Voices from Japan come to the aid of Thai flood victims

Hosted by the Dr Thiam Chokwatana Foundation, the concerts is at M Theatre on New Phetchaburi Road on Saturday and Sunday at 3pm. The event marks the 20th anniversary of the death of Dr Thiam Chokwatana, founder of the Saha Group.
When the gigantic earthquake and tsunami hit Japan’s coasts earlier on March 11, Thais joined hands in providing generous and spontaneous assistance to Japanese disaster victims. In turn, the Fujisawa choir’s concert aims to give moral support to Thais who suffering from the floods.
“With this concert, we have the opportunity to do something to help Thai people affected by the massive floods right now, as well as, to express our gratitude to Thailand and the Saha Group for their generous assistance towards Japan when our country was hit with the destructive quake and tsunami earlier this year,” says Takahiro Yoshikawa, the choir’s master conductor.
The concert will feature the 40-member chorus with mezzo soprano Tomoko Kuribayashi as a guest. The choir will team up with the 40-member Chulalongkorn University Chorus, the 20-member Bangkok Glee Club and the 40-member Bangkok Japanese Chorus.
They’ll perform a selection of His Majesty the King’s compositions including “Bua Khao” (“White Lotus”), “Ploen” (“Enjoy”), “Chan Oey” (“Oh, the Moon”), “Rai Chan” (“Moonless”), “Arthit Absaeng” (“Eclipse”) and “Kwam Rak Mai Ru Job” (“Endless Love”).
The programme also includes well-known Japanese tunes such as “Sakura” as well as “Hana”, which means “Flowers of the Heart”.
Tickets are Bt1,000 to Bt3,000 at ThaiTicketMajor.