Education:
1965
Guru Karawitan dan Tari, gamelan music and dance teacher diploma, KOKAR (Konservatori Karawitan Indonesia) “ The High School Performing Arts,” Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia.
1968
B.A. (Bachelor of Arts)- music and dance, ASTI (National Music and Dance Academy) Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia
1974
MFA. ( Master of Fine Arts)- Music, California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), Valencia, CA.
1993
C. Phil- Ethnomusicology, the Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles, (UCLA).
1996
Ph. D- Ethnomusicology, the Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles, (UCLA).
Positions:
1976-present
Director of Indonesian Music and Dance Program, California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), Valencia, CA.
1976-present
Artistic Director of Cal-Arts Gamelan Burat Wangi (Fragrant Offering), California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA.
1978-present
Board of Trustees, for the Center for World Music, San Diego, CA
1979-present
Artistic Director of P.O.S. “Pusat Olah Seni,” (Center for Performing Arts) Bharata Muni, Sading, Badung, Bali, Indonesia
1982-present
Director of Music and Dance and Language Programs, the Consulate General of Republic of Indonesia, Los Angeles. CA.
1992-present
Members of Faculty Development Fund Committee, representing the Herb Alpert School of Music, California Institute of the Arts.
1993-1996
Chair of the World Music Program, California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), Valencia, CA.
1997-present
President of Yayasan “SenDuTra”. (Seni Dunia Tradisional), President of The Foundation of Traditional Arts of the World, Giri Kusuma (Flower Mountain), Payangan, Ubud, Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia.
2004-2007
Nicholas England Chair, California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), Valencia, CA.
Teaching Positions:
1965-1971
Konservatori Tari Indonesia (KONRI) “Indonesia Dance Conservatory,” Yogyakarta, Central Java.
1965-1971
Konservatori Karawitan, “Indonesia Music Conservatory,” Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia.
1968-1971
ASTI (National Dance and Music Academy), Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia
1971-1976
Center of World Music, Berkeley, California
1975-1976
San Jose State University, San Jose, CA.
1976-present
Faculty members of the Herb Alpert School of Music, California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), Valencia, California
1993-1998
Guest lecturer, University of California Los Angeles, (UCLA)
1994-1996
Guest lecturer, San Diego State University (SDSU), San Diego
