String players around the world are standing up for Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) who have lost their lives for protecting environmental values and human rights. They are sharing movements from the composition, The Thailand HRDs. The music is not intended to be purely melancholic but have a tinge of defiance so that these deaths do not mark an end but a continuation of the fight for justice. #StandUp4HumanRights #music4HRDs
Brussels, Belgium: Protection International is hosting the EU Premiere of The Thailand HRDs showcasing the contemporary string quartet, Tana Quartet.
Part concert, part photo exhibit, part memorial to Thai environmental activists. This 35-movement musical elegy is dedicated to victims who were killed or went missing because of their efforts to stop powerful interests who wanted to destroy their community’s environment and impede human rights.
The Hague, Netherlands: The IRC, an international think-and-do-tank building strong WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) systems, invited the Babylon Quartet to perform a movement from Frank Horvat’s 35-movement string quartet, The Thailand HRDs, at their reception on the Human Right to Water and Sanitation Conference at the Carnegie Peace Palace in The Hague.
The event is drawing attention to the ongoing challenge for billions of people worldwide to secure safe and sustainable access to water and sanitation.
Watch Babylon performing mvt 23
Houston, United States: The Axiom Quartet live streams movement #11 of The Thailand HRDs live on Facebook from the University of St. Thomas, Houston, Texas. Dedicated to Mr Chit Thongchit, 54, who was shot on his land in Pak To District of Ratchaburi Province on January 15, 2009. He died 4 days later in hospital. An ex-policeman, he was shot by a sniper after exposing corruption inside the police force and fighting more than 10 corruption cases against police, influential locals and national politicians.
Watch the live stream on Facebook
Part of the #music4HRDs initiative.
Minneapolis, United States: The Artaria String Quartet perform movements #3, #11, #18, #35 and #23 of The Thailand HRDs at Antonello Hall at the MacPhail Center for Music in Minneapolis, MN, along with works by Beethoven, Webern and Ligeti. This special concert is performed without pause putting The Thailand HRDs in-between each of the other works, immersing them into the fabric of the concert in a rhythm of on-going remembrance. Click here for concert info.
Part of the #music4HRDs initiative.
Saint Paul, United States: The Artaria String Quartet perform movements #3, #11, #18, #35 and #23 of The Thailand HRDs at Sundin Music Hall at Hamline University in Saint Paul, MN, along with works by Beethoven, Webern and Ligeti. This special concert is performed without pause putting The Thailand HRDs in-between each of the other works, immersing them into the fabric of the concert in a rhythm of on-going remembrance. Click here for concert info.
Watch the live stream: Hamline University
Part of the #music4HRDs initiative.
Toronto, Canada: The Mivos Quartet perform the world premiere of the complete 35-movements of The Thailand HRDs at the Gathering Hall at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Toronto. This special event is part concert, part photo exhibit, part memorial to Thai environmental activists and human rights defenders (HRDs). Click here for concert info.
Part of the #music4HRDs initiative.
Maha Sarakham, Thailand: The 90s String Quartet perform movements #2, #16, #27, and #35 of The Thailand HRDs at Mahasarakham University in Thailand. This special event includes a photo exhibit of For Those Who Died Trying by Luke Duggleby. Click here for concert info.
Part of the #music4HRDs initiative.
Songkhla, Thailand: The 90s String Quartet perform movements #2, #16, #27, and #35 of The Thailand HRDs at Prince of Songkla University in Thailand. This special event includes a photo exhibit of For Those Who Died Trying by Luke Duggleby. Click here for concert info.
Part of the #music4HRDs initiative.
Chiang Mai, Thailand: The 90s String Quartet perform movements #2, #16, #27, and #35 of The Thailand HRDs at Think Park in Chiang Mai, Thailand. This special event includes a photo exhibit of For Those Who Died Trying by Luke Duggleby. Click here for concert info.
Part of the #music4HRDs initiative.
Bangkok, Thailand: The 90s String Quartet perform the Asian premiere of movements #2, #16, #27, and #35 of The Thailand HRDs at the Bangkok Arts and Cultural Centre in Thailand. This special event includes a photo exhibit of For Those Who Died Trying by Luke Duggleby. Click here for concert info.
Part of the #music4HRDs initiative.