seohyeon Lee ‘27, Student Director