THAILANDS ELEPHANT ORCHESTRA PLAY

The elephant ensemble was set up by Dave Soldier and Richard Lair at a conservation centre in northern Thailand. They set out to demonstrate that animals really can make music. Dave said: We thought that maybe elephants would play on instruments if they were easy to Dave and Richard Lair built 22 giant instruments designed to be operated with an elephant s trunk or with a stick held in the trunk like a giant xylophone and drums. The elephants can play individual notes on cue and have so far record