Embassy Activities (2009)
Trio Chicago & Friends Free Concert Series
September 14-18, 2009
The U.S. Embassy in Bangkok is proud to present Trio Chicago & Friends in Thailand. The renowned American music ensemble, which has been praised for its annual tours to remote parts of the globe as U.S. cultural ambassadors, will be in Thailand from September 14-18, 2009 where they will perform free concerts in Khon Kaen, Roi-et, Mahasarakham, and Bangkok.
Venues, dates, and times as follows:
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Monday, September 14, 2009, 6:00 p.m. (Khon Kaen)
Khon Kaen University: Mor-Din-Daeng Conference Hall, Conventional Academic Building, 3rd Floor, Faculty of Medicine. For more information, please contact Khon Kaen University’s International Relations Office at 043-202-059.
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009, 6:00 p.m. (Roi-et)
Roi-et Rajabhat University: Associate Professor Dr. Thongkoon Hongpan 1 Room. For information, please contact Roi-et Rajabhat University’s Department of Music at 043-556-001(8) Ext. 309.
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009, 6:00 p.m. (Mahasarakham)
Mahasarakham University: Faculty of Engineering, Room EN 217. For more information, please contact Mahasarakham University’s College of Music at 043-754-385.
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Friday, September 18, 2009, 3:30 p.m. (Bangkok)
Assumption University: Grand Salon Concert Hall, Suvarnabhumi Campus. For more information, please contact Assumption University’s School of Music at 02-723-2356 or music@au.edu.
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Trio Chicago & Friends is comprised of violinist Elliott Golub, Marlou Johnston on viola and violin, Kay Kim on piano, Laura Hamm on flute, and soprano vocalist Katherine Keberlein. The group has been consistently recognized for its stylistic versatility in concerts, as well as for its master classes and teaching interchanges with local students. The group features American music by composers such as Gershwin, Ellington, Bernstein, Copland, Pat Metheny, Cole Porter and Irving Berlin.