Bejaratana-Suvadhana Overture
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The Bejaratana-Suvadhana Overture (โหมโรงเพชรรัตน-สุวัทนา Homrong Phetcharat-Suwatthana) is a Thai
classical piece rewritten in 2005 by Mr Narongreuth Tosanga (ณรงค์ฤทธิ์ โตสง่า Narongrit Tosa-nga), also known as Khun In (ขุนอิน) from the film The Overture
(โหมโรง Homrong) in honour of Princess Bejaratana
on the occasion of her 80th birthday on November 24, 2005, and Princess Suvadhana
of the Sixth Reign on the occasion of the one hundredth anniversary of her birthday on 15 April 2005.
It was first performed to the public at the Phya Thai Palace
in front of Princess Sirindhorn during the Bejaratana-Suvadhana Memorial, held in honour of the two princesses of the Sixth Reign in celebration of the aforementioned occasion, on October 28, 2005.
Thai people
The Thai people, or Siamese, are the main ethnic group of Thailand and are part of the larger Tai ethnolinguistic peoples found in Thailand and adjacent countries in Southeast Asia as well as southern China. Their language is the Thai language, which is classified as part of the Kradai family of...
classical piece rewritten in 2005 by Mr Narongreuth Tosanga (ณรงค์ฤทธิ์ โตสง่า Narongrit Tosa-nga), also known as Khun In (ขุนอิน) from the film The Overture
The Overture
The Overture is a 2004 Thai musical-drama film. A fictionalised account based on the life story of Thai palace musician Luang Pradit Phairoh , it follows the life of a Thai classical musician from the late 19th century to the 1940s...
(โหมโรง Homrong) in honour of Princess Bejaratana
Bejaratana
Princess Bejaratana Rajasuda Sirisobhabannavadi of Thailand was the only daughter of the late King Vajiravudh of Thailand...
on the occasion of her 80th birthday on November 24, 2005, and Princess Suvadhana
Suvadhana
Princess Phra Nang Chao Suvadhana was the royal consort of King Vajiravudh of Siam. Her former name was Krueakaew Abhaiwongse . She was born a commoner on 15 April 1906. Her father was Phraya Abhayabhupesa and her mother was Ms...
of the Sixth Reign on the occasion of the one hundredth anniversary of her birthday on 15 April 2005.
It was first performed to the public at the Phya Thai Palace
Phya Thai Palace
The Phya Thai Palace or Royal Phya Thai Palace is located on the banks of the Samsen Canal on Rajavithee Road in the Ratchathewi district of Bangkok...
in front of Princess Sirindhorn during the Bejaratana-Suvadhana Memorial, held in honour of the two princesses of the Sixth Reign in celebration of the aforementioned occasion, on October 28, 2005.