CHIANG RAI Celebrates 750^th Birthday  29^th December 2012

A charity concert entitled “A Twilight Concerto 2012” will be performed at the Oberatum Villa Darakorn

(25 minutes from downtown Chiang Rai) and be based upon the theme “A Love Story.”

The concert will be performedby the combined ChiangRai Youth Orchestra(CYO)and the CU Symphony Orchestra,

with all net profits being donated to support the poorer children of Chiang Rai.

Event Performance timesFrom 14.30onwards.

The event is being organized by The Chiang Rai Violin Club in association with VillaDarakorn and the Office of

Art and Culture of Chulalongkorn University.

Guest conductors:

Kah Chun Wong, an internationally renownedSingaporian conductor and prize winner ofaninternational c

onductingcompetition  (Astronia 2010)

ParamentLertKaseam, the Music Director and Chief Conductor of the CYO

TananpatThanandorn, the assistant conductor of CYO.

Guest soloists:

L Wong(Singapore’s leading saxophone soloist and professor of saxophone atthe University of Singapore.

Daniel Hadson(well  established British violinist with many experienceswith London’ssymphonyOrchestras.

ZiengHei(Violinist from the University of Fine Arts of Graze- Austria).

KomsonDirokhunanun(Thailand’s leading French horn player and performing member of the

 Bangkok Symphony Orchestra) .

Schedule of events

14.30   Guided tour to visit plants and trees (free of charge)

15.30   Music starts with chamber music performed by members of CU Symphony Orchestra

17.00   Festival Highlight “A Twilight Concert” (A Love Story) Performed by CYO and CU Symphony.

Ticket reservations

Café Doi Chang (053 752 918),               Chiang Rai Violin Club(KhunParamet)(086 732 5292),

K Suphavit (081 844 4128)  

Ticket Prices330 Baht (adults),  200 Baht (students), including soft drinks and snacks.

Concert programme:

Various  repertoire ranging from classical to film scores, traditional northern songs arranged for orchestra

and more, including:

Horn Concerto in D major(1st movement)                                           Mozart

Obravilian Tango                                                                                   Pizzola

Concerto for Four Violins                                                                     Vivaldi,

Serenade                                                                                                Schubert

SalutD’Amour                                                                                         Elgar

Songs my MotherTaught Me                                                                 Dvorak

Somewhere in Time (title music from the film”Somewhere In Time” which starred Christopher Reeve and

Jayne Seymour)

Compositions by H.M The King.

VillaDarakornOboratum is located atBan Bang or TambolMaekorn,Chiang Rai) 25 minutes by car, from ChiangRai

town.VillaDarakorn is a private resort, an area of 11 rai, boasting a fine collection of over300 tropical and exotic plants.

You will find an atmosphere of the many sounds of nature, the singing of birds and enjoy the water sceneat the front

of thevilla.

Visitwww.villadarakorn.com

A mini-van will be provided for concert attendees.

Further arrangements may be discussed upon reservation of concert tickets. A small charge may be made for

transportation, departingfrom ChiangRai town to the VillaDarakorn, for a round trip on concert day.