Classical Café

Looking East: Debussy and the Javanese Gamelan Gamelan Kusuma Laras Debussy: Chamber music Enjoy classical music in the warm environment of the Makor Café on select Tuesday evenings. Come early for a drink at the bar or a delicious pre-concert dinner that is included in a special concert/dinner package price. The Makor Café/bar opens at 6 PM. In 1889, Claude Debussy first heard the mesmerizing sounds and intricate, overlapping rhythms of a Javanese gamelan ensemble. The encounter forever changed the way he approached music. Debussy became perhaps one of the first western composers to consider the whole world as inspiration as he internalized those exotic sounds to create his own style. This concert brings together traditional Javanese gamelan with the mus