Bethany J. Collier

Assistant Professor of Music

Bethany J. Collier

Ethnomusicology

Director of Bucknell Gamelan Ensemble

218 Sigfried Weis Music Bldg
570.577.1287
bethany.collier@bucknell.edu

Ph.D. in Musicology, Cornell University
M.A. in Musicology, Cornell University
B.A. with Honors, College of the Holy Cross

A specialist in the area of Indonesian culture, her interests include the representation of "Chineseness" in contemporary Balinese performance and intersections of Balinese performance, ritual and politics. An active researcher, performer and proponent of gamelan music, she is recipient of several international research grants, including Fulbright-Hays and FLAS fellowships.

Visit http://www.bethanyjcollier.com to learn more about Dr. Collier.

Faculty Spotlight

Assistant professor of music

"It's easy to write a musicological study that talks about instrumentation and practices, such as offering making, but when you take seriously a discourse about spiritual power, I think you are doing something that is little different. I think you are empowering the voices of Balinese who are living this aspect of their life in a very real way."

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Dharma Swara featured on NPR

Dharma Swara, the Balinese gamelan ensemble based out of the Indonesian consulate in New York City, was the only American group invited in 2010 to compete in Bali's international competition. Dr. Bethany Collier performs with the ensemble and directs the Bucknell gamelan ensemble.

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Bethany J. Collier

Assistant Professor of Music

Ethnomusicology

Faculty Spotlight

Bethany Collier

Assistant professor of music

Dharma Swara featured on NPR

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