June 9-13, Mon-Fri College Music Society Summer Institute in World Music at San Diego State University June 14, Sat Depart from Los Angeles on Japan Airlines, 1:40 pm Overnight at Nikko
Hotel in the Osaka airport area. Arrival in Bali, Transfer to Flower Mountain June 17. Tue Orientation-meet the teachers and learn about their offerings, then take a trip up to Mount Batur June 18, Wed Galungan (Bali's New Year, and its best holiday.) June 19. Thu Formal classes and study groups begin June 21, Sat Trip to East Bali (Klungkung and Tenganan, with an optional overnight at Candi Dasa beach) June 22, Sun Free day, optional excursions to Ubud June 23-27, M-F Classes and study groups continue a second week June 28, Sat Kuningan, ceremonial end of the Balinese New Year June 29, Sun Manis Kuningan, Flower Mt. temple festival (morning) and opening ceremony and first evening concert of Payangan Festival II (late afternoon) June 30-July 4 Third week of classes, with evening concerts at the Payangan Festival, with invited and local gamelans July 5-6, Sat-Sun All -day World Music and Dance performances to end the Payangan Festival. Javanese Shadow Play. July 8-11, Tue-Fri Optional trip to Central Java, including visits to Borobudur, Prambanan
and other monuments, a royal dinner and command performance at the Mangkunegaran
Palace, the 100th birthday of Pak Tjokro, Java's greatest musician,
and the opening of the Yogyakarta Gamelan Festival (July 10-16). Those
who wish to stay on can be assisted to find hotels and restaurants at
inexpensive rates. Please check www.gayam16.net/YGF for Festival details.
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