<p>I'd think he'd make a very strong candidate. South Asian music and gamelan are very big at Wesleyan. Actually, every kind of music is. A strong essay drawing on some of the things you've mentioned would be a natural place to start. Here's a link to the Gamelan orchestra site:
<a href="http://www.wesleyan.edu/music/gamelan/%5B/url%5D">http://www.wesleyan.edu/music/gamelan/</a></p>