A CELESTIAL TRIUMPH

The Bangkok Combined Choir and Orchestra (BCCO) delivered a performance of transcendent beauty late last month, presenting Haydn's The Creation for the very first time in the choir's 70-year history — to a full house.

- ■HENRY PHAN

For Assoc Prof Dr Charunee Hong-charu, one of Thailand's most respected female conductors, the concert was more than just a musical event — it was a profound celebration of divine creation and universal harmony.

The scale was majestic: 102 choristers and 47 musicians, all volunteers, from across the globe — including Thailand, Korea, the Philippines, France, Singapore, the United States and African nations — united to bring to life Haydn’s oratorio, inspired by the Book Of Genesis, Psalms, and Milton's Paradise Lost.