Wayne Vitale is an composer, educator, and scholar who has long been inspired by the music of Bali, Indonesia. He has studied and collaborated with many of Bali’s greatest musicians, extensively documenting their work, and leading myriad projects bringing them together with diverse artists and audiences. His works for gamelan, spanning a stylistic range from traditional to experimental/multimedia, have been performed by noted gamelan orchestras in Bali, and have directly impacted the evolution of Balinese kebyar music. He is an active member and former Director (1992-2009) of Gamelan Sekar Jaya (www.gsj.org), an ensemble of sixty musicians and dancers with an unparalleled international reputation for its cross-cultural work.