Play Thai tunes and win free royal trip<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The Thai Embassy in Jakarta is organizing a
\ncontest for young Indonesian pianists. They can win a grand prize
\nof a trip to Thailand for playing King Bhumibol Adulyadej's
\ncompositions.<\/p>\n
The contest, open to pianists under 23 years of age, is being
\nheld to mark the 50th anniversary of the coronation of King
\nBhumibol, a music buff who has composed 43 songs. The anniversary
\ncelebration will be held in May 1996.<\/p>\n
Thai Ambassador to Indonesia Kasit Piromya said contestants
\nwill be required to play King Bhumibol's compositions arranged by
\nnoted Indonesian composer and pianist Trisutji Kamal.<\/p>\n
Young pianists are invited to send, not later then Feb. 28, a
\ncassette recording of their repertoires to the Thai embassy.<\/p>\n
Selected pianists will receive Kamal's arrangements of the
\nKing's works and will be invited to come to Jakarta to play the
\npieces in April before a jury which includes prominent Indonesian
\nmusic experts. The winner will be asked to perform at a reception
\nnight, to be held here on May 5, in conjunction with the 50th
\nanniversary of Bhumibol's coronation.<\/p>\n
The trip to Thailand will be in June or July.<\/p>\n
\"This event confirms the good relations between the peoples of
\nthe two countries,\" asserted Piromya.<\/p>\n
\"It is an interesting event,\" said Kamal, who has been working
\non the arrangements since early this month.<\/p>\n
Kamal, a graduate of the Amsterdam Conservatory, the Ecole
\nNormale de Musique of Paris and the Conservatory Sancta Ceacilia
\nin Italy, currently lectures at the Jakarta Institute of Arts. He
\nhas composed a wide range of musical pieces.<\/p>\n
King Bhumibol, who showed his remarkable gift for music at an
\nearly age and was formally trained in Switzerland, has composed
\n43 musical works, including patriotic songs, marches,
\nuniversity's anthems, love songs and jazz compositions.<\/p>\n
He was first recognized in 1964 when the N.Q. Tonkunstler
\nOrchestra played a selection of his best pieces at the Vienna
\nConcert Hall. It was broadcasted throughout Austria.<\/p>\n
The King is also into jazz. He leads a thirty-year-old jazz
\nband called Or.Sor.. He has also set up a brass band called the
\nSahai Pattana for his entourage of doctors, royal guards and
\nmembers of the palace staff.<\/p>\n
King Bhumibol initiated and supervised a project for compiling
\nstandard text-books on traditional Thai music, and pioneered a
\nresearch project on the aspects of old music scales of various
\nThai musical instruments. The Music Association of Thailand,
\nwhich promotes Thai music and looks out for Thai musicians, is
\nunder the royal patronage. (als)<\/p>",
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