Thai Exchange joins with Mahidol University to support Thai music
The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and Mahidol University’s College of Music will co-produce Thai music recordings performed by Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra (TPO). The joint project will promote, publicize and preserve Thai music, as well as develop classical Thai music composition and appreciation.
Importantly, it provides artists with the prospect of becoming more widely recognized. Today (May 31) at the SET Building, Mr. Kittiratt Na-Ranong, President of the Exchange, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sukri Charoensook, Dean of Mahidol University’s College of Music signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to produce the CDs. The projects’s total production will be 10,000 copies of 10 albums of Thai music. The music will be aired during significant events in Thailand and overseas. This collaboration between SET and Mahidol University offers a great opportunity for professional Thai players, and the College of Music’s students and faculty, to gain added practical experience. TPO was always intended to be a nationally recognized, professional orchestra. It is managed by, and under the patronage of, the College of Music, Mahidol University, where Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sukri Charoensook acts as its director. TPO performs and embraces all forms of classical orchestral music, but, in keeping with its theme of preserving and promoting Thai music, each performance features a Thai overture. For more information, please contact the Corporate Communications Dept.:
Ladawan Kantawong Tel: 0-2229-2036 / Kulvida Jintakawong Tel: 0-2229-2037 /