One of the world's leading performers of contemporary music for gamelan.
Evergreen Club is an ensemble of eight highly skilled Canadian musicians who perform and record using an assortment of bronze and wooden instruments from Indonesia. Collectively these instruments are known as a gamelan - a traditional instrument ensemble that plays an important role in the Indonesian culture.
Formed in 1983 and based in Toronto, Evergreen Club is a unique performing ensemble dedicated to the development and expansion of its repertoire through the commissioning of new works from Canadian and International composers, and interpreting traditional and contemporary Indonesian pieces. The contemporary works written for Evergreen Club highlight both gamelan and gamelan-plus - extended to include guest soloists, guest ensembles, solo and ensemble dance, or auxiliary media (live accompaniment to film, works for tape...). The resulting repertoire reflects an intermingling of cultural sensibilities within a global perspective.
Evergreen Club's numerous concert appearances have delighted audiences within Canada, the United States, Western Europe, Japan and Indonesia. From 1998 to 2000, Evergreen Club toured with the World music ensemble "Heartbeat" founded by John Wyre of Nexus. In 1999 and 2005 Evergreen Club was a featured artist at the Festival Presence in Paris, France. In performance and on CD recordings, Evergreen Club has presented world premieres for gamelan and gamelan-plus by leading composers such as; John Cage, James Tenney, Gilles Tremblay, Walter Boudreau, Lou Harrison, Jon Siddall, John Wyre among many others.
