Spatial Music Concert: Echoes of the Displaced and Gamelan Kalatidha at Lokananta
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- Jul 11
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Lokananta, in collaboration with Art Music Today Yogyakarta and supported by Seruniaudio and Lokonaudio, successfully held a Spatial Music Concert featuring Echoes of The Displaced (Thelonious Hamel & Jenny Szabo), and Wahyu Thoyyib Pambayun along with Gamelan Kalatidha. This event took place at the legendary Lokananta studio in Surakarta on June 24, 2025, as part of the Lokananta Studio Gigs program.
Spatial Music Concert at Lokananta
The sound system for this event utilizes an object-based spatialization concept that was built from the ground up and developed by the Lokonaudio laboratory. In this concert, Lokonaudio implemented an installation of 12 spatial independent channel speakers along with an extended subwoofer. The 12 speakers are arranged in a circular formation surrounding the audience, allowing the entire audience to enjoy the sound spectrum in an open and dynamic manner.
“The concept of this concert and sound system allows us as gamelan players to enjoy the pure, organic sound of the gamelan ensemble. It feels as if there is no amplification. This is the first experience for us at Gamelan Kalatidha, and honestly, it has long been a dream to perform a work with this spatial system,” said Wahyu Thoyyib Pambayun.
Echoes of The Displaced (Thelonious Hamel & Jenny Szabo) presents electro-acoustic music with body movement. Thelonious Hamel and Jenny Szabo state that space is an important aspect of their work. “For us, space is an instrument just like a musical instrument or a computer.
This understanding becomes very complex, as we respond to space as something alive and dynamic. For example, when I process the feedback produced by the clarinet, both spontaneously/improvisationally and in a pre-conceived manner, the condition of the space and the system designed to transmit sound to the audience becomes vital. But Lokonaudio successfully realized the artistic goals of our work. It feels like we are dreaming,” said Thelonious and Jenny Szabo.
“This performance is a rare phenomenon, as it is the first time it has been held in Solo, and we are very happy because the entire audience was able to enjoy this presentation, and it was clear that they were very impressed. I believe that the approximately 50 audience members present at this concert were able to refresh their listening experience,” said Erie Setiawan, the production manager of this concert.
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Thelonious Hamel is a multidisciplinary musician, composer, and performance artist from Austria. He has extensive experience as a film music composer, festival organizer, and installation artist. Thelonious develops an organic style that flows between electroacoustic, sound design, clarinet playing, and experimental musical approaches.
Instagram: @theloniousmusic
Jenny Szabo is a theater performer with an artistic journey at IWANSON International School of Contemporary Dance in Munich, while pursuing studies in media and communication management. In 2015, she received a Fulbright scholarship that took her to Binghamton University in the United States, deepening her engagement with political and social issues.
Upon returning to Europe, she worked as a project manager and dancer, underwent acting training, and performed in the production Desire Caught by the Tail by Picasso in Switzerland. In 2019, she earned an MA in Physical Theater from Accademia Teatro Dimitri as a recipient of the Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship, and in the same year, she premiered her solo performance titled PITCH!.
Since moving to Salzburg in 2020, Jenny has been actively creating and performing in various theater and film projects, as well as making her solo performance debut at OFF Theater Salzburg. She has also co-organized the FACTORY-FREE ART SPACE Festival, which is held annually. Jenny has participated in various interdisciplinary workshops—from acting and dance to clowning, mask work, object theater, and improvisation—and is known for her work that combines physical performance with multimedia art. In her work, she seeks to break rigid patterns of consumption and perception by incorporating social issues through a light-hearted, humorous, and poetic approach. Through art, Jenny not only pushes the boundaries of convention but also inspires others to explore the richness and diversity of art in all its forms.
Wahyu Thoyyib Pambayun is a composer, gamelan musician, and gamelan instructor. As a composer, he creates new compositions based on a strong foundation of traditional gamelan knowledge and practice. He actively conducts research on the expansion of the musical language of Javanese gamelan and composes music for various performance forms, such as concerts, dance, wayang, and film. In 2016, Wahyu Thoyyib, together with Nanang Bayu Aji, founded Gamelan Kalatidha, a gamelan group consisting of multi-instrumentalist musicians focused on the creation and presentation of new compositions.
Instagram: @wahyuthoyyib
Spotify: Wahyu Thoyyib Pambayu
Written by Erie Setiawan
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