Percussionist Cahaya Drucilla [cha-hai-uh dru-sil-uh], a Balinese-American artist, specializes in musical storytelling in the Western Classical and Balinese Gamelan traditions. Born in Graham, Washington, she began her artistic journey transcribing rock and jazz songs on piano and drums, quickly falling in love and starting her journey in percussion study. Cahaya holds a degree from Central Washington University and has performed at venues worldwide, in Japan, Spain, and across the United States. She spent the last four years in Los Angeles specializing in marching percussion education, show design, Balinese Gamelan, and chamber percussion. Cahaya is currently working toward a M.M. in Percussion Performance with a graduate assistantship at Bowling Green State University. Cahaya’s artistry is characterized by passionate dualistic energy and thought-provoking emotional exploration, with hopes to inspire authenticity and intention in listeners.
rich feet
Thursday, November 12, 2026·9:10 AM – 9:50 AM·Room 120
New Music/Research
New Music/Research PresentsLive
"rich feet is a mixed media theatrical percussion piece that highlights the intersectional irony of sensationalism in Western media’s portrayal of current events. Simultaneously, we witness Western leadership negatively and disproportionately affect livelihoods in the global south through policies that inflame climate catastrophes, neocolonialism, and capitalistic imperialism. rich feet is inspired by Cahaya’s own personal experiences, her family, community, and loved ones across the world. The performance expresses the hopelessness that comes from witnessing suffering from afar while yearning to name the feelings and turn them into action for a better world.
This work is the first movement of a multiple percussion and voice solo titled where my power is, premiered at Bowling Green State University in March 2026.
