January 29, 2004
Thai Elephant Conservation 10-12 member orchestra,
interview with composer and examples of music, including Pong's solo improvisational chimes and Ganesha Symphony #1, C-sharp minor Thai scale plus Western diatonic scale. Elephants respond to conductor, assisted sometimes by mahouts.
Musical geography somewhere between Stockhausen and schön. Bamboo Dreams with cello schön-er than most.
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