NICOLE ERICKSON, gamelan musician and composer, will travel to Java and Bali, Indonesia, for twelve months to study traditional and new music repertoire for the gamelan. Erickson will focus her studies on the gender barung, an instrument used in the wayang kulit (traditional Javanese shadow puppet theater). Ericksons goals are to improve her playing technique, expand her repertoire, be exposed to new musical ideas, network with gamelan composers, and study the gender barung in-depth.