Search results
S. P. Somtow (a rearrangement of his real name Somtow Papinian Sucharitkul; Thai: สมเถา สุจริตกุล; RTGS: Somthao Sucharitkun; born December 30, 1952) is a Thai-American musical composer, and a science fiction, fantasy, and horror author writing in English as both Somtow Sucharitkul and S. P. Somtow. He has both Thai and American citizenship.
Oct 29, 2021 · Somtow Sucharitkul, a prominent Thai American writer and musician, called Mr. Gaston’s music a “new fusion” in which “traditional Thai ideas and Western structures were fluid, and could ...
Oct 20, 2021 · WRITER: Somtow Sucharitkul. Small; Medium; Large ... it is Bruce Gaston. Bruce came from a fire-and-brimstone-preaching family in California but he was destined to follow a different God. When he ...
The renewal of the creative partnership between me and Bruce Gaston is, I think, going to awaken those memories. But we also have to get rid of 32 years of accumulated conventional wisdom. I read in the paper recently a reference to what Bruce and I contributed to music in Thailand in the 70s.
Sep 4, 2009 · by Bruce Gaston and Somtow Sucharitkul. with the Siam Philharmonic Orchestra and Fong Naam. Bangkok Art and Culture Center, near MBK (National Stadium BTS) September 20, 7 pm. It’s a meta-symphony being created right in front of your very eyes and ears, music woven out of the very fabric of Bangkok’s newest hub of creativity.
Versions that I personally have loved are Bruce Gaston's subtly coloristic version, and two versions by my brilliant student Trisdee na Patalung that show completely different uses of the complex palette of orchestral and harmonic color available to the modern composer. I haven't always liked every version that has been created — some are so "epic" as to sound like a fantasy movie, others ...
People also ask
Who are Somtow Sucharitkul and Bruce Gaston?
Who is Somtow Papinian Sucharitkul?
Who is SP Somtow?
What fusion group did George Somtow start?
Nov 27, 2023 · Bruce Gaston, who taught me everything I know about how to appreciate Thai music, said there are two basic philosophical ideas we ignore at our peril. One is “tayoy” (gradual coalescence) - this...
