History
Founded in 1979 by I Wayan Suweca, Rachel Cooper and Michael Tenzer, Gamelan Sekar Jaya (GSJ) was the first community-based Balinese gamelan in the United States. Most of its performers are American volunteers, taught and led in performance by visiting Balinese master artists.
Popular both in the States and abroad, the group has performed all over North America and has toured Bali six times (1985, 1992, 1995, 2000, 2003, and 2010). In 2000, Gamelan Sekar Jaya was awarded the Dharma Kusuma Award for Cultural Service by the Balinese government, the highest such honor given.
Gamelan is the Indonesian term for orchestra, and the name "Sekar Jaya" translates roughly to "Victorious Flower."
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