The classroom at the Vietnam National Academy of Music could be almost any place in the world where piano is taught. The furniture and lighting are institutional. The walls have soundproofing. There ...

The new generation of Thai classical musicians find themselves torn between their economic dependence on the elites and social demands for modernization. For end-of-the-year celebrations, the Bangkok ...

Adjunct assistant professor Supeena Insee Adler revived UCLA’s Music of Thailand Ensemble after spending 100 hours refurbishing decayed Thai instruments. David Morton, a former professor at UCLA’s ...

A transplanted Californian and former conscientious objector, he infused Thai music with Western sounds as a prominent composer and performer based in Bangkok. By Seth Mydans Bruce Gaston, a ...