Christopher Adler (born 1972) is a musician, composer and music professor at University of San Diego.
[3][4] His composition for sheng, viola and percussion, Music for a Royal Palace, was commissioned by Carnegie Hall for Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Project.
An homage to Thailand's Bang Pa-In Palace, the work incorporates traditional Thai melody and embellishments.
He was first introduced to traditional Thai music, as well as the Khaen specifically, while attending MIT in 1994, during a Smithsonian Folk Life Festival in Washington D.C.
His works have been broadcast and webcast internationally on WGBH's Art of the States,[3] WQXR's Cued Up[11] and BBC Radio 3.