MUSIC & DANCE
A TRIBUTE TO AYUTTHAYA (Mahidol University’s Prince Mahidol Hall, Salaya campus, today at 4pm) Held to mark 250 years of Ayutthaya and Thonburi, “The Endless Of Ayutthaya” concert will premiere a repertoire of beautiful music compositions including Ayutthaya Symphony and Ode For King Rama IX by Marcus Tristan, Poem Ayutthaya by Narong Prangcharoen and The Ramayana by Col Prateep Suphanrojn. Tickets cost 300 and 500 baht (100 baht for students). Call 02-849-6565/6 ext 6603 and 6609. Visit www.thailandphil.com.
TRIBUTE CONCERT (Thailand Cultural Centre’s small hall, Ratchadaphisek Road, today at 5pm) To pay homage to HM King Rama IX, the Department of Cultural Promotion and Tamnak Prathom Harp Centre present “Still On My Mind”, a harp concert featuring his royal compositions including Oh I Say, Still On My Mind, Echo, No Moon, Love At Sundown, Blue Day and Kinari Waltz. The programme also includes works by Nino Rota, Handel and Debussy. The concert will be performed by Tamnak Prathom Harp Ensemble, the Srikaranonda family, the Vie Trio sisters, Ensemble V, saxophonist Nattapon Fuangaugsorn and harpists Jie Zhou, Suthasinee Siripon and Puntaree Wudhipornpong. There is no admission fee. Call 02-261-4777/8 or 02-247-0028.
JAZZ IN HUA HIN (True Arena Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan, today, 6pm-midnight) The last day of the “True Jazz Festival@Hua Hin” features the charm of world-class jazz music and a mix of various music genres by Paradise Bangkok Molam International Band, The Yellowjackets, Soul After Six and Al McKay’s Earth, Wind and Fire Experience. Tickets cost 2,000 baht for a one-day pass and 3,500 baht for 2-day pass from www.thaiticketmajor.com.
TRIPLE BILL OF MUSIC AND DANCE (Kad Theatre, Chiang Mai, tomorrow at noon and 3.30pm) Chiang Mai Ballet Academy and Australian Teachers of Dancing Children and Youth Development Association present a triple bill production titled “A Tribute To Our Beloved King Bhumibol Adulyadej, The Sleeping Beauty & Aladdin”.
The show will feature a five-minute contemporary piece of music in remembrance of the late monarch, a 30-minute classical ballet featuring an excerpt from The Sleeping Beauty and a 75-minute dance performance of Aladdin. The cast includes award-winning foreign and Thai ballet dancers. Tickets cost 300, 500, 800 and 1,000 baht including a chance to win prizes, from Kad Suan Kaew shopping complex and Chiang Mai Ballet Academy. Call 081-951-0665, 089635-2586, 053-306-358 or 053-260-373.
FAMILY SHOW (Muang Thai GMM Live House, CentralWorld, Ratchadamri Road, today and tomorrow at 11am and 3pm) Presented by Index Creative Village, Sudsakorn The New Adventure is a family stage performance featuring two fictional characters — Sudsakorn and his horse-like buddy Mar Nin Mang Korn — from Sunthorn Phu’s literature Phra Aphai Mani. Packed with special effects and spectacular stage lighting, the performance is aimed to promote environmental awareness in children. Tickets cost 500, 1,000, 1,500, 1,800 and 2,200 baht from Thai Ticket Major booths. Call 02-262-3456.
PIANO RECITAL (Sala Sudasiri Sobha, Lat Phrao 41, tomorrow at 4pm) To celebrate Greece’s National Day, the Embassy of the Hellenic Republic and the Gift of Life Foundation present the Bangkok debut recital by distinguished Greek pianist Vinia Tsopelas. She will perform a repertoire of challenging and demanding compositions by Schubert, Liszt, Chopin and Greek composer Manos Hadjidakis. Tickets cost 700 baht with proceeds going to help needy blood disease patients in Thailand. Visit www. salasudasirisobha.com or call 02-541-8662 and 080-407-8231.
EAST MEETS WEST (Pullman Bangkok King Power Hotel”s Glen Bar, Rang Nam Road, tomorrow at 8.30pm) Presented as part of the Fete de la Francophonie 2017 Festival, the “La Fete” concert will feature Thai indie-pop band FWENDS and French pop singer Olivier Marguerit, who will be joined by two other musicians. There is no admission fee. Call 02-680-9999.