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Festive indulgences to celebrate the holidays
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 13/12/2022
» Less than a month to go before we say goodbye to 2022, and to celebrate the world being open again, Guru has compiled places where you can feast away the year and usher in 2023!
Paying homage to Beethoven virtually
Life, Published on 14/05/2020
» Covid-19 cannot separate classical musicians and this was evident in a virtual orchestra performance of Beethoven's Ode To Joy which can be seen on YouTube.
Students singing songs of celebration
Life, Published on 28/01/2020
» To mark the 145th anniversary of Wattana Wittaya Academy, Thailand's oldest all-girls school, the Wattana Chorus will stage a celebratory concert titled "Lao Khan Prasan Sieng Wattana" ("Telling Tales Of The Wattana Chorus") on Feb 7 in the school's auditorium.
Hitting the right notes
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 14/01/2020
» For Sathit Sukchongchaipruk, teaching small children to sing is like herding cats.
Opera Siam presents Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony
Life, Published on 18/07/2019
» Opera Siam presents "The Pastoral Symphony" concert performed by Siam Sinfonietta in the Main Hall of the Thailand Cultural Centre, Ratchadaphisek Road, on July 23 at 7.30pm.
Songs of togetherness
Life, Anuraj Manibhandu, Published on 18/06/2019
» Acclaimed Thai choir The Bangkok Voices has successfully convinced German listeners that Thai songs can be adapted to the choral style of the West and still sound beautiful.
Star Wars in concert
Life, Published on 26/03/2019
» A year ago, Thailand's acclaimed Siam Sinfonietta performed the "Ultimate Star Wars Symphony Concert" with music from all nine films in the Star Wars universe up to that time.
Swansong or rebirth?
Life, Stan Gayuski, Published on 22/08/2017
» The final production of Opera Siam's 16th season earlier this month at the Thailand Cultural Centre was a revival of the much-praised third work in Somtow Sucharitkul's 10-part DasJati -- Ten Lives Of The Buddha, the story of a young boy named Sama whose devotion to his parents was so exemplary that it overcomes even death itself. In the opera, a statue of an ancient yakkhini -- a giantess -- comes to life to inform the citizens of Varanasi that the slain youth, once her son seven lifetimes before, is a Bodhisattva. The boy returns to life, and the ruler and people of Varanasi learn that a mother's love can extend across worlds and generations.
Mahidol and Cambridge choirs join forces
Life, Published on 22/08/2017
» The award-winning Mahidol University Choir and the elite Choir of Gonville & Caius College of Cambridge University will perform during the "Afternoon Tea With The Art Of Music" at the Lobby of Peninsula Hotel, Charoen Nakhon Road, this Saturday from 3-5pm.