World Premiere of Somtow's Arrangement of the Star-Spangled Banner
With just over 24 hours to go and no symphonic arrangement of the American anthem to be found in Bangkok, the Sinfonietta's conductor Somtow Sucharitkul decided to create his own version, a kind of mini-tone poem inspired by the images in the lyrics.
This was premiered a couple of years ago and you can see the U.S. Ambassador in the audience.
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STOPI had forgotten about this! Loved it the first time and now!
I love the harmonies in counterpoint, what a touch!
Hi @somtow,
That was a powerful arrangement of the US national anthem, and it was very well performed. Thank you for posting it!
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Thanks so much