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Mvt 6 - Mr Boonyong Intawong - Juilliard String Quartet

This is the recording of movement No. 6 of Frank Horvat's 35-movement cycle, The Thailand HRDs (Human Rights Defenders). The piece is dedicated to Boonyong Intawong, who is one of 37 human rights defenders killed in Thailand.

https://music4hrds.com

Mr Boonyong Intawong, 42, was shot dead in his house on December 20, 2002 in Ban Rong Ha village, Amphoe Wiang Chai District of Chiang Rai Province. A leader of a campaign against a mining company, he was targeted after bringing a team from the National Human Rights Commission to see the environmental damage caused by the quarry.

The composition is inspired by a unique set of photographs by Luke Duggleby Photography, depicting the portraits of the HRDs in the very places, where they were murdered.

String Quartets 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.

https://music4hrds.com

#StandUp4HumanRights
#music4HRDs
#WorldHumanRightsDay

Mr. Charoen Wat-Aksorn (Mvt 2), from The Thailand HRDs - composed by Frank Horvat

Excerpt from the European premiere performance of the complete The Thailand HRDs by the Tana Quartet. The Thailand HRDs is a chamber music composition for string quartet by Canadian composer Frank Horvat. Commissioned and presented by Protection International, this performance took place at La Monnaie De Munt in Brussels, Belgium, on May 20, 2019.

The Thailand HRDs is a composition from the 2018 album of string quartet music, For Those Who Died Trying, featuring the artivist music of Canadian composer Frank Horvat and performed by the Mivos Quartet. Released by ATMA Classique.

LISTEN:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/3MYgS6S6dSIjz1tWD3HaNZ
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/frank-horvat-for-those-who-died-trying/1628666143

The album’s release coincided with the #music4HRDs social media campaign, an initiative aimed to raise awareness about the critical need to protect and support Human Rights Defenders. More here: https://frankhorvat.com/projects/music-for-hrds/

The Thailand HRDs is a 35-movement string quartet inspired by Luke Duggleby’s photo essay For Those Who Died Trying. Duggleby’s collection highlights victims of murder and disappearance in Thailand, all targeted for their efforts to protect their communities’ environments and uphold human rights. In most cases, the perpetrators have faced little to no legal consequences.

Each movement serves as an elegy to one of the victims featured in Duggleby’s essay. While the music reflects the solemnity of their loss, it also carries a note of defiance, symbolizing the enduring memory of these heroes.

The musical themes for each movement are derived from the musical pitches or letters found in the victims’ names (as noted in each movement’s title), creating a kind of musical DNA unique to each individual.

Mr Charoen Wat-Aksorn, 37, was shot dead while stepping off a bus. The shooting happened on 21 June 2004 in Bo Nok, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province. He was the President of the Love Bo Nok Association and relentless campaigner against the construction of coal-powered plants in his locality. He remains Thailand’s most well-known environmental activist.

- Frank Horvat

PERFORMERS:
Tana Quartet (Antoine Maisonhaute, Ivan Lebrun, Maxime Desert, Jeanne Maisonhaute)

INFO + SHEET MUSIC for The THAILAND HRDs:
https://frankhorvat.com/composition/the-thailand-hrds/

Made possible by the generous support of the following funders:
Ontario Arts Council
Toronto Arts Council

More about The Tana Quartet:
https://tanaquartet.fr/

ABOUT Frank:
Frank Horvat is a multi-genre composer whose compositions take listeners on a journey through the depths of emotion. Horvat has carved a niche for himself among today’s composers, wearing his fragile heart on his sleeve (CBC Classical).

Frank Horvat is one of the most inventive songwriters to come out of the contemporary scene in Canada (WholeNote Magazine). He explores different themes, ranging from love to the environment and mental health. In this fast-paced world, his music invites audiences to pause. Each note reveals deeply personal stories while leaving room for listeners to ponder their own.

Frank’s music is featured on over twenty albums and has premiered on concert stages spanning five continents, resonating through theater, film, and the airwaves. From BBC Radio 3 to CBC, Discovery, HBO, NBC, Netflix, and Vice, his music has woven its way into the fabric of our cultural consciousness.

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Kubus Quartett performs Mvt 27, The Thailand HRDs (Horvat)

In conjunction with the 20th Anniversary of the United Nations' declaration to provide safety for Human Rights Defenders (i.e., activists/HRDs), the Kubus Quartett performs Movement 27 from The Thailand HRDs, a composition for string quartet by Canadian composer, Frank Horvat.

https://frankhorvat.com/projects/music-for-hrds/

This movement/performance honors Mr. Somchai Neelapaijit, the renowned Thai-Muslim lawyer and human rights activist was abducted on 12 March 2004, in the Ramkhamhaeng District of Bangkok. The motive is thought to have been Somchai's representing of Muslim defendants in terrorism cases in the deep south provinces who claimed they were tortured.

M. Somchai Neelapaijit, musulman thaïlandais bien connu comme avocat et défenseur des droits humains, a été enlevé le 12 mars 2004 dans le district de Ramkhamhaeng de Bangkok. On présume que cet enlèvement a été motivé par le fait que Somchai avait représenté des musulmans accusés d’actes de terrorisme dans les provinces du sud et qui affirmaient avoir été torturés.

The composition was inspired by a photo by Luke Duggleby / Protection International.

https://www.kubusquartett.com

#StandUp4HumanRights
#music4hrds

ABOUT Frank:
Frank Horvat is a multi-genre composer whose compositions take listeners on a journey through the depths of emotion. Horvat has carved a niche for himself among today’s composers, wearing his fragile heart on his sleeve (CBC Classical).

Frank Horvat is one of the most inventive songwriters to come out of the contemporary scene in Canada (WholeNote Magazine). He explores different themes, ranging from love to the environment and mental health. In this fast-paced world, his music invites audiences to pause. Each note reveals deeply personal stories while leaving room for listeners to ponder their own.

Frank’s music is featured on over twenty albums and has premiered on concert stages spanning five continents, resonating through theater, film, and the airwaves. From BBC Radio 3 to CBC, Discovery, HBO, NBC, Netflix, and Vice, his music has woven its way into the fabric of our cultural consciousness.

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Mvt 22 - Mr Prawien Bunnak - Vaughan String Quartet

This is the recording of movement No. 22 of Frank Horvat's 35-movement cycle, The Thailand HRDs (Human Rights Defenders). The piece is dedicated to Prawien Bunnak, who is one of 37 human rights defenders killed in Thailand.

https://music4hrds.com

Mr Prawien Bunnak was shot dead outside government buildings on 11 July 1995 in Wang Saphung town in Loei Province. He was the Secretary of the Farmers Assembly Agricultural Cooperative Federation and was leading a protest against the construction of a large quarry.

The composition is inspired by a unique set of photographs by Luke Duggleby Photography, depicting the portraits of the HRDs in the very places, where they were murdered.

String Quartets 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.

https://music4hrds.com

#StandUp4HumanRights
#music4HRDs
#WorldHumanRightsDay

Caroní String Quartet - Frank Horvat. The Thailand HRDs mov 32.

In our world, yesterday today and ever the abuse has always been lived, the intolerance, the fight of power, monarchical states and autocracy, that have enslaved and impoverished the most helpless, our society has had to live from the beginning the disrespect for the life, and the human rights, that seems to become acute as we look closer to the present.

As a reaction to this, throughout our world untiring heroes and defenders of humanity have been born, that without wearing cape or badges, they have dedicated their lives to the defense of it, specially to the defense of the human rights. They are "THE HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS".

Thailand, is clearly a place where oppression, arbitrariness, torture, disappearances and all kinds of abuses and violations of the human rights has been experienced, where different sectors and social conditions without any distinction have been affected by this problem. The world must confront that basic rights such a free protest, freedom of expression or simple disagreements with the regimens, be under oppression for vile and cowardly minorities, but empowered and despotic.

UK award-winer photographer and documentary maker Luke Duggleby, dedicated a composition of 35 photographs where each one are inspired by Thai human rights defenders, who died or disappeared trying defend a good cause for their community, the photos are dismal and elegies but defiantly.
This was a inspiration for the composer Frank Horvat, based in Toronto Canada, to write the string quartet The Thailand HRDs (The Thailand Human Right Defenders) of 35 movements (one for each photograph of the photographic serie by Luke Duggleby).

In this recording, we are playing the movement no. 32, which was inspired on the person sunwAt wonGpiyAsAtHit, the composer took some letters of the each name of each victim as a base to write the movement, which does it in a simple and Minimalist manner, but with a huge rich and power in the correct combination of each sound very forceful and clear, where he undoubtedly express the message that he wants to transmit and get to be a tribute to each activist reflected in each of the movements of this quartet. In this case the letters are in capital block. Wich are G-A-H, being these the sound of the letters, the H is same tu the sound B flat.

Mr Sunwat Wongpiyasathit, was shot dead at 45 years old in a store on July 26, 2001 on the district of Bang Phli in the province of Samut Prakan. He was a leader of group of villagers who were campaigning against the relocation of a garbage dump just next to their village.

For us, The Caroní String Quartet, is a huge privileged to be one of the string quartets around the world invited to a so laudable mission, to be able to play at least one movement of this work and transmit so powerful message artistic-humanitarian where the photography and music come together to be part of the human rights defenders, everyone from our vocation, contributing a grain of sand to find a firer world better and free.

Caroní String Quartet


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Mvt 35 - Mr Thongnak Sawekchinda - Madison String Quartet

This is the recording of movement No. 35 of Frank Horvat's 35-movement cycle, The Thailand HRDs (Human Rights Defenders). The piece is dedicated to Thongnak Sawekchinda, who is one of 37 human rights defenders killed in Thailand.

https://music4hrds.com

Mr Thongnak Sawekchinda, 47, was shot 9 times while sitting outside his home on 28 July 2011 in Samut Sakhon town. Thongnak had led villagers in Mueang, Ban Phaeo, and Krathum Baen Districts in high-profile protests against air pollution including dust and fumes from coal depots and separation factories.

The composition is inspired by a unique set of photographs by Luke Duggleby Photography, depicting the portraits of the HRDs in the very places, where they were murdered.

String Quartets 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.

https://music4hrds.com

#StandUp4HumanRights
#music4HRDs
#WorldHumanRightsDay

Mvt 28 - Mr Somporn Chanpol - Quatuor MP4

This is the recording of movement No. 28 of Frank Horvat's 35-movement cycle, The Thailand HRDs (Human Rights Defenders). The piece is dedicated to Somporn Chanpol, who is one of 37 human rights defenders killed in Thailand.

https://frankhorvat.com/projects/music-for-hrds/

Mr Somporn Chanpol, 41, was shot while he slept in his home on August 1st, 2001. He was the President of the Klong Kra Dae Environmental Conservation Group, in Surat Thani Province, who were trying to combat illegal logging in the forest.

The composition is inspired by a unique set of photographs by Luke Duggleby Photography, depicting the portraits of the HRDs in the very places, where they were murdered.

String Quartets 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.

http://www.quatuormp4.com

#StandUp4HumanRights
#music4hrds

ABOUT Frank:
Frank Horvat is a multi-genre composer whose compositions take listeners on a journey through the depths of emotion. Horvat has carved a niche for himself among today’s composers, wearing his fragile heart on his sleeve (CBC Classical).

Frank Horvat is one of the most inventive songwriters to come out of the contemporary scene in Canada (WholeNote Magazine). He explores different themes, ranging from love to the environment and mental health. In this fast-paced world, his music invites audiences to pause. Each note reveals deeply personal stories while leaving room for listeners to ponder their own.

Frank’s music is featured on over twenty albums and has premiered on concert stages spanning five continents, resonating through theater, film, and the airwaves. From BBC Radio 3 to CBC, Discovery, HBO, NBC, Netflix, and Vice, his music has woven its way into the fabric of our cultural consciousness.

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Kubus Quartett performs Mvt 12, The Thailand HRDs (Horvat)

In conjunction with the 20th Anniversary of the United Nations' declaration to provide safety for Human Rights Defenders (i.e., activists/HRDs), the Kubus Quartett performs Movement 12 from The Thailand HRDs, a composition for string quartet by Canadian composer, Frank Horvat.

https://frankhorvat.com/projects/music-for-hrds/

This movement/performance honors Mr. Jun Boonkhunton who was shot dead in a field near his village on 22 July 1996. He was the leader of the Assembly of the Poor Thailand who were fighting against the construction of the Phong Khun Phet dam in Chaiyaphum Province.

M. Jun Boonkhunton a été abattu dans un champ voisin de son village, le 22 juillet 1996. Il était le dirigeant de l’Assemblée des pauvres de Thaïlande, qui luttait contre la construction du barrage de Phong Khun Phet, dans la province de Chaiyaphum.

The composition was inspired by a photo by Luke Duggleby / Protection International.

https://www.kubusquartett.com

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#music4hrds

ABOUT Frank:
Frank Horvat is a multi-genre composer whose compositions take listeners on a journey through the depths of emotion. Horvat has carved a niche for himself among today’s composers, wearing his fragile heart on his sleeve (CBC Classical).

Frank Horvat is one of the most inventive songwriters to come out of the contemporary scene in Canada (WholeNote Magazine). He explores different themes, ranging from love to the environment and mental health. In this fast-paced world, his music invites audiences to pause. Each note reveals deeply personal stories while leaving room for listeners to ponder their own.

Frank’s music is featured on over twenty albums and has premiered on concert stages spanning five continents, resonating through theater, film, and the airwaves. From BBC Radio 3 to CBC, Discovery, HBO, NBC, Netflix, and Vice, his music has woven its way into the fabric of our cultural consciousness.

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Mr. Boonrit Channanrong (Mvt 4), from the Thailand HRDs - composed by Frank Horvat

Excerpt from the European premiere performance of the complete The Thailand HRDs by the Tana Quartet. The Thailand HRDs is a chamber music composition for string quartet by Canadian composer Frank Horvat. Commissioned and presented by Protection International, this performance took place at La Monnaie De Munt in Brussels, Belgium, on May 20, 2019.

The Thailand HRDs is a composition from the 2018 album of string quartet music, For Those Who Died Trying, featuring the artivist music of Canadian composer Frank Horvat and performed by the Mivos Quartet. Released by ATMA Classique.

LISTEN:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/3MYgS6S6dSIjz1tWD3HaNZ
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/frank-horvat-for-those-who-died-trying/1628666143

The album’s release coincided with the #music4HRDs social media campaign, an initiative aimed to raise awareness about the critical need to protect and support Human Rights Defenders. More here: https://frankhorvat.com/projects/music-for-hrds/

The Thailand HRDs is a 35-movement string quartet inspired by Luke Duggleby’s photo essay For Those Who Died Trying. Duggleby’s collection highlights victims of murder and disappearance in Thailand, all targeted for their efforts to protect their communities’ environments and uphold human rights. In most cases, the perpetrators have faced little to no legal consequences.

Each movement serves as an elegy to one of the victims featured in Duggleby’s essay. While the music reflects the solemnity of their loss, it also carries a note of defiance, symbolizing the enduring memory of these heroes.

The musical themes for each movement are derived from the musical pitches or letters found in the victims’ names (as noted in each movement’s title), creating a kind of musical DNA unique to each individual.

Mr Boonrit Channanrong was shot dead in a rubber plantation on 15 December 2002 in Tha Chana District of Surat Thani Province. He was the leader of a local community working to expose illegal logging by National Park officials.

– Frank Horvat

PERFORMERS:
Tana Quartet (Antoine Maisonhaute, Ivan Lebrun, Maxime Desert, Jeanne Maisonhaute)

INFO + SHEET MUSIC for The THAILAND HRDs:
https://frankhorvat.com/composition/the-thailand-hrds/

Made possible by the generous support of the following funders:
Ontario Arts Council
Toronto Arts Council

More about The Tana Quartet:
https://tanaquartet.fr/

ABOUT Frank:
Frank Horvat is a multi-genre composer whose compositions take listeners on a journey through the depths of emotion. Horvat has carved a niche for himself among today’s composers, wearing his fragile heart on his sleeve (CBC Classical).

Frank Horvat is one of the most inventive songwriters to come out of the contemporary scene in Canada (WholeNote Magazine). He explores different themes, ranging from love to the environment and mental health. In this fast-paced world, his music invites audiences to pause. Each note reveals deeply personal stories while leaving room for listeners to ponder their own.

Frank’s music is featured on over twenty albums and has premiered on concert stages spanning five continents, resonating through theater, film, and the airwaves. From BBC Radio 3 to CBC, Discovery, HBO, NBC, Netflix, and Vice, his music has woven its way into the fabric of our cultural consciousness.

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Amenda Quartet performs Mvt 21, The Thailand HRDs (Horvat)

In conjunction with the 20th Anniversary of the United Nations' declaration to provide safety for Human Rights Defenders (i.e., activists/HRDs), the Amenda Quartet performs Movement 21 from The Thailand HRDs, a composition for string quartet by Canadian composer, Frank Horvat.

https://frankhorvat.com/projects/music-for-hrds/

This movement/performance honors Mr. Prajob Naowa-Opas, 43, who was shot four times at a garage while fixing his car on 25 February 2013 in Phanom Sarakham District of Chachoengsao Province, Thailand. He was a prominent environmentalist and led villagers in a campaign to expose the dumping of toxic waste around his village of Nong Nae.

The composition was inspired by a photo by Luke Duggleby / Protection International.

Filmed in Performance Hall at the Hochstein School of Music, Rochester, NY, the site of funeral services for Rochester's own Human Rights Defenders, Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony.

http://www.amendaquartet.org

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ABOUT Frank:
Frank Horvat is a multi-genre composer whose compositions take listeners on a journey through the depths of emotion. Horvat has carved a niche for himself among today’s composers, wearing his fragile heart on his sleeve (CBC Classical).

Frank Horvat is one of the most inventive songwriters to come out of the contemporary scene in Canada (WholeNote Magazine). He explores different themes, ranging from love to the environment and mental health. In this fast-paced world, his music invites audiences to pause. Each note reveals deeply personal stories while leaving room for listeners to ponder their own.

Frank’s music is featured on over twenty albums and has premiered on concert stages spanning five continents, resonating through theater, film, and the airwaves. From BBC Radio 3 to CBC, Discovery, HBO, NBC, Netflix, and Vice, his music has woven its way into the fabric of our cultural consciousness.

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Franck Horvat, 35th movement — Akhtamar Quartet — Human Rights Defenders

This December, we celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the United Nations' declaration to provide safety for Human Rights Defenders.
Quartets all around the world are recording one of the 35 movements of Frank Horvat's piece For Those Who Died Trying, as a tribute to Thailand Human Rights Defenders who have lost their lives over the last 20 years.

Akhtamar choose the 35th movement, dedicated to
Thongnak SAWEKCHINDA who had led villagers in high-profile protests against air pollution including dust and fumes which was coming from coal depots and separation factories.

He was shot 9 times whilst sitting outside his home on 28 July 2011 in Samut Sakhon town.

Akhtamar Quartet
Coline Alecian, Jennifer Pio - violins
Ondine Simon - viola
Astrid Wauters - cello

Frank Horvat, The Thailand HRDs, Mvt. 3 "nArin pHoDAEnG" - Bergamot Quartet

December 10, 2018
Ledah Finck (Violin), Sarah Thomas (Violin), Amy Tan (Viola), Irene Han (Cello)

Mr Narin Phodaeng, 67, was shot dead in his petrol station on 1 May 2001. He was the President of the Khao Chang Klang Thung Environmental Protection and Natural Resource Conservation Association in Khao Chamao District of Rayong Province. The groups were protesting a mining company working at a nearby mountain.

The composition is inspired by a unique set of photographs by Luke Duggleby Photography, depicting the portraits of the HRDs in the very places, where they were murdered.

String Quartets 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.

https://music4hrds.com/
https://www.bergamotquartet.com/

#music4HRDs #StandUp4HumanRights #WorldHumanRightsDay

Mvt 1 - Mr Ari Songkraw - Quatuor Tchalik

This is the recording of movement No. 1 of Frank Horvat's 35-movement cycle, The Thailand HRDs (Human Rights Defenders). The piece is dedicated to Ari Songkraw, who is one of 37 human rights defenders killed in Thailand.

https://music4hrds.com

Mr Ari Songkraw, the vice-President of the Pha Tom Num Conservation Association, was shot dead in a rubber plantation on 30 December 1999, in Kanchanadit District of Surat Thani Province. He was trying to protect the forest from illegal logging.

The composition is inspired by a unique set of photographs by Luke Duggleby Photography, depicting the portraits of the HRDs in the very places, where they were murdered.

String Quartets 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.

https://music4hrds.com

#StandUp4HumanRights
#music4HRDs
#WorldHumanRightsDay

Mvt 7 - Mr Bunlert Duankoda - Altius Quartet

This is the recording of movement No. 7 of Frank Horvat's 35-movement cycle, The Thailand HRDs (Human Rights Defenders). The piece is dedicated to Bunlert Duankoda, who is one of 37 human rights defenders killed in Thailand.

https://music4hrds.com

Mr Bunlert Duankoda from Dong Ma Fai sub-district of Nong Bua Lamphu Province, was shot while working in his field after leading a protest over the damage caused by a quarry mining company in 1993.

The composition is inspired by a unique set of photographs by Luke Duggleby Photography, depicting the portraits of the HRDs in the very places, where they were murdered.

String Quartets 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.

https://music4hrds.com

#StandUp4HumanRights
#music4HRDs
#WorldHumanRightsDay

Mvt 16 - Ms Montha Chukaew and Ms Pranee Boonrat - Ton Beau String Quartet

This is the recording of movement No. 16 of Frank Horvat's 35-movement cycle, The Thailand HRDs (Human Rights Defenders). The piece is dedicated to Montha Chukaew and Pranee Boonrat, who is one of 37 human rights defenders killed in Thailand.

https://music4hrds.com

Ms Montha Chukaew, 54, and Ms Pranee Boonrat, 50, were shot and killed while they were on their way to a local market on 19 November 2012. They were members of the Southern Peasants' Federation of Thailand (SPFT). The SPFT is a landless peasants' network formed in 2008 campaigning for the right to agricultural land in the Khlong Sai Pattana community, Surat Thani Province. To intimidate the community further, the gunmen mutilated the bodies of these women.

The composition is inspired by a unique set of photographs by Luke Duggleby Photography, depicting the portraits of the HRDs in the very places, where they were murdered.

String Quartets 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.

https://music4hrds.com

#StandUp4HumanRights
#music4HRDs
#WorldHumanRightsDay

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The Thailand HRDs Mvt 8 - Frank Horvat

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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

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Ulysses Quartet - The Thailand Human Rights Defenders - Movement 3 - Frank Horvat - nArin pHoDAEnG

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Violin: Christina Bouey, Rhiannon Banerdt
Viola: Colin Brookes
Cello: Grace Ho

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Mvt 28 - Mr Somporn Chanpol - Fry Street Quartet

This is the recording of movement No. 28 of Frank Horvat's 35-movement cycle, The Thailand HRDs (Human Rights Defenders). The piece is dedicated to Somporn Chanpol, who is one of 37 human rights defenders killed in Thailand.

https://music4hrds.com

Mr Somporn Chanpol, 41, shot while he slept in his home on 1 August 2001. He was the President of the Klong Kra Dae Environmental Conservation Group, in Surat Thani Province, who were trying to combat illegal logging in the forest.

The composition is inspired by a unique set of photographs by Luke Duggleby Photography, depicting the portraits of the HRDs in the very places, where they were murdered.

String Quartets 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.

https://music4hrds.com

#StandUp4HumanRights
#music4HRDs
#WorldHumanRightsDay

Frank Horvat - Thailand HRDS Mvt 6

In conjunction with the 20th Anniversary of the United Nations' declaration to provide safety for Human Rights Defenders (i.e., activists/HRDs), the Julius Quartet performs Movement 6 from The Thailand HRDs, a composition for string quartet by Canadian composer, Frank Horvat.

This movement/performance honors Mr. Boonyong Intawong, 42, who was shot dead in his house on 20 December 2002 in Ban Rong Ha village, Amphoe Wiang Chai District of Chiang Rai Province, Thailand. A leader of a campaign against a mining company, he was targeted after bringing a team from the National Human Rights Commission to see the environmental damage caused by the quarry.

The composition was inspired by a photo by Luke Duggleby / Protection International.

Filmed at Southern Methodist University Meadows School of the Arts in Dallas, TX.

#StandUp4HumanRights
#music4HRDs

Mvt 3 - Mr Narin Phodaeng - Lux String Quartet

This is the recording of movement No. 3 of Frank Horvat's 35-movement cycle, The Thailand HRDs (Human Rights Defenders). The piece is dedicated to Narin Phodaeng, who is one of 37 human rights defenders killed in Thailand.

https://music4hrds.com

Mr Narin Phodaeng, 67, was shot dead in his petrol station on 1 May 2001. He was the President of the Khao Chang Klang Thung Environmental Protection and Natural Resource Conservation Association in Khao Chamao District of Rayong Province. The groups were protesting a mining company working at a nearby mountain.

The composition is inspired by a unique set of photographs by Luke Duggleby Photography, depicting the portraits of the HRDs in the very places, where they were murdered.

String Quartets 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.

https://music4hrds.com

#StandUp4HumanRights
#music4HRDs
#WorldHumanRightsDay

Frank Horvat - The Thailand HRDs, Mvt 17 Pakwipa Chalernklin

PBQ is glad to be part of the project The Thailand Human Rights Defenders by Frank Horvat. He composed a piece consisting of 35 movements, each one dedicated to one of many people who got killed or gone missing due to political reasons.
The composition is based on 35 photos by award-winning UK-born photographer, Luke Duggleby.

Part 17 is in memory of Pakwipa Chalernklin.

PBQ is
Alexey Aslamas - 1st violin
Ondřej Hás - 2nd violin
Matěj Kroupa - viola
Štěpán Drtina - cello

#StandUp4HumanRights #music4HRDs #WorldHumanRightsDay

www.music4HRDs.com
www.frankhorvat.com
www.lukeduggleby.com/for-those-who-died-trying

Babylon Quartet, Frank Horvat - Human Rights Defenders Mvt 23: Preecha Thongpaeng

Babylon Quartet is proud to join with Toronto based composer Frank Horvat and Protection International to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the United Nation’s declaration to provide safety for Human Rights Defenders. We have recorded one movement from a 35 part string quartet, each movement dedicated to one of the 35 human rights defenders who have been murdered or gone missing because of the work they did protecting the environment in Thailand over the last two decades. This movement is dedicated to Preecha Thongpaen, who was shot and killed while campaigning against a sewage treatment plant on September 27th, 2002, in the Thung Song district of Nakhon So Thammarat Province. He was the leader of the Tambon Kuan Krod Environmental Conservation Group.
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HORVAT The Thailand HRDs · DSCH Quartet

HORVAT The Thailand Human Rights Defenders · IX. Chalor KHAOCHUA
DSCH Quartet

In conjunction with the 20th Anniversary of the United Nations' declaration to provide safety for Human Rights Defenders, we present to you this piece—one of the 2-minute movements of composer Frank Horvat’s composition—commissioned by the Protection International (an international human rights organisation) based on the photos by photographer Luke Duggleby (photos here: http://www.lukeduggleby.com/for-those-who-died-trying).

Both photos and music are inspired by the stories of a group of Thai Human Rights Activists who were either murdered and/or have gone missing because of the work they did trying to protect the environment. The pictures and music are heart-wrenching, elegiac, but also defiant. The composer’s goal was to make a powerful artistic statement in bringing awareness to an issue that has received very little attention in the western media—and we have chosen this particular movement to share on our social media channels as to raise awareness on the fallen heroes.

This video was also featured on www.music4HRDs.com.

Under no circumstance should this video be reproduced without prior permission by DSCH Quartet.

© 2018. DSCH Quartet. All Rights Reserved.
Music © Frank Horvat.

#StandUp4HumanRights
#music4HRDs
#WorldHumanRightsDay

Regina Symphony String Quartet performs Frank Horvat: The Thailand HRD’s - Mvt. 3 Narin Phodaeng

In recognition of World Human Rights Day 2018.

Regina Symphony String Quartet
Christian Robinson and Conor Stuart, violins
Jonathan Ward, viola
Simon Fryer, ‘cello

Recorded in Government House, Regina SK
November 14, 2018

For more information on this project, visit:
https://music4hrds.com

Mvt 33 - Mr Taksamol Aobaom - Cong Quartet

This is the recording of movement No. 33 of Frank Horvat's 35-movement cycle, The Thailand HRDs (Human Rights Defenders). The piece is dedicated to Taksamol Aobaom, who is one of 37 human rights defenders killed in Thailand.

https://music4hrds.com

Mr Taksamol Aobaom was shot dead on a highway on 10 September 2011. He was a lawyer campaigning against the ill practices by officials of the Kaeng Krachan National Park against an ethnic Karen community living inside the park.

The composition is inspired by a unique set of photographs by Luke Duggleby Photography, depicting the portraits of the HRDs in the very places, where they were murdered.

String Quartets 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.

https://music4hrds.com

#StandUp4HumanRights
#music4HRDs
#WorldHumanRightsDay

Mvt 13 - Mr Jurin Ratchapol - The Saorsa Quartet

This is the recording of movement No. 13 of Frank Horvat's 35-movement cycle, The Thailand HRDs (Human Rights Defenders). The piece is dedicated to Jurin Ratchapol, who is one of 37 human rights defenders killed in Thailand.

https://music4hrds.com

Mr Jurin Ratchapol, 55, was shot dead on January 30, 2001 after being threatened a few days earlier by the influential owner of a local shrimp farm. He was the leader of the Ban Pa Khlok Conservation Association in Phuket Province, protesting against the project of a shrimp farm that planned to cut down large areas of mangrove forests.

The composition is inspired by a unique set of photographs by Luke Duggleby Photography, depicting the portraits of the HRDs in the very places, where they were murdered.

String Quartets 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.

https://music4hrds.com

#StandUp4HumanRights
#music4HRDs
#WorldHumanRightsDay

For Those Who Died Trying

Frank Horvat
The Thailand HRDs Movement 10

Quatuor Ardeo

Mvt 28 - Mr Somporn Chanpol - Helikon Kwartet

This is the recording of movement No. 28 of Frank Horvat's 35-movement cycle, The Thailand HRDs (Human Rights Defenders). The piece is dedicated to Thongnak Sawekchinda, who is one of 37 human rights defenders killed in Thailand.

https://music4hrds.com

Mr Somporn Chanpol, 41, shot while he slept in his home on 1 August 2001. He was the President of the Klong Kra Dae Environmental Conservation Group, in Surat Thani Province, who were trying to combat illegal logging in the forest.

The composition is inspired by a unique set of photographs by Luke Duggleby Photography, depicting the portraits of the HRDs in the very places, where they were murdered.

String Quartets 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.

https://music4hrds.com

#StandUp4HumanRights
#music4HRDs
#WorldHumanRightsDay

Mvt 26 - Mr Sittichock Tamtecha - Artume Quartet

This is the recording of movement No. 26 of Frank Horvat's 35-movement cycle, The Thailand HRDs (Human Rights Defenders). The piece is dedicated to Sittichock Tamtecha, who is one of 37 human rights defenders killed in Thailand.

https://music4hrds.com

Mr Sittichock Tamtecha was a member of Surat Thani Provincial Administration and was shot dead at his home on May 6, 1997. He led the protest against the Kang Krung dam and managed to stop an illegal logging permit. Further, he fought against corrupt transport infrastructure projects.

The composition is inspired by a unique set of photographs by Luke Duggleby Photography, depicting the portraits of the HRDs in the very places, where they were murdered.

String Quartets 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.

https://music4hrds.com

#StandUp4HumanRights
#music4HRDs
#WorldHumanRightsDay

Mvt 35 - Mr Thongnak Sawekchinda - Alma Quartet

This is the recording of movement No. 35 of Frank Horvat's 35-movement cycle, The Thailand HRDs (Human Rights Defenders). The piece is dedicated to Thongnak Sawekchinda, who is one of 37 human rights defenders killed in Thailand.

https://music4hrds.com

Mr Thongnak Sawekchinda, 47, was shot 9 times while sitting outside his home on 28 July 2011 in Samut Sakhon town. Thongnak had led villagers in Mueang, Ban Phaeo, and Krathum Baen Districts in high-profile protests against air pollution including dust and fumes from coal depots and separation factories.

The composition is inspired by a unique set of photographs by Luke Duggleby Photography, depicting the portraits of the HRDs in the very places, where they were murdered.

String Quartets 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.

https://music4hrds.com

#StandUp4HumanRights
#music4HRDs
#WorldHumanRightsDay

InConcerto & David Ballesteros - The Thailand HRDs, mvt. 10 - Ms. Chaweewan Pueksungnoen

En 2018 celebramos el vigésimo aniversario de la Declaración de las Naciones Unidas para asegurar el bienestar de todos los Defensores de los Derechos Humanos (DDH) alrededor del mundo.

En conmemoración, nuestro amigo Frank Horvat escribió esta obra la cual pudimos grabar en el hermoso Museo De Arte Precolombino Casa del Alabado junto a David Ballesteros.

De esta linda manera nos sumamos, junto a músicos de todo el mundo incluyendo al Juilliard String Quartet, a esta campaña para visibilizar y recordar a todos los DDH que han dado sus vidas tratando de hacer de este planeta un lugar mejor para todos los que lo habitamos.

#music4HRDs
#StandUp4HumanRights
#WorldHumanRightsDay

Janus Quartet performs “The Thailand HRDS” Mvt 7 — Mr Bunlert Duankoda by Frank Horvat

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#StandUp4HumanRights
#WorldHumanRightsDay

Mvt 15 - Mr Khampan Suksai - Sixteen Strings String Quartet

This is the recording of movement No. 15 of Frank Horvat's 35-movement cycle, The Thailand HRDs (Human Rights Defenders). The piece is dedicated to Khampan Suksai, who is one of 37 human rights defenders killed in Thailand.

https://music4hrds.com

Mr Khampan Suksai was shot dead on the main road running through Pa Ngam village in Chiang Mai Province on December 20, 2003. He was a village head who was opposing encroachment into a nearby community forest.

The composition is inspired by a unique set of photographs by Luke Duggleby Photography, depicting the portraits of the HRDs in the very places, where they were murdered.

String Quartets 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.

https://music4hrds.com

#StandUp4HumanRights
#music4HRDs
#WorldHumanRightsDay

Mvt 16 - Ms Montha Chukaew & Ms Pranee Boonrat - Merel Quartet

This is the recording of movement No. 16 of Frank Horvat's 35-movement cycle, The Thailand HRDs (Human Rights Defenders). The piece is dedicated to Montha Chukaew & Pranee Boonrat, who are two of 37 human rights defenders killed in Thailand.

https://music4hrds.com

Ms Montha Chukaew, 54, and Ms Pranee Boonrat, 50, were shot and killed while they were on their way to a local market on November 19, 2012. They were members of the Southern Peasants' Federation of Thailand (SPFT). The SPFT is a landless peasants' network formed in 2008 campaigning for the right to agricultural land in the Khlong Sai Pattana community, Surat Thani Province. To intimidate the community further, the gunmen mutilated the bodies of these women.

The composition is inspired by a unique set of photographs by Luke Duggleby Photography, depicting the portraits of the HRDs in the very places, where they were murdered.

String Quartets 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.

https://music4hrds.com

#StandUp4HumanRights
#music4HRDs
#WorldHumanRightsDay

InConcerto & David Ballesteros The Thailand HRDs, mvt. 33 - Mr. Taksamol Aobaom

El 10 de diciembre se celebra el Día de los Derechos Humanos por lo cual les compartimos la segunda obra que Frank Horvat nos invito a grabar junto a David Ballesteros en el Museo De Arte Precolombino Casa del Alabado para conmemorar el vigésimo aniversario de la Declaración de las Naciones Unidas para asegurar el bienestar de todos los Defensores de los Derechos Humanos (DDH) alrededor del mundo.

A continuación un texto sobre el proyecto The Thailand HRDs de Frank Horvat:

“Fui comisionado por Protection International (https://protectioninternational.org) una organización internacional de derechos humanos para completar este cuarteto de cuerdas de 35 movimientos. Esta composición está basado en 35 fotografías por el galardonado fotografo inglés Luke Duggleby (http://www.lukeduggleby.com/for-those-who-died-trying)

Las fotos y música están inspiradas por las historias de un grupo de activistas de derechos humanos tailandeses quienes fueron asesinados o han desaparecido tratando de proteger su entorno. Las imágenes y las composiciones son desgarradoras, melancólicas pero al mismo tiempo desafiantes. La meta es hacer una poderosa declaración artística para concienciar sobre un tema que ha recibido muy poca atención en los medios de comunicación occidentales.”

En https://music4hrds.com/ pueden ver todas los movimientos de esta obra, interpretadas por varios cuartetos como el Babylon Quartet, Juilliard String Quartet, Utrecht String Quartet y muchos más.

#music4HRDs
#StandUp4HumanRights
#WorldHumanRightsDay
#derechoshumanos
#ddhh

Mvt 5 - Mr Boonsom Nimnoi - Arcadia Quartet

This is the recording of movement No. 5 of Frank Horvat's 35-movement cycle, The Thailand HRDs (Human Rights Defenders). The piece is dedicated to Boonsom Nimnoi, who is one of 37 human rights defenders killed in Thailand.

https://music4hrds.com

Mr Boonsom Nimnoi, 44, was shot dead on a road close to his home on September 2, 2002 in Ban Laem District of Phetchaburi Province. He was a member of the Amphoe Ban Laem Ocean Conservation Group and a leader of a campaign against a polluting petrochemical plant.

The composition is inspired by a unique set of photographs by Luke Duggleby Photography, depicting the portraits of the HRDs in the very places, where they were murdered.

String Quartets 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.

https://music4hrds.com

#StandUp4HumanRights
#music4HRDs
#WorldHumanRightsDay

Artaria plays Frank Horvat String Quartet The Thailand HRDs Mvt 23 prEECHA tHonGpAEn

Mvt 11 - Mr Chit Thongchit - Axiom Quartet

This is the recording of movement No. 11 of Frank Horvat's 35-movement cycle, The Thailand HRDs (Human Rights Defenders). The piece is dedicated to Chit Thongchit, who is one of 37 human rights defenders killed in Thailand.

https://music4hrds.com

Mr Chit Thongchit, 54, was shot on his land in Pak Tho 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 fought more than 10 corruption cases against police, influential locals and national politicians.

The composition is inspired by a unique set of photographs by Luke Duggleby Photography, depicting the portraits of the HRDs in the very places, where they were murdered.

String Quartets 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.

https://music4hrds.com

#StandUp4HumanRights
#music4HRDs
#WorldHumanRightsDay

Mvt 17 - Ms. Pakwipa Chalernklin - Quartetto Noûs

This is the recording of movement No. 17 of Frank Horvat's 35-movement cycle, The Thailand HRDs (Human Rights Defenders). The piece is dedicated to Pakwipa Chalernklin, who is one of the 37 human rights defenders killed in Thailand.

https://music4hrds.com

Ms Pakwipa Chalernklin, 49, was shot dead on 14 October 2004 near her house in Pa Mok District of Ang Thong Province. She was a community member of Baan Hua Krabu group who were fighting against the construction of a container port on the nearby river.

The composition is inspired by a unique set of photographs by Luke Duggleby Photography, depicting the portraits of the HRDs in the very places, where they were murdered.

String Quartets 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.

https://music4hrds.com

#StandUp4HumanRights
#music4HRDs
#WorldHumanRightsDay

DQ - Horvat - The Thailand HRDs, Nr. 3

String quartets around the world are standing up for Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) who have lost their lives for protecting environmental values and human rights.
https://music4hrds.com/

[3] Mr Narin Phodaeng, 67, was shot dead in his petrol station on 1 May 2001. He was the President of the Khao Chaang Klang Thung Environmental Protection and Natural Re- source Conservation Association in Khao Chamao District of Rayong Province. The groups were protesting a mining company working at a nearby mountain.

Diogenes Quartett
https://www.diogenes-quartett.de/

Composition: The Thailand HRDs, Frank Horvat
http://frankhorvat.com/

Photography: Luke Duggleby / Protection International
http://www.lukeduggleby.com/

Video: Rita Hajjar

Horvat: The Thailand HRDs - Movement 23, Zemlinsky Quartet

[23] Mr Preecha Thongpaen, 57, was shot dead on a main road on 27 September 2002 in Thung Song District of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, while campaigning against a poorly conceived sewage treatment plant. He was the leader of the Tambon Kuan Krod Environmental Conservation Group.

The composition is based on a photo by Luke Duggleby / Protection International

www.music4HRDs.com

#StandUp4HumanRights
#music4HRDs
#WorldHumanRightsDay

Mvt 01 - Mr. Ari Songkraw - Lux Quartet

This is the recording of movement No. 1 of Frank Horvat's 35-movement cycle, The Thailand HRDs (Human Rights Defenders). The piece is dedicated to Ari Songkraw, who is one of the 37 human rights defenders killed in Thailand.

https://music4hrds.com

Mr Ari Songkraw, the vice-President of the Pha Tom Num Conservation Association, was shot dead in a rubber plantation on 30 December 1999, in Kanchanadit District of Surat Thani Province. He was trying to protect the forest from illegal logging.

The composition is inspired by a unique set of photographs by Luke Duggleby Photography, depicting the portraits of the HRDs in the very places, where they were murdered.

String Quartets 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.

https://music4hrds.com

#StandUp4HumanRights
#music4HRDs
#WorldHumanRightsDay

The Thailand HRDs Mvt 27 ASQ

The Thailand HRDs (Human Rights Defenders) by Frank Horvat, inspired by photo essay For Those Who Died Trying by Luke Duggleby.
This is mvt 27, dedicated to Somchai Neelapaijit, a Thai-Muslim lawyer and human-rights activist who was abducted in 2004. #music4HRDs #Standup4HumanRights

Artaria plays Frank Horvat String Quartet The Thailand HRDs Mvt 3 nArin pHoDAEG

Music for Human Rights Defenders - Preecha Thongpaen

This piece of music is a part of 35-movement composition by Canadian composer Frank Horvat dedicated to Thai Human Rights Activists who were either murdered and/or have gone missing because of the work they did trying to protect the environment. It is based on 35 photos by award-winning UK-born photographer, Luke Duggleby (http://www.lukeduggleby.com/for-those-who-died-trying).

Mr. Chit Thongchit (Mvt 11) from The Thailand HRDs [LIVE] - composed by Frank Horvat

Excerpt from the world premiere performance of the complete The Thailand HRDs by The Mivos Quartet. The Thailand HRDs is a chamber music composition for string quartet by Canadian composer Frank Horvat. Commissioned and presented by Protection International, this performance took place at the Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Toronto, Canada, on August 6, 2018.

Included on the 2018 album of string quartet music, For Those Who Died Trying, featuring the artivist music of Canadian composer Frank Horvat and performed by the Mivos Quartet. Released by ATMA Classique.

LISTEN:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/0OLaXQSdBB5s4eQAPzNCqw
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/frank-horvat-for-those-who-died-trying/1628666143

The album’s release coincided with the #music4HRDs social media campaign, an initiative aimed to raise awareness about the critical need to protect and support Human Rights Defenders. More here: https://frankhorvat.com/projects/

The Thailand HRDs is a 35-movement string quartet inspired by Luke Duggleby’s photo essay For Those Who Died Trying. Duggleby’s collection highlights victims of murder and disappearance in Thailand, all targeted for their efforts to protect their communities’ environments and uphold human rights. In most cases, the perpetrators have faced little to no legal consequences.

Each movement serves as an elegy to one of the victims featured in Duggleby’s essay. While the music reflects the solemnity of their loss, it also carries a note of defiance, symbolizing the enduring memory of these heroes.

The musical themes for each movement are derived from the musical pitches or letters found in the victims’ names (as noted in each movement’s title), creating a kind of musical DNA unique to each individual.

Mr. Chit Thongchit, 54, was shot on his land in Pak Tho District of Ratchaburi Province on 15 January 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 fought more than 10 corruption cases against police, influential locals and national politicians.

– Frank Horvat

(photo by Luke Duggleby / Protection International)

PERFORMERS:
MIVOS Quartet
Olivia De Prato (violin)
Lauren Cauley Kalal (violin)
Victor Lowrie Tafoya (viola)
Mariel Roberts (cello)

INFO + SHEET MUSIC for The THAILAND HRDs:
http://frankhorvat.com/composition/the-thailand-hrds

ALBUM:
https://frankhorvat.com/discography/for-those-who-died-trying/
Produced by Frank Horvat
Engineered by Jeremy Darby & Julian Decorte
Recorded August 2018 at Canterbury Music Co., Toronto, Canada

LUKE DUGGLEBY
http://www.lukeduggleby.com

PROTECTION INTERNATIONAL
http://www.protectioninternational.org

More About Mivos Quartet:
https://www.mivosquartet.com

Made possible by the generous support of the following funders:
Ontario Arts Council
Toronto Arts Counci

ABOUT Frank:
Frank Horvat is a multi-genre composer whose compositions take listeners on a journey through the depths of emotion. Horvat has carved a niche for himself among today’s composers, wearing his fragile heart on his sleeve (CBC Classical).

Frank Horvat is one of the most inventive songwriters to come out of the contemporary scene in Canada (WholeNote Magazine). He explores different themes, ranging from love to the environment and mental health. In this fast-paced world, his music invites audiences to pause. Each note reveals deeply personal stories while leaving room for listeners to ponder their own.

Frank’s music is featured on over twenty albums and has premiered on concert stages spanning five continents, resonating through theater, film, and the airwaves. From BBC Radio 3 to CBC, Discovery, HBO, NBC, Netflix, and Vice, his music has woven its way into the fabric of our cultural consciousness.

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Mvt 10 - Ms. Chaweewan Pueksungnoen - Mucha Quartet

This is the recording of movement No. 10 of Frank Horvat's 35-movement cycle, The Thailand HRDs (Human Rights Defenders). The piece is dedicated to Chaweewan Pueksungnoen, who is one of the 37 human rights defenders killed in Thailand.

https://music4hrds.com

The composition is inspired by unique set of photographs by Luke Duggleby Photography, depicting the portraits of the HRDs in the very places, where they were murdered. Thank you, Luke Duggleby and Frank Horvat, for the opportunity to be a part of the project aiming to support the World Human Rights Day on December 10th.

#StandUp4HumanRights #music4HRDs #WorldHumanRightsDay
http://www.lukeduggleby.com/for-those-who-died-trying
www.frankhorvat.com

Ms. Pakwipa Chalernklin (Mvt 17), from The Thailand HRDs [LIVE] - composed by Frank Horvat

Excerpt from the world premiere performance of the complete The Thailand HRDs by The Mivos Quartet. The Thailand HRDs is a chamber music composition for string quartet by Canadian composer Frank Horvat. Commissioned and presented by Protection International, this performance took place at the Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Toronto, Canada, on August 6, 2018.

Included on the 2018 album of string quartet music, For Those Who Died Trying, featuring the artivist music of Canadian composer Frank Horvat and performed by the Mivos Quartet. Released by ATMA Classique.

LISTEN:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/0OLaXQSdBB5s4eQAPzNCqw
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/frank-horvat-for-those-who-died-trying/1628666143

The album’s release coincided with the #music4HRDs social media campaign, an initiative aimed to raise awareness about the critical need to protect and support Human Rights Defenders. More here: https://frankhorvat.com/projects/

The Thailand HRDs is a 35-movement string quartet inspired by Luke Duggleby’s photo essay For Those Who Died Trying. Duggleby’s collection highlights victims of murder and disappearance in Thailand, all targeted for their efforts to protect their communities’ environments and uphold human rights. In most cases, the perpetrators have faced little to no legal consequences.

Each movement serves as an elegy to one of the victims featured in Duggleby’s essay. While the music reflects the solemnity of their loss, it also carries a note of defiance, symbolizing the enduring memory of these heroes.

The musical themes for each movement are derived from the musical pitches or letters found in the victims’ names (as noted in each movement’s title), creating a kind of musical DNA unique to each individual.

Ms Pakwipa Chalernklin, 49, was shot dead on 14 October 2004 near her house in Pa Mok District of Ang Thong Province. She was a community member of Baan Hua Krabu group who were fighting against the construction of a container port on the nearby river.

- Frank Horvat

PERFORMERS:
MIVOS Quartet
Olivia De Prato (violin)
Lauren Cauley Kalal (violin)
Victor Lowrie Tafoya (viola)
Mariel Roberts (cello)

INFO + SHEET MUSIC for The THAILAND HRDs:
http://frankhorvat.com/composition/the-thailand-hrds

ALBUM:
https://frankhorvat.com/discography/for-those-who-died-trying/
Produced by Frank Horvat
Engineered by Jeremy Darby & Julian Decorte
Recorded August 2018 at Canterbury Music Co., Toronto, Canada

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https://www.mivosquartet.com

Made possible by the generous support of the following funders:
Ontario Arts Council
Toronto Arts Counci

ABOUT Frank:
Frank Horvat is a multi-genre composer whose compositions take listeners on a journey through the depths of emotion. Horvat has carved a niche for himself among today’s composers, wearing his fragile heart on his sleeve (CBC Classical).

Frank Horvat is one of the most inventive songwriters to come out of the contemporary scene in Canada (WholeNote Magazine). He explores different themes, ranging from love to the environment and mental health. In this fast-paced world, his music invites audiences to pause. Each note reveals deeply personal stories while leaving room for listeners to ponder their own.

Frank’s music is featured on over twenty albums and has premiered on concert stages spanning five continents, resonating through theater, film, and the airwaves. From BBC Radio 3 to CBC, Discovery, HBO, NBC, Netflix, and Vice, his music has woven its way into the fabric of our cultural consciousness.

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