
The
Yala Municipality Youth Orchestra from southern Thailand will join the
Penang Philharmonic Orchestra in the Thai-Malaysian Joint Youth
Orchestra concert, to be held in Dewan Sri Pinang Auditorium, George
Town, in Penang, on 29 August 2012.
The event will be organized by the Government Public
Relations Department of Thailand (PRD) and the Royal Thai
Consulate-General in Penang. It is part of the Youth Idols from Southern
Thailand project and the celebrations of the 80th birthday anniversary
of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit of Thailand this year.
A total of 60 Thai youths, who are members of the Yala Municipality
Youth Orchestra, will take part in this joint performance. They come
from the three southern border provinces of Yala, Pattani, and
Narathiwat, which make up a multi-cultural society.
Although the three provinces are predominantly Muslim, members of the
Yala Municipality Youth Orchestra consist of different faiths: Muslims,
Buddhists, and Christians. They range from primary to secondary school
age and are regarded as youth idols, who have spent time fruitfully
together. Living under the dark shadow of violence in the southern
border provinces, they use music as a medium to create better
understanding for peace and happiness in their community.
The moral value of playing music together also prevents them from being
misled and spending time in unproductive ways. A number of youth there
have been affected by the southern situation, and the sound of music
also helps heal the wounds in their hearts. Many of them have lost
family members and friends to violence in the southern border provinces.
The Thai government has placed the utmost importance on the tackling of
problems in the southern border provinces. The project “Youth Idols from
Southern Thailand,” launched by PRD, is a way to ease the southern
conflict through the cultural dimension.
Malaysia has supported the Thai government in resolving the situation in
the southern border provinces. The Thai-Malaysian Joint Youth Orchestra
concert will, therefore, contribute to solutions to the issue and
promote relations between the two neighboring countries.
Since the year 2012 marks the 80th birthday anniversary of Her Majesty
the Queen of Thailand, the youth orchestra will join the celebrations on
this auspicious occasion.
Apart from the Thai and Malaysian students in the orchestra, joining the
Thai-Malaysian Joint Youth Orchestra concert will be famous singers
from both Thailand and Malaysia. Thai, Chinese, Malaysian, and Western
songs will be performed, together with Thai cultural shows, at the
two-hour musical performance.
Prior to the concert, a press conference will take place at the Royal
Thai Consulate-General in Penang on August 28, at 3.30 p.m.
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