Eva-Maria Zimmermann, Graham Viegut, Dayu Mang Ana – Kreasi Kontemporer

Eva-Maria (piano), Graham (percussion), Dayu Mang (gamelan), and guests present musical creations from the international gamelan community. KREASI KONTEMPORER (contemporary creation) will feature an eclectic array of solo and chamber music, from dense, notated contemporary solos to free explorations, all drawn from prominent composers, performers, and practitioners on the global gamelan scene. Piano, percussion, gamelan, and vocals will be highlighted throughout the evening. Composers include Dewa Alit, Wayan Yudane, Théo Mérigeau, and more. Special guests and collaborations to be announced. Eva-Maria Zimmermann is a Swiss-American pianist based in San Francisco. She has performed in Poland, France, Switzerland, Australia, Japan, Korea, and the USA, both as soloist and as member of the Grammy-nominated piano duet ZOFO. The one-piano four-hands team has commissioned over 30 composers, including William Bolcom, Gabriela Lena Frank, Terry Riley, Putu Septa, Carl Vine, Keyla Orozco, Pawel Mykietin, Akira Nishimura, Franghiz Ali-Zadeh, Wayan Yudane, Kenji Oh, and Lei Liang. Eva-Maria is long-time music faculty at the Nueva School and currently a member of the Balinese gamelan orchestra Gamelan Sekar Jaya. Ida Ayu Nyoman Dyana Pani began studying the arts at the age of 5 under her father’s guidance. Music, dancing, and singing became part of her family’s daily routine, eventually developing into an arts studio (Maha Bajra Sandhi). This rigorous education, which focused on mastering several arts (multi-talented), led her to numerous performance opportunities at the regional, national, and international levels. Her special talents lie in playing the drums/musician, mastering traditional vocal arts, including Kidung, Cecangkriman, Kekawin, and Palawakya. She is currently Artist-in-Residence at Gamelan Sekar Jaya. Graham Viegut is an American performer, creative, and educator whose art is driven by the insatiable curiosities of sound. As a percussionist/drummer, he is active performing at festivals as varied as Montreux Jazz Festival Miami to Bang on a Can LOUD Weekend, in venues ranging from 2,000 seat concert halls to street parades, and playing music stretching from orchestral standards to pop and rock clubs to free improvisation. Recent highlights include performing at III Points and Joshua Tree Music Festival, reimagining orchestral music with Nu Deco Ensemble, winning first place at the NYC Carnival Panorama with Pan Evolution Steel Orchestra, and producing independent events ranging from contemporary chamber music nights to interdisciplinary gallery happenings.