The peking is a small, shining instrument that plays more notes in a cycle, usually ahead of anyone else. Therefore, many larger instruments look to peking for leadership in any given moment.

A two-handed instrument, the bonang requires more dedication to play with confidence. When it has the opportunity, the bonang section can bloom into flowers that greatly enrich the performance.

(Forgive us for thinking binarily in our wordplay) The singular sound of the gendèr is even more delicate than the decision of the size of a gift that you might donate to our ensemble.

This instrument combo creates a steady, but intermittent metronome that moves the song cycle forward in less frequent, but steady chunks.

Most drums keep a beat. Often the kendang will dance around a specific pulse, while somehow still delivering a sense of a driving beat. Another power of this instrument is its ability to signal huge shifts in tempo and style, or even shifts from one part of a song to the next.

The gong is the most boss instrument in all the gamelan. All of those mentioned above play through cycles in gamelan music. The punctuation for these cycles is the gong. It launches each song into motion, and brings each song to a close. Its sound is deep and resonant, as much felt in the chest as it is heard by the ear.