For Immediate Release
December 16, 2024

CLARK ART INSTITUTE HOSTS
GAMELAN YOWANA SARI AND I/O ENSEMBLE

Williamstown, Massachusetts—On Sunday, January 19 at 3 pm, the Williams College Department of Music and I/O Fest 2025 bring Gamelan Yowana Sari and I/O Ensemble to the Clark Art Institute for an afternoon of new music for Balinese gamelan. The program features recently commissioned works for the ensemble by Michael Gordon and Evan Ziporyn, alongside music by Vivian Fung and Balinese master composer and musician Dewa Alit. This concert takes place in the Manton Research Center auditorium.

A performing Balinese Art Ensemble in residence at the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College, New York City, Gamelan Yowana Sari has recently appeared at Bang on a Can’s Long Play Festival in Brooklyn and the Bang on a Can Summer Music Festival at MASS MoCA. Additionally, while in Bali recently, they studied and performed with Dewa Alit’s Gamelan Salukat. Musicians from I/O Ensemble, I/O Fest’s resident ensemble, join the group for this program.

I/O Ensemble, the Williams College contemporary music ensemble directed by Matthew Gold, joins Gamelan Yowana Sari for this performance. I/O, which stands for input/output, reflects the group's ethos of letting lived experience bleed into their music. The ensemble is composed of musicians from the Williams College Department of Music faculty, student body, and local community, with guest artists from across the country.

Presented by the Williams College Department of Music and Matthew Gold, director.

Tickets $10 ($8 members, free for students and children). For more information, visit clarkart.edu/events. For accessibility questions, call 413 458 0524. 

ABOUT THE CLARK
The Clark Art Institute, located in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts, is one of a small number of institutions globally that is both an art museum and a center for research, critical discussion, and higher education in the visual arts. Opened in 1955, the Clark houses exceptional European and American paintings and sculpture, extensive collections of master prints and drawings, English silver, and early photography. Acting as convener through its Research and Academic Program, the Clark gathers an international community of scholars to participate in a lively program of conferences, colloquia, and workshops on topics of vital importance to the visual arts. The Clark library, consisting of some 300,000 volumes, is one of the nation’s premier art history libraries. The Clark also houses and co-sponsors the Williams College Graduate Program in the History of Art.

The Clark, which has a three-star rating in the Michelin Green Guide, is located at 225 South Street in Williamstown, Massachusetts. Its 140-acre campus includes miles of hiking and walking trails through woodlands and meadows, providing an exceptional experience of art in nature. Galleries are open 10 am to 5 pm Tuesday through Sunday from September through June, and daily in July and August. Admission is free January through March and is $20 from March through December; admission is free year-round for Clark members, all visitors age 21 and under, and students with a valid student ID. Free admission is also available through several programs, including First Sundays Free; a local library pass program; and EBT Card to Culture. For information on these programs and more, visit clarkart.edu or call 413 458 2303.

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