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Korphai Ensemble, Korphai or kor phai ((タイ語:กอไผ่), , ) which literally means a 'bunch of bamboo', is an ensemble of traditional Thai percussion music.〔(SGI Quarterly April, 2005 - Arts and Education )〕〔("Percussion Festival" ) (Austria) 〕 It was established in the 1980s by Anant Narkkong, the present musical director of the ensemble, who is a professor of ethnomusicology and composition at the Faculty of Music, Silpakorn University, Thailand〔(Encuentro Musical Tailandés/"Anant Narkkong" ) 〕〔("Meet the Thai Music" ), ''Diario Diplomatico Online'' (Chile), retrieved December 5, 2007 〕 He also airs a radio program of Thai music at the Thailand National Radio Broadcasting.〔 ==Music== The group plays Thai classical, or ''piphat'', as well as Thai contemporary music. Throughout the past 20 years, Korphai has released a number of albums and performed in numerous public concerts in Thailand, including a performance with the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra.〔(BSO hooked on classics ), retrieved 2007-12-07〕 The group has also performed abroad, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Paris, Amsterdam and Berlin.〔 The groups is also involved in the music used in Thai films, documentaries, theatres, plays, and festival presentations, such as "Thai Percussion Days 2004" (Vienna). Their music was used in the Thai films, ''The Legend of Suriyothai'' (2001)〔 and ''The Overture''〔(''The Overture'' profile ) at the Seattle International Film Festival〕〔From the review of ''The Overture'': "With a soundtrack of meticulously crafted music by the Kor Phai ensemble, the movie has wiped out the view that Thai classical music is outdated and dull." In: "Movie acts as wake-up call for the young", ''Bangkok Post'', 29 February 2003〕 (2004). ''The Overture'' won Best Music with Kor Phai named as co-recipient in Star Entertainment Awards 2004〔(Star Entertainment Awards 2004 ) at sanook.com 〕 and Bangkok Critics Assembly Awards〔() 〕 In 2005, at the concert dedicated to the 55th anniversary of Thai-Cambodian diplomatic relations at the Chaktomuk Theatre, the performance of the ensemble "won accolades from members of Cambodian royal family", ''Bangkok Post'' reported.〔"Coming together Through Music", ''Bangkok Post'', October 1, 2005 (a copy of the article is archived (here ))〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Korphai」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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