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Thai Elephant Orchestra

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Corporate name headingThai Elephant Orchestra
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See alsoFounder: Lair, Richard
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Founder: Soldier, Dave, 1956-
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Associated countryThailand
AffiliationNational Elephant Institute
Found inThai Elephant Orchestra, 2000: label (Thai Elephant Orchestra)
Wikipedia, 9 June 2014 (Thai Elephant Orchestra; musical ensemble consisting of up to 14 elephants near Lampang in Northern Thailand. The elephants play music (essentially as conducted improvisations) on specially designed heavy-duty musical instruments. The orchestra was co-created by elephant conservationist Richard Lair of the National Elephant Institute (formerly the Thai Elephant Conservation Center) and the American musical artist and neuroscientist Dave Soldier.)