Assist. Prof. Dr. Ni-On Tayrattanachai

Music Education Department (Dusdi Baribatra Institute)

• Room Number: D106.08/3
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #4108
• Email: n_tayrattanachai@hotmail.com

Ni-on Tayrattanachai received her doctoral degree and master degree in music education from College of Music, Mahidol University and received bachelor degree in piano performance under the guidance of Dr. Janida Tangdajahiran. She also studied piano with Ajarn Nantaporn Vannavart, Ajarn Suda Banomyonng and Dr. Tretip Kamolsiri.

Ni-on joined as the full-time faculty of College of Music, Mahidol University since 2015, where she serves as the Chair of Thailand International Music Examination (TIME) and teaches courses in sight reading and ear training, keyboard harmony, keyboard skill, paradigm in music education, music in higher education and administration of music in educational institutions.

As a music educator, Ni-on is a lecturer, researcher and adviser of music education, editor of TIME music curriculums, and reviewer of many music academic journals. Ni-on also served as adjudicator for piano competitions and joined piano faculty concert.

Her research topic includes;
A study of ear training instruction based on Suda Banomyong approach (2018)
A study of keyboard harmony content at undergraduate level (2018)
A study of piano pedagogy course content at the undergraduate level in Thailand (2014)
Thai Music Teacher’s Perspective in Teaching Sight-Reading: Three Case Studies (2012)
Sight-Reading in Primary Piano Students (2009)

Yujin Jung, Flute

Woodwind Department

• Room Number: PC404.09
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #5480
• Email: dbwlsl85@hotmail.com

Yu-Jin Jung was born in to a musical family in Republic of Korea. She began learning how to play the piano from her mother three years old and received her first flute lessons as an eight-year-old in Seoul.

She was able to win a prize at various National and International music competition since 10years old such as Seoul Flute competition, Competition of Korean Music Association, Journal of Music Competition, International Luigi Zanuccoli competition and many more. And she also got a prize of special brain model at the International Baden Master Class for Flute in Austria at 15years old the youngest, making her special talent recognized and being able to received a love call from many orchestras for collaborations.

Yu-Jin Jung studied in the Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna (Austria) since 16years old, University of Music and Performing Arts Graz (Austria) and State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart (Germany). She completed two master programs such as Contemporary and Chamber in 3 years with remarkable achievements one of which could be done with scholarship fund.

Yu-Jin Jung is a student of Antje Langkafel (Flutist & Composer) Dieter Flury(Principal Flutist of Vienna Phil.), Meinhart Niedermayer(Principal Flutist of Vienna Phil.) and Eun-Jung Choi(Principal Flutist of Incheon Phil.). While spent in Europe, she learned also from M.Kofler, A.Adorjan, W.Hase, C.Fassbender, T.Lüdinghausen and H.Lee for diversity of the flute playing and learned Piccolo from J.Singer at the Stuttgart State Theatre.

She had reinforced her musical talent through experiences of attending final concerts at various international music festivals such as International Music forum Viktring (Austria), Internationalen Sommerakademie Chambermusic in Kloster Frenswegen (Germany), Interantional music festival Varna summer (Bulgaria), International Emsbürener Musiktage (Germany) and Arona Summer festival Tenerife (Spain) and many more. And she also performed Solo flute with Live Electronics at the International Udine Contemporanea Festival in Italy, where the whole performance was broadcasted live streaming concert of the world.

She has also played with various professional orchestras in Europe as a guest Principal Flute several times since 24years old and she worked as a solo Piccoloist at the Mannheimer Philharmoniker (Germany). And she also taught at the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart as a Flute Instructor.

Yu-Jin Jung is currently Flute Professor at the College of Music Mahidol University, YAMP and Principal Flutist of Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra since 2013. She has been invited to master classes in Chularongkorn university, Silpakorn university, Kasetsart university and Rangsit university. And she also has been invited as a Flute Tutor and Judge for many auditions and competitions such as Mannheimer Philharmoniker (Germany), Thailand International Wind Ensemble Competition, Siam Sinfonietta, Malaysia National Music Competition, Thailand Phil. and, International Osaka Music Competition. In addition to this, Yu-Jin Jung maintains a busy schedule giving master classes, recitals and as an orchestra soloist throughout Asia.

Dr. Teeranai Jirasirikul

Piano Department

• Room Number: PC404.07
• Phone: #5478
• Email: j.teeranai@gmail.com

Mr. Teeranai Jirasirikul is a Lecturer in Piano at the College of Music, Mahidol University. He teaches applied piano and small ensemble, and is also a staff accompanist.

In April 2012, Teeranai won the Best Accompanist Prize with the Mahidol University Choir (MU Choir), winning the 1st Grade Diploma from the XI Moscow International Children’s Youth Choir Festival “MOSCOW SOUNDS” in Russia. In April 2013, he won the Silver Band with MU Choir from the VII International Festival Siovakia Cantat 2013 in Bratislava, Slovakia.

Teeranai has vast performance experience and has won numerous scholarships and prizes throughout his study. In July 2007, Teeranai received a scholarship to join the Corfu Festival at the Ionian University in Greece, where he studied with Assist. Prof. Lambis Vassiliadis and Mr. Maxim Mogilevksy.  In 2008, he was awarded the Mazurka and Nocturne Prizes in the 8th Chopin Piano Competition held in Bangkok. In 2010, Teeranai was invited as a guest soloist to perform Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue with the Mahidol Wind Symphony at the 2010 Yamaha Australian National Band Championships in Hobart, Australia.

Teeranai has been conducting since 2005 and has studied Principal Conducting with Dr. James Cherry, Mr. Goesta Mueller and Mr. Shuichi Komiyama. From 2006-2009, Teeranai was Assistant Conductor of Mahidol Wind Symphony and Mahidol Symphony Orchestra. He participated in conducting master classes with world-renowned conductors such as Prof. Dennis Fisher, Mr. Bundit Ungrangsee and Mr. Gudni A. Emilsson.

In 2013, Teeranai was the Associate Director of Bands. He serves as conductor of the Mahidol Symphonic Band. He has appeared as a guest conductor with several ensembles including the St. Gabriel College Band, and served as the assistant conductor of the Siam Philharmonic Orchestra for the opera “La Bohème” in Bangkok, Thailand.

• 2008 B.A. (Piano Performance) Mahidol University
• 2012–M.A. (Piano Performance) Mahidol University
• Thai and English

Research/Creative Works

Research

Jirasirikul, T. (2012). Graduate piano recital (Master’s thesis). Available from Jiew Bagnsur Music Library. (TP T258g2012)

Creative Works

In 2010, performed as guest soloist in Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue with the Mahidol Wind Symphony in Hobart, Australia.

In 2011, conducted the premier composition composed for memorial of Fua Haripitak event.

In 2012, conducted and composed music for Buddhist event at Siam paragon hall. (มหกรรมงานโพธิ์ งานวัดลอยฟ้า)

In 2013, produced and arranged music of the Plum Blossoms Vol.2 (Plum Village songs for the practice of mindfulness)

In 2013, music arranger of the Duriyangkasin album.

Teeranai will perform as soloist and conductor in Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue with the Mahidol Saxophone ensemble in September 2013.

Student award

Accompanying Phuket Areesamarn (won the 3rd prize in Thailand Clarinet Competition)

Assist. Prof. Dr. Treetip Boonyam

Music Business Department

• Room Number: D501
• Phone: #4504
• Email: treetip.b@gmail.com, treetip.boo@mahidol.ac.th

Education:

• 2010                 Ph.D. in Applied Behavioral Science Research Behavioral Science Research Institute (BSRI), Srinakharinwirot University, Thailand
• 2011                 Bachelor of Economics (Managerial Economics) Sukhothai  Thammathirat Open University, Thailand
• 2002                 Master of Business Administration (Marketing), Honor Bangkok University, Thailand
• 1999                 Bachelor of Business Administration (Marketing), First Honor Bangkok University, Thailand

Work Experiences:

MATSUSHIMA Hiroshi, Flute

Woodwind Department

• Room Number: D302.07
• Phone: #4307
• Email: hiroshi.mat@mahidol.ac.th

MATSUSHIMA Hiroshi has been a Resident Artist and Professor of Flute at the Mahidol University College of Music since the fall of 2002. Prior to his arrival in Thailand, Mr. Matsushima has appeared at major music festivals in Europe, such as Reichenau/Bodensee, Rheingau, MDR-Musiksommer and Schleswig-Holstein. He has performed as Flutist of the Asian Youth Orchestra, Hof Symphony, Munich Symphony, Munich Chamber Orchestra and Philharmonia of the Nations in Germany.

An avid proponent of new music and music of the Japans, Hiroshi Matsushima has commissioned and performed works by notable composers. Residing in Thailand, he has not ceased to contribute to introduce Japanese music culture, having collaborated with musicians of Japanese traditional instruments and been sent to Chiangmai and Yangon as a cultural mission by the Japan Foundation.

Hiroshi Matsushima is highly regarded as a thoughtful, engaging, and challenging teacher. He is frequently asked to teach master classes and has been serving as an artist/faculty of Southeast Asian Youth Orchestra and Wind Ensemble (SAYOWE) since its foundation in 2003.

A graduate of the Staatliche Hochschule fur Musik Karlsruhe and guest student at the Hochschule fur Musik und Darstellende Kunst Mozarteum in Salzburg, Matsushima has extensively studied with Renate Greiss-Armin, Matthias Allin and Irena Grafenauer. While spent in Europe, Hiroshi Matsushima also studied with Andrea Lieberknecht, Andreas Blau, Dieter Flury, Peter-Lukas Graf and Jean-Pierre Rampal. In his native Japan, Mr. Matsushima studied with Etsuro Sano and Kanichi Tanaka.

Asst. Prof. Dr. Juckrit Charoensook

Strings and Chamber Music Department

• Room Number: PC406.10
• Phone: #5441
• Email: Charoensook.zax@gmail.com

Dr. Juckrit Charoensook was graduated from College of Performing Arts, School of Music, University of Northern Colorado. He is a full time faculty at the College of Music Mahidol University. He has a wide experience of playing viola, including performing solo, chamber music, and orchestra domestically and internationally. He also has a strong experience of developing new tools for music pedagogy; including 2016’s hit “Chord Heroes” cards game. Not only that, in order to raise an awareness of the viola instrument, he is also an artist of “Violist’s Journey,” which has produced more than 300 art works. He makes fusion and “creative arts” by various types of audio and visual works. He welcomes anyone who is interested in his works, which can be found on “Dr. Zax Games” (for music educational tools), and the “Violist’s Journey” (for his arts) Facebook fan pages, or can be experienced by simply visiting the College of Music, Mahidol University for his Viola performances.

Dr. Pamornpan Komolpamon

Conducting Department

• Room Number: A206.02
• Phone: #1213
• Email: pamornpan.k@gmail.com

Pamornpan Komolpamorn is currently on a faculty of conducting department at College of Music, Mahidol University, where she works as a conductor of the Mahidol Symphonic Band, Mahidol Concert Band and Thailand Philharmonic Pop Orchestra. She is also the founder, the director, and the conductor of Amass Chamber Ensemble (ACE).

A graduate in Wind Conducting with her principle teacher, Dr. Christopher Hughes from College of Music, Mahidol University, Komolpamorn has been appear as the conductor with the several ensemble during her study. She was a guest conductor of Mahidol Wind Symphony, Mahidol Symphony Orchestra and the residence conductor of Bangkok Silpakorn Wind Orchestra.She also was a conductor of Bangkok Silpakorn Wind University Orchestra, Mahidol University Symphonic Band, Mahidol University Concert Band, Mahidol Guitar Orchestra, Assumption Convent School Band and Thai Youth Wind Orchestra.
Komolpamorn has been interested in conducting since 2005 and began her study in the Principle of Conducting with Dr. James Sherry, Prof. Goesta Mueller and Mr. Pinai Preechaporn.

Komolpamorn was participated to the conducting master classes with Dr. Jeannine Wagar and Dr. Dennis Fisher. She was also one of seven invited participants at the 2008 “Tomorrow Musical Leaders”, conducting workshop with Mr. Bundit Ungrangsee. Pamornpan was a guest conductor for the Project Unity Music Camp to conduct the Unity Orchestra with chief conductor, Mr. Bundit Ungrangsee.

Prior turning into the conducting, Komolpamorn was admitted as a freshman at the College of Music, Mahidol University in 2004 where she holds Bachelor of Arts with Summa Cum Laude in trumpet performance with Dr. Joseph Bowman. Currently, she is serving as a visiting instructor of trumpet and assistant conductor at the Assumption Convent School Band. She is also an instructor of trumpet at Aum-Aree Music School.

Education background

• 2008 – B.M. (Trumpet Performance) Mahidol University, college of music
• 2012 – M.A. (Instrumental Conducting) Mahidol University, college of music

Teaching areas

•           Large Ensemble
•           Principle of Conducting
•           Conducting Minor
•           Chamber Ensemble
•           Orchestra Pop

2. Research/Creative Works

Publication

Bowman, Joseph L., ed. Excerpts from – Historical Trumpet Discography. International

Trumpet Guild Journal. , Vol. 34, No. 1 (October 2009), pp. 50-52.

(Cooperator, Layout and Formatting)

Recording

Ut-Za, Zurazak, Of Faith & Reminiscences, “Winds of Salaya” (2012)

Mahidol Symphonic Band, Conductor

Performance

• 2010-present – Amass Chamber Ensemble (Director / Conductor)

3. Academic Services / Performance (outside)

Adjudicator

• 2004 – Unity Symphony Orchestra: Audition Adjudicator
• 2011-present  – Thailand International Music Examination (TIME) (Adjudicator)
• 2012 – Settrade Competition

Conductor

• 2004 – Unity Symphony Orchestra (Guest Conductor)
• 2008 – Pesante String Chamber (Guest Conductor)
• 2009-present – Bangkok Silpakorn Wind Orchestra (Resident Conductor)
• 2009 – Silpakorn University, Faculty of Music Symphonic Band (Guest Conductor)
• 2009 – Christ Choir Christmas Celebration for the Vatican Embassy (Conductor and Trumpet)
• 2009 – Bangkok Youth Wind Orchestra (Guest Conductor)
• 2010 – Pop Orchestra Concert “Woman Project Women” (Conductor)
• 2011, 2012 – Ya-la Youth Symphony Music Camp (Guest Conductor)
• 2012 – Dr. Sax Chamber Orchestra Music Camp (Guest Conductor)
• 2012, 2013 – Young Thai Artist Award (World Premiere) (Conducting for composition competition)

Trumpet Clinician

• 2004 – Satee Samuthphagran School Samuthphagran, Thailand (Admire Brass / trumpet)
• 2005 – Official of Royal’s Cups Sukothai,Thailand (Admire Brass / trumpet)
• 2005, 2006 – Official of Royal’s Cups Nan, Thailand (Admire Brass / trumpet)
• 2006  – Chonburi, Thailand (Admire Brass / trumpet)
• 2006, 2007 – Tark, Thailand (Admire Brass / trumpet)
• 2007 – Official of Royal’s Cups Angthong, Thailand (Admire Brass / trumpet)

4. Thesis Advisor: –

5. Others 

Conducting Professional Experience

• 2004-2013 – Assumption Convent Symphonic Band (Assistant Conductor)
• 2008 – Pesante String Chamber (Guest Conductor)
• 2009, 2011-present  – Mahidol University Concert Band
• 2009-present – Bangkok Silpakorn Wind Orchestra (Resident Conductor)
• 2009 – Silpakorn University, Faculty of Music Symphonic Band (Guest Conductor)
• 2009 – Bangkok Youth Wind Orchestra (Guest Conductor)
• 2010 – present  – Amass Chamber Ensemble (Director/Conductor)
• 2010 – 2012 Mahidol Wind Symphony (Graduate Assistant Conductor)
• 2011- present  – Thailand Philharmonic Pop Orchestra
• 2011- present  – Mahidol University Symphonic Band
• 2011, 2012 – Ya-la Youth Symphony Music Camp (Guest Conductor)
• 2012 – Dr. Sax Chamber Orchestra Music Camp (Guest Conductor)
• 2012 – Mahidol University Wind Symphony
• 2013 – present – Mahidol University Brass Band

Festival & Project

• 2012 – Thailand International Wind Band and Ensemble Competition (Arts Director and Project Manager)
• 2013 – Mahidol University Concerto Competition 2013
• 2013 – Thailand International Wind Band and Ensemble Competition (Project Manager)

Dr. Onpavee Nitisingkarin

Piano Department

• Room Number: D202.11
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #4211
• Email: onpavee@gmail.com

Onpavee Nitisingkarin, is a native of Thailand, where she received her undergraduate degree in piano performance at College of Music, Mahidol University. After completed her Bachelor Degree, she attended WVU for her Master’s and Doctorate in piano performance under Prof. Dr. Peter Amstutz. Her dissertation focuses on the topic of “Composers as Parents: Selected Twentieth-century Piano Works Written by Fathers for Their Children.

Dr. Nitisingkarin is a certified Orff Schulwerk teacher from Goerge Mason University, Music Rhapsody Certified, and also in the Dalcroze Eurhythmics Certification program at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh. She was awarded scholarships from the Valerie Canady Charitable Trust Foundation in 2011. Onpavee also appears in numerous concerts as well as several piano competition venue. She was WVU Young Artist concerto winner in 2012 and was selected to perform with WVU Symphony Orchestra. Moreover, she was also semi- finalist in the 3rd Intersection of Classical and Jazz Piano Festival at WVU. In February 2017, Onpavee was invited to perform the King Composition in “Concert in Remembrance of H.M. the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej” at Mater Dei School, Bangkok.

Besides being an active learner and performer, Dr. Onpavee also an experienced piano teacher. She starts teaching piano since 2000 in Bangkok, Thailand. Before relocated back in Bangkok, Onpavee was a senior piano instructor in WVU CMP program teaching piano, Eurhythmics (music and movement 1 and 2), Explore and Enjoy classes for toddlers. She was also a piano faculty at Washington and Jefferson College as well as at Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center in Pennsylvania. Onpavee also conducted Eurhythmics workshop in the 3rd Intersection of Classical and Jazz Piano Festival at WVU as well as Toddlers class to the WV Early Head Start program in 2014. Additionally, she also served as a Vice President of West Virginia Collegiate Chapter of Music Teacher National Association in 2014 and also held the Trophy Chair position of West Virginia Music Teacher Association from 2014-2016. In November 2017, Onpavee was invited to lead a workshop presentation on the topic of “Nurturing Musical Abilities: A Creative Movement in Piano Lessons” at the 2017 Piano Pedagogy Conference, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia as well as at the SWU Piano Festival II. In November 2019, she was also invited to conduct a masterclass for piano students at Kyungsung University, Busan, South Korea.

Onpavee has also served as a jury member in several piano competitions and festivals. Recently, she was a jury member for SET Youth Music Competition, Osaka International Music Competition (Bangkok regional round), the 3rd and 4th (2019) Singapore International Youth Piano Competition, and the 2nd Hong Kong International Music Competition for Young Pianists 2019, ClassicOn International Piano Competition 2019, Seoul, South Korea, And recently Online Popular Piano Competition and Music@e-Contest in 2020.  Additionally, she also joined as an artist faculty at MusicFest Perugia 2018 in Italy. Currently, she serves as an Asst. Dean for Educational Services, Chair of Piano Department, Director of the
Thailand International Piano Competition (TIPC), and a piano instructor at College of Music, Mahidol University in Bangkok, Thailand. She is also an Artistic Director and a founder of Amstutz Music School, Bangkok, Thailand.

ARAKAWA Junta

Piano Department

• Room Number: PC404.06
• Phone: #5477
• Email: wironta@gmail.com

ARAKAWA Junta is a pianist from Japan.

After he studied International Relations as his major in Nihon University, Mishima Japan for two years, he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Piano Performance and Business Minor from St. Norbert College, WI, USA in 2003. While studying with Elaine Moss, in 2002, he won the 2nd prize from both Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition and Lakeshore Wind Ensemble Concerto Competition.

He enrolled in Wichita State University, KS, USA as a full-scholarship Graduate Teaching Assistant, studied with Paul Reed and received his Master’s Degree in Piano Performance in 2006.

He moved to Thailand and became a full-time lecturer at School of Music, Assumption University in 2006, and organized solo and ensemble concerts, a lot of school activities, and performed with many musicians in Thailand and Japan. Throughout performing together, Paulo Zereu became one of his influential pianists. Junta was the chairperson of Department of Music Business, School of Music, Assumption University.

He is currently a piano lecturer at YAMP, College of Music, Mahidol University.

TSUCHIYA Haruna

Music Theatre Department

• Room Number: D202.06
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #4206
• Email: haruna.tsu@mahidol.ac.th
• Website: http://ameblo.jp/harunairis-theatre

TSUCHIYA Haruna has worked as a lecturer in voice and dance at the College of Music since 2014, and also is a performing artist, producer, and translator. Since 2006, she has been deeply involved with the true story of Hana’s Suitcase. In the U.S. premiere production, she played the lead at Metro Theater Company, and reprised the role at First Stage Children’s Theater. She also served as an interpreter/interviewer for the internationally acclaimed documentary film, Inside Hana’s Suitcase directed by Larry Weinstein, and produced the official Japanese premiere screening. Her work on stage has also been seen at Collaboraction/Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago, The Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, Lost Nation Theater in Vermont, Spark Theater in Colorado, and internationally at Shimoda Civic Center and Rosé Theatre in Japan. She initiated the Annual Shimoda Youth Festival, flourishing international artistic exchange between Japanese children and American artists. Her translation work includes Moonlight Modesty by Ryo Iwamatsu, which was read during The First Annual International Voices Project in Chicago.

Haruna is a founder and instructor of Momentum Workshop, and has taught theatre workshops and given lectures in the U.S. and Japan. She continues to create projects that speak strongly to people’s hearts, cultivating more opportunities for person-to-person connections through performing arts. Haruna is a native of Shimoda, Japan, and holds B.F.A. in Musical Theatre from SUNY Fredonia, and M.F.A. in Contemporary Performance from Naropa University.

MATSUSHIMA Yoshimi

Piano Department

• Room Number: D202.03
• Phone: #4203
• Email: yoshimi443310@hotmail.com

Education background

• 1995—Bachelor of Music (Piano Performance) Musashino Music Academy, Japan

Teaching areas:

• Small Ensemble
• Vocal Coaching
• Accompanying for Voice
• Instrumental Accompaniment
• Coordinate ensemble for Students

Research/Creative Works

•  Private Study at Hochschule fuer Musik in Karlsruhe, Germany as auditor with Andre   Boainain
•  Master Class of Piano Duo at International Summer School in Tokyo, Japan with  Alexander Bakhchiev

Others 

• Instructor of Music at Kitakyushu High School, Fukuoka, Japan (1995-1999)
• Instructor of Music at Toyo High School, Fukuoka, Japan (1999-2000)
•  Accompanist of Kitakyushu City, Kokura Junior Chorus in Japan (1993- )
• Accompanist at Master Class in Voice and Piano Accompaniment by Prof. Franz Lukazovsky and Istvan Bonyhadi (2009-2012)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. NAKAGAWA Eri

Piano Department

• Room Number: A403
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #1417
• Email: eri.nak@mahidol.ac.th

NAKAGAWA Eri, a native of Osaka, Japan, has been on the piano faculty of College of Music, Mahidol University in Thailand since 1995. Previously to her appointment at Mahidol she was Assistant Professor of Music Performance at Ball State University, Indiana, USA. She has been invited as a guest pianist and professor at the University of Northern Colorado in USA,  Bruckner Conservatory in Linz, Bösendorfer Saal in Vienna, Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music in Singapore, Corfu Festival in Greece, Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in Perth, Moulin d’Andé International Masterclasses in Normandy, France, Piano Plus Festival in Corfu, Greece, etc.

She graduated from Osaka Kyoiku University and continued with her postgraduate studies at Mukogawa Women’s University in Japan. She completed her Master’s and Doctoral degrees in piano performance at Ball State University. Among her principal teachers were Koji Tanaka and the late Naoyuki Inoue, Mitchell Andrews and the late Pia Sebastiani.

Besides giving solo recitals regularly, she has performed more than ten concertos with numerous orchestras such as the Ball State Symphony Orchestra, Osaka Mozart Ensemble, Nusantara Symphony Orchestra in Indonesia, Budapest Chamber Symphony, Thüringen Gotha-Suhl Philharmonie, Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra, etc. She also enjoys working as a collaborative pianist and accompanist with distinguished musicians in Thailand and abroad.

Many of her students have won top prizes in national and international competitions, and her former students have received scholarships in prestigious schools such as Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, Juilliard School, Mozarteum University Salzburg, Royal College of Music, etc. She received the Trinity Guildhall Award for Excellence in Music Teaching in 2010 and 2017, the Teaching Award in the 13th Chopin International Piano Competition in ASIA in 2013, and the Best Teacher Award in the Kawai Music Competition 2016.

Dr. Kom Wongsawat, Drum Set, Piano

Jazz Department

• Room Number: A405.01
• Phone: #1408
• Email: komjazz@gmail.com
• Website: https://www.youtube.com/komjazz

Kom Wongsawat started his classical piano lessons at the age of six. Hıs strong interest in jazz during his high school days brought him to his formal jazz education at the College of Music, Mahidol University. While at Mahidol University, Kom studied jazz piano with Denny Euprasert, Darin Pantoomkomol, Krit Buranavitayawut, Noppadol Tirataradol.

Furthermore, Kom also took jazz piano lessons with several other great musicians such as Danilo Perez, Randy Cannon and Taurey Butler, etc. During his study at Mahidol University, Kom started to perform professionally with a leading jazz band “Arnon’s Jazz Band” at Saxophone Pub, one of the leading jazz rooms in Thailand. Kom also has a strong interest in the art of jazz rhythm, which led to him taking jazz drumset seriously as well. He started to take private jazz drum lessons with Shawn Kelly and Chanutr Techatananant.

Kom has won several music competition in Thailand, Wining the “Best Keyboard Player 2005” by Overdrive Magazine, “Best Outstanding Keyboard” in the Thailand Jazz Competition 2006, and his band received First Prizes from many Jazz Band Competitions (As a pianist and drummer). As a jazz performer, Kom has performed in various jazz festival with several international renowned jazz artists, including, Billy Drummond, Rich Perry, Peter Bernstein and Mike Richmond at Bluenote Jazz Club, NY, Mike Rodriguez at The Nuyorican, Brad Shepik and John Hadfield at The Nuyorican to name a few.

Kom also take a big part about jazz education in Thailand, with Krit, Darin and Noppadol. Kom is a member of the four member organizing committee. We decided to organize the three-day Thailand International Jazz Conference (TIJC). Since 2009, TIJC provides a much-needed platform for the talented young jazz students to perform in a live setting, as well as a rare opportunity to observe and learn from top international jazz artists in a series of workshops. The deeper aim of the TIJC, reflected in its motto: “Through jazz, a society of happiness.” Kom aided in the selection of the American musicians, visiting venues and clubs in the U.S. He networked to pick musicians who “are generous, caring and kind with the audience—the fans—and enjoy sharing their talent and knowledge.

In 2011, Kom pursued his jazz studies in Master’s degree at New York University, where he takes lessons with world renowned musicians such as Kenny Werner, Jean-Michel Pilc, Brad Shepik, Billy Drummond, Rich Perry, Mike Richmond, Michael Rodriguez and Gil Goldstein etc. Kom was also honored as a recipient of the prestigious Barney Josephson Award for Outstanding Jazz Studies Masters Student and won three downbeat student awards.

Currently, Kom finished his jazz studies in Doctoral degree at University of Miami, Frost School of Music and back to teach at College of Music, Mahidol University, Thailand.

Marcin Tomasz Szawelski, Cello

Strings and Chamber Music Department

• Room Number: D302.11
• Phone: #4311
• Email: mszawelski@hotmail.com

Marcin Tomasz Szawelski, a native of Gdansk, Poland, started his musical education at age of 7 with Andrzej Filar. He graduated with Master of Arts diploma from Stanislaw Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdansk, Poland (2005), where he studied cello performance, chamber music and music pedagogy under Krzysztof Sperski, Anna Prabucka-Firlej and Tadeusz Samerek.  He also took masterclasses with Stefan Popov, Maria Tchaikovska, Peter Leisegang and Roman Jablonski.

Mr. Szawelski has received many awards, such as: 1st prize in Competition for young Cellists in Malbork (1992), 2nd prize in national Competition for Young Musicians in Wloszakowice (1995) and 4th award in national Competition for Chamber Ensemble in Wroclaw (1999).Currently Marcin T. Szawelski is a cello and chamber music instructor at the College of Music, Mahidol University in Thailand. He is a member of  Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra (TPO) and Mahidol University Baroque Orchestra. With those ensembles he gave more than 200 concerts in recent years. Mr. Szawelski is a founding member of Salaya International Chamber Music Society (SICMS), a group of musicians devoted to chamber music. He is also a permanent member of Thailand Music Educators Association (TMEA). Since 2007 he serves as a cello instructor for SAYOWE (Southeast Asian Youth Orchestra and Wind Ensemble).

Supawarat Chalermsub

General Education Department

• Room Number: A206.10
• Phone: #1224
• Email: supawarat@gmail.com

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• ระดับบัณฑิตศึกษา:  2555 ศิลปศาสตรมหาบัณฑิต สาขาวิชาภาษาไทย มหาวิทยาลัยธรรมศาสตร์ (มาตรฐานวิทยานิพนธ์ดีมาก)
• ระดับอุดมศึกษา:  2550 ศิลปศาสตรบัณฑิต สาขาวิชาภาษาไทย มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล (เกียรตินิยมอันดับ 1)

ประสบการณ์ทำงาน

1. ผู้บรรยายพิเศษวิชาการใช้ภาษาไทย ภาควิชาภาษาไทย คณะศิลปศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยธรรมศาสตร์ ระหว่างเดือนมิถุนายน พ.ศ. 2556 ถึง กันยายน พ.ศ.2556
2. ผู้บรรยายพิเศษวิชาการใช้ภาษาไทย ภาควิชาภาษาไทย คณะศิลปศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยธรรมศาสตร์ ระหว่างเดือนมิถุนายน พ.ศ. 2554 ถึง กันยายน พ.ศ.2554
3. อาจารย์ (ภาษาไทย) วิทยาลัยดุริยางคศิลป์  มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล

ภาระงานสอน

1. อาจารย์ประจำวิชาภาษาไทยระดับมัธยมศึกษาปีที่ 4 วิทยาลัยดุริยางคศิลป์  มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล
2. อาจารย์ประจำวิชาภาษาไทยระดับมัธยมศึกษาปีที่ 5 วิทยาลัยดุริยางคศิลป์  มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล
3. อาจารย์ประจำวิชาภาษาไทยระดับอุดมศึกษา วิทยาลัยดุริยางคศิลป์  มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล

ผลงานวิจัยที่ได้รับการตีพิมพ์

1. เขียนบทความเรื่อง “พระสุธนคำฉันท์: รสตามทฤษฎีวรรณคดีสันสกฤต” ตีพิมพ์ในวารสารวรรณวิทัศน์ของภาควิชาภาษาไทย คณะศิลปศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยธรรมศาสตร์
2. เขียนบทความเรื่อง “การนำเสนอภาพแทนคนรักเพศเดียวกัน:โครงเรื่องและแก่นเรื่องในนิยายวายจากสื่ออินเทอร์เน็ต” ตีพิมพ์ในรวมบทความทางวิชาการ “สรรพศาสตร์-สรรพศิลป์” คณะศิลปศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยธรรมศาสตร์

ผลงานทางวิชาการ

การนำเสนอผลงานทางวิชาการ 

• นำเสนอบทความเรื่อง “ภาพแทนคนรักเพศเดียวกัน: กลวิธีการสร้างตัวละครในนิยายวายจากสื่ออินเทอร์เน็ต”
• ประชุมทางวิชาการเพศวิถีศึกษาระดับชาติครั้งที่ 4 “สาธารณะ รัฐ เซ็กส์” ของสมาคมเพศวิถีศึกษา

Prof. Rolf-Dieter Arens

Piano Department

• Room Number: PC404.03
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #5474
• Email: a.rd45@gmx.de

Born in 1945 in Zinnwald, Germany, Rolf-Dieter Arens began taking piano lessons at the age of five. He studied piano and chamber music at the music academy “Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy” in Leipzig and attended master classes given by Paul Badura-Skoda. From 1986 until 1991, he was a regular soloist with the Berlin Symphony Orchestra, and toured Europe with them. He has also had concert appearances all over the world both as a soloist and in chamber ensembles. In 1995 he founded the chamber association “Weimar Soloists”. Arens has worked with such renowned conductors as Kurt Masur, Herbert Blomstedt, Marek Janowski and Neville Marriner. He has taken part in numerous radio broadcasts and has made recordings for television and CD productions. Arens has also been active as a jury member at important international piano competitions, such as the “Bach” of Lipsia, the “Beethoven” of Vienna, the “Casagrande” of Terni and the “Liszt” of Budapest, Utrecht and Weimar.

The name Franz Liszt also pops up frequently in the life of Arens: from 1986 until 2012, he was professor of piano at the Liszt School of Music Weimar, and served as the school’s president from 2001 until 2010. Since 2000, he is artistic director of the International Franz Liszt Piano Competition Weimar – Bayreuth, and has been artistic director of several Liszt festivals including the Thuringian Liszt since 2011. Since 2006, he is founding member of the New Liszt Foundation. In 2011, he was awarded the “Premio Liszt” in Grottamare (Italy). In addition, Arens was artistic director of the summer music academy at the Hundisburg castle from 1993 until 1999 and again since 2007. As president of the “Culture Foundation Leipzig”, his latest project was the creation of a permanent Wagner exhibition in the Nikolai church in the birth town of the composer that opened up in May 2013. In 2014, Arens was awarded the “Thuringian order of merit”. Since 2014 Arens has served as guest professor for piano at the College of Music, Mahidol University where he teaches applied piano, piano literature and chamber music.

Teerapat Jantob

Music Entertainment Department

• Room Number: D302.13
• Phone: #4426
• Email: duckjan@gmail.com

Teerapat Jantob was born on 12th December,1987, Thailand. He started his first music lesson on the electone at age 7. In 2004 he came to study at College of Music Mahidol University majoring in classical piano with aj.Gudrun Mueller and aj.Signe Klava Later, he had the chance to study jazz music with Aj. Darin Punthumgomon After he graduating highschool he changed his major to jazz piano under the instruction of aj.Darin Punthumgomon And aj.Teerapoj Plitakul Now he’s a full time teacher at College of music mahidol university in popular music department.

Prize

-1st prize True Audition & Overdrive Instrumental Band Contest#2 Year 2006 (from Overdrive Magazine)

– Got Best Keyboard Player from True Audition & Overdrive Instrumental Band Contest#2 Year 2006

– 1st prize Thailand Jazz competition#2 Year 2006 (Junior) King cup

– 1st prize Thailand Jazz competition#4 Year 2008 King cup

– 1st prize Thailand Jazz competition#4 Year 2008 (Individual Performance,Open Division) King cup

– Got Best Soloist 1st Prize Certification (Junior Division)Thailand Jazz Conference Solo Competition#1 2009

– Got Best Soloist 1st Prize Certification (Open Division)Thailand Jazz Conference Solo Competition#1 2009

– Got Best Soloist 1st Prize Certification (Open Division)Thailand Jazz Conference Solo Competition#2 2010

Aswin Narintrakul Na Ayudhaya

Music Entertainment Department

• Room Number: D405.01
• Phone: #4419
• Email: ob-_-@hotmail.com

Krichpol Inthanin

Music Entertainment Department

• Room Number: D402.02
• Phone: –
• Email: jazzdarkside@gmail.com

กริชพล อินทนิน มีความสนใจและเริ่มหัดเล่นกีตาร์ด้วยตนเองในปี 1997 หลังจากที่สำเร็จการศึกษาในระดับมัธยมแล้ว ได้เข้ารับการศึกษาต่อในระดับอุดมศึกษาที่วิทยาลัยดุริยางคศิลป์ มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล ในสาขาดนตรีแจ๊ส ระหว่างปี 2000 – 2004 ได้ศึกษาวิชากีตาร์แจ๊สกับ Dan Phillips และ อ.ดริน พันธุมโกมล หลังจากสำเร็จการศึกษาในระดับอุดมศึกษาแล้ว ได้เริ่มต้นทำงานทางด้านวิชาการและเป็นอาจารย์พิเศษที่มหาวิทยาลัยศิลปากร และมหาวิทยาลัยมหิดลในภายหลัง กริชพล ได้เข้ารับการศึกษาต่อในระดับปริญญาโทในสาขาดนตรีปฎิบัติที่วิทยาลัยดุริยางคศิลป์ มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดลจนสำเร็จการศึกษาในปี 2012 และเข้ารับตำแหน่งอาจารย์ประจำในสาขา ดนตรีสมัยนิยมในเวลาต่อมา

ประวัติการศึกษา

• มัธยมศึกษาตอนปลาย โรงเรียนหอวัง
• ปริญญาตรี ศิลปศาสตร์บัณฑิต เอกดนตรีแจ๊ส วิทยาลัยดุริยางคศิลป์ มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล
• ปริญญาโท ศิลปศาสตร์บัณฑิต เอกดนตรีปฎิบัติ วิทยาลัยดุริยางคศิลป์ มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล

ประวัติการทำงาน

• ปี 2005-2006 อาจารย์พิเศษ สาขาดนตรีแจ๊ส วิทยาลัยดุริยางคศิลป์ มหาวิทยาลัยศิลปากร
• ปี 2005-2011 อาจารย์พิเศษ สาขาดนตรีสมัยนิยม วิทยาลัยดุริยางคศิลป์ มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดลปัจจุบัน เป็นอาจารย์ประจำ สาขาดนตรีสมัยนิยม วิทยาลัยดุริยางคศิลป์ มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล

วิชาที่สอน

• วิชาปฎิบัติเครื่องดนตรีเอก
• วิชารวมวงเล็ก

ความชำนาญ

• กีตาร์ไฟฟ้า
• เบส กลอง เปียโน
• การวิเคราะห์เพลง
• computer music
• ภูมิศาสตร์

Tustawan Khaiseang

Music Entertainment Department

• Room Number: D202.05
• Phone: #4412
• Email: tk_improvise@hotmail.com

Tawan began teaching himself; how to play guitar at the age of 12.  In 1998, after finished his last year of high school, Tawan decided to continue his education at the College of Music, Mahidol University where he studied Classical Guitar with Mr. Suvich Klinsmith (his principle teacher). In 2001, Tawan graduated with a Bachelor of Music Degree in Music Industry and Technology.

In addition, during his undergraduate program, Tawan took a private lesson (1-year course) from Mr. Prart Aroonrungsi at Prart Music School as well as studied Jazz Guitar with Dan Phillips.

After completing an undergraduate degree, he began his first graduate work in the field of music education; as a music educator for Electric Guitar at Progress Center Rock School. Moreover, Tawan is working in the music industry as a member of the music team as well as a backup musician for many singers.

He was awarded the second prize from “Music Ensemble Competition”, which held by Thai itv channel, 1999

Currently he is a teacher for Practical Lessons (Electric Guitar) at Mahidol University, College of Music.

Poltarayuth Tippayuth

Music Entertainment Department

• Room Number: D302.14
• Phone: #4430
• Email: am_bass@hotmail.com

ประวัติการศึกษา (Education)

• คุณวุฒิที่ได้รับ :หลักสูตรศิลปศาสตรบัณฑิต
• สาขาวิชา : Tuba
• สถาบัน : College of Music Mahidol University
• ประเทศ : Thailand
• พ.ศ.(ที่จบการศึกษา) : 2549

ประสบการณ์การทำงาน (Work Experience)

• นักวิชาการกิจกรรม(ดนตรี) ฝ่ายกิจกรรม วิทยาลัยดุริยางคศิลป์ มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล 2549-2555
• วิทยากรค่ายดนตรีภาคฤดูร้อน MCGP Summer Music Camp 2008 วิทยาลัยดุริยางคศิลป์ มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล 2551
• วิทยากรค่ายดนตรีภาคฤดูร้อน MCGP Summer Music Camp 2009 วิทยาลัยดุริยางคศิลป์ มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล 2552
• ผู้ควบคุมวงลูกทุ่งศาลายา วิทยาลัยดุริยางคศิลป์ มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล 2549-2551
• ผู้ควบคุมวง Mahidol Pop Orchestra วิทยาลัยดุริยางคศิลป์ มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล 2549-2554
• ผู้ควบคุมวง TPO Pop Orchestra วิทยาลัยดุริยางคศิลป์ มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล 2554-2555
•  อาจารย์ประจำภาควิชาดนตรีสมัยนิยม วิทยาลัยดุริยางคศิลป์ มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล 2555-ปัจจุบัน

ภาระงานสอน (Subjects Taught)

• ดศปบ 141 การรวมวงเล็ก 1 (Small Ensemble I)                                                                            1 (0-2-1)
• ดศปบ 142 การรวมวงเล็ก 2 (Small Ensemble II)                                                                           1 (0-2-1)
• ดศปบ 241 การรวมวงเล็ก 1 (Small Ensemble III)                                                                          1 (0-2-1)
• ดศปบ 242 การรวมวงเล็ก 2 (Small Ensemble IV)                                                                         1 (0-2-1)

งานวิจัยและผลงานสร้างสรรค์ (Research and Creative Work Projects)
ผลงานสร้างสรรค์ (Creative Work Projects)

• อัลบั้ม ฉลามขึ้นบก ค่าย RMS 2548
• อัลบั้ม H.M. BLUES HERITAGE 2549
• ศิลปินรับเชิญ(นักร้อง)รายการดนตรีกวีศิลป์ ไทยพีบีเอส 2551 – ปัจจุบัน
• นักแต่งเพลง และ ผู้เรียบเรียงเสียงประสานให้กับโรงเรียนและหน่วยงานต่างๆ 2551- ปัจจุบัน
• ศิลปินรับเชิญ(นักร้อง)รายการเพลงลั่นทุ่ง ไทยพีบีเอส ปัจจุบัน

ความสนใจหรือความชำนาญ (Interests or Expertise)

•    การวิเคราะห์ประวัติศาสตร์บทเพลงไทยลูกทุ่งในอดีต
•    การวิเคราะห์ประวัติศาสตร์เพลงสมัยนิยมในอดีค
•    วงโยธวาทิต
•    บิ๊กแบนด์
•    วงลูกทุ่ง

งานบริการวิชาการอื่นๆ (Other Academic Services)

• เลขานุการภาควิชาดนตรีสมัยนิยม
• ผู้ประสานงานกลุ่มก่อตั้งสมาคมศิษย์เก่า วิทยาลัยดุริยางคศิลป์ มหิดล

Kitti Sripaurya

Music Entertainment Department

• Room Number: A305.10
• Phone: #1303
• Email: kitti1951@ymail.com

Education

• High school : Benjamarachootit Nakornsithamarat
• Certificate : Arranging 2-year course from Siam kolkarn Music school at Patumwan
• Bachelor degree : Mass Comunication from Sukhotaithamatirat University.
• Master degree : Cultural music from Institute of Mahidol University.

Working Experience

• 1974 – 78 : Member of Bangkok bank band as 3th trombone, Arranger and score copyist
• 1977 – 80 : Join the BEC band (TV 3) in variety show “Music square” as Bass trombone player, Arranger and score copyist
• 1981 – 87 : Playing Bass trombone, keyboard and leader of the Yamaha Sound, a big band under control of Siam kolkarn Co.,Ltd.
• 1987 – 92 : Run Home studio produce and record commercial music jobs

Subjects teaching

• History and Literature of Popular music (Western and Thai)
• Pop song writing
• Instrumentation, and arranging
• Jobs information for musician

Skills

• Music Arranging
• Singing for Demo music
• Computer music production

Interesting

• The Composition of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej
• Music technology

Printed Works

• King Songs music Notation for “Tha Stit nai duang jai niran” published by Jitrlada school, and office of Thai Identity and many more.

Music

• Do arrangements of “Bhum pandin navanmin maha raja” for celebrating the 72th year, “Po hang pandin” for celebrating the 80th year anniversary of the king, and many more for charity and commercial works. Receive of countless awards and certificates

Akarawit Piriyodom

Music Entertainment Department

• Room Number: D402.13
• Phone: #4429
• Email: piriyodom.che@gmail.com

Seri Harimpanich

Thai and Eastern Music Department

• Room Number: PC405.02
• Phone: #5405
• Email: –

Suchao Harimpanich

Thai and Eastern Music Department

• Room Number: A305.05
• Phone: #1315
• Email: –

Duangduan Longsawas

Thai and Eastern Music Department

• Room Number: A305.13
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #1306
• Email: duangduan9@hotmail.com

Duangduan Longsawas has worked as a lecturer at the College of Music, Mahidol University since 2007 and teaching Thai music performance (Thai Vocals), Thai Music Literature, Thai Vocal Techniques, Thai Musical Instrumentation and Tuning, and Sepha Voice-Over.

Duangduan received her Master of Arts (Music) degree in Ethnomusicology from the Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia, Mahidol University and Bachelor Degree in Thai Classical Music Performance from Chulalongkorn University. Her master’s thesis focused on Central Thai lullaby of Ban-Paklat,Khlongkhoen Subdistrict , Muang district , Samutsongkhram province

Duangduan has extensive experience with Thai classical singing; she has participated in a number of important Thai music performances as follows: Thai classical singer of Piphat Duekdamban launched by Chulalongkorn University (1992-2018), Thai classical singer of Chula Wathit project (2009-2012), Thai classical singer in Thai music record by Office of Art and Culture, Chulalongkorn University, and guest Thai classical singing of Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra.

Duangduan is a guest speaker in the area of Thai classical singing and Judge of Thai Music Competition conducted by Office of the Basic Education Commission, Ministry of Education, Judge of SET Youth Musician Competition, College of Music ,Mahidol University.

Saharat Chanchaleum

Thai and Eastern Music Department

• Room Number: A305.09
• Phone: #1302
• Email: –

He started studying Sor Oo with Master Prapat Uankwan when he was 12 years old until 13 years old. He could perform “Pleng Khaek Morn Sam Chan” as a Sor Oo soloist.

When he was in a secondary school, he studied Sor Duang with Master Wan Onchan, Master Prayoon Fakpoo, Master Samnieng Fakpoo and studied Sor Oo with Master Chaluay Jiyachan. When he was 14 years old, he started playing Jakae instructed by Master Prayoon and Samnieng. When he was 15 years old, he could perform “Pleng Krao Nai” as a Jakae soloist. In the meantime he started studying Sor Sam Sai and Khim. He could perform advanced “Pleng Diew” songs as a soloist. When he was 16 years old, he studied Jakae solo for “Pleng Krao Nai”, Thang Piset with Master Siri Nakdontri. When he was in the Faculty of Education, Chulalongkorn University, he studied Jakae with Master Thongdee Sucharitkul and studied all “Pleng Diew” songs from the Master. He also studied piano with Master Choochat Pitaksakorn. He studied violin and joined with Faculty of Education Symphony.

While he was in Chulalongkorn University, he was selected to participate in the band competition by playing Sor Duang. He won the 1st prize for Sor Duang performance for 3 years in a row for Thai Musical Instrument Competition and Pin Thong Prize for the band. During his study in Chulalongkorn University he was a pianist of Mahoree Symphony Orchestra, Faculty of Education, Chulalongkorn University and had piano performance accompanying dramas and singing in many important occasions of the faculty. He studied Popular Piano with Master Sukhum Kanchanapalin for 2 years and Classic Piano with Master Margit Haider Dechant who was Austria’s Chief Professor. Therefore he becomes skillful in classic and romantic performance. He achieved a master degree from Music Performance, College of Music, Mahidol University.

When he was 14 years old, he set up a band called “Nak Chaleum” and could perform advanced songs skillfully. He was invited to be broadcasted in many outstanding youth programmes. He was also invited by Master Sompot Rodboon to instruct Music Appreciation for Chulalongkorn University and posted an instructor at the University of Thai Chamber of Commerce, Phranakhon Rajabhat University (Communication Arts, Music), Kasetsart University for many years. Currently he is a music instructor at Aum Aree Music School and at the College of Music, Mahidol University.

Samrit Saravadee

Thai and Eastern Music Department

• Room Number: A305.07
• Phone: #1317
• Email: –

Dr. Nachaya Natchanawakul

Thai and Eastern Music Department

• Room Number: A305.02
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #1310
• Email: msnachaya@gmail.com

Nachaya Natchanawakul joined as the full-time faculty of College of Music, Mahidol University since 2016, where she serves as the chair of the Ph.D. program and teaches courses in Thai Music Theory, Thai Music history, Introduction to Music Research, and Performance Pedagogy. Before this she worked for 18 years at Department of Music, Faculty of Humanities, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand.

Nachaya received her Ph.D. in Musicology from College of Music, Mahidol University and a Masters and Bachelor degree in Thai Music from Chulalongkorn University, with support for her Masters degree from a scholarship funded by the Naresuan University as well as the Research Fund for Master dissertations from the King Prajadhipok and Queen Rampaipannee Scholarship Foundation, Thailand Parliament. She received a Ph.D. Scholarship funded by the Commission on Higher Education, Ministry of Education. Her dissertation focused on Western music in Siam: the development between A.C.1841 – 1941. In 2012 her dissertation was recognized with an award from the Graduate School, Mahidol University

Nachaya’s research, which covers varied topics such as the situation and function of Thai string ensemble in the period of King Rama V, An analysis of ja-khe solo song, Learning process for conservation and development of Mangkhala performance in the lower northern part of Thailand (Research Funded from The Thailand Research Fund.), The Development and Principle of
“ Ketduriyakom” Thai String Assembled Piano (Research Funded from Mahidol University) , Thainess in Thai Contemporary Music (Research Funded from The Thailand Research Fund.)

She received an Indonesian Arts And Culture Scholarship from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Indonesia (at Bandung for 3 months in Sundanese Music and Dance program), 2005 Volunteer Thai Music Teacher by Wat Buddhasamakhee, Thai Buddhist Organization, Christchurch, New Zealand., 2006 Cultural Exchange Program (Music and Dance) with Sabah Cultural Board, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 2009 Thai Music Workshop and Music Symposium cooperative project of Mahidol University, Thailand and the Institute für Musikwissenschaft der Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar and University of Jena at Weimar, Germany, 2011 Balinese music workshop by the University of Hindu, Bali Denpasar, Indonesia, She performed Thai Music and Dance Program in a special occasion celebrating 2600 Buddha Jayanti,Nagpur, Maharashta, India, 2013-2014 THE 4th -5th TAWAU International Cultural Festival, Tawau, Borneo, Malasia.

Nachaya is a judge for the Thai Music Competition conducted by Khon Kean University and a judge of Thai Music Competition conducted by Office of the Basic Education Commission, Ministry of Education from 2011 – 2018. She participated the Conference by 2007 The ISME World Conference, on 16-21 July 2006, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2015 The 3rd International Conference for Asia Pacific Arts Studies by Graduate School of Indonesia Institute of the Arts, Yogyakarta, Indonesia., 2018 Presented paper Transitions and Transformations on Process Learning in Thai String Ensemble in The eight edition of The Future of Education, Florence, Italy by the Italian Ministry of Education and by the Tuscany Regional Government.

Assist. Prof. Dr. Sanong Klangprasri

Thai and Eastern Music Department

• Room Number: A 305.03
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #1313
• Email: ms_kaen@hotmail.com

Sanong Klangprasri has worked as a lecturer at the College of Music, Mahidol University since 1994 teaching courses in Thai music, Thai folk music, Southeast Asian Music, and Introduction to Ethnomusicology and Oriental Music

Sanong received his Ph.D. in Musicology from College of Music, Mahidol University, a Master of Arts (Music) in Ethnomusicology from the Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia, Mahidol University, and a Bachelor Degree in Thai Classical Music Performance from Chulalongkorn University. His dissertation focused on Thai Folk Music instruments and was titled Khaen: Sound System and Theory of Playing. He received a Thesis Award from the Graduate School, Mahidol University in 2012 and Thesis Award from National Research Council of Thailand in 2014.

Sanong’s research covers such varied topics as The Role of Music in the Treatment of Mind: a Case Study of the Kuang Ghost Dance Rradition – Sikhiu and Sung Noen district, Nakhon Ratchasima, Lao Duang Duen Song: Historical Research and Creative Art Research on Thyme Usakane Harmony (The Sound of Southeast Asia).

He has performed Thai music and Thai folk music at North Carolina, USA. , Japan, the United Kingdom and The Corfu festival Ionian Concert at Corfu, Greek in 2007. Thai Music Workshop and Music Symposium cooperative project of Mahidol University, Thailand and the Institute für Musikwissenschaft der Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar and University of Jena at Weimar, Germany in 2009, He also leader of E-sean Quintet in that received the Telenor Culture Prize at Oslo, Norway in 2013., In 2017 he performed with the E-Sean Quartet in The Festival Young Artist Bayrueth at Germany

He is active in many areas for the College including Editor for regular publications in the Music Journal in which he written more than 30 articles and for newspapers more than 65 articles. He is a radio host for the Parliament Radio Station, Radio station of Thailand. He organizes student internships and practicum in folk music, and advises students on research projects and a judge of Isarn Heritage Artist awards of Khon kaen University.

Paron Yuenyung

Thai and Eastern Music Department

• Room Number: PC405.01
• Phone: #5406
• Email: Yuenyoong8@gmail.com

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•   (ศศ.ม)  กำลังศึกษาวิทยาลัยดุริยางคศิลป์ มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล

ประสบการณ์ทำงาน

•   อาจารย์พิเศษโรงเรียนกรุงเทพคริสเตียน
•   อาจารย์พิเศษโครงการไทยประกันชีวิตสรรค์สร้างเยาวชนดนตรีร่วมสมัย ในโรงเรียนสังกัด สพฐ จำนวน10 โรงเรียน
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•   ได้รับโล่รางวัลนักดนตรียอดเยี่ยม จากมหาวิทยาลัยรังสิต
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•    soloist ให้กับวงดุริยางค์ฟีลฮาร์โมนิกแห่งประเทศไทย(TPO) ณ กรุงโตเกียว ประเทศญี่ปุ่น
•    เดี่ยวระนาดเอกถวายสมเด็จพระเทพรัตนสุดาสยามบรมราชกุมารี จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย
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•    จัดตั้งวงดนตรีร่วมสมัย ‘วงดุริยกวีและวงเฟื่องฟ้า’
•    ศิลปินของมูลนิธิจักรพันธ์ โปษยกฤษ
•    มือระนาดวง ‘boythai band ‘
•    แสดงคอนเสริต์ ในงาน ครบรอบ50ปี ความสัมพันธ์เมืองพี่เมืองน้อง
•    ณ กรุงวอชิงตัน ประเทศสหรัฐอเมริกา
•    แสดงคอนเสริต์ ร่วมกับ วงAun@Hide ณ เมืองเซนได ประเทศญี่ปุ่น
•    แสดงคอนเสริต์ one Asia ร่วมกับประเทศในกลุ่มอาเซียน ณ ปราสาทนครวัด ประเทศกัมพูชา
•    แสดงคอนเสริต์ ckacking bamboo ณ กรุงฮานอยและโฮจิมิน ประเทศเวียดนาม
•    แสดงคอนเสริต์ งานAsia music festival ณ เมืองซาราวัก ประเทศมาเลเซีย
•    แสดงคอนเสริต์ ในงานสงกรานต์ย่านไทยทาวน์  บนถนนฮอลลีวูด ลอสแองเจอลิส ประเทศสหรัฐอเมริกา

Dr. Dhanyaporn Phothikawin

Music Education Department

• Room Number: A106
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #1112
• Email: muk_than@hotmail.com

Dr. Dhanyaporn Phothikawin is a lecturer in Music Education who teaches courses in music education and music research and has worked at the College of Music since 2013.  She has a strong interest in research regarding music education and Thai traditional music. Her most recent research projects included The Inheritance and Existence of Kaewbucha Ensemble In Nakhon Chai Si district, Nakhon Pathom, 2017 and The inheritance and existence of local wisdom for bells in the thai-yuan community: a case study of Bankhaoloymoonko Dontago sub-district, Muang district, and Ratchaburi province. College of Music, Mahidol University, 2018.

Dr. Phothikawin has a Ph.D in Educational Administration from Silapakorn University, a Masters in Development Education from Silpakorn University and a Bachelor of Art (Music) from the College of Music, Mahidol University.

Wipawan Jumneanpan

Music Education Department (Dusdi Baribatra Institute)

• Room Number: A206.03
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #1214
• Email: wipawan.jum@mahidol.ac.th

Wipawan Jumneanpan started her music study as a saxophonist in the Suranariwittaya School Band. The band participated the 12th World Music Competition in the Netherlands under the band “Suranari Suthiwararam Thailand Marching Band” winning the “Day Prize” and Gold Medal from the “Display” and “Marching Band” category. She was selected to be a youth representative in The “Music of Honor by Thai Youth” music recording Project.

She gained her bachelor degree in music education program from the Faculty of Education, Chulalongkorn University with 2nd Class Honor and “Outstanding Teaching Practicum Award” and Master of Art in Music Education from the College of Music, Mahidol University.

Her expertise is in the Kodály teaching method, and she gained a Diploma in Kodály in Music Pedagogy from the Zoltán Kodály Pedagogical Institute of Music in Kecskemet, Hungary under a scholarship of the International Kodály Society and Éva Vendrei Memorial Scholarship.

She has been teaching as a full-time faculty in the Music Education Department, College of Music, Mahidol University since 2010.

Wisit Chitrangsan

Music Education Department (Dusdi Baribatra Institute)

• Room Number: A206.01
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #1212
• Email: cwisit@gmail.com

Wisit Chitrangsan earned his Master degree in music education at the College of Music, Mahidol University and Bachelor degree in music education at Faculty of Education, Chulalongkorn University. He started to study music as a member of the Wat Sithiwararm school band playing sousaphone and switched to trumpet when he studied in Chulalongkorn University. Since 2006 he has served as a lecturer at the College of Music Mahidol University teaching courses in music education and ear training.

He previously has taught part-time at Chulalongkorn University and Kasetsart University. His has experience as a professional musician in the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra, the Yamaha Sound Big Band and professional choir singer in the Resonance Chorus. In the management field, he was the former general manager of Yamaha Music Academy, Siam Music Yamaha Co., Ltd. He owned a digital audio recording studio which was one of the very first home studios in Thailand. His produced many music productions recorded at the studio using many types of music software to operate the studio. He has translator credits for the books on Adobe Acrobat Professional 7 and Adobe Creative Suite CS2. He was music composer and arranger in many music productions. Currently, Wisit is a PhD candidate in Music Education at the College of Music, Mahidol University.

Surat Prapatrangsee

Music Education Department (Dusdi Baribatra Institute)

• Room Number: A206.01
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #1212
• Email: suratp_flute@yahoo.com

Surat Prapatrangsee is a lecturer in the Music Education Department at the College of Music, Mahidol University where he has worked since 2002.  He is active in many areas for the College including regular publications in the Music Journal, organizing student internships and practicum classes, and advising students on research projects.

Prapatransee has a Bachelor Degree in Western Classical Music Performance from Chulalongkorn University, a Master of Arts (Music) in Music Education from the College of Music, Mahidol University and is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Music Education at the College of Music.

Surat is also an active performer on the flute, and plays regularly in small and large ensembles around Bangkok. A chamber music enthusiast, he has been a performer in many regular ensembles including symphonic band, orchestra and woodwind quintet.

Ákos Szilágyi

Music Education Department (Dusdi Baribatra Institute)

• Room Number: D 402.01
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #4401
• Email: recakos@gmail.com

Hungarian born recorder player Ákos Szilágyi started his musical education at age of six. First he learned piano and recorder and later oboe. After he graduated from the Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest he worked as a recorder and ear training teacher, later as a chair of the Recorder Department of Leo Weiner Elementary School Of Music and Music High School in Budapest.

Szilágyi specialized in Renaissance and Baroque music with helping of renowned Early Music performers/recorder players  as Anneke Boeke, Peter Holstlag, Maurice van Lieshout, Monika Kaminski and baroque flute player Barthold Kuijken.

He is a participant of numerous concerts, Early Music Festivals and he also performed in Hungarian National Radio.

Ákos Szilágyi has been artist/teacher of recorder and ear training instructor at the College of Music, Mahidol University since 2008.

Dr. Jessada Thammavanich

Music Education Department (Dusdi Baribatra Institute)

• Room Number: A108
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #1105
• Email: Jessada.thu@mahidol.ac.th

Dr. Jessada Thammavanich has worked at the College of Music, Mahidol University since 2009, and is on the faculty of the Music Education Department.  He serves as the College’s representative on the Mahidol Faculty Senate and teaches courses on higher education management.

Prior to joining the College, he worked at various faculties throughout Mahidol University in administration capacities. He holds a Ph.D. in Educational Administration from Magadh University in India, a Masters of Education in Education Administration from Srinakharinwirote University, a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Mahidol University, a Bachelor of Education in Education Administration from Suan Sunandha Rajabaht University and a Bachelor of Education in Health Education from Srinakharinwirote University.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sugree Charoensook

Music Education Department (Dusdi Baribatra Institute)

• Room Number: Museum 5^th floor
• Phone: –
• Email: sugree.cha@mahidol.ac.th

Sugree Charoensook is one of the most celebrated Thai music leaders of the past half century.  His contributions in music leadership, music education, and music advocacy have inspired many, and he works continuously to advance the cause of music in society through his teaching and many research projects.  Charoensook served as Director and then Dean of the College from 1994 until 2017.  He received his Doctorate in Woodwind and Performance Pedagogy from the University of Northern Colorado.  He also holds a Master in Music Education from Northern Colorado and a Bachelor of Education in Thai Language from Srinakharinwirot University, Songkhla (now Taksin University).

A prolific author, Charoensook has written hundreds of articles for magazines, newspapers, and journals, as well as over a dozen books.  He is the founder of several successful research projects including the Talent Education Project, which transformed the music education landscape of Thailand with the introduction of music into the community centers – the result is the Music Campuses for the General Public.  He organized the first meeting of music leaders in southeast Asia, the outgrowth of which became the Southeast Asian Directors of Music Association (SEADOM).  He worked to create the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra and served as group’s first music director from 2005 until 2018.

The College of Music, Mahidol University campus is an example of his vision for a musical utopia in a borderless world.  In 2011, Charoensook was honored by the German Goethe Institut with a recognition as being one of the most important world music leaders for development of music programs.

Dr. Preeyanun Promsukkul

Music Education Department (Dusdi Baribatra Institute)

• Room Number: A206.03
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #1214
• Email: preeyanun_piano@hotmail.co.th

Preeyanun Promsukkul is a lecturer of music education and chair of the music education department at the College of Music, where she has worked since 2011.  She teaches subjects in music education, music research, and keyboard skills.  She earned her Ph.D. in Music Education in 2013, and also holds a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance and a Master of Arts in Music Education.

Her recent research projects include Mapping the ways to alleviate music performance anxiety, a paper presented at the 29th ISME World Conference, Beijing, China, Aug 1-6, 2010, Developing musicianship through improvisation: An eclectic teaching module for pre-school children (2014) Fine Art International Journal, Srinakharinwot University, and The aural competency of music students in Thailand: A case study of Thailand International Music Examination Board (TIME), College of Music, Mahidol University. Paper presented at APSMER 2017, Melaka, Malaysia, July 19-22, 2017.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Narongchai Pidokrajt

Musicology Department

• Room Number: A 305.12
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #1305
• Email: narongchai.rajt@gmail.com

Professor Narongchai Pidokrat has been on the faculty of the College of Music, Mahidol University since 1989 and teaches and advises students in the field of Thai musicology.  His specialty is in the music and culture of Thailand. Pidokrat has written more than 200 articles for newspapers, academic research papers and textbooks. His composition “Kamchanabhumnin” a work of Thai contemporary music, was written for 50^th anniversary celebration in honor of HM King Bhumibol coronation.  It was performed for HRH Princess Soamsawali in 1996.

Pidokrat received his Ph.D in Musicology from the College of Music, Mahidol University, and his M.A. in Cultural Music from the Institute of Language and Culture for Rural Development at Mahidol University.

Dr. Ampai Buranaprapuk

Assist. Prof. Dr. Anak Charanyananda

Musicology Department

• Room Number: D202.12
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #4212
• Email: anak.cha@mahidol.ac.th

Asst. Prof. Dr. Anak Charanyananda teaches musicology at the College of Music, Mahidol University, where he has worked since 2001.  He regularly gives lectures on Western and Thai music history, as well as qualitative music research, form an analysis, and counterpoint.  He serves as an outside consultant and thesis examiner at universities throughout Thailand.

Charanyananda received his Ph.D. in Musicology from the College of Music, Mahidol University.  He holds a Master Degree in Musicology from the University of the Philippines and a Bachelor Degree in Music Education from Bansomdej Chaophrya Rajabaht University.

Borwonpong Supasopon

Musicology Department

• Room Number: D106.08/1
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #4116
• Email: Tchaikovsky_BS@hotmail.com

Borwonpong Supasopon has worked as a lecturer at the College of Music, Mahidol University since 2016 teaching music history, Western music literature, orchestra performance practice, and music criticism.  Supasopon is considered to be a leader in the field of classical music criticism in Thailand.  His experience includes decades of work writing hundreds of music reviews for the Siamrat, BangkokBizNews, and Matichon newspapers. He has also written program notes for both the Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra and the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra.

Supasopon’s popular article series “Introduction to Classical Music” has appeared in a variety of publications throughout Thailand.  He hosts a regular classical music program for MCOT radio since 1994 on FM 95, FM 96.5 and FM 107.  His radio program “Music Talk” appears every weekend on FM 100.5 and is a leading voice in sharing and educating about classical music.

Supasopon has served as a guest lecturer for a variety of universities and over the past two decades.  He graduated with a Bachelor in Music Education from Chulalongkorn University in 1987.

Dr. Duangruthai Pokaratsiri

Musicology Department

• Room Number: D202.13
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #4213
• Email: dpokaratsiri@gmail.com

Duangruthai Pokaratsiri obtained her undergraduate degree (piano performance) with Summa Cum Laude honors from College of Music, Mahidol University, under the guidance of Assistant. Prof. Dr. Noppanand Chanorathaikul. She continued her graduate studies at West Virginia University and received her Master’s and Doctor’s degrees under the coaching of Dr. Peter Amstutz. During her study at WVU, she was a piano faculty in community music program at West Virginia University as well as a member of MTNA (Music Teachers National Association).

Duangruthai has served as adjudicator for several piano competitions including the 15th Osaka International Music Competition (Bangkok region), the 5th Thailand International Piano Competition (preliminary round), SET Youth Musician Competition, MCGP Piano Competition, and Young Artist Music Contest.

As a music educator, Duangruthai is an editor of the Music Journal and one of the founders and assistant editor of the Mahidol Music Journal (academic journal in music). She has also served on Thailand International Music Examination (TIME) committee.

She joined the faculty of the College of Music, Mahidol University in 2012, where she serves as Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs and teaches courses in western music history, piano ensemble, and applied piano.

Dr. Kyle R. Fyr.

Musicology Department

• Room: C205
• Tel: (662) 800-2525-34 #3201
• E-mail: kyle.fyr@mahidol.ac.th

Kyle Fyr began teaching at the College of Music, Mahidol University in 2013 after previously working as Assistant Professor of Music Theory at the University of Northern Colorado. At the College, he has served as the chair of the Master of Arts program since 2013 and has also served as the chair of the musicology department since 2014.

Fyr’s research, which covers such varied topics as Maurice Ravel’s evolving treatment of leading tones and issues of teaching music history in a multilingual environment, has been published in Music Theory and Analysis (vol. 5/1, forthcoming), the Journal of Music History Pedagogy (vol. 8/2), the Malaysian Music Journal (vol. 6/1), Music Theory Online (vol. 18.2) and Notes (vol. 69/2). In addition, he has presented papers at conferences throughout the United States and the United Kingdom.

Dr. Fyr earned a Ph.D. and an M.M. in music theory from Indiana University after earning an M.M. in piano performance from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. His dissertation focused on the piano music of John Adams and he has performed Adams’s piano works on multiple recitals. While at Indiana University, he also received a dissertation fellowship and an award for outstanding teaching.

Dr. Rit Subsomboon

Conducting Department

• Room Number: A206.04
• Phone: #1215
• Email: liszt150@hotmail.com

Yuttapon Sakthamcharoen, Pop Orchestra

Conducting Department

• Room Number: PC405.08
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #5408
• Email: pamanui@hotmail.com

Starting at the age of 12, Yuttapon Sakthamcharoen began his musical studies as a trombone player at The Price Royal’s College, in Chiang Mai, Thailand. He enjoyed taking part in many music activities with the band until completing his high-school; thereafter he joined Chiang Mai Youth Symphonic Band and performed with them every year for a period of 5 years. He also had the opportunity to perform in one of the most famous musical show “South Pacific” with the orchestra from Australia. Yuttapon Sakthamcharoen got his Bacheler of Music in trombone from Duriyasilp College of Music, Payap University, under the guidance of Somphong Wongdee in Trombone, Ayu Namthep in music theory and voice, and Dr. Sompan Wongdee in Choral conducting and Instruments conducting. Upon his graduation, he joined The Price Royal’s College as a full-time faculty where he led the college’s band to perform in front of the Queen Sirikit and in many more events around Thailand such as Chiang Mai Flower Festival and the 13th Asian Game’s closing ceremony. He has maintained his interests in trombone and later received his Master of Music Performance in trombone under the guidance of Kitti Sawetkittikul, Sukanit Sasomsin and Philip Brink. Yuttapon is a full-time faculty in conducting department at College of Music, Mahidol University. He is a conductor of Young Artist Music Orchestra, Mahidol University.

Dr. Thanapol Setabrahmana

Conducting Department

• Room Number: A206.02
• Phone: #1213
• Email: thanapol.set@mahidol.ac.th

The second-place winner of the 2013 American Prize in Conducting, Thanapol Setabrahmana was praised by the judge as “a first class musician” with “good control over his scores and very solid technique”. He has recently been appointed as the Director of Bands at the College of Music, Mahidol University, where he currently serves as the conductor of Mahidol Wind Symphony.

Dr. Setabrahmana is a conductor whose experience and expertise cover a broad range of repertoire including orchestral, wind ensemble, operatic, choral, and contemporary music. He has conducted and led ensembles in performance in a number of different countries such as the Czech Republic, France, Romania, Spain, Thailand, and the United States. Through several international conducting masterclasses, competitions, and guest conducting invitation; he had the privilege to conduct prestigious ensembles such as the Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic Orchestra, the Chamber Philharmonic of Catalonia, the “Mihail Jora” Philharmonic Orchestra of Bacau, the Gwinett Chamber Orchestra, the members of West Virginia Symphony Orchestra, the Café Momus Contemporary Ensemble, and the Eastman Wind Ensemble.

Prior to his recent appointment, Setabrahmana held the position of an assistant conductor of the Cincinnati Youth Wind Ensemble. He was also on the faculty of the University of Cincinnti College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) Preparatory Division, teaching conducting and musicianship. During his studies in the United States, he served as a doctoral conducting associate for CCM Wind Studies and a graduate assistant conductor of the New England Conservatory (NEC) Wind Ensembles. He regularly conducted the CCM Wind Orchestra, Chamber Winds, Chamber Players, Brass Choir, as well as the NEC Wind Ensemble and Jordan Winds. During his undergraduate studies at Mahidol, he was the assistant conductor for Mahidol Symphonic Band, Symphony Orchestra, as well as the music director of Mahidol Young Artists Band.

His principal teachers include Charles Peltz, William Drury, Glenn D. Price, Terrence Milligan, and Christopher Hughes. He was coached by several internationally recognized conducting pedagogues such as Ovidiu Balan, Michael Haithcock, Donald Hunsberger, Leonid Korchmar, Gustav Meier, Larry Rachleff, Donato Renzetti, Timothy Reynish, H. Robert Reynold, Donald Schleicher, and Mark Shapiro, among others.

Thanapol Setabrahmana received a doctoral degree in conducting (with music history cognate) from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, a master’s degree in conducting (graduated with Academic Honor) from the New England Conservatory of Music, and a bachelor degree in music composition (graduated with first class honor) from the College of Music, Mahidol University.

Gritsada Huncharoen

Music Therapy Department

• Room Number: PC405.07
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #5407
• Email: pu_gt@hotmail.com

Gritsada Huncharoen is a lecturer and Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCo), Music Therapy Department, College of Music, Mahidol University. He obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from the Faculty of Education, Srinakharinwirot University in 2004, and Master’s degree in Music Education, from the College of Music, Mahidol University in 2016. In 2018 he received a Certificate in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Beck Institute, and in 2017 he earned a PGDip.CBT. (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University

He attended several music education training and workshops such as Orff Schulwerk, Dalcroze Eurhythmics, Kodaly, and Suzuki Early Childhood Education. He applied these teaching techniques in his music lessons for children and children with special needs. He is also interested in music in special education, psychology of music, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychological problems and Disorders.

Wiputh Kehasuwan

 Music Therapy Department

• Room Number: D106.02
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #4115
• Email: fonput@gmail.com

Wiputh Kehasuwan has worked as a music therapist and a music therapy lecturer at College of Music,Mahidol University since 2015 where she teaches Principles, Philosophy and Theory, Clinical Techniques, and Practicum and Internships for Music Therapy.

She received her Bachelor’s degree in piano performance at College of Music, Mahidol University. During her final year of the Bachelor’s degree, she was interested in using music and her musical abilities to help other people. She continued her Master of Arts Degree in Music Therapy and obtained her degree in 2015. Now, she enjoys using music to promote health and to address people’s needs regardless of age and ability levels.

Michael David Brice

Music Technology Department

• Room Number: PC204
• Phone: #5250
• Email: michael.d.brice@gmail.com

Graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in electronic music technology from Southampton Solent University, Michael Brice went on to work in the radio broadcasting industry, in his home country of Zambia, as a Radio Station Producer. A role that was rewarding, challenging and a major skill enhancing experience.

Following this Michael ran a self owned recording studio, specialising in the recording of radio advertisements and local recording artists. While running the studio Michael also gave private Digital Audio Workstation lessons to students interested in using digital media to create audio
recordings and productions. A role that he found quite rewarding and eye opening.

Not one to shy away from challenges, new experiences and opportunities presented, Michael found himself in Thailand working as a foreign language teacher and not long after this at College of Music Mahidol University as a Music Technology instructor for Pre-College students.

Michael hopes to impart all Pre-College students with the technological know how necessary to carve out a fruitful career as an artist in the 21st Century. While simultaneously making students aware of the various opportunities and career paths available to them outside the realm of music performance.

Patcharapon Mongkonsiriswad

Music Technology Department

• Room Number: A409, A410
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #1427, #4434
• Email: jadesiriswad@gmail.com

Patcharapon Mongkornsiriswad began teaching at Mahidol University in 2015 and currently serves as a full time lecturer in the music technology department. He has experience teaching students to create their music project in digital audio workstation and working in audio production. He has published his music under the name “Siriswad” on worldwide steaming services such as Spotify, iTunes and Apple Music.

Patcharapon earned a B.F.A. in Communication Arts – broadcasting and film from Bangkok University and M.F.A. in Music and Sound Design for Visual Media at the Academy of Art University, San Francisco. His main focus is on film sound and electronic music production. He has previous work experience as a boom operator, music composer, sound designer, sound editor, sound mixer, sound supervisor, college and private music instructor.

Chayut Jessadawaranon

Music Technology Department

• Room Number: B209
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #2209
• Email: chiyut.j@gmail.com

Chayut Jessadavaranon is a full time lecturer in Music Technology at the College of Music, Mahidol University where he has worked since 2012. In addition to teaching Overview Recording, Audio Engineering, Digital Mastering and Orchestral Recording, Chayut serves as department chair for the Music Technology Department and Technical Manager for Venue Management Department at the College.

Chayut has a Bachelor of Arts in Music Technology from the College of Music, and has extensive experience with live sound for world folk music, Thai traditional music, classical, opera, musical theater, rock and pop and jazz.

Dr. Pawat Ouppathumchua

Music Business Department

• Room Number: Museum R211.03
• Phone: –
• Email: drpawat@yahoo.com, pawat.oup@mahidol.ac.th

Pawat Ouppathumchua has been a lecturer in the Music Business Department of the College of Music, Mahidol University since 2016 where he teaches courses on Finance. He also previously served as Associate Dean of Administration for the College.  Ouppathumchua holds a Ph.D. in Public Administration (Public and Private Management) from the National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA). He also has a Master Degree in Econonmics (Business Economics – Finance Economics) from NIDA and a Bachelor of Engineering in Industrial Engineering from Mahidol University.

Prior to joining the College. Dr Ouppathumchua had extensive private sector experience as a consultant, an Expert attached to the Members of the Thailand National Legislative Assembly, Senior Operations Project Manager for Tesco Lotus, Continuous Improvement Manager for Sony Device Technology, and Industrial Performance Superintendent for Nestle (Thai) Co., Ltd.

Ariya Charoensook

Music Business Department

• Room Number: Museum R211.02
• Phone: –
• Email: acharoensook@gmail.com

Ariya Charoensook is a lecturer in the Music Business Department of the College of Music, Mahidol University where she has worked since 2006.  Her music business background is extensive, having served previously as General Manager of the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra, General Manager of the Aum-Aree Music School (Winner of the Royal Quality Award in 2005), director of the Talent Education Research Center, etc.

At the College she has previously served as chair of the Music Business Department and Associate Dean for Educational Services.  Charoensook has a Master Degree in Business Administration from the University of Northern Colorado, USA, and a Bachelor Degree in Accounting (with Honors) from Chulalongkorn University.

Penyarporn Laothanasin

Music Business Department

• Room Number: D502
• Phone: #4503
• Email: penyarporn@hotmail.com

Education: 

• 2003  Master of Business Administration (Marketing) Honor, Bangkok University
• 2001  Bachelorof Business Administration (Marketing), Bangkok University
• 2002  Bachelor of Arts Program (Major: Mass Communication, Minor Marketing) Ramkhamhaeng University

Work Experiences:

Present

• 2005 – 2008 Assistant Manager, Business Consulting Center,Bangkok  University
• 2006 – 2008 Guest Speaker Faculty of Management science Dhonburi Rajabhat University
• 2005 – 2008 Lecturer, School of Business Administration School of Business Administration, Bangkok University
• 2005  – 2008 Consultant, New Entrepreneur Support Project  Department of  Industry Promotion, Ministry of Industry
• 2005 – 2008  Assistant Manager, Marketing Section Siam Consumer Trading Co., Ltd.
• 2003 – 2005  Category Analyst Unicharm Thailand Co., Ltd.
• 2000 – 2008  Assistant Researcher Asst. Prof. Dr. Veerapong Malai and School of Business Administration School of Business Administration, Bangkok University

Dr. Jason Thorpe Buchanan

Music Composition & Theory Department

• Room Number: D405.05
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34
• Email: jasontbuchanan@gmail.com
• Website: www.jasonthorpebuchanan.com

Jason Thorpe Buchanan is an American composer, Artistic Director of the [Switch~ Ensemble], Curator for the San Francisco Center for New Music, and Full-Time Lecturer in Composition, Music Theory, and Electronic Music Composition at Mahidol University’s College of Music in Thailand. Commissions and international performances include work with Alarm Will Sound (USA), Talea Ensemble (USA), Gaudeamus (NL), Interface (DE), Nikel (Israel), Linea (FR), Insomnio (NL), EXAUDI (UK), Slagwerk Den Haag (NL), Eklekto Percussion (CH), Mivos Quartet (USA), NY Virtuoso Singers (USA), Royaumont (FR), Iktus (USA), Blue Water Chamber Orchestra (USA), The Industry (USA), wild Up (USA), Mizzou (USA), Tzlil Meudcan (Israel), International Horn Society (USA), and the Eastman Musica Nova Ensemble (USA), among others. Scenes from his multimedia opera Hunger have received performances at Darmstadt (DE), The Industry’s FIRST TAKE in L.A., and MATA in NYC with the [Switch~ Ensemble].

Additional Honors and awards include a Fulbright Fellowship at the Hochschule für Musik und Theatre, Hamburg (DE), nomination for the Gaudeamus Prize (NL), fellowships and commissions from Royaumont Académie Voix Nouvelles (FR, 2016 & 2017), Artist-in-Residence USF Verftet Bergen, Norway, American-Scandinavian Foundation Grant, ASCAP Morton Gould Award (2014 & 2015), Howard Hanson Orchestral Prize, winner of Iron Composer (USA), and 2018 Artist-In-Residence at the Embassy of Foreign Artists in Geneva, Switzerland. He served for three years as Executive Director of the VIPA Festival (Spain), and as course instructor in electronic music and composition, as well as assistant conductor for the Musica Nova Ensemble with Brad Lubman, as a Ph.D. candidate at the Eastman School of Music.

As a guest composer, curator, and educator, he has taught and presented internationally at Chamber Music Campania (Italy), the VIPA Festival (Spain), the University of Virginia, Stanford University, San Jose State University, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Queens New Music Festival, MATA, Portland State University, University of Richmond, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Michigan State University, the Bergen Center for Elektronisk Kunst (BEK) in Norway, and at the University of Chicago. (2017).

Pinchanan Jaiprasong

MCGP Project (Siam Paragon)

• Room Number: –
• Phone: 02-1294542-6
• Email: prin1412@hotmail.com

Pinchanan Jaiprasong has taught music theory at the Music Campus for the General Public, Siam Paragon, under the College of Music, Mahidol University since 2012. She graduated in 2007 from the College of Music with a Bachelors in Music Composition where she studied with composition with Aphipipat Deipaisarn and music theory with Valarie Rizeav.  She then received her master degree in jazz piano, also at the College of Music.

An active performer, lecturer, and composer Pinchanan’s career has spanned a wide variety of styles and genres, which she embraces.  She serves on the academic committee for the Thailand Higher Education Examination (TIME) and also teaches aural skills at the Young Artist Music Program.

Bordin Rattanasiri

Music Composition & Theory Department

• Room Number: PC405.11
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #5411
• Email: bordin.rattanasiri@gmail.com

Bordin Rattanasiri began his musical experiences as a classical guitarist. He studied guitar with Dr.Rattanai Bampenyou and Suvich Klinsmith in pre-college program, college of music, Mahidol university. By that time he found his interest in music composition therefore he attended composition major in bachelor’s degree at the college. He studied composition with Atibhop Pataradetpisan and was instructed in music subjects by Dr.Jiradej Setapandhu and Valeriy Rizayev. After graduated in first class honor, Bordin Rattanasiri continued his master’s degree at conservatory of music, Rangsit University in music composition and theory. Along the program he had a chance to be instructed by many great composers and theorists namely Dr.Jiradej Setapandhu, Dr.Narong Prangcharoen, Boonrut Sirirattanapan, and Dr.Wiboon Trakulhun. Beside the composition and theory, Bordin Rattanasiri is interested in developing ear training practice as he wrote many ear training exercises to be used in his teaching. He began his teaching career in 2011 at music campus for general public, college of music, Mahidol university as a music theory part time teacher. And in the present time he works as a full time teacher in music composition and theory department at college of music, Mahidol university.

Attakorn Sookjaeng

Music Composition & Theory Department

• Room Number: D405.07
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #4425
• Email: attakorn.composer@gmail.com

Attakorn Sookjaeng began his composition lessons with Dr. Daniel Eichenbaum and Dr. Brian Mills when he was a pre-college student at the College of Music, Mahidol University. During his undergraduate studies at Mahidol University, he had both composition and orchestration lessons with Atibhop Pataradetpisan and Valeriy Rizayev as well as Dr. Julia Lake Bozone during his graduate studies. He also had his private music theory lessons with Dr. Jiradej Setabundhu.

In addition to the academic courses, Attakorn was also a member of Mahidol University Pop Orchestra (2008 – 2009) as a pianist and participated in the musicals The Tale of Anazia (2009), In-Chan (2010) as a pianist and Cleopatra (2011) as a composer and arranger. He participated in the World Saxophone Congress XV (2009) in Thailand and Gala Concert of Yamaha Australian National Band Championships (2010) in Hobart, Australia as a clarinet player of Mahidol Wind Symphony. He also performed ‘The Art of Improvisation’ coached by Ken Ueno in Thailand International Composition Festival 2014 as a clarinetist.

He was commissioned to compose Chai Mon-kon Kaa-Taa for choir and chamber orchestra for the project “Lan Bodhi: Temple in the Cloud” at Siam Paragon in 2012. He arranged music for the album Plum Blossom Vol. 2 (Plum Village songs for the practice of mindfulness) in 2013. The piece Remoteness was selected and performed in Fürth, Germany as a part of the Thai Vision Ambassador Competition by Stefanie Waegner, cello and Pavarati Mani, piano. Most recently, he received the Grand Prize from Young Thai Artist Award Competition 2014 by SCG Foundation for the piece Bubbles of Time and had an opportunity to have a reading session for the same piece by Ensemble Mosaik (Germany) in 2015. Currently, he is a faculty of Composition and Theory Department at Mahidol University.

Valeriy Rizayev

Music Composition & Theory Department

• Room Number: A305.01
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #1309
• Email: Valeriy_rizaev@mail.ru

Valeriy Rizayev was born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. He received both Bachelor and Master degrees in Music Composition from Tashkent State Conservatoire (Uzbekistan) where he studied in the class of Professor Felix Yanov-Yanovsky. Among the other teachers he studied with at the conservatoire were Svetlana Ushnurtseva (piano), Irma Malmberg (music theory and history), Tulkun Kurbanov (polyphony), Vladimir Nechayev (orchestration) and others. Valeriy participated in various competitions and festivals including “Ilkhom-XX” (Uzbekistan), Gaudeamus (The Netherlands), Jihlava festival (Czech Republic). His compositions were performed in Uzbekistan, Israel, Russia, Czech Republic, USA and Thailand. At present time, Valeriy is a member of the Theory and Composition Faculty at the College of Music, Mahidol University. Valeriy wrote a number of works in various genres including the operas Agkon and his Mother, Dali and the Woman, opera-oratorio Oedipus Rex, 2 Pieces in Old Style for 14 string instruments and harpsichord, works for choir both a cappella and with various forces and other pieces. Some of his composition, such as Sleep in Heavenly Peace for symphonic band, Tango for 2 pianos (12 hands), Prelude, Interludes, Concerto(-ino) and Postlude for piano tuner, Responses for 2 woodwind quintets, Fanfares for 12 trumpets, Haiku by Matsuo Basho for mixed choir, Our Troops Cross the Bridge for wind ensemble, were performed at the college.

Dr. Thomas Hyuk Cha

Music Composition & Theory Department

• Room Number: D402.10
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #4410
• Email: thomascha77@hotmail.com
• Website: www.thomascha.com

Dr. Narong Prangcharoen

Music Composition & Theory Department

• Room Number: A209.03, D302.12
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #1209, #1204, #4312
• Email: narongcompo@gmail.com

Thai Composer Narong Prangcharoen’s success as a composer was confirmed by his receiving the prestigious 2013 Guggenheim Fellowship and the Barlow Prize. Other awards include the Music Alive, the 20th Annual American Composers Orchestra Underwood New Music Commission, the American Composers Orchestra Audience Choice Award, the Toru Takemitsu Composition Award, the Alexander Zemlinsky International Composition Competition Prize, the 18th ACL Yoshiro IRINO Memorial Composition Award, the Pacific Symphony’s American Composers Competition Prize, and the Annapolis Charter 300 International Composers Competition Prize. In his native country, Mr. Prangcharoen was recipient of the Silapathorn Award, naming him a “Thailand Contemporary National Artist”. He recently received Sugree Charoensook Award from The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) annual “Social Recognition Project” 2015.

Mr. Prangcharoen has, thus, established an international reputation and is recognized as one of Asia’s leading composers. He has received encouragement and praise from a number of important contemporary composers, such as Paul Chihara, Zhou Long, Augusta Read Thomas, and Yehudi Wyner. John Corigliano has called Prangcharoen’s music “contemporary and accessible,” and Chen Yi has written that it is “colorful and powerful.”

The press has also recognized Mr. Prangcharoen’s uniqueness as a composer. The Chicago Sun Times called his music “absolutely captivating”, and, of the October 2012 Carnegie Hall debut by the American Composers Orchestra of “Migrations of Lost Souls”, New York Times critic, Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim wrote, it is “an atmospheric work that weaves some of the spiritual and vernacular sounds of Mr. Prangcharoen’s native Thailand into a skillfully orchestrated tapestry [with] moments of ethereal beauty.”

Mr. Prangcharoen’s music has been performed in Asia, America, Australia, and Europe by many renowned ensembles such as the American Composers Orchestra, the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic, the China Philharmonic Orchestra, the China NCPA Orchestra, the German National Theater Orchestra, the Grant Park Orchestra, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, the Minnesota Orchestra, the Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra, the Oregon Symphony Orchestra, the Pacific Symphony, the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra, the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra, the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Toledo Symphony Orchestra, under many well-known conductors, such Carl St. Clair, Steven D. Davis, Carlos Kalmer, Jose-Luis Novo, Mikhail Pletnev, and Osmo Vänskä. His music has also been presented at many important music festivals and venues, such as the Grant Park Music Festival, the Asia: the 21st Century Orchestra Project, the MoMA Music Festival, the Maverick Concerts: “Music in the Wood”, the Beijing Modern Music Festival, the Lincoln Center, the Library of Congress, the Le Poisson Rouge, and the Carnegie Hall by distinguished performers such as, among others, The New York New Music Ensemble, the Imani Winds, saxophonist John Sampen, and pianist Bennett Lerner

Mr. Prangcharoen received his DMA from University of Missouri-Kansas City, where his primary teacher was Chen Yi. Narong is now a Dean of a College of Music, Mahidol University, Thailand. He is also a composer-in-Residence of the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra, Thailand,

an Artistic Director of Thailand International Composition Festival, an Artistic Committee of Beijing Modern Music Festival, an Artistic Advisor of Asia/America New Music Institute, and a Vice President of China-ASEAN Musicians Union. His works are published exclusively by Theodore Presser Company.

Dr. Tyler Capp

Music Composition & Theory Department

• Room Number: D202.09
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #4438
• Email: tylercapp@gmail.com

Tyler Capp (b. 1983) writes relentless, tonally charged, trans-stylistic works in an attempt to reconcile his diverse influences with the curious predicament of being a concert music composer in the 21st century. Of his work, Lee Passarella (Audiophile Audition) writes: “Capp’s music suggests an attractive, viable rapprochement between . . . styles that are often seen as disparate (and that sound even more so when a less sensitive musician tries to yoke them together).”

Tyler’s music has been performed throughout the world, with works featured at the highSCORE Music Festival (Italy), June in Buffalo, and the Thailand International Composition Festival, among others. He has also received fellowships from CULTIVATE to compose for the Music From Copland House Ensemble, and the UC Davis Composition Workshop. In 2010, Tyler’s piece Stranger Variations for violin was released on Stony Brook Soundings, Vol. II (Bridge Records 9319), and his work Cryptogram for wind ensemble was the recipient of a 2013 Morton Gould Young Composer Award from the ASCAP Foundation.

Tyler has been awarded numerous residencies throughout the United States, including a coveted Copland House Residency Award, allowing him to live and work in Aaron Copland’s home studio for two months. Most recently he was the winner of the National Association of Composers, USA Young Composers Competition, and received a grant for a new piece from the Atlantic Coast Conference Band Directors Association.

Tyler holds degrees from the University of Delaware, Stony Brook University, and the University of Missouri-Kansas City where he was a Chancellor’s Doctoral Fellow. His composition teachers have included Jennifer Margaret Barker, Chen Yi, James Mobberley, Paul Rudy, Sheila Silver, Peter Winkler, and Zhou Long. In 2015, Tyler accepted a position as full-time lecturer in Music Composition and Theory at the College of Music, Mahidol University in Thailand. He serves as Chair for the Music Composition and Theory Department.

David Parente, Drum set

Jazz Department

• Room Number: PC403.07
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #5467
• Email: parentedavid@yahoo.com

David Parente has spent his professional life as a performing musician traveling the world and sharing music. Music has been his passion from a very young age which inspired him to pursue a formal education. Parente holds a Bachelor Degree in Studio Music and Jazz Performance from the world- renowned jazz program at The University of Miami and a master degree in jazz performance from Thailand’s Mahidol University. Parente has over twenty years of experience performing as a jazz drummer. In addition he has continually maintained a private teaching studio as well as operated a professional recording studio. Having moved to Thailand in 2015, Parente is now currently the drummer at the Bamboo Bar at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel as well as performing at various other Bangkok venues. Parente has been a frequent guest performaer with the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra and has now joined on as a full time faculty member at Mahidol University’s Young Artist’s Music Program

Kritsana Chitpreecha, Saxophone

Jazz Department

• Room Number: A402
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #1428
• Email: hoy.chitpreecha@gmail.com

Kritsana Chitpreecha is a lecturer in jazz saxophone at the College of Music, Mahidol University, where he has taught since 2017. He earned a Bachelor Degree from the College of Music, Payap University in Chiangmai before moved to the United States for a Master Degree at the University of Northern Colorado (UNC). While he was studying at UNC, Chitpreecha performed at the UNC/ Greeley Jazz Fastival from 2015-2017 with UNC Lab Band and Small ensembles. Chitpreecha studied jazz saxophone lesson with Dr. Andrew Dahlke and Kenyon Brenner, and also took classes with Steve Kovalcheck, Jim White, Joel Harris, Davis Caffey, and Socrates Garcia. After graduated from UNC, Chitpreecha has been focusing on jazz large ensemble writing in various styles.

Sarute Wijitwechakarn, Drum set

Music Technology Department

• Room Number: D405.13
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #4431 (Study)
• Email: s.wijitwechakarn@gmail.com

An accomplished clarinetist and jazz drummer, Sarute Wijitwechakarn enjoys a wide range of music, from classical to jazz. He has been offered a scholarship for studying clarinet at the Mozarteum University of Salzburg, Austria in 2000. He has given many clarinet workshops and master classes in music camps such as Southeast Asian Youth Orchestra and Wind Ensemble and Thailand International Wind Ensemble Competition.

​Sarute Wijitwechakarn holds a Master of Arts degree in Music Performance and Pedagogy from the University of Northern Colorado. He teaches drum set and coaches jazz small and large ensembles at the Mahidol University College of Music in Thailand where he earned his Bachelor degree in Jazz Performance. Besides teaching jazz improvisation seminar, jazz composition, and jazz style and analysis at a graduate level, Sarute supervises jazz big bands at the Mahidol University and has performed in major jazz events such as Hua Hin Jazz Festivals and Thailand International Jazz Conference as well as many others. On an international note, he had participated in many jazz workshops while attending university in The United States.

​Aside from teaching music, Sarute also took part in college administration at Mahidol University. He served as Chair of bachelor degree program as well as Chair of the Music Technology department. He started his teaching profession as early as the age of twenty-three. Considered by many to be one of the best and most sought after drummers in Thai jazz industry, Sarute is also versatile in his style of playing, ranging from classical, popular music to a more complicated jazz rhythm which is his specialty. His drumming concept contains the varied influences of Roy Haynes, Bill Stewart, Marcus Gilmore, and Mark Guiliana. One of the albums he recorded was released in 2016, while the other is scheduled to be released in 2017.

​Sarute Wijitwechakarn is currently working to complete a doctoral degree in Music Performance at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley. His primary clarinet teachers include Prof. Emil Rieder, Bill Jackson, and Dr. Lauren Jacobson. He also studied drum set with Jim White at the University of Northern Colorado.

Taweesak Boonranapanitpan, Saxophone

Jazz Department

• Room Number: A405.06
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #4445
• Email: pipejazz@gmail.com

STUDIED WITH

• Jazz Saxophone: Krit Buranavitayawut, Shuichi Komiyama
• Classical Saxophone:   Roger Greenberg
• Composing / Arranging: Vijit Chitrangsan, Daniel James Phillips, Kazuo Suzuki, Shuichi Komiyama

EDUCATION

• 2004 Bachelor of Arts (Music), Jazz Studies, College of Music, Mahidol University
• 2008 Master of Arts (Music), Music Performance, College of Music, Mahidol University

AWARDS/COMPETITION

• 2006 Semi-Final Round, Ensemble Performance, Thailand Jazz Competition # 1, Silpakorn University
• 2007 Consolation Prize, Ensemble Performance, Thailand Jazz Competition # 3, Silpakorn University
• 2008 Consolation Prize, Individual Performance, Thailand Jazz Competition # 4, Silpakorn University
• 2010Consolation Prize, Individual Performance, Thailand Jazz Competition # 6, Silpakorn University

PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE

• 2004 International Saxophone Orchestra, performed in Thailand International Saxophone Conference, Bangkok Thailand
• Mahidol University Jazz Ensemble, performed in Bangkok Jazz Festival, Sanam Suepha, Bangkok Thailand
• 2005 Mahidol University Wind Symphony, performed in International Trumpet Guild Conference, Bangkok Thailand
• 2006 Thailand Saxophone Ensemble, performed in World Saxophone Congress XIV, Ljubljana Slovenia
• 2007 A Love Supreme Concert: The Music of  John Coltrane at The Stock Exchange of Thailand Buildind
• Judprakai Concert Series 24 # Sax Madness with Pomelo Town at Thailand Cultural Center
• 2009 Fah Talai jone (Contemporary Jazz Band), performed in Thailand International Jazz Conference I, Thailand
• Fah Talai jone (Contemporary Jazz Band), performed in World Saxophone Congress XV, Thailand
• Sprite Nonet (Jazz Big Band), participated in the commemoration of H.M. The King at The Thai Consulate, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
• 2010 Sprite Nonet (Jazz Big Band), participated in the commemoration of H.M. The King at The Thai Consulate, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
• 2011 Performed with Pomelo Town (Mahidol Faculty Jazz Band), in Thailand International Jazz Conference III, Thailand

CD RECORDING

• 2007 Yellowtail, with Karn Suriyasasin (Jazz Composer)

WORK / TEACHING EXPERIENCE

• 2007 –  2010 Part-time Instructor at The College of Music, Mahidol University
• 2008  –  2009 Part-time Music Teacher at Plearnpattana School
• 2008 – Present Saxophone Teacher at Saxsociety School
• 2011 – Present Saxophone Teacher at Music Moment Studio
• 2011 – Present Full-time Instructor at The College of Music, Mahidol University

Sarit Tanpensuk, Trumpet

Jazz Department

• Room Number: A305.14
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #4420
• Email: neomu_90@hotmail.com, sarittanpensuk@gmail.com

Sarit Tanpensuk (Andrew) has served as a lecturer in the Jazz Department of the College of Music, Mahidol University since 2010 where he teaches jazz big-band, jazz combos, ear training, jazz composition and private applied trumpet lessons. Sarit received his Bachelor and Master Degree in Jazz Studies from the College of Music, Mahidol University where he studied with Rustem Galiullin, David Hart, Joseph Bowman, Sompop Puengpreeda and James Sherry.

He has shown great talent and has been an in-demand trumpet performer since he was a college student. In 2006, Sarit won first prize from Thailand Jazz Competition with performing with Jazz Paknam Poo and in 2007 he was a finalist for the Thailand Jazz Competition with the Ja-Dobe jazz Quintet and was honored with the Outstanding Musician of the Year Award.

A member of T-Bone, Thailand’s very first and most renowned Reggae/Ska band, Sarit has toured with the band around the world. He has performed at Glastonbury Music Festival (England), WOMAD Music Festival (Singapore), Pentapot Music Festival (Korea), Chennai Music Festival (India), Smiley Fest International Ska/Reggae Music Festival (Thailand), just to name a few. His recent performances include performing at the Thailand All Star Big Band in Hua Hin Jazz Festival (Thailand). He joined Mellow Motif in 2010 and has performed with the band in many festivals and music events such as Miri Jazz Festival (Sarawak, Malaysia), Java Jazz Festival (Indonesia) and Kinestasia (Singapore).

Annawin Kerdteesud, Saxophone

Jazz Department

• Room Number: A305.11
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #4421
• Email: annawin_k@yahoo.com

Annawin Kerdteesud is a lecturer in jazz studies in saxophone and conductor of the Mahidol Jazz Orchestra at the College of Music, Mahidol University where he has worked since 2011. Originally from Phitsanulok, Thailand, Annawin started played music at the age of 6. His first instrument was Electone and then changed to saxophone in secondary school at Taweethapisek School. Annawin played in his school marching band for 4 years then entered the Pre-College Program at the College of Music, Mahidol University.

His studies in Pre-College program in classical saxophone were with Siriwat Chatmathee, Nuttawut Suksangjan. Then he moved to the Jazz Studies Program for Bachelor level and studied with Shuichi Komiyama and his mentor Krit Buranavitayawut, During his school years at he performed in the Wind Symphony and Jazz Orchestra.

Annawin has won several prizes in national jazz competitions including 1st Prize in the Thailand Jazz Competition in 2006 (junior category) and the 1st Prize in the Thailand Jazz Competition in 2008 (open category).  With various ensembles, Annawin performed at the World Saxophone Congress several times, including in the USA, Slovenia and several other cities in the world. In 2011, under support from the College of Music, he attended jazz workshops at the University of North Texas where he won high acclaim from many international masters and peers for his talent and professionalism. Currently, Annawin is lead alto saxophone in the Siam Jazz Orchestra.

Noppadol Tirataradol, Double Bass

Jazz Department

• Room Number: A405.08
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #1402, #3107
• Email: noppadol.0865@gmail.com

Noppadol Tirataradol is one of the most in-demand jazz double bassists in Thailand today.  A full time lecturer at the College of Music, Mahidol University since 1998 where he teaches jazz bass, Noppadol first studied Visual Arts and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Chiang Mai University, before following his music passion and pursuing a Master of Arts Degree in Musicology from the College of Music.

Tirataradol is co-creator and project manager for the acclaimed “Thailand International Jazz Conference” (TIJC), since its creation in 2009. As a jazz performer he is a member of the celebrated Mahidol jazz faculty group “The Pomelo Town”, with which has toured throughout Thailand and internationally, and appeared on several recordings.

Tiratarodol has served in many administration roles for the College of Music, and currently works as Associate Dean for Professional Services and General Manager of the Thailand Philharmonic.

Teerapoj Plitakul, Piano

Jazz Department

• Room Number: A405.09
• Phone: #1403
• Email: bumpjazz@hotmail.com

Graduate in Music Education from Chulalongkorn University continue Study at Swiss Jazz School(Bern) and Ecole de Jazz de Lausanne, Switzerland Join with Jazz department, Music Faculty, Mahidol University since 2001.Teach Jazz piano private lesson, Jazz Fundamental 1 and 2, Small band Ensemble, Jazz Literature. Performed with Brooki Gills (album Somwhere on Earth), Von Barlow, Kitt Lough, Silvia Howard, Koh Mr.Saxman(2nd Album), Groove Rider, Even of Love Album1-3, Kangsanova, Longineu Parsons etc….

Krit Buranavitayawut, Saxophone

Jazz Department

• Room Number: A405.10
• Phone: #1127, #1404
• Email: kritbu@yahoo.com

Krit Buranavitayawut received a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Silpakorn University in Bangkok, Thailand. He has been working in both music and architectural fields for many years with his strong belief that every kind of arts is united into one. He joined College of Music, Mahidol University as a full-time faculty member since 1999. His duties include teaching jazz saxophone, jazz theory, jazz pedagogy and coaching jazz combos. Krit ’s other duties include planning and equipping educational music facilities for College of Music, and Bhumibol Sankeet Building construction project management.

As the first-call bebop saxophonist, he has appeared in many jazz festivals and jazz concerts, leads William’s Jazz Band for more than ten years. A member of Mahidol University Jazz Faculty Ensemble, he has recorded the CDs: Music of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Celebrating Jazz concert. He has formed a jazz group named The Pomelo Town, with Darin Pantoomkomol, Noppadol Tirataradol, Teerapoj Plitakul, Chanutr Techatananant, Kom Wongsawat, and the group’s first record, Chasin’ Sangrawee, was released in 2006.

Krit Buranavitayawut was a former member of the Bangkok Saxophone Quartet that has performed and recorded two CDs: Falling Rain,and Plaeng Sib Song Phasa. Guest performing artist with Mr. Monthien Buntun for the contemporary art exhibition “Shape of The Sound Project” at Nasunogahra Harmony Hall, Ohtawara, Japan(1999). He has also performed with The Bangkok Saxophone Quintet at the 2003 World Saxophone Congress XIII in Minneapolis, USA, with Thailand Saxophone Ensemble at the 2006 World Saxophone Congress XIV in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Krit has appeared as a soloist with Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra (TPO), and has recorded the CD: National Music – King’s Composition.

Krit Buranavitayawut is currently the Deputy Director for Administration and Head of Jazz Studies Program at College of Music, Mahidol University, Thailand.

Darin Pantoomkomol, Piano and Guitar

Jazz Department

• Room Number: A405.02
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #1409, #1124
• Email: darinpa@hotmail.com

A jazz educator and performer, Darin Pantoomkomol was born in 1971 and began studying piano at the age of 8 and guitar at the age of 9. He graduated with a Bachelor and Master of Business Administration from Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, and the University of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, respectively. Since his primary school days, Darin has had a strong interest in music, especially in the style of jazz.  Accordingly, Darin started his first professional gig as a pianist at the age of 14, while studying in grade nine.

As a performing musician, Darin has performed with several international jazz musicians such as Randy Brecker, Antonio Hart, Jakob Dinesen, Ulf Wakenius, Terumasa Hino, Tiger Okoshi, Jay Anderson, Lewis Nash, Randy Johnston, Pat Harbison, Fabrizio Bosso, Peter King, among others.  Additionally, his various other musical interests have kept Darin active in Bangkok’s as well as southeast Asian mainstream music scene.  Currently, he also enjoys his career on mainstream music composing/arranging, film music production, and studio musician.

Darin Pantoomkomol has performed both as a leader and with Thailand’s leading jazz group, “Pomelo Town”, in many international music festival and concerts, e.g. Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2014 (Copenhagen, Denmark), Lion City Youth Jazz Festival 2018 (Singapore), World Saxophone Congress 2012 (Saint Andrews, Scotland), East Meets West Concert: Corfu Festival, (Corfu, Greece), , a Pomelo Town’s Concert at Weimar School of Music (Weimar, Germany), Ufa Jazz Master (Ufa, Russia), and many more.  The Pomelo Town has released four Jazz albums, namely Chasin’ Saengrawee, Highway Bebop, Passage to the Origin, and A Tale from Pomelo Town.

Darin Pantoomkomol joined the College of Music in 2005 and serves as a lecturer of applied jazz studies, Chair of the Jazz Department, and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Research.

Chorlada Suriyayothin

Classical Voice and Music Theatre Department

• Room Number: D202.07
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #4207
• Email: csuriyayothin@gmail.com

Chorlada Suriyayothin graduated her Bachelor Degree in Music Performance (voice classical) with 2nd class honored from Silpakorn University and then continued her Master Degree in Music Performance at University of Chichester, UK. Since 2017, she has worked as a lecturer at College of Music, Mahidol University in Voice Department (Musical Theatre) where she teaches applied voice lessons.

Chorlada is a member of theatre group called “New Theatre Society” as an actor in many performances and also Directing “Freeze the Dream” in Bangkok theatre Festival (2009), “Marry me will you?” in Broken heart festival (2011). More than that, she joined in many Musical theatres Production in Thailand and many works in this area.

Cherryl J. Hayes

Music Theatre Department

• Room Number: D402.04
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #4404
• Email: cherryl@cherrylhayes.com
• Website: www.cherrylhayes.com

Cherryl J. Hayes is an accomplished, vibrant jazz vocalist with a voice and style to die for, especially when it comes to the vocalization of scat. Additionally she is a skilled interpreter of the great jazz singers who preceded her, such as Sarah Vaughn, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald. A commanding presence in any setting, Cherryl often demonstrates her versatility by shifting gears in a heartbeat from the up—tempo scatted bebop of “Don’t Mean a Thing” to beautiful ballads like “The Nearness of You”. She has a phenomenal vocal range of three and a half octaves. For someone who has no formal training in music Cherryl has come a long way. Formerly, she was an accounting specialist at a Telephone Communication Company in Indianapolis. First discovered by a pianist friend who persuaded her to come on stage one evening about 19 years ago she has since netted accolades for her performances in the U.S. and overseas and has sang in musicals and plays such as Ain’t Misbehav’n’ and Nunsense

Hayes has performed in the United States, Europe and Asia. She has appeared at some of New York City premiere jazz clubs such as Tavern on the Green; in Thailand she performed at the Oriental Hotel’s Bamboo Bar. Most notably, since 1997, Ms. Hayes has had the privilege and pleasure to sing for the King of Thailand on 3 separate occasions and the Queen of Thailand on no less than 13 separate occasions. She was the opening act for the Royale Jazz Festival, Bangkok Thailand Sanam Suapa. Ms. Hayes has also performed with the renowned Duke Ellington Orchestra of New York in Bangkok Thailand.

On November 18, 2012, Hayes had the honor to perform for the newly reelected President Barack Obama at The Government House of Thailand.

Her popularity as a jazz performer is a result of her unique style as well as the warmth and energy she brings to classical jazz standards. Ms. Hayes is currently on her tour in Asia. Thus far, she’s performed in Istanbul, Bangkok, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Russia and Malaysia, Bahrain Middle East. She has also performed in New Zealand and Laos with the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra.

Ms. Hayes joined the faculty of the College of Music, Mahidol University in 2005 where she teaches voice for the Jazz Studies, Popular Music, and Music Theater Departments as well as the Young Artist Music Program.

Manasanun Aksornteang

Voice Performance Department

• Room Number: PC406.12
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #5439
• Email: a.m._angie@hotmail.com

Manasanun Aksornteang started her singing lesson at the age of 13 with Mai Kikkawa. In June 2006, she was admitted to the Pre-college Music Program at College of Music, Mahidol University studying voice with Nancy Tsui-Ping Wei. In 2009, she continued her undergraduate study in Vocal Performance in the same university studying with Colleen Jennings and Nancy Tsui-Ping Wei.

During her study, she has performed numerous concerts and recitals, including choir concerts and college’s opera projects. She has performed as Dorabella in Mozart’s opera ‘Cosi fan tutte’ in 2012. She also performed as a Priest in the college’s project ‘King Author’ by Purcell in 2010. In 2009, she has performed as Bastien in Mozart’s opera ‘Bastien un Bastienne’ and as a Snow White in the 3rd Annual Pre-college concert in 2008. She was also invited as a guest soloist performing with Yala City Municipality Youth Orchestra (YMO), Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra (TPO) and Penang Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO).

Meanwhile, she worked as a Voice Coach at Teeratada Phisanulok School presented several student’s Talent Shows in 2007-2009. She also worked as a part-time voice teacher at Yamaha Music School in 2010 and at MIFA Music School in 2011 prepared students for concerts, recitals and entrance auditions.

Manasanun was one of the merit scholarships recipients in 2007, 2009 and 2011. In 2012, she was the Second Prize Winner in the University Category of Barry Alexander International Vocal Competition in USA. In 2013, she won the OeAD Scholarship at University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna studying Voice with Prof. Franz Lukasovsky. During her study in Vienna, she has joined the university activities to perform concerts and recitals. She also had an opportunity to take a Voice Master Class with Ms. Sirrkku Wahlroos-Kaitila, a professor from Finland.

In 2014, Manasanun was back to Thailand and worked as a Voice Coach at PSU Wittayanusorn School prepared students for concerts. She also gave numerous concerts in the area of Songkhla and Yala. Manasanun gets chances to perform in front of Her Royal Highness Pricess Maha Chkri Sirindhorn. She is also one of the competitors who gets into the semi-final round (live performance) of the TV show; The Voice Thailand Season 4.

In 2015, Manasanun started working as a part-time teacher at College of Music, Mahidol University teaching Pre-college voice classes and vocal diction, and continuing coaching Talent Shows for Teeratada Phitsanulok School. Recently, she became a full time faculty member of Voice Department at College of Music, Mahidol University.

Kamonporn Huncharoen

Voice Performance Department

• Room Number: PC406.13
• Phone: #5438
• Email: kmp.h@hotmail.com

Kamonporn Huncharoen was born in Bangkok in 1989. She started singing at the age of ten. Her initial vocal training was in Thai music with Ajarn Natchapong Korsuwan, and Thai classical with Ajarn Sittichi Tancharoen. During those years, she has won the first prize from “Celebrating His Majesty Singing Contest” in 2005, and in the following year, she won the Second Prize from the “Musical Compositions of H.M.K. Bhumibol Adulyadaj Singing Contest”. She graduated master and Bachelor degrees (Honor) from the college of music, Mahidol university in Vocal performance under the guidance of Ajarn Nancy Tsui- Ping Wei. She has won a Silver Medal Prize (Undergraduate Level) from the Settrade Music Competition of Thailand in 2010, and she was also a Finalist for the College of Music Concerto-Aria Competition. She has joined the vocal masterclasses with world renowned vocalist such as Franz Lukasovsky, Mario Diaz, Loh Siew Taun, Sophie Herve and Maureen Scott from the Voice UK.

As a solo performer, she has performed often with the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra (TPO) under the baton of Maestro Alfonso Scarano, Dr.Dariuz Mikulski, Maestro Gudni A. Emilsson and Major Prateep Suphanrojn on national and international events such as broadcasted in the ASEAN celebration, the King Bhumibol’s Birthday Celebrations at Democracy monument, Concert at Thai Royal Goverment House, The Grand opening of Prince Mahidol Hall and including performed to the King Bhumibol Adulyadej in “Siriraj Concert in honor of the great artistic monarch” at Siriraj Hospital. She has been also performed to the Princesses of the Thailand Royal Family.

She was the member of the band “VIVA!”, the first pop opera band in Thailand. She and her group had been continuing worked together under the band named “FIVERA” of BEC Tero music records. With the Band, she has been perfoming nationally and internationally with famous artist such as Jason Mraz, Engabert Humperdink in Chiang Mai, Pattaya music festival, Khao Yai music
festival, Phuket, South Africa, Zimbabwe, China, Malaysia, Myanmar, Germany, Indonesia, Laos, Singapore, and Vietnam. Currently she is a vocal faculty member at the college of music,Mahidol University.

Pitchaya Kemasingki  

Voice Performance Department

• Room Number: PC406.11
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #5440
• Email: pkbelcanto@hotmail.com

Pitchaya Kemasingki is a professional recitalist, opera singer, theatrical actor, vocal coach and had theatrical training with Patravadi Majudhon (National Artist), Manop Meejamrat and Damkerng Thitapiyasak at the renowned Patravadi Theater.

He has performed with many professional opera companies include NUNI Production, Opera Siam, European Chamber Opera.  Also performed in many concerts and recitals with Grand Opera Thailand such as “A weekend of Grand Opera and Culinary Art” at Anantra Riverside Bangkok, “A Celebration of Swiss Art Songs” at Swiss Hotel, “Mozart Magic & Musicals” at TCC Small Hall,” A Jubilant Evening of Operatic Treasures”, “Music of Love & Devotion: An Evening of Opera and Musical Favourites” at Royal Cliff Grand Hotel, Cancion and Zarzuela concert with Spanish Embassy at Siam Society and many mores.

His completed opera roles include: Dr.Bartolo (Le nozze di Figaro), Baron Mirko Popoff (The Merry Widow), Fisherman (Schubert’s Sakotala), Don Alfonso (Cosi fan tutte), Zuniga (Carmen),Death (Savitri), Palemon (Thaïs), Benôit /Alcindoro (La Bohème), Mr. Bluff (The Impresario),Sorecerer (Dido and Aeneas),Emperor Altuom  (Turandot), King of Eypt ( Aïda), Pork Merchant (Mae Naak), Bonze (Madame Butterfly), Monostatos (Die Zauberflöte), Ko-Ko (The Mikado) and Bass Soloist in Messe de Minuit pour Noël by Charpentier with BMS also as a Chansonnier in H.K. Gruber’s Frankenstein with Galani Vadhana Institute of Music.

His completed musical roles include: Conductor (Ghost Opera The Musical) with The College of Music, Mahidol University), Psychiatrist (Langkadang The Musical), King Midas (Viva PraSamut) by Vic Hua Hin) and Robert Hunter (Eng-Chang The Musical) with The College of Music, Mahidol University).

He graduated with a B.A. (Vocal Performance) from The College of Music, Mahidol Univesity and a Master degree in Music Business and Management at Silpakorn University.

Currently, Pitchaya is a full-time voice teacher at The College of Music, Mahidol University and soloist member of Grand Opera Thailand founded by Mr. Stefan Paul Sanchez.

Dag Erik Schantz

Classical Voice Department

• Room Number: D202.08
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #4208
• Email: dag.schantz@gmail.com

Dag Schantz, bass baritone, was born in Stockholm, Sweden, and began studies at the Opera-studio of Stockholm in 1984-87. From 1987-91 hecontinued studying at the State Opera School of Stockholm. He had class studies with Nicolai Gedda Ingvar Wixell and Birgit Nilsson. Following this he studied in Italy for many years with Ferruccio Tagliavini, Antonio Tonini, and Vincente La Ferla.

Schantz has 3,000 performances in the following Operas: La serva padrona (Pergolesi), Le nozze di Figaro, Così fan tutte, Don Giovanni (Mozart), Proserpin (Kraus), La scala di seta, Semiramide, Cenerentola (Rossini), I Capuleti e i Montecchi, Adelson e Salvini (Bellini), Don Pasquale, L´Elisir d´amore (Donizetti), Rigoletto, La Traviata, Il Trovatore (Verdi), Der Freischütz (Weber), Die Lustigen Weiber von Windsor (Nicolai), Onegin (Tjajkovskij), Mefistofele (Boito), La Bohème, Tosca (Puccini), Les Brigands, Les Contes Hoffman, Le Fifre Enchanté (Offenbach), Die Fliedermaus (J. Strauss), Chérubin (Massenet), La commedia sul ponte/Komödie auf der Brücke (Martinù), Christmas Rose (F. Bridge), The Bear (Walton), The Phantom of the Opera (Lloyd-Webber).

Beside the classical opera compositions, Schantz had the opportunity to perform roles in premier performances including Invita (F. Högberg), Riket är ditt, Stadsmusikanterna (J.Forsell), Illusionisten (L-E. Rosell).

Schantz has taught singing and drama for 25 years. He has given master classes and teaching in Italy, and teaching in Sweden at the State Opera School and musical/pop style at the Sweden Academy of Ballet. He is well versed in the following languages: Italian, English, French, German, Danish, Norwegian and Swedish.

Schantz joined the faculty of the College of Music, Mahidol University in 2016 where he teaches applied voice, diction and voice literature.

Tsui-Ping Wei

Classical Voice Department

• Room Number: D202.01
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #4201
• Email: nancytpwei@hotmail.com

Nancy Tsui-Ping Wei, a Taiwanese born American now resides in the Kingdom of Thailand.  Nancy has been on the Classical Voice faculty of College of Music, Mahidol University since 1995.  Teaching and nurturing young vocal talents has been her focus and passions.  Under her studio tutorage, her students are the recipients of ASEA-UNINET Scholarships, HRH Princess Galyani Music Scholarships, Thai government scholarships, University scholarships, and Settrade Competition full music scholarships in Thailand.  In the past decade and half, her students were the 1st and 2nd prize winners as well as the finalists of the international and national vocal competitions, namely Osaka International Music Competition, International Singing Competition of Toulous France, China International Singing Competition Ningpo China, Berry Alexander International Voice Competition USA, International Opera Singers Competition- Alcamo, Italy, and the prestigious Neue Stimmen International Singing Competition in Germany where her student are awarded full scholarships in Germany for master classes nurturing young vocal talents.  In addition, her students were invited to perform concerts in Europe, USA, Japan and Southeast Asia concert halls such as Schönbruun Palace Vienna, Carnegie Hall, and Kosciuszko Foundation Auditorium in New York, USA.

From 2011 to 2016, among the scholarships awarded for further study, her students were the recipients of the prestigious ASEA-UNINET, the ASEAN European Academic University Network music scholarships to study Classical Vocal Performance in University of Mozarteum in Salzburg, and University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna and Graz campuses in Austria.  Besides being the soloists in the College’s opera productions and chorus concerts, her students are soloists in Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra (TPO), Thailand Opera and Musical Theater Company (TOMC), Bangkok Opera, and Bangkok Symphony Orchestra (BSO).  In December 2015, her students received an honorary invitation by the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, to perform a concert in Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna Austria in honour of His Majesty the King of Thailand’s birthday celebration.  In 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 her students were the 1st Prize Winners and Gold medalists in Thailand’s well known Settrade Music Competition where the gold medalists receive cash prizes and a year of full scholarships to study at College of Music, Mahidol University.

Since as a child, Nancy received many awards from Youth Vocal Competitions and Young Artist’s Singing Competitions in Taiwan.  She started her vocal study at Tainan University of Arts and Technology and later immigrated to USA where she earned her Bachelor and Master degree at the University of Houston, and George Mason University respectively.  Her principal vocal teachers include Chen Li-Shiang, Tsai Shun-Mei, Tzung Dau-Shong, Jean Preston and Charles Hausmann, and her composition teachers include David White, and Glenn Smith.  Nancy has been on judging committees for several regional and international vocal and chorus competitions.  In May 2011, she received the prestigious ASEA-UNINET scholarships of Thai-Austrian Teacher Exchange Program in University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, Austria.  She is a National Certified Collegiate Faculty by Music Teachers National Association, USA with which she has been a member since 1992.  Besides giving voice lessons, Nancy gives master classes, workshops, and vocal training programs.

Kittima Molee, Bassoon

Woodwind Department

• Room Number: PC404.10
• Phone: #5481
• Email: kittima.molee@gmail.com

Kittima Molee was taken under the wing of John Mostad, former principal bassoonist of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, in the beginning of her formal training in bassoon at the College of Music, Mahidol University. Eventually, Ms. Molee received both her undergraduate and graduate degree from the College of Music, Mahidol University and graduated with summa cum laude.

Following her academic excellence, Ms. Molee received a full scholarship from ASEA UNINET to further her studies at the Universität Mozarteum in Salzburg, where she performed regularly with the Bläserphilharmonie Mozarteum, Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg, Collegium Musicum Salzburg, and Traunstein Youth Symphony in Germany.

Ms. Molee’s regional performance experience came about in 2005, where she participated in the 12th World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles Conference at Singapore, performing as principal bassoonist with the International Youth Wind Orchestra. Ms. Molee was also a part of the Southeast Asian Youth Orchestra and Wind Ensemble (2004-07) and the Southeast Asian Youth Chamber Orchestra (2012-13). Ms. Molee’s performs also as a chamber musician. She is a sought after bassoonist and performs regularly with the Amass Chamber Ensemble and the Sawasdee Woodwind Quintet, which she co-founded. The quintet has curated highly successful recitals in Thailand, Singapore, Macao, and a recent debut in China.

Ms. Molee strives to pass on to younger generations of what she has learned over the years and extended her musical career beyond performance into academia where Ms. Molee currently teaches as a bassoon instructor at her alma Mater – College of Music, Mahidol University. Before joining Mahidol University, she held the position of adjunct instructor at Bansomdejchaophraya Rajabhat University, Kasetsart University and Princess Galyani Vadhana Institute of Music.

Previously, Ms. Molee has been invited to be a guest instructor and hold masterclasses both nationally and internationally at the MCGP Youth Winds Ensemble, the Yala Municipality Youth Orchestra, Princess Galyani Vadhana Institute of Music, Silapakorn Music Summer School, Yamaha-Rangsit Youth Wind Orchestra, Nontri Youth Wind Orchestra and also the Singapore Youth Symphony Orchestra.

Throughout Ms. Molee’s musical career, she has studied with Dr. Christopher Schaub, Yoshinori Honda-Tominaga, Krekkrai Tangnoi, Dr. Elizabeth Shoemaker, and John Mostard.

Sooksan Ratanapol, Clarinet

Woodwind Department

• Room Number: PC404.11
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #5482
• Email: ratanapol@msn.com

Born in Bangkok, Thailand. Mr. Ratanapol received scholarship from ASEA-UNINET to study with principal clarinetist of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Prof. Stefan Schilling, at Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Graz Austria, there he also studied orchestra-playing with Prof. Gottfried Boisits, Prof. Gerald Pachinger and Chamber music with Prof. Chia Chou (Trio Parnassus). In 2010 he furthered his study with Prof. Norbert Kaiser at the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart Germany. In addition to his study, he participated in various masterclasses by world-renowned clarinetists such as Wenzel Fuchs, Hans-Dietrich Klaus, François Benda, Michel Lethiec, Larry Combs, Norbert Kaiser, Martin Spangenberg, Ronald van Spaendonck, Steven Barta and Bil Jackson. During his orchestra-clarinetist career, he has performed with lots of orchestras such as Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Junge Oper Stuttgart, Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra, Siam Philharmonic, Bangkok Symphony Orchestra. Moreover, from 2004-2006, he spent his summer in Asian Youth Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Sergiu Comissiona and Maestro Okko Kamu. In Asian Youth Orchestra, he also studied clarinet with Steven Barta. Being an orchestra-clarinetist, it took him to many parts of the world, including Austria, Germany, Slovenia, Japan, Hongkong, China, Singapore, Mayasia, Taiwan, Lebanon and the Philippines. Sooksan is currently the Instructor of Clairinet at College of Music, Mahidol University.

Wisuwat Pruksavanich, Saxophone

Woodwind Department

• Room Number: PC403.01
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #5466 (Study)
• Email: georgesaxophone@gmail.com
• Website: http://www.wisuwat.com

Wisuwat Pruksavanich’s Hard Fairy released on November 2012. Performing magnificently to explore every possible sound of saxophone, he received high acclaim by James J. Ogburn, Chair of Music Composition and Theory Department at Mahidol University’s College of Music:

“…His sensitivity, comprehension, and the indisputable mastery of his ​

execution captivate me, not to mention his technical prowess in the ​

challenging musical language of contemporary composition…”​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Wisuwat Pruksavanich is the first Thai saxophonist in contemporary classical music to become a Yamaha Artist. He has made his name on the world stages as soloist in Narong Prangcharoen’s world premiere “The Dawn of Darkness” at Ki Zu Na Concert 2012, Sumida Triphony Hall, Tokyo Japan. As a member of Siam Saxophone Quartet, he performed world premieres, Robert Lemay’s Ligne(s) médiane(s) and James J. Ogburn’s Gliese 581g at the 16th World Saxophone Congress 2012, St Andrews Scotland.

Born in Thailand in 1985, Wisuwat grew up in Hatyai, Songkhla and began saxophone practice in Saengthong Vitthaya School Marching Band at the age of ten. The passion for contemporary classical saxophone music led Wisuwat to move from Hatyai to the College of Music, Mahidol University where he met his inspirational professor, Mr. Shyen Lee, for pre-college, undergraduate and graduate programs.

Over the years, Wisuwat attended master-classes and workshops with world famous artists such as Jean-Marie Londeix, John Sampen, Roger Greenberg, Claude Delangle, Jean-Pierre Baraglioli, Chien-Kwan Lin, Richard Dirlam, William Street, Keiji Munesada, Joseph Luloff, Federico Mondelci, Eric Nestler, Eugene Rousseau, Yang, Jean Yves Fourmeau, Vince Gnojek, Richard Ducros, Christian Lauba and John Myung.

Christian Lauba, a French composer, while randomly watching youtube came upon a video performed by Wisuwat — Hard too Hard, one of Christian’s toughest compositions. He invited Wisuwat to join his master class in Lisbon, Portugal.

Wisuwat also obtained several prizes at national and international level in Saxophone related music competitions: 1st Prize from 9th Asian Symphonic Band Competition 2007, 1st Prize, Thailand Yamaha Big-Band Competition 2000, 2nd Prize, from 8th Osaka International Music Competition Osaka Japan 2007 and so on.

Today, Wisuwat is a saxophone instructor at Mahidol University’s College of Music and a saxophonist in Siam Saxophone Quartet, Sax and String Quintet as well as a contra-bassoonist in Mahidol Wind Symphony and a bassist (sideman).

Grzegorz Grzeszcyk

Woodwind Department

• Room Number: D302.05
• Phone: #4427
• Email: g198811270047@gmail.com

Grzegorz Grzeszczyk is one of the few representatives of younger generation of bass clarinet players in Europe. He devoted his musical life to specialize in bass clarinet. To achieve this he decided to study in Rotterdam under a famous bass clarinet professor and a great performer – prof. Henri Bok. He also graduated the clarinet class of prof. Bogdan Ocieszak at the Stanislaw Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdansk, Poland.

Grzegorz Grzeszczyk began to play bass clarinet in secondary music school and soon he started being recognized on the Polish clarinet scene as one of the first Polish bass clarinet solo players. During his academic years he won many prizes in competitions and clarinet festivals including:

–  2nd prize in the clarinet ensemble category at the 2nd Clarinet Festival in Szczecin, Poland (2006)
– Special Prize in the soloist category at the 3rd Clarinet Festival in Szczecin, Poland (2008)
– 3rd prize in the clarinet ensemble category and a Special Prize in the soloist category at the 8th Clarinet Festival in Piotrkow Trybunalski, Poland (2009)
– Special Prize in the soloist category and 2nd prize in the clarinet ensemble category at the 4th Clarinet Festival in Szczecin, Poland (2010)
– 3rd prize in the soloist category and 2nd prize in the clarinet ensemble category at the 9th Clarinet Festival in Piotrkow Trybunalski, Poland (2011)
– 1st prize in the clarinet ensemble category at the 5th Clarinet Festival in Szczecin, Poland (2012)
– 3rd Prize at the first Bass clarinet competition in Avila, Spain (2012).

Mr. Grzeszczyk worked with many symphonic orchestras playing the bass clarinet: Symphony Orchestra of India (Mumbai), Baltic Philharmonic Orchestra (Gdansk), Baltic Opera (Gdansk), Wojciech Rajski Chamber Orchestra, Polish Philharmonic Orchestra in Kalisz just to name a few.  He also worked with a great Polish jazz trumpet player Piotr Wojtasik in his project “Circle” (concerts in Berlin, Paris, Warsaw) and also with a Polish jazz pianist and composer Nikola Kolodziejczyk in his “Chord Nation” project, and “Progressive Baroque” project. In 2015 The Chord Nation CD was awarded a prestigious Fryderyk music award for recording debut of the year in the jazz category.

Since November 2012 Grzegorz Grzeszczyk is the bass clarinet instructor at the College of Music at Mahidol University in Thailand and the bass clarinetist of the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra.

Shyen Lee, Saxophone

Woodwind Department

• Room Number: D302.09
• Phone: #4509
• Email: shyenl@gmail.com

Shyen Lee is the saxophonist from Taiwan. He dedicates himself in pioneering toward developing pedagogy, traditional and modern repertoire and various forms for saxophone performance.

He currently serves as the professor of saxophone in Mahidol University, Thailand. Also he is appointed to be Organizer and Artistic Director of the 2nd International J-M Londeix International Competition and World Saxophone Congress XV.

Shyen Lee appeared as solo recitalist in various concert halls including Lincoln Center, Paine Hall in Harvard University as well in Montreal, Minneapolis, Paris, Fermo (Italy), Ljubljana, Kiev, Bangkok, Beijing, Shanghai, Taipei and other cities all over China and Taiwan. With Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra, he was the soloist for the Concerto by H. Tomasi under the baton of Jeannine Wagar in the season of 2006-07.

Shyen Lee premiered pieces by John Harbison, Larry Bell, Gunther Schuller, and Bernard Rands. In addition to performing saxophone repertoire by western composers, he also commissioned pieces by leading Chinese composers including Lei Liang, Yiu-Kwong Chung, Tzyy-Sheng, and Che-Yi Lee.

To promote saxophone performance in Asia, he organizes saxophone summer camps in Bangkok, Taiwan and China every year. In 2006, he acted as the organizer and the composition presenter of Thailand International Composition for Saxophone.

Shyen Lee studied with Kenneth Radnofsky in New England Conservatory (BM, 96) and Dr. John Sampen in Bowling Green University (MM, 98).

Cooper Wright, Oboe

Woodwind Department

• Room Number: D302.06
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #4306
• Email: cooper.wri@mahidol.ac.th

Cooper Wright is an active performer and educator in Asia. A member of the faculty of the College of Music, Mahidol University since 2013, he teaches applied oboe, oboe literature and pedagogy and chamber music. Formerly Principal Oboe of the Thailand Philharmonic and a featured soloist, Mr. Wright is currently the Principal Oboist of the Bandung Philharmonic. Mr. Wright has taught masterclasses internationally in the United States, Indonesia, Thailand, and Myanmar. Cooper Wright completed his Bachelor’s of Music at Michigan State University, a Master’s at the University of Oregon, and will be completing his DMA in spring of 2019 at Arizona State University.

Assist. Prof. Dr. Christopher Schaub, Bassoon

Woodwind Department

• Room Number: D302.08
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #4508
• Email: chrisschaub@gmail.com

Christopher Schaub joined the staff of the College of Music, Mahidol University in 2007, where he currently serves as instructor of bassoon and Assistant Dean for International Recruitment. He additionally teaches various lecture courses, including those in music theory, performance practice, music education, research methodology, and chamber music. Dr. Schaub is also an instructor for SAYOWE (Southeast Asian Youth Orchestra and Wind Ensemble) and is a founding board member of the Asian Double Reed Association (ADRA). In August of 2011 he hosted the first international conference of the ADRA, held at the College of Music, Mahidol University.

Along with teaching duties, Schaub is active as a bassoonist. He is co-principal bassoon of the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra (TPO), Thailand’s leading orchestral ensemble. The TPO performs 60 concerts per year and is often engaged to perform outside of Thailand. In February of 2009 Dr. Schaub performed the Weber Bassoon Concerto in F Major and in August of 2011 performed the Mozart Symphony Concertante, both with the TPO. Other playing opportunities include regular faculty recitals and chamber music concerts.

Schaub has many research interests, including bassoon pedagogy and literature, as well as the development of woodwind teaching and playing in Thailand. He was awarded a research grant from Mahidol University to publish a website devoted to the study of bassoon orchestral excerpts (www.bassoonexcerpts.org), which will be published in 2018.

Dr. Schaub received his B.S. degree in music education from Towson University. From Florida State University he received both the M.M. and D.M. degrees in bassoon performance, as well as the Music Theory Pedagogy Certificate. His principal teachers include Dr. Gene Griswold and Jeff Keesecker.

Dr. Phuttaraksa Kamnirdratana, Harp

Strings and Chamber Music Department

• Room Number: D402.09
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #4409
• Email: phuttaraksa@hotmail.com

Award-winning harpist and pianist Phuttaraksa Kamnirdratana is an active performer and educator. She was appointed the harpist of the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra in 2014. She She also joined the faculty of the College of Music, Mahidol University that year, where she instructs the harp studio, coaches chamber music ensembles, lectures academic music classes and serves as a thesis advisor. Phuttaraksa has performed solo and chamber music all across Asia, Europe, and United States play everything from classical, jazz, and pop style.

She has shared the stage with such artists as Chick Corea, Dave Grusin, Bobby McFerrin, Prince Royce, and Pitbull just to name a few. In addition to her live performing Phuttaraksa has recorded commercial music and movie soundtracks as well as participated in many Grammy Award nominated albums. She previously performed as both harpist and pianist for several orchestras in Florida.

She was the mentor for the harp section of the Ars Flores Symphony Orchestra. Prior to returning to Thailand, Phuttaraksa was a member of Miami Symphony Orchestra from 2007-2014. Phuttaraksa’s talents are not limited to the stage or studio. Some of her other work has included editing harp music for publishing companies.

Phuttaraksa received her Doctoral of Musical Arts degree in Harp Performance in 2012 and Master of Music degree in 2009, both from University of Miami. In addition to her diplomas, she received the Award of Merit and was granted a full scholarship with a graduate assistantship position. While at the University of Miami, she had opportunity to perform across the United States with wide array of ensembles including Chamber Music, Symphony Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Jazz ensemble, Jazz Orchestra, Pops Band, Pops Orchestra, Opera, 21st Century Ensemble and Electronic Music Ensemble. Phuttaraksa received her Bachelor of Arts in Piano Performance in 2007 from the College of Music, Mahidol University, where she was recipient of the Merit Scholarship. During her undergraduate studies, she held a position as a member of the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra from 2005-2007, performing on both harp and piano. In 2006, Phuttaraksa won the Yamaha Asia Scholarship for Piano.

Phuttaraksa has studied privately with some of the finest harpists around the world which include Deborah Fleisher, Marguerite Lynn Williams, and Jie Zhou. In addition, she has participated in Masterclasses with acclaimed harpists including Helga Storck, Isabelle Perrin, Catrin Finch, and Elinor Bennett. For piano, her principal teachers include Signe Klava, Gudrun Mueller, Jun Komatsu, Amawasee Yuttawong and masterclasses with Boris Berman.

Maris Arents

Strings and Chamber Music Department

• Room Number: D402.06
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #4406
• Email: maris.arents@gmail.com

Maris Arents is lecturer of double bass and chamber music and has been on the faculty of the College of Music, Mahidol University since 2002. He graduated from Latvian State Conservatory in Riga with a Master Diploma of Orchestra Soloist, Chamber Music and Pedagogy. From 1979 – 2009 he was a member of Latvian National Symphony Orchestra. In the same time he was member of chamber music groups as “ Modo”, “Via Tertia” and “Crazy Strings” (jazz and pop music) among others.

From 2000 – 2009 as a Principal of Double Bass section of Latvian National Symphony Orchestra he performed around the world under baton of the famous conductors as M.Jansons, J.Kakhidze, V.Sinaisky, K.Simonov, G.Rozdestvensky, K.Mazur, J.Panula, O.Eltss, T.Mikkelsen, N.Jarvi, P.Megi, A.Nelsons, K.M.Chichon and many others. As a member of Latvian National Symphony Orchestra he performed with world famous soloists as M.Rostropovich, D.Oistrach, S.Richter, M.Maisky, G.Kremer, V.Repin, I Monigetti, A. Brown, E.Garanca, B.Skride, V.Shimkus and many others.

Many of his double bass students are professional musicians at Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra and other places in Thailand. From 2005 – 2017 he was Principal double bass of the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra.

Martin Grund

Strings and Chamber Music Department

• Room Number: D302.02
• Phone: #4302
• Email: martin.grund1@gmx.de

German cellist Martin Grund began studying the instrument with his father and at local music schools in his hometown, Stralsund. Early musical successes include a Third Prize at the “Central Competition of Young Talents” and an opportunity to perform with the Radio Music School Orchestra in the former German Democratic Republic. Mr. Grund’s formal studies took place with Prof. Brunhard Boehme at the Hochschule “Franz Liszt” in Weimar where in 1992 he obtained a degree in music performance and a pedagogical certificate. After a bonus year he also attained a postgraduate degree at the “Franz Liszt”. His training also encompassed participation in master classes in solo and chamber repertoire and a position as a substitute cellist in the Erfurt Philharmonic Orchestra.

As a freelance musician Mr. Grund has performed with many chamber, opera and symphony orchestras, notably the Staatskapelle Weimar and in the Berlin based “Quintetto de Camera”. In 1998 he became a member of the Thuringia Philharmonic Orchestra Gotha/Suhl, frequently recording and touring with group in well-know concert halls including the Philharmonie Köln and the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.

Mr. Grund’s teaching career began in local schools in Rudolstadt and Ilmenau. Since 2000 he has been an active international educator. Between 2000-03 he was a guest lecturer at the College of Music, Mahidol University in Thailand where his duties included teaching a wide variety of performance subjects, mentoring, participation in recordings and special projects and serving as a department chair. From 2007 to 2013 he served as a guest professor of violoncello at the German School of Music Weimar at Kangnam University in South Korea. In 2013 Prof. Grund returned to College of Music, Mahidol University where he teaches violoncello, coaches ensembles, and performs in chamber music concerts.

Stefanie Waegner

Strings and Chamber Music Department

• Room Number: A404
• Phone: –
• Email: squeakywaegner@hotmail.com

German-British cellist Stefanie Waegner grew up in a vibrant youth orchestra scene in her home town Fuerth in Germany. Her studies then took her to Manchester, UK (cello: Emma Ferrand) and Graz, Austria (cello: Kerstin Feltz, chamber music: Chia Chou), where she obtained a double Master’s Degree in cello performance and in chamber music. Further musical mentors have been Martin Hornstein (Vienna) and Michael Bochmann (London). She has performed chamber music in Europe, Asia, the USA and New Zealand, won prizes at international chamber music competitions in Greece and Austria, and was for many years sponsored to perform with her piano trio by the Menuhin Foundation “Live Music Now!”

Since 2011 Stefanie has been teaching chamber music at the College of Music, Mahidol University, Thailand. Her students have won prizes at international competitions in Thailand and Japan, but above all a tangible spirit of teamwork, making-music-together and inclusion is establishing itself through the intensive study of chamber music at the College of Music, Mahidol University. Stefanie has enjoyed setting up many activities such as “Mahidol Chamber Music Days”, the internal “Vienna All Stars Chamber Music Competition”, the “Salaya Chamber Orchestra”, the “Rising Stars” chamber music series at the Goethe Institut Bangkok, or joint chamber music concerts given by teachers and students. She performs regularly together with other faculty members such as pianists Dr. Eri Nakagawa and Rolf-Dieter Arens, and is nurturing strong relationships with some of the College’s partner schools through joint chamber music activities, such as Weimar, Ho Chi Minh City, Zurich, Kuala Kumpur, Vienna or London.

Apart from classical music Stefanie has a passion for playing Tango and Celtic music. For the performances of her tango band together with students she has been appointed “Ambassador of Tango in Thailand” by the Embassy of Argentina, and she pursues her Celtic fiddling on a small Scottish island every year. In Germany she performs extensively with her string quartet “Cassiopeia”, as well as with the chamber orchestra “Klanglust” and the “Bamberg University Orchestra”, with whom she appears as a soloist regularly. Stefanie has been awarded the Talent Prize and the Culture Prize in her home town Fuerth.

Juris Lakutis, Cello

Strings and Chamber Music Department

• Room Number: D302.04
• Phone: #4304
• Email: jurislakutis@yahoo.com

Mr. Juris Lakutis, a winner of the Latvian National Competition, earned a Soloist, Orchestra Soloist and Pedagogue Diplome at Lavia’s Riga Conservatory . He studied cello performance under the Latvian professor Eleonora Testeleca, a winner of the Tchaikovsky International Competition in Moscow. Mr. Lakutis has performed as a soloist with the Via Tercia Ensemble and with the Latvian Philharmonic.

Mr. Lakutis has extensive experience as an orchestral player having been the principal cellist of the Latvian Philharmonic’s Chamber Orchestra and the Liepaja Symphony Orchestra, as well as a long time member of the Latvian National Symphony. Orchestral tours have taken him to perform around the world in countries such as Russia, USA, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Bulgaria, Hungary, France, England, Germany, Holland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Corsica, Japan, Thailand, and Malaysia. Mr. Lakutis’s vaste international performing experience has led him to collaborate with many remarkable conductors and soloists such as Pavel Kogan, Mischa Maisky, Igor Zhukov, Gidon Kremer, Sviatoslav Richter, Terje Mikkelsen, and Gennady Rosdesvensky, among others.

An active chamber music player Ms. Lakutis has been a member of the Difference String Quartet and pursued chamber music studies in France with members of the Ysaÿe String Quartet. Currently he is a member of String Faculty in the College of Music at Mahidol University, and principal cellist in the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra. His students have won international competitions in Latvia and national competitions in Thailand.

Dr. Daniel Jacob Keasler

Strings and Chamber Music Department

• Room Number: D202.10
• Phone: #4210
• Email: msdkl@mahidol.ac.th, hindemith28@gmail.com

Danny Keasler is the Lecturer in Viola and Artist in Residence at Mahidol University in Salaya, Thailand and is also a member of the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra.  He also teaches string literature and pedagogy at Mahidol University.

Danny Keasler received his Doctorate in Viola Performance from Florida State University.  At FSU, he was a graduate assistant.  His duties were performance based, and he performed in over forty chamber concerts in addition to numerous solo and orchestral performances.  While at FSU, he was Chairman of the Florida State College of Music Allocation Committee which was responsible for funding the colleges’ many student organization.  Also an avid singer, he was selected for FSU’s top graduate Chamber Choir under the direction of Dr. Andre Thomas.

During his academic pursuits, Danny studied viola with Dr. Pamela Ryan, Dr. Alvaro Gomez, and Dr. Routa Kromouvitch-Gomez.  He has performed in master classes for Patricia MaCarthy, Jeffrey Irvine, Kenneth Martinson, Daphne Gerling, William Goodwyn, and Robert Burns. He’s orchestral experience includes Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra, Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, Augusta Symphony Orchestra, Columbus Symphony Orchestra, Mobile Symphony Orchestra, Pensacola Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonia Gulf Coast, Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra, and Albany Symphony Orchestra.

In addition to his academic and performance experience, Dr. Keasler has also served as a quality assurance technician and musician with MakeMusic Inc. which creates the leading music notation program Finale and music practice program SmartMusic.  He also served as Personnel Manager of Sinfonia Gulf Coast based out of Destin, Florida and was responsible for contracting and coordinating performances that were held throughout northwest Florida.

Giacomo Visintin

Strings and Chamber Music Department

• Room Number: PC406.06
• Phone: #5432
• Email: 1154068520@qq.com

Born in a non-musician but cultured family, he attended his violin and piano music courses at Conservatory of Music of Milan from 1995 to 2003, when he switched to viola being graduated in 2007 at the same school. Later he attended the courses of Giulio Franzetti (concertmaster of Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano), Raffaele Mallozzi (Principal Viola at Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia), Claudio Pavolini and Iakov Zats (Principal Viola at Orchestra dell’Arena di Verona). In 2002 he was chosen by Maestro Gerardo Bizzarro to take part in an international tourneé in South America with the Youth Orchestra of Milan Conservatory. Successively he started a wide activity as orchestra player in Italy collaborating with many companies (I Pomeriggi Musicali di Milano, Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana, Orchestra Internazionale d’Italia, Orchestra del Teatro Donizetti di Bergamo, Orchestra dell’Università degli Studi di Milano, Orchestra Milano Classica) and Germany (Deutsches Kammerorchester Frankfurt) having occasion to perform with renowed musician as Salvatore Accardo, Enrico Dindo, Lilya Zilberstein, Riccardo Muti, Albrecht Mayer, Alexander Lonquich, Stefan Dohr, Lior Shambadal.

From 2007 to 2012 he was the viola of Gamma String Quintet, who performed the main string orchestra repertoire and had been invited in two international tourneé in U.S.A. (2008) and Portugal (2009). He also hold the Violin & Viola chair in the International Music School of Milan from 2010 to 2013.

He moved to China in 2013 winning the audition for section viola in Guiyang Symphony Orchestra and successively being made Principal Viola in Xi’An Symphony Orchestra from 2014 to 2015, when he joined the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra.

Dr. Yavet Boyadjiev, Violin

Strings and Chamber Music Department

• Room Number: D302.01
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #4301
• Email: yavetboyadjiev@gmail.com
• Website: www.yavetboyadjiev.com

Described by the New York Music Review as possessing “great charm” and “exuberant virtuosity,” Cuban-born violinist Yavet Boyadjiev is a passionate chamber music collaborator, a devoted violin pedagogue, and an avid music researcher.

Dr. Boyadjiev has been a faculty member of Mahidol University College of Music in Thailand since 2009, and served as the institution’s String Department Chair from 2009 to 2012. She also teaches in Italy during the summer months, at the Cremona International Academy and Festival. Previously she taught at the Midori Foundation, the Juilliard School, Brooklyn College, the Kauffman Center, Hartwick College Music Festival, and the Manhattan School of Music Summer Camp. She has given master classes at the University of South Dakota, Special Music School of America at the Kauffman Center, and Payap University, and often adjudicates in competitions such as the Bangkok Regional Round of the Osaka International Music Competition, the Settrade Music Competition, and the Cremona International Academy String Competition.

Yavet Boyadjiev made her debut at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Hall as winner of the Artists International Presentation Award, and leads a diverse concert career that has taken her around the world. Some highlights include performances at the New York’s Music in Midtown Concert Series, the Niagara Falls International Music Festival, the international festival and conference Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958): Fifty Years On (New York), the Jewish Museum Concert Series, the Look and Listen Festival, and the Thailand International Composition Festival, among others. In Bangkok, she has performed with the new-music group Contemporary Enclave and as a founding member of the Bangkok Piano Trio. She is a member of the Boyadjiev/Cesarczyk violin and guitar duo and is currently commissioning music for the ensemble.

Dr. Boyadjiev’s musical training was shaped by great violin pedagogues such as her father Radosvet Boyadjiev, Grigory Kalinovsky, and Daniel Phillips. She studied chamber music with pianists Sara Davis Buechner and Robert McDonald, and theory and research with Nils Vigeland, Joseph Straus, and her mentor Allan Atlas.

Born into a family of prominent musicians, her studies began at the age of seven at the Manuel Saumell Conservatory for gifted children, in Havana. She holds a Bachelor of Music Degree (Summa cum Laude) from the Instituto Superior de Arte (Havana) with special mention as “the most outstanding student in teaching.” She received a Master of Music degree from Manhattan School of Music under a full scholarship, and completed a Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the City University of New York Graduate Center, where her dissertation, “José White Laffita (1835-1918): A Biography and a Study of his Six Études, op. 13,” was nominated for the Barry S. Brook Dissertation Award, in 2015. Dr. Boyadjiev’s scholarly work has appeared in the Journal of the Viola Society of America, Mahidol Music Journal, and the Encyclopedia of Cuba: People, History, Culture. (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2003). Presently, she is preparing publications, which focus on the musical career of José White, Cuba’s most prominent violinist of the nineteenth century.

Inga Causa, Violin

Strings and Chamber Music Department

• Room Number: D302.03
• Phone: #4303
• Email: inga.causa@gmail.com

Violinist Inga Causa earned her musical education in Latvia. She started to practice violin at the early age of 6.Inga studied at the Riga Special Music School named after Latvian composer Emils Darzins .This school gives to the world famous cellist Misha Maisky,violinist  Gidon Kremer and conductor Maris Jansons. For  11 years Ingas  teacher was one of the best violin professors in the former Soviet Union, prof.Izrail Abramiss

.After Inga continued her education at the Latvian Music Academy with prof.Juris Shvolkovskis where she graduated  with Merit at 1990. Ms.Causa received Master Degree at Violin Performance, Pedagogy and Chamber Music.

At the young age of 18 Inga started to work at the Latvian National Opera orchestra for 4 years. From 1993-2003  she was a principal of the II violin group at the Latvian National symphonic orchestra. Inga enjoys orchestra playing, she was a member to numerous chamber orchestra groups, including “Rigas Kamermuziki” and “ Rigas Philarmonic”.She also loves to play with a quartet. As a first violin of the string quartet” Difference” she won the prestigious opportunity to study with Ysaye String Quartet in France.

With different orchestra groups Inga has traveled through Europe and Asia.As a principal of II violin section of the Latvian National Symphonic Orchestra Inga performed under the baton of the world famous conductors as  M. Jansons, J.Kakhidze, V.Sinaisky, K.Simonov, T.Mikkelsen and many others.  On November 2003 she arrived to Thailand to became a teacher of violin, ensemble and quartet at the Mahidol University. Her students usually are between the winners of prestigious competitions in Thailand.

Currently Inga is a Concertmaster of II violins of the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra. She is a member of this prestigious orchestra since it’s foundation at 2005.

Dr. Paraschos Paraschoudis

Strings and Chamber Music Department

• Room Number: D402.05
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #4405
• Email: cma.mahidol@gmail.com

Paris Paraschoudis has been a lecturer at the College of Music, Mahidol University since 2011. He served as the Head of the String & Chamber Music department from 2011 until 2018. He was also the general manager of the Southeast Asian Youth Chamber Orchestra (SEAYCO 2012-2013). He has been a member of the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra since 2011 and co-principal of the first violin section since 2016.

During his graduate studies in the USA (2005-2011) he had the opportunity to play as a member of various Symphony Orchestras such as Louisiana Philharmonic (2009-2011) Louisiana Sinfonietta (2008-2011), Baton Rouge Symphony (2008-2011), Acadiana Symphony (2008-2011), Dearborn Symphony (2006-2008), and Southern Great Lakes Symphony (2005-2007). During his studies in Germany he served as associate principal of the Tübingen Chamber Orchestra (2001-2005) with which he toured extensively throughout Europe and Asia. He is a founding member of the Greek-Turkish Oriental Ensemble “Trio Bros” (1999-2005) as well as member of the Contemporary Music Ensemble “Drama Ensemble” (2000-2005).

Dr. Paraschoudis began his musical studies at the age of 5 in Thessaloniki, Greece. He has earned Bachelor Degrees in Violin Performance & Violin Pedagogy from the Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg-Augsburg, Germany, a Master of Music Degree from Bowling Green State University, and a Doctorate of Music Degree in Violin Performance from Louisiana State University. He has performed in master classes for artists such as Leonidas Kavakos, Gustav Meier, David Kim, Angel Stankov, Yossif Radionov, Stelios Kafandaris, Ara Malikian, Csaba Erdelyi, Herbert Greenberg, Walter Verdehr, the Pacifica Quartet and others. His primary teachers include Valerie Rubin, Vasile Beluska, Espen Lilleslåtten, and Dr. Dinos Constantinides.

Dr. Michael Robinson Jr., Trombone

Brass and Percussion Department

• Room Number: A405.04
• Tel: (662) 800-2525-34 #1415
• E-mail: mrobinsonjr@gmail.com

Dr. Michael Robinson, Jr. is originally from Charleston, SC where he attended Burke High School under the direction of Linard McCloud. He has been an active freelance trombonist in Michigan and South Carolina as well as a private low brass instructor in Dorchester District 2, Berkeley, and Charleston Counties.

From 2007-09, he was awarded a 2-year contract as the Detroit Symphony Orchestra Fellow where his duties included playing principal and second trombone, along with community outreach services in the Detroit Metro Area. He has held positions such as acting 2 nd trombone with the Charleston Symphony Orchestra, Saginaw Bay Symphony, Canton Symphony, and Principal with the West Michigan Symphony. Also, he has subbed with the Grand Rapids Symphony, Toledo Symphony, Lansing Symphony, Charleston Symphony, and the Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings. Aside from classical music, he has been in several Broadway pit orchestras at the Fisher Theater in Detroit, the Wharton Center in East Lansing, the Strahan Theatre in Toledo, and the Devos Performance Hall in Grand Rapids. He is also a member of the Variance Brass Quintet with members from his undergraduate studies. As an avid chamber music performer, he is a member of the Variance Brass Quintet, which started a summer brass camp in 2015 in Tucson, AZ. Most recently, he is a founding member of an African-American brass quartet named Pitch. He is currently the Lecturer of Trombone at Mahidol University College of Music, as well as Principal Trombone with the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra.

His summer festivals include the Aspen Music Festival, Bay View Music Festival, National Repertory Orchestra, and the Spoleto Festival USA. In the summers of 2005 and 2006, he toured Venezuela, Colombia, Argentina, Margarita Island, England, France, Italy, Belgium, and Germany with the Youth Orchestra of the Americas under the baton of Carlos Prieto, the music director of the Louisiana Philharmonic, and Gustavo Dudamel, music director for the Los Angeles Philharmonic. He is the two-time winner of the Tuesday Musical Solo Competition in Akron, Ohio, and he won the concerto competition as a student at Shenandoah University and Michigan State University. In 1998, he was a member of the National Wind Ensemble at Carnegie Hall under the direction of H. Robert Reynolds, Former Music Director at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor.

Dr. Robinson received his Bachelor of Music Degree from Shenandoah University, Master of Music along with an Artist Diploma from the Cleveland Institute of Music, and his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Michigan State University where was he was a University Distinguished Fellow. His teachers include Ken Thompkins, Randy Hawes, Steve Witser, Rick Stout, Per Brevig, Chris Matten, and Ava Ordman.

Kraisit Suwanlao, Percussion

Brass and Percussion Department

• Room Number: PC405.06
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #5401
• Email: kraisitwin@hotmail.com

Kraisit Suwanlao is a full time lecturer at the College of Music, Mahidol University where he teaches applied percussion and percussion chamber music in the Young Artist Music Program. He is also a full time member of the percussion section of the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra since 2009. He was born in 1990 in Bangkok, Thailand. In 2008, he passed the audition and he was admitted to the college of Music, Mahidol University in Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Music performance he is studying percussion performance with Ms.Wannapha Yannavut and Mr. Kyle Acuncius. While studying at Mahidol University, he has many opportunities to play as a concert percussionist. He was percussionist in the Mahidol University Orchestra (2008), Mahidol Wind Symphony (2008- 2009), Southeast Asian Youth Wind Ensemble (SAYOWE- 2008), the Integrated Percussion.

Sompop Puengpreeda, Trumpet

Brass and Percussion Department

• Room Number: A405.07
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #1401
• Email: mootrumpet@hotmail.com

Sompop Puengpreeda is Lecturer of Trumpet at Mahidol University College of Music, where he has taught since 1996. He teaches applied trumpet, studio class and small ensemble. Puengpreeda was a member of the trumpet section of the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra from 2005-2015. Prior to joining the TPO in 2005, he was a member of the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra from 1987-2003

Equally comfortable performing jazz and commercial music, he has performed with well-known groups such as Chalermraj Big Band, Kasikorn Band, Charoenkrung Brass Ensemble, Maitai Chamber Orchestra, and the Siam Kolkarn Big Band. He is also in demand as a jazz pianist, and performs regularly for a variety of functions and events.

Since 2008, Sompop became conductor of the Bangkok Milal Missionary Choir, whom he has conducted and performed with in many provinces in Thailand and many countries around the world. Highlight performance have included a concert in 2003 at New York’s famous Carnegie Hall.

Puengpreeda received a Bachelor Degree in Music Education from Chulalongkorn University, and Master of Arts Degree in Solo Performance from the College of Music, Mahidol University. His major trumpet teachers include Dr. Joseph Bowman, Wisit Jitrangsan, Yuth Punsa-ard, Manu Hothai and Henry Nowak.

Kitti Sawetkittikul, Euphonium and Tuba

Brass and Percussion Department

• Room Number: PC403.02
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #5465
• Email: boongy123@yahoo.com

Kitti Sawetkittikul has been on the faculty of the College of Music at Mahidol University since 2006 where he teaches applied tuba and euphonium and brass chamber music. He has served as principal tuba of the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra since 2005. Kitti and Mahidol University had the honor to host the Tuba Mania International Festival 2013 (TMIF). He is member of International Tuba Euphonium Association (ITEA). Kitti has a Master Degree in Performance from the College of Music, Mahidol University, and a Bachelor Degree at Chulalongkorn University.  His major teachers include J.D. Salas, Christof Kiene, and Surapol Thanyawibul.

Dr. Wannapha Yannavut, Percussion

Brass and Percussion Department

• Room Number: A401.1
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #1426
• Email: wyannavut@gmail.com

Dr. Wannapha Yannavut started her professional percussion education in 1989 at Regina Coeli College School in Chiangmai, studying with Mr. Chumpol Channarong and Ms. Nanhathai Vitayanantapornkul. Later she went on to study with Mr. Pinai Preechaporn at Montfort College High School. From 1997-2000, she veered away from music, studying Thai language and literature at Prince of Songkhla University, Pattani Campus. During that time, she was a member of the music club. After finishing her bachelor’s degree, she returned to music, earning the Master of Art (Music) Degree in Percussion Performance with Mrs. Kae Reed and Mr. Shane Constant at Mahidol University, College of Music. In 2016, she received the Doctor of Musical Arts in Percussion Performance and Pedagogy from the University of Iowa, studying with Dr. Dan Moore. Additionally, she studied with Dr. John Parks for one month at the Florida State University in 2008.

Since 2006, she is an artist/instructor of percussion at Mahidol University and director of the Integrated Percussion Ensemble. She was also principal percussionist of the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra from 2006-2012 and was promoted to timpanist in 2009-2012. In 2007, she was invited to play as a soloist with the Mahidol Wind Symphony.

Currently, she is an artist/lecturer of percussion at Mahidol University College of Music, directing the Integrated Percussion Ensemble, and also Principal Timpanist of the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra.

Assist. Prof. Dr. Joseph Bowman, Trumpet

Brass and Percussion Department

• Room Number: A405.03
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #1414
• Email: joseph.bow@mahidol.ac.th
• Website: https://www.facebook.com/MUTrumpetStudio

One of Southeast Asia’s most prominent trumpet artists and educators, Joseph Bowman has been Professor of Trumpet at Mahidol University College of Music in Bangkok, Thailand since 2003, where he teaches applied trumpet, performs with the faculty ensemble BrassArts Bangkok, and teaches trumpet literature, pedagogy and orchestral repertoire. Prior to his appointment, he served on the faculty of the University of Tennessee at Martin, USA and as a graduate teaching assistant at Arizona State University.

A member of the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra since 2008, Bowman has previously performed with the Memphis Symphony, the Phoenix Symphony, and many regional orchestras.  He has given solo performances and master classes across the United States, Asia, and Europe. Recently, he performed as a soloist with the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra, appeared in recital and in presentations at the International Trumpet Guild Conferences, and given master classes at the Central Conservatory in Beijing, the National University of Singapore, and the Hanoi Conservatory in Vietnam.  As a performer, Bowman has recorded for Summit, D’Note, and Naxos American.

Bowman has been a member of the Board of Directors for the International Trumpet Guild since 2009, and is also Vice President of the Thailand Trumpet Guild.  In 2005, Bowman and Mahidol University had the honor to host the 2005 International Trumpet Guild Conference in Bangkok, which was a tremendous success and drew critical acclaim. He has served ITG in many capacities over the past decade, including as youth web editor from 2001-2008. An avid writer, he has over one hundred publications in the International Trumpet Guild Journal, The Instrumentalist, Mahidol Music Journal and the NACWPI Journal.

Dr. Bowman received a DMA and MM from Arizona State University, and a BM from the University of Cincinnati. His teachers have included David Hickman, Samuel Pilafian, Alan Siebert, Marie Speziale, Vince DiMartino, and Pat Harbison.  He lives in Bangkok with his wife Lisa, and his son Alex.

Joseph Bowman is an endorsing artist for Bach trumpets.

Dr. Daren Robbins, Horn

Brass and Percussion Department

• Room Number: A405.11
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #1405
• Email: darenrobbins@gmail.com

Daren Robbins has been on the faculty of the College of Music at Mahidol University since 2008 and a member of the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra from 2009-2017. At the College he serves as chair of the Brass and Percussion Department as well as professor of horn, brass literature and pedagogy, and chamber music. He is also the Assistant Dean for Professional Services and Orchestra Manager for the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra.

Robbins is an active member of the International Horn Society where he serves as Regional Coordinator for Thailand, Editor of Online Music Sales library, and has performed at numerous regional and international IHS events. Daren is the creator of hornexcerpts.org which is the most visited horn-related website on the internet, coach of Horn Pure, the award-winning horn ensemble comprised of students from his studio, and founder and host of the Thailand Brass and Percussion Conference. He holds degrees from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the University of North Texas, and the University of Iowa. His primary teachers include Douglas Hill, William Scharnberg, and Kristin Thelander.

Alongkorn Laosaichuea

Brass and Percussion Department

• Room Number: PC403.04
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #5463
• Email: dizzonanz87@gmail.com

Alongkorn Laosaichuea is lecturer of trumpet at the College of Music, Mahidol University in the Young Artist Music program since 2015, where he teaches applied trumpet, trumpet and brass literature, and brass chamber music. A former member of the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra from 2007-2017, Laosaichuea began formal studies at the Pre-College Program, followed by Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Music Performance from the College of Music, Mahidol University. Laosaichuea’s major trumpet teacher was Joseph Bowman.  He did additional studies with Sompop Puengpreeda, James Sherry, and David Hart.

Alongkorn has participated in master classes with trumpet artists such as Reinhold Friederich, Langston Fitzgerald III, Bill Pfund, Jeff Corner, and Carole Reinhart. He was the finalist of the ITG youth competition 2005 and won the ITG Young Artist scholarship in the same year. Alongkorn has extensive chamber music experience in ensembles such as iBrass, MU-TE, and the TPO Brass Quintet. He was a member of the Southeast Asian Youth Orchestra and Wind Ensemble (SAYOWE) from 2005-2007. Alongkorn was invited to perform at the 2007 ITG Conference in Boston, Massachusetts and the 2013 ITG Conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan with the Mahidol University Trumpet Ensemble (MU-TE).

He hosts the Mahidol Trumpet Summer Camp and Mahidol Brass and Percussion Camp.

Kiatkong Subhayon

Classical Guitar Department

• Room Number: PC405.04
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #5403
• Email: kong_bgs@hotmail.com

Kiatkong Subhayon has been a full time lecturer in classical guitar at the College of Music since 2016 where he teaches applied guitar in the Young Artist Music Program.  He has a Bachelor of Music Degree from the Royal Conservatory in The Hague, The Netherlands, and a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the College of Music, Mahidol University. His major guitar teachers Enno Voorhorst, Patric Van Deurzen, Zoran Dukic, Philippe Villa and Suvich Klinsmith

Kiatkong was invited to perform in various concerts throughout The Netherlands include the Spring Festival and School Open Day in The Royal Conservatorium, EGTA Guitar concert in Tilburg Conservatorium, Art Gallery in The Hague, Amstel.

He participated in a number of international Guitar Festivals where he attended master classes with José María Gallardo Del Rey, Hubert Käppel, Pavel Steidl, Izhar Elias, Laura Young, Marco Socías.

Jetjumnong Jongprasert

Classical Guitar Department

• Room Number: PC405.05
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #5402
• Email: jetjumnongj@hotmail.com

Jetjumnong Jongprasert was born in 1985 in Bangkok and raised in Chiang Mai where he began classical guitar studies at the age of ten.

His passion for classical guitar motivated him to pursue professional training at Robert Schumann Hochschule, Düsseldorf, Germany. There, he was the first and only Thai student, who completed bachelor degree with honors in Classical Guitar Performance under Prof. Alexander-Sergei Ramirez (a wizard at the guitar, The New Vision, USA) and Rafael Aguirre Minarro (the future of concert guitar, Kultur Post, Germany).

During his time in Düsseldorf, Jetjumnong was chosen as a guitarist member of “Live Music Now- Yehudi Menuhin” and was invited to perform at the “International Gitarrenmatineen Düsseldorf 2011 festival”.

Soon after graduating from Robert Schumann Hochschule, he pursued further studies in Künstlerische Reifeprüfung under Wolfgang Lendle (1948-2016) (a student of the legendary guitarist – Andres Segovia) and Boris Tesic at Musikakademie der Stadt Kassel “Louis Spohr”. He also had an opportunity to study Guitar Ensemble with Michael Troester.

Jetjumnong was invited to perform in various concerts throughout Europe, including ones in Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Lichtenstein, etc. He participated in a number of international Guitar Festivals where he attended master classes with prestigious guitarists including Eliot Fisk, Thomas Müller-Pering, Judicael Perroy, Paolo Pegoraro, Marcin Dylla, Alvaro Pierri, Jason Vieux, Michael Lewin, Tadashi Sasaki, among others.

After 5 years in Germany, he decided to finally return to Thailand with the determination to develop and introduce classical guitar studies for the younger Thai generation. He began touring concerts throughout the country, performing master classes and has regularly been invited to be a judge for numerous competitions. He was also president for arranging the “Naissance Young Classical Guitarists Competition” and the “Classical Guitar Ensemble Competition” in 2015 and 2016, respectively. Currently, he is a co-author of the “Ekachai Jearakul Classical Guitar Book 1 and 2” with Ekachai Jearakul (the winner of the Guitar Foundation of America, GFA 2014).

Currently, he is a full-time classical guitar teacher at Young Artists Music Program, College of Music, Mahidol University, Thailand.

First Prize Award Jetjumnong was bestowed over the past years:
1998    1^st prize of Thailand Yamaha Guitar Competition junior under 17-year-old
1999    1^st prize of Thailand Yamaha Guitar Competition junior under 17-year-old
2000    1^st prize of Thailand Yamaha Guitar Competition senior up 17-year-old
2001    Gold Medal from the 4^th Thai National Youth Music Competition (Mahidol University)
2003    1^st prize of Thailand Yamaha Guitar Competition senior up 17-year-old

1^st Prize of Thailand Yamaha Guitar Competition Chamber Music

Suvich Klinsmith

Classical Guitar Department

• Room Number: D402.07
• Phone: #4407
• Email: suvichk@gmail.com

Dr. Rattanai Bampenyou

Classical Guitar Department

• Room Number: A206.05
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #1216
• Email: ajarn_tikky@hotmail.com

Born in 1980, Rattanai Bampenyou started his first guitar lesson at the age of seventeen. In 1998, he attended College of Music, Mahidol University, where he studied guitar with Nalin Komentrakarn, Suvich Klinsmith, and Phillip Villa. When he was a Bachelor guitar student, he won Gold Medal prizes from National Youth Music Competition, the former name of SET Youth Music Competition, in 2000 and 2002.

Having received his B.A. (music) in 2002, he became a guitar and music theory instructor at the College. Two years later, he was awarded a full-scholarship from Office of the Higher Education Commission to study both Master’s and Doctoral degrees in music in the U.S. In 2005, he attended University of Miami, Frost School of Music and majored in instrumental performance (classical guitar). At the Frost School, he studied guitar with Dr. Rene Gonzalez, Rafael Padron, and Manuel Barrueco, who was the School’s visiting artist. In 2008, he also studied with Douglas Niedt, a three-time performer in Carnegie Hall, at University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Rattanai obtained both Master’s and Doctoral degrees in instrumental performance (guitar) from University of Miami, Frost School of Music in 2007 and 2012. His doctoral essay “A Performance Guide to the Multi-Movement Guitar Sonatas of Fernando Sor and Mauro Giuliani” offers many new theoretical perspectives on Sor’s sonatas op. 22, 25 and Giuliani’s op. 15. Currently, Rattanai is a full-time guitar instructor and Chair of Master of Music program at College of Music, Mahidol University in Thailand.

Nalin Komentrakarn

Classical Guitar Department

• Room Number: PC405.03
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #5404
• Email: nalin_mahidol@yahoo.com

Nalin Komentrakarn graduated her Master Degree from College of Music, Mahidol University in 2003 and Bachelor Degree from Kasetsart University. Her teachers are Vidhaya Vosbein, Tawee Maneejaruthas and Kamol Achariyasart. She took masterclasses with Eduardo Fernandez, Timothy Kain, Hucky Eichelmann and Irma Costanzo. She also received Performer’s Certificate (Guitar; 1994) and Licentiate Diploma (Guitar Performance; 1995) from Trinity College (London). Nalin was the second prize winner of Yamaha Guitar Festival 1994. She has appeared as a soloist with orchestra and also gave a regular solo and chamber music recital. Her works are CDs ‘Guitar Lai Thai I, II (Thai Traditional Music Arranged for Guitar). In 2007 and 2017 she was awarded “Excellence in Music Teaching”. Her next publication will be “Guitar Literature”.

Since 2003 she has served on the guitar faculty at the College of Music, Mahidol University where she teaches applied guitar lessons, guitar literature and guitar ensemble, and music theory. Her students are the prize winners of many guitar competitions. She is also a staff of Thailand Guitar Society.

Dr. Paul Cesarczyk

Classical Guitar Department

• Room Number: A 206.07
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #1218
• Email: pcguitarist@gmail.com
• Website: http://www.paulcesarczyk.com

Described by Guitar Review Magazine as an “artist of uncommon command and maturity, with a broad, singing tone,” the Polish-born American guitarist Paul Cesarczyk is an active exponent of both the contemporary and the traditional repertoire. He made his New York City debut at the age of seventeen at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall, and has been concertizing since then throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia.

Paul Cesarczyk has appeared in concert with the Manhattan Guitar Quartet (as a founding member), the Speculum Musicae, the Cremona Festival Orchestra, The Claremont Ensemble, the New York City Opera Orchestra, the Manhattan Virtuosi, and the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra. Mr. Cesarczyk has performed in many festivals including the Danish GuitarWave festival, playing the works of Per Nørgård, and the Long Island Guitar Festival, where he has performed Steve Reich’s minimalist masterpiece Electric Counterpoint, and David Leisner’s Sonata for violin and guitar. As a member of the Boyadjiev-Cesarczyk duo he performs alongside his wife, violinist Yavet Boyadjiev, and is currently expanding the contemporary violin and guitar repertoire with commissions.

Mr. Cesarczyk is the recipient of several prestigious awards including the Andres Segovia Award, the Aaron Copland prize from ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers), the Artists International Award, a Kosciuszko Foundation Prize, and an Artistic Excellence Award from the New York State Senate.

An active proponent of new music, Mr. Cesarczyk has worked with contemporary greats such as George Crumb, both at the George Crumb Festival in New York, and in collaboration with the composer for his “George Crumb 70th Birthday Album,” released by Bridge Records (1999). A composer in his own right, Mr. Cesarczyk’s Debut CD “Polish Folk Melodies” (2009), featured his arrangements of Polish music for the guitar. His most recent arrangements include music by the King of Thailand and can be heard on the CD “Ekachai Jearakul Plays the Music of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej,” Bangkok, Thailand (2011).

Mr. Cesarczyk began guitar studies with his father, and was educated in New York City, including at the prestigious La Guardia High School for the Performing Arts. He received Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Manhattan School of Music, and earned a Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree, at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. His most influential teachers were guitarists David Starobin and Jerry Willard.

Since 2009, Paul Cesarczyk serves as the Guitar Department Chair at Mahidol University College of Music, in Thailand. He is also on the faculty of the Cremona International Music Academy and Competition, in Italy, during the summer months. His dedication to teaching has produced numerous prize winners in national and international competitions. Mr. Cesarczyk performs on a guitar made by John Price and uses Augustine strings exclusively.

Kanyaluk Pukpom

Piano Department

• Room Number: PC406.02
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #5436
• Email: pianodaizy@gmail.com

Kanyaluk Pukpom is a pianist who serves as a collaborative artist for the College of Music, Mahidol University in the Young Artist Music Program. Kanyaluk began piano study when she was 10 years old at Yamaha Music School in Ratchaburi. After passing the Trinity Examination, in 2007 Kanyaluk was accepted into the Pre-College Program at College of Music, Mahidol University. She received her Master Degree in Piano Performance and Pedagogy and her Bachelor of Music from the College of Music, Mahidol University. Her major piano teachers included Dr. Eri Nakagawa, Rolf-Deiter Arens, Dr. Wen Hui Lily Lin, Sebastien Koch, and Dr. Eun-Young Suh.

Kanyuluk has participated in several master classes with major pianists including Garlinde Ott, Lambis Vassiliadis. Her interest in piano pedagogy led her to complete training in the Suzuki Method in Taiwan.  She also works as a part-time teacher at Aum-Aree School of Music and MCGP Mahidol, Seacon Bangkae.

Kwanchanok Pongpairoj

Piano Department

• Room Number: PC404.08
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #5479
• Email: kwanchanok.ppr@gmail.com

Kwanchanok has joined the piano faculty at College of Music, Mahidol University, Thailand since July 2016. She received her Master of Music Degree in Piano Performance from Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester and her Bachelor of Music Degree in Piano Performance with first- class honours from College of Music, Mahidol University. She received a Licentiate Diploma in Piano Recital together with the Trinity Award for achieving the highest mark in Thailand in 2014 from Trinity College London.

Kwanchanok’s previous piano teachers were Asst. Prof. Dr. Eri Nakagawa, Sally Ann MacLeod, Dr. Ramasoon Sitalayan, Sebastien Koch, Mayuree Tansangngam, Dr. Anothai Nitibhon and Thirabutr Jantararat. She has taken lessons and masterclasses by many international artists including Michel Beroff, Rolf-Dieter Arens, Nelson Goerner, Tomasz Herbut, Phillipe Cassard, Dr. Robert Palmer, Istvan Bonyhadi, Hui-Ying Tawaststjerna and Dr. Woohyung Yang. Kwanchanok was awarded the First Prize in the Piano Trio Category from the Princess Galyani Vadhana International Ensemble Competition 2014 and the Second Gold Medal Prize together with a scholarship for lessons with Klaus Kaufmann at Mozarteum University of Salzburg from the Settrade Thailand Youth Music Competition 2010. She was also selected for an award from Her Royal Highness Princess Soamsawali for her contributions in music activities to Thailand by the Ministry of Tourism and Sports of Thailand in 2014.

Kwanchanok’s performance highlights included concerto performances with Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra over the past few years. She was invited to perform with TPO in the concert, “A Tribute to the Golden Anniversary of His Majesty the King of Thailand’s visit to New Zealand”, at King’s College, Auckland in 2012 and in the fundraising concert for Prem Auditorium for General Prem Tinsulanonda in 2013. Most recently, she performed Ravel Piano Concerto with TPO in the orchestra’s seasonal concerts in 2015.

Kwanchanok was also invited by the Princess Galayani Vadhana Institute of Music to perform in a piano quintet in the concert, “Musique de la Vie et de la Terre”, for Her Royal Highness Princess Soamsawali in 2013. In January 2017, she is going to perform a cello and piano recital with Tapalin Charoensook at Carnegie Hall as a part of Velia Festival and Classicariano in New York.

Siri Sranoi

Piano Department

• Room Number: PC406.01
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #5437
• Email: siri.sra@mahidol.ac.th

Siri Sranoi started his music lesson at the age of 5 at Yamaha Music School. In 1998, he won the First Prize in piano four hands category in Yamaha Music Competition Thailand. In 2001, he won Third Prize in the Thailand Piano Competition by Australian Music Examination Board. In 2003, He completed with Advanced Certificate in Yamaha fundamentals grade 5. In 2005, He was accepted to be a piano major student for Undergraduate program, College of Music, Mahidol University, where he graduated the Bachelor degree in 2008 and graduated the Master degree in 2015. He played in masterclasses with international pianists including Prof. Istvan Bonyhadi, Prof. Lambis Vassiliadis and Prof. Rolf-Dieter Arens. His piano teachers are included Mrs. Chavalida Krueasingha, Ms. Jung Ming Lee, Dr. Ramasoon Sitalayan, Mrs. Yoshimi Matsushima and Assist. Prof. Dr. Eri Nakagawa. He is currently a full-time collaborative pianist for Young Artist Music Program (YAMP) at College of Music, Mahidol University, and also a part-time piano teacher at Music Campus for the General Public, Mahidol Unniversity (MCGP).

Rasikamon Siyapong

Piano Department

• Room Number: –
• Phone: –
• Email: rasikamon5@hotmail.com

Rasikamon Siyapong was born on 13^th May, 1992. She started her piano lesson at the age of 5. In 2006, she received The Best Performance of Bach 3-part Inventions Prize in the Nat 8^th Studio Piano Competition.

Then, she was accepted to be a piano major student at the Pre-College Program, College of Music, Mahidol University with Young Artist Scholarship in 2007. Later in 2008, she received Special Prize in the 8^th Bangkok Chopin Piano Competition. She graduated from the Pre-College Program with the Valedictorian Awards in 2010. In the same year, she was awarded Silver Medal Prize in the 14^th Settrade Youth Music Competition. In 2013, she participated in the 1^st Summer Piano Institute in Corfu, Greece, organized by Piano Plus Festival and Ionian University, Department of Music, and performed in The Thai Piano Recital at Attiko Conservatory of Athens. In 2014, she graduated from College of Music, Mahidol University majored piano performance with a first-class honors.

Her piano teachers are included Mr.Boonlhong Nithiuthai, Miss Akiko Fujie, Miss Eri Higashide and Assist. Prof. Dr. Eri Nakagawa.

She has performed in many solo and chamber music concerts. She has also played in numerous masterclasses with many international artists including Prof. Rolf-Dieter Arens, Prof. Tomasz Herbut, Dr. P’ng Tear Hwa & Dr. Lim Pei Sien, Prof. Kemal Gekic, Prof. Julie Bees, Prof. Susan Gray, Prof. Gustavo Romero, Mag. art  Istvan Bonyhadi, Prof. Lambis Vassiliadis, Dr. Robert Satterlee and Prof. Wolfram Schmitt-Leonardy.

She is currently a staff accompanist at College of Music, Mahidol University. Also, she received a scholarship within a framework of ASEA-Uninet and went to study as an exchange student at Mozarteum University in October, 2014.

Bakhtiyor Allaberganov

Piano Department

• Room Number: D202.04
• Phone: #4204
• Email: Bakh72@mail.ru

Born to a musical family (his father was a renowned traditional Makom singer), Mr. Bakhtiyor Allaberganov started piano studies at the Special Music School for gifted children in Khorezm region, and shortly thereafter won the Young Pianist Competition of Uzbekistan. Later on he again won recognition in the International Piano Competition in Ashgabad, Turkmanistan. Mr. Allaberganov holds diplomas from the Tashkent State Conservatoire where he fulfilled his college and graduate studies as piano performer, piano teacher,  chamber music major,consertmeister. Mr. Allaberganov has participated in several festivals and competitions such as the Franz Liszt International Piano Competition in Utrecht, The Netherlands, and the International Piano Competition in Sao-Paulo, Brazil in 2001.

His experience as a piano teacher and collaborative pianist is extensive, having been staff accompanist at several musical institutions such as the Tashkent state Conservatoire,, the Mannon Uygur Tashkent State Institute of Arts and the The Glier Republican Music Academic Lyceum, as well as an assistant director and staff accompanist at the College for Stage and Circus Performers. Mr. Allaberganov has supported and coached numerous singers and string players through recitals and competitions in the former Soviet Union, Uzbekistan, as well as in Thailand. His main teachers have been Sarimsakova Rimma, Ofelia Yusupova, Marat Gumarov, and Nargiz Polatkhanova.

Currently, Mr Allaberganov is a piano teacher at Mahidol University College of Music, resident staff pianist of the Mahidol Symphonic and Chamber Choirs, and a member of the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra.

Dr. Sornsuang Tangsinmonkong

Piano Department

• Room Number: A405.13
• Phone: #1407
• Email: Sornsuang.tan@mahidol.ac.th

Dr. Sornsuang Tangsinmonkong is a native Thai pianist.  She joined the faculty since May 2011. She is a piano department secretary, a coordinator of group piano classes and keyboard skills and a coordinator of the piano performance practice courses. Her responsibility includes teaching keyboard classes, piano performance practice, small ensemble and private piano lessons.

Dr. Tangsinmonkong was invited to join masterclasses and perform in Chopin Festival 2000 Busko-Zdrój, Poland conducted by Prof. Barbara Hesse-Bukowska. During studying Bachelor degree at Chulalongkorn University, she was the accompanist of CU Chorus and also the vice president of CKT (Chulalongkorn, Kasetsart and Thammasat Universty) Concert for the King Bhumibol’s 60^th Anniversary of His Majesty Accession to the Throne in 2006, chorus concert of the top five universities in Thailand. Dr. Tangsinmonkong was received the certificate of recognition of the professionalism and skill from Trinity Award Thailand from teaching her student who received the second highest marks in ATCL (Recital) in 2013. She was invited to be an adjudicator for many competitions such as the V TIPC (the 5^th Thailand International Piano Competition) in 2018, the piano competition held by The Office of the Private Education Commission, Ministry of Education in 2013 and 2018, and MCGP (Music Campus of General Public, College of Music, Mahidol University) Piano Competition in 2017.

Dr. Tangsinmonkong received scholarship from Mahidol University to study DMA (Piano Performance) and she graduated in 2017. While she was studying at the West Virginia University, she was also awarded scholarships from the Valarie Canady Charitable Trust Foundation in three consecutive years: 2013, 2014 and 2015. She was a vice president of West Virginia University Music Teacher National Association Student Chapter in 2015. Her doctoral dissertation is “The Pedagogical Study of Selected Piano Music of Miguel del Aguila”. The most remarkable performance is the premiere of “Half of Me” for the piano left hand composed by Miguel del Aguila in April 2017 at Bloch Learning and Performance Hall, West Virginia University; this piece was commission by Van Cliburn Foundation for the 2000 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.

Education background

• 2011 B.A. (Piano Performance), Mahidol University
• 2007 B.Sc. (Statistic majoring Information Technology for Business), Chulalongkorn University
• 2017  Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano Performance, West Virginia University, Morgantown WV, USA

PROFESSIONAL AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Piano Instructor (May 2007 – 2018), College of Music, Mahidol University, Thailand

• Teach private lesson for major and non-piano majors
• Instruct small ensemble class for undergraduate piano majors
• Instruct group piano classes for undergraduate and pre-college piano and non-piano majors
  • Undergraduate
    • Keyboard Harmony for Piano Major I-III
    • Keyboard Skills for Non-Piano Major I-IV
    • Minor Piano Performance for Non-Piano Major I-II
  • Pre-College (High School)
    • Keyboard Skills for Non Piano Major I-IV
    • Basic Piano for Non-Piano Major I-II
    • Piano Performance Practice I
  • Design and implement group piano curriculum for undergraduate and pre-college programs
  • Teach fundamental music theory and piano lesson to general public participating in the university’s music campus

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATES

Trinity College of Music, London                                                                               

• Trinity Awards Thailand 2013 in teaching of the 2^nd highest marks student in ATCL Recital (Feb 2014)
• LTCL (Recital) in Piano Performance with distinction (Dec 2004)
• ATCL (Recital) in Piano Performance (May 2001)
• Performance Certificate (May 2000)

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATES

Trinity College of Music, London                                                                               

• Trinity Awards Thailand 2013 in teaching of the 2^nd highest marks student in ATCL Recital (Feb 2014)
• LTCL (Recital) in Piano Performance with distinction (Dec 2004)
• ATCL (Recital) in Piano Performance (May 2001)
• Performance Certificate (May 2000)

HONORS AND AWARDS

• Final round competitor of “Young Artist Competition” at WVU School of Music, Morgantown, WV (January 2015)
• Semi-final round competitor of the “The Intersection of Jazz and Classical Music” Piano Festival and Competition at WVU School of Music, Morgantown, WV (June 2014)
• Final round competitor of the 8th Bangkok Chopin Piano Competition (Fourth-Age Category age 19-25) (Nov 2008)
• The “Nocturne Prize” Winner (Second Age Category age 15-18) from the 6^th Bangkok Chopin Piano Competition (Oct 2002)
• YAMAHA Piano Festival awards in three consecutive years (1994-1996)

MASTER CLASSES

Miguel del Aguila (January 21, 2017), Prof. Christopher Taylor (2014), Prof. Gustavo Romero (2012), Dr. Sang Woo Kang (2009), Dr. Robert Palmer (2008), Antony Peebles (2001), and Prof. Barbara Hesse-Bukowska (2000)

PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE

Guest Lecturer: “Meet the Pianists”Chintakarn Music Institute, Thailand (May 2011)

• Trained music school teachers about music interpretation and playing techniques in the comprehensive seminar

Recitals

• Piano Faculty Concert, A 407, College of Music, Mahidol University (Sep 2017)
• DMA Piano Recital, Bloch Learning and Performance Hall, College of Creative Arts, West Virginia University (Feb 2014, Nov 2014, Jul 2015, Dec 2015 and April 2017 (including World Premiere Half of Me for piano left hand by Miguel del Aguila))
• Piano Faculty Concert, Music Auditorium, College of Music, Mahidol University (Dec 2012)
• Piano Student Concert, Music Auditorium, College of Music, Mahidol Universtiy (Jan 2009 and Jul 2007)
• Debut Piano Recital, Thai-German Cultural Auditorium, Thailand (Dec 2001)
• Piano Recital, The 6th Chopin Festival by Prof. Barbara Hesse-Bukowska, Busko, Poland (Jul 2000)
• Piano Recital Chopin Concert, Thai-German Cultural Auditorium, Thailand (Aug 1999)

LEADERSHIP AND VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

West Virginia University Music Teacher National Association Student Chapter (2015)

• Vice president (2015)

Member of Chulalongkorn University Chorus Club (2003 – 2007)

• Conductor (2007): Programmed, rehearsed, and conducted the CU Chorus in major concerts of the university
• Chorus accompanist (2003-2007): Accompanied in major concerts, including CKT concert for the King Bhumibol’s 60th anniversary of His Majesty Accession to the Throne, chorus concert of the top five universities in Thailand

Academic Services (outside)

• Guest speaker of Dontretip, CU Radio FM 101.5 (Jun 3, 2018)
• Juror of the 5^th Thailand International Piano Competition (May 2018)
• Juror of MCGP Piano Competition (Jul 2017 and Jul 2018)
• Juror of Piano Competitions: Judged piano competition held by The Office of the Private Education Commission, Ministry of Education, Thailand (Apr 2013 and May 2018),
• Guest Lecturer: Prepared and rehearsed members of the Yala City Municipality Youth Orchestra, Thailand for their major concerts

RESEARCH PROJECT

• Tangsinmonkong, Sornsuang. “A Pedagogical Study of Selected Piano Music of Miguel del Aguila.” DMA diss., West Virginia University, 2017.
• Tangsinmonkong, Sornsuang. “Gradudate Recital by Sornsuang Tangsinmonkong.” MA thesis. Mahidol University (Thailand), 2011.

JOURNAL

• Tangsinmonkong, Sornsuang. “TPO New Year’s Concert 2018,” Music Journal 2, no. 6 February (2018): 70-73.
• Tangsinmonkong, Sornsuang. “Italian Reflection,” Music Journal 23, no. 8 April (2018): 66-69.

Suparchai Sorathorn, Horn

Brass and Percussion Department

• Room Number: PC403.03
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #5464
• Email: suparchai04@hotmail.com

Suparchai Sorathorn has been on the faculty of the College of Music at Mahidol University since 2013 and a member of the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra since 2006. He served as Principal Horn from 2006-2017 and continues as a member of the section today. At Mahidol he serves as a professor of horn and chamber music such as Horn Quartet. He is an active member of the International Horn Society. Suparchai is now coaching for Patumwilai High School Band. Suparchai has been a musician for Bangkok Symphony Orchestra and many chambers in Thailand. He holds degrees from the Sripatum University and is now studying for his Master Degree degree at Bannsomdej University. His primary teachers include Vanich Potavanich, Surapol Thanyaviboon, Nipat Kanchanahud, Vichan Chinnavirojpaisarn and also took course with Hans Pizka, Philip Mayer, Stefan Dohr, and Douglas Hill.

Benjapa Dangintawat

MCGP Project (Seacon Square)

• Room Number: –
• Phone: 0 2721 9894-7
• Email: Jooneyben@hotmail.com

Witaya Jareonpiem

MCGP Project (Seacon Square)

• Room Number: –
• Phone: 081 742 6005
• Email: witayatorn@gmail.com

B.A. (Music Education) Graduated from Chulalongkorn University. Mr. Witaya  Jareonpiem began to learn the Thai Music when he was 15 years old with his friends in the school, the first instrument was Klui. He could play many kind of instrument including Thai and Western Music such as Violin, Guitar, Keyboard, Ranard, khim and Jakhe. When he graduated from Chulalongkorn University he performed in Coffee Shop and Hotel in Bangkok and Surattanee. Mr. Wittaya is a member of The Resonance Band. Faculty since September 1996. Currently he is a Head of Academic of MCGP.

Promwut Sudtakoo

MCGP Project (Seacon Square)

• Room Number:
• Phone: (668) 464-3998-2 (662) 721-9894-7 ext.122
• Email: spromwut85@gmail.com

Promwut Sudtakoo, A Native of Thailand who studied at the College of Music, Mahidol University. He has studied with Professor Shyen Lee, Professor Shuichi Komiyama, Professor Nuttawut Suksangjan and Capt.Passakorn Suwannaphan

Sita Bunnag, Piano

MCGP Project (Seacon Square)

• Room Number: –
• Phone: 081-8030703
• Email: ploy.ploy.ploy@hotmail.com

Sita started to work at Music Campus for General Public, College of Music Mahidol University (Seri center) as a piano part time teacher since 1999 and she had promoted to the full time teacher on March 2009.

Lila Mahavinitchaimontri

MCGP Project (Seacon BangKae)

• Room Number: –
• Phone: 081 9789532
• Email: krunat@hotmail.com

B.A. (Thai Music) Graduated from Chulalongkorn University. She began to worked at MCGP Seri Center as a Instructor since March 2000.

Nuttawut Suksangjan

MCGP Project (Siam Paragon)

• Room Number: –
• Phone: 0 2129 4542-6
• Email: nuttawut79@gmail.com

เริ่มเรียนดนตรีที่วงดุริยางค์ของโรงเรียนวัดสุทธิวรารามในปี พ.ศ. 2534 กับอาจารย์สุรพล ธัญญวิบูลย์ โดยเลือกเรียนแซกโซโฟนเป็นวิชาเอก ในปี พ.ศ. ๒๕๓๖ ได้เข้าร่วมการแข่งขันในระดับนานาชาติที่ประเทศเนเธอร์แลนด์ รวมถึงทำกิจกรรมต่างๆ ที่โรงเรียนได้มอบหมาย

เมื่อจบชั้นมัธยมศึกษาในปี พ.ศ. 2539 ได้สอบเข้าศึกษาต่อที่ภาควิชาดนตรีศึกษา คณะครุศาสตร์ จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย โดยเรียนแซกโซโฟนกับอาจารย์ชูวิทย์ ยุระยง ขณะที่ศึกษามีโอกาสแสดงคอนเสิร์ตที่ทางมหาวิทยาลัยได้จัดขึ้นอยู่เป็นประจำ รวมถึงการแสดงในรูปแบบวงแชมเบอร์ โดยเล่นในตำแหน่งเทเนอร์แซกโซโฟนในวงแซกโซโฟนควอเต็ทของคณะครุศาสตร์ จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย นอกจากนี้ ยังเรียนแซกโซโฟนกับอาจารย์ลักขชัย กฤชน้อย และเรียนวิชาการอำนวยเพลงกับผู้ช่วยศาสตราจารย์พันเอกชูชาติ พิทักษากร

ปี พ.ศ. 2544 เข้าทำงานที่โครงการศึกษาดนตรีสำหรับบุคคลทั่วไป วิทยาลัยดุริยางคศิลป์ มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล (สาขาศูนย์การค้าเสรีเซ็นเตอร์) โดยสอนวิชาปฏิบัติแซกโซโฟน และควบคุมวงปป๊อปออร์เคสตร้า พร้อมทั้งงานกิจกรรมต่างๆ อาทิเช่น โครงการอบรมครูดนตรีมือเปล่า ค่ายดนตรีภาคฤดูร้อน และคอนเสิร์ตใหญ่ประจำปีของโครงการฯ

นอกจากนี้ ในปี พ.ศ. 2546 ได้เข้าร่วมแสดงคอนเสิร์ตที่งานประชุมแซกโซโฟนโลก ครั้งที่ 13 (World Saxophone Congress XIII) ที่เมืองมินาโพลิส รัฐมิเนโซต้า ประเทศสหรัฐอเมริกา (Minneapolis, Minnesota) โดยเป็นสมาชิกวง Bangkok Saxophone Quitet

ปี พ.ศ. 2549 ศึกษาต่อระดับปริญญาโท สาขาดนตรีศึกษา ที่วิทยาลัยดุริยางคศิลป์ มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล ศึกษาต่อด้านปฏิบัติแซกโซโฟนกับอาจารย์ Shyen Lee และเรียนการควบคุมวงกับอาจารย์ Jeannine Wager ผู้อำนวยการและวาทยกรประจำวง North Arkansas Symphony Orchestra อาร์คันซอว์ ประเทศสหรัฐอเมริกา และได้เข้าร่วมแสดงคอนเสิร์ตที่งานประชุมแซกโซโฟนโลก ครั้งที่ 14 ที่เมืองลูบีจานา ประเทศสโลเวเนีย (Liubljana, Slovenia)

ประวัติการทำงานที่วิทยาลัยดุริยางคศิลป์ มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล

• ผู้จัดการงานกิจกรรมและกิจการพิเศษ
• ผู้จัดการงานประชุมแซกโซโฟนโลก ครั้งที่ 15 ณ กรุงเทพ
• ผู้จัดการโครงการอบรมครูดนตรีเปล่า
• ผู้จัดการโครงการบันทึกจดหมายเหตุวิทยาลัยดุริยางคศิลป์
• อาจารย์วิชาทักษะแซกโซโฟน

Pornnapim Thonglor

MCGP Project (Siam Paragon)

• Room Number: –
• Phone: 0 2129 4542-6
• Email: pimband29@gmail.com

Poonsant Tainchaivanich

MCGP Project (Siam Paragon)

• Room Number: –
• Phone: 0 2129 4542-6
• Email: poonsant@hotmail.com

Namfon Srisomboon

MCGP Project (Siam Paragon)

• Room Number: –
• Phone: 0 2129 4542-6
• Email: pizzicato_violinist@hotmail.com

Sarunpong Dechsangworn

MCGP Project (Siam Paragon)

• Room Number: –
• Phone: 0 2129 4542-6
• Email: nemovoice@hotmail.com

Dr. Somchai Trakarnrung

Music Education Department (Dusdi Baribatra Institute)

• Room: A107
• Tel.: Ext. 108
• E-mail: tsomchai@gmail.com
• Facebook: Somchai Trakarnrung
• Line ID: Dr. Chai

Education

2004 – 2007                      Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Music Education

Ph.D. (Music Education) (University of Toronto Fellowship)

Faculty of Music, University of Toronto, Canada

2014 – present                  Master of Business Administration (Executive)

Executive M.B.A.

Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration of Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

2003 – 2004                      Master of Music Degree in Music Education

Mus.M. (Music Education) (University of Toronto Fellowship)

Faculty of Music, University of Toronto, Canada

2002                        Master of Music Studies Degree in Music Performance/Teaching

M.Mus.Stud. (Performance/Teaching)

Faculty of Music, University of Melbourne, Australia

1999 – 2002                     Master of Arts Degree in Language and Communication

M.A. (Language and Communication)

School of Language and Communication,

National Institute of Development Administration, Thailand

1995 – 1997                     Bachelor of Arts Degree in English

B.A. (English)

Faculty of Humanities, Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand

1989 – 1993                     Associate of the Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto

ARCT (Honors) Diploma (Piano Performer) with First Class Honors

Professional School, Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto, Canada

1992 – 1993                     Full-time special student

Faculty of Music, University of Toronto, Canada

Executive Development Education

2014                 Certificate of Training in Balanced Scorecard

Thammsat Business School, Thailand

2013 – 2014        Executive Mini MBA (Class III)

NIDA Business School, National Institute of Development Administration, Thailand

2013 – 2014                     Deans for Change (Class III)

Knowledge Network Institute of Thailand

2013                         Advanced Management Program (MU – AMP) (Class III)

Office of the President, Human Resource Division, Mahidol University, Thailand

2011                         Talent People for Mahidol Leadership Program

Office of the President, Human Resource Division, Mahidol University, Thailand

2010                         Executive Development Program (MU – EDP) (Class VI)

Office of the President, Human Resource Division, Mahidol University, Thailand

2007                         Music Management and Administration Program for Music Administrators

School of Music, DePaul University , USA

2003 – 2005                     Kodaly Pedagogy Teacher Certificate level I-III

Under apprenticeship of Edith Lantos (Kodaly’s student)

Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto, Canada

1994                         Early Childhood Music Education Certificate

Under apprenticeship of Katarin Forrai (Kodaly’s student) & Donna Wood

Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto, Canada

1990 – 1994                     Orff-Schulwerk Teacher Certificate level I-III

Under apprenticeship of Lois Berkenshaw-Flaming

Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto, Canada

Professional Experiences

2014 – present                  Chair of Academic Promotion of College of Music

2014                                Chair of Master of Arts in Music Education (Special Program)

2013 – present                  Associate Dean for Music Education for General Public

2011 – present                  Chief Executive Officer, Thailand International Music Examination

2009 – present                  Graduate Academic Committee of Mahidol University

2008 – 2013                     Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Research

Chair of Academic Committee

Head of Music Education Department

2009 – 2012                     Chair of Ph.D. Program in Music

2008 – 2009                     Deputy Director for Research and Academic Affairs

Chair of M.A. Program in Music

2006 – 2008                     Assistant Director for Academic Affairs

1997 – 2001                     Piano Instructor

International School Bangkok, Thailand

1993 – 1997                     Piano Instructor & Accompanist

The New International School of Thailand (UN related), Thailand

1993 – 1995                     Piano Instructor

Chintakarn Music Institute, Bangkok, Thailand

1984 – 1989                     Piano Instructor

Yamaha Music School, Bangkok, Thailand

Scholarship and Awards

2012                         Supervisor Recognition of Doctoral Student’s Distinguished Thesis Award

Faculty of Graduate Studies, Mahidol University

2004 – 2007                     University of Toronto Fellowship (Ph.D.)

2003 – 2004                     University of Toronto Fellowship (Mus.M.)

Research

“Synthesis of music therapy intervention and test instruments of music therapy research in Thailand”. (In Progress). Research granted by National Research University Project, Office of Higher Education Commission, Mahidol University, Cluster Music Therapy, 2010

“Survey and synthesis of publication and citation of Thailand music therapy research in national and international research database”. (In Progress). Research granted by National Research University Project, Office of Higher Education Commission, Mahidol University, Cluster Music Therapy, 2010

“History of Music Therapy in Thailand.” (In Progress). Research granted by National Research University Project, Office of Higher Education Commission, Mahidol University, Cluster Music Therapy, 2011

“A comparative study of music therapy undergraduate curricula in selected countries.” (In Progress). Research granted by National Research University Project, Office of Higher Education Commission, Mahidol University, Cluster Music Therapy, 2011

“Hand injuries from piano playing and treatments.” (In Progress). Research granted by National Research University Project, Office of Higher Education Commission, Mahidol University, Cluster Music Therapy, 2012

Publications and Academic Presentations

“Thai Pre-service Music Education Students’ Perception of Their Future in Music Education and Its Role in Society”; Dr. Lindsey Williams & Dr. Somchai Trakarnrung

Paper presented at the 30th International Society for Music Education World Conference, Thessaloniki, Greece, July 15-20, 2012

“Educating Global Musicians: Multiple Musical Cultures Curriculum Model for 21st Century”

Paper presented at the Sixth QS Asia Pacific Professional Leaders in Education Conference and Exhibition, Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre, Singapore, November 17-19, 2010

“Research on Spirituality Relating to Thailand’s Ceremonial Music” (2007), Author in “The New International Handbook in Arts Education,” Lilora Breslor (Editor)

“Envisioning Doctoral Education”

Paper presented at the Fifth International Research in Music Education Conference (RIME), University of Exeter, UK, April 10-14, 2007

“Developing Future Music Educators for 21st Century Thai Society: An Introduction to the Issues of Music Teacher Education in Thailand”

Doctoral project presented at Faculty of Music, University of Toronto, Canada, November 24, 2005

“Canadian Music in Education: Sounds like Canada”

Paper presented with Patricia Martin Shand, Lee Bartel, Lori-Anne Dolloff, Ben Bolden, Lynn Tucker, and Nancy Dawe at the “Music Education in Canada: What is the State of the Art” Symposium, University of Western Ontario, Canada, May 25-27, 2005

“Traditional vs. Non-traditional Music Education: Lessons Learned from Thai Music Teacher Education”

Paper presented at the Annual Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Conference, Stanford University, California, USA, March 22-26, 2005 and at the Fourth International Conference for Research in Music Education (RIME), University of Exeter, UK, April 5-9, 2005

“Integrated Arts in Music Education”

Workshop presented with Lori-Anne Dolloff at the Ontario Music Educators’ Association Conference (OMEA), Toronto, Canada, November 12-13, 2004

Technical & Scholarly Works

Trakarnrung, S., Subhayon K., & Jaiprasong, P. (2013). Syllabus of Western Music Theory. Thailand International Music Examination, College of Music, Mahidol University. ISBN: 978-616-279-290-8

Graduate Supervisions

Doctoral Dissertation Major Advisor:

Plitakul, P. (2014). A study of analytical and critical thinking behaviors about music. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Mahidol University, Thailand.

Kongtuk, K. (2014). Thai music in series of archaeological dances: An interpretation of historical symbolic meaning. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Mahidol University, Thailand.

Promsukkul, P. (2014). Developing musicianship through improvisation: An eclectic teaching module for pre-school children. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Mahidol University, Thailand.

Chiengchana, N. (2013). Examining the effects of Kodaly-based music experiences on social communication responses and musical learning for children with autism spectrum disorders. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Mahidol University, Thailand.

Laovanich, V. (2013). Marginalization of music subject in Thai basic education curriculum: Archeology of knowledge approach. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Mahidol University, Thailand.

Leeswadtrakul, S. (2013). Dr. Sugree Charoensook: Music education reformist. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Mahidol University, Thailand.

Pitupumnak, K. (2013). A narrative study of professional artistry in selected Thai music teachers. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Mahidol University, Thailand.

Promsukkul, M. (2011). Acquisition of absolute pitch in Thai traditional music training. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Mahidol University, Thailand.

Songned, K. (2011). The inheritance of Sa-Law in Lanna music culture.Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Mahidol University, Thailand.

Research in Progress:

Promsukkul, P. (In Progress). Parental involvement in the development of young piano students.

Suriyonplengsaeng, C. (In Progress). Parent and teacher partnership in supporting children musical learning.

Tayrattanachai, N. (In Progress). A study of piano pedagogy course content at undergraduate level in Thailand.

Thummarattana, P. (In Progress). Contemporary commercial music vocal training for Thai singers.

Doctoral Dissertation Co-Advisor:

Roongruang, W. (2014). Television and Thai music: Khanthapsala program 1960-1973. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Mahidol University, Thailand.

Meepom, D. (2013). The inheritance of Pleng Dio Ranad Thum (solo piece) of Khru Phum Bapuyawat.Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Mahidol University, Thailand.

Suwannaphachana, P. (2011). Mutto Taek: Improvisational indigenous knowledge in traditional Phleng Khorat.Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Mahidol University, Thailand.

Charanyananda, A. (2011). Education for music teachers in Thailand: A case study of Buriram Rajabhat University. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Mahidol University, Thailand.

Hirunrux, S. (2011). Model standards for Thailand’s music education. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Mahidol University, Thailand.

Research in Progress:

Pum-In, P. (In progress). An analytical study of music education research during 2022-2011.

External Doctoral Appraiser:

Wangphanich, C. (2013). The integration of e-learning in higher music education in Thailand. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of New South Wales, Australia.

Masters Thesis Major Advisor:

Suksangjan, N. (2010). A study of selected recorder expert’s opinions on writing recorder method books for Thai students. Unpublished masters thesis, Mahidol University, Thailand.

Fuangaugsorn, N. (2010). A comparative study of the selected Bachelor of Music programs majoring in Jazz Studies in the United States of America, England, Canada, Australia, and Thailand. Unpublished masters thesis, Mahidol University, Thailand.

Promsukkul, P. (2009). Mapping the way to alleviate music performance anxiety. Unpublished masters thesis, Mahidol University, Thailand.

Jumneanpan, W. (2009). An analytical study of the grade one music textbook at the Kecskemet Kodaly Zoltanenek-Zeneiiskola, Hungary. Unpublished masters thesis, Mahidol University, Thailand.

Phukphan. A. (2008). A meta-pedagogical study of teaching posture and gesture in piano playing. Unpublished masters thesis, Mahidol University, Thailand.

Pitupumnak, K. (2008). A phenomenological study of the existence of Pi-Phat ensemble in contemporary Thai urban life. Unpublished masters thesis, Mahidol University, Thailand.

Pongpradit, P. (2008). Graduate guitar recital. Unpublished masters thematic paper, Mahidol University, Thailand.

Julaopas, S. (2007). A comparative study of the royal bandsman curricula of the Royal Thai military schools of music. Unpublished masters thesis, Mahidol University, Thailand.

Numtee, W. (2007). A call for curriculum design of music industry technicians for Thailand vocational education institutions. Unpublished masters thesis, Mahidol University, Thailand.

Masters Thesis Co-Advisor:

Wuthiwan, T. (2014). Graduate piano recital. Unpublished masters thematic paper, Mahidol University, Thailand.

Sukittiworakul, R. (2011). The effect of musical learning on spatial ability. Unpublished masters thematic paper, Mahidol University, Thailand.

Supajitra, P. (2009). A study of improvisation techniques of Sonny Rollins.  Unpublished masters thematic paper, Mahidol University, Thailand.

Subjects Taught

• MSAP 111 Major Performance 1
• MSAP 112 Major Perfomance 2
• MSAP 211 Major Performance 3
• MSAP 212 Major Performance 4
• MSAP 311 Major Performance 5
• MSAP 312 Major Performance 6
• MSED 503 Principles of Music Teaching and Learning
• MSED 505 Psychology of Music Education
• MSED 624 Seminar in Comparative Music Education
• MSED 625 New Paradigms in Music Education
• MSED 626 Administrations of Music in Educational Institutions
• MSMS 501 Music Research Methodology
• MSMS 503 Music Research Seminar II
• MSMS 697 Thematic Paper
• MSMS 698 Thesis
• MSMS 699 Thesis

Research Interests

• Music Administration and Management
• Music in Higher education and Teacher Education
• Music in Childhood
• Comparative Music EducationPiano Pedagogy

Professional Music Affiliations

• International Society for Music Education (ISME)
• International Council for Traditional Music (ICTM)
• Ontario Music Educators’ Association (OMEA)
• Canadian Music Education Research Centre (CMERC)
• Thailand Music Educators’ Association (TMEA)

Languages

• Thai – native language
• English – second language with high proficiency
• Chinese; Mandarin, Cantonese, Teochew – basic

Richard Ralphs

Pre-College and Boarding School

• Room Number: PC317
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #5301
• Email: richard.ral@mahidol.ac.th

Richard Ralphs graduated from Leeds University. Bretton Hall College of the Performing Arts with a Double Major Bachelor Degree in Education (English and Drama) and a Honours Degree in Drama. His professor was John Hodgson, who was for many years the Head of the School of Drama and Theater studies at Bretton Hall, part of the faculty of music, visual and performing arts of the University of Leeds. Hodgson taught and studied the works of Rudolf Laban for more than 25 years, and was leading authority on drama and movement. During his studies he won prizes at the National Student Drama Festival, including the best lighting design award for John Godber’s production of ‘Potter’s Wheel’.

This was followed by a period working in stage management in professional theater in the UK, including the Old Vic and Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, Solent Theatre, Southampton and Lyceum Theater Crewe. One of the most influential parts of his younger years was first as a student and then a teacher/director at the Cheshire Country Youth Drama Courses. He directed several “Improvised through to performance presentations” involving over a hundred actors and appeared as an actor in many Shakespearean plays, performed at the Chester Gateway Theater. For the celebration of 400 years of Chester, Richard appeared as King Edward in the Chester Mystery plays performing in front of both Prince Charles and Princess Margaret. During his period of work outside the UK from 1987 to present Richard has worked with Singapore Broadcasting, MTV Sri Lanka, as a writer and on screen presenter. Richard’s directing experience covers many musicals including “The Fantasticks”, “West Side Story”, “The Pirates of Penzance”, “Man of La Mancha”, “The Wiz” and “Mikado”. His most recent directing experiences at the College of Music, Mahidol University are “Blood Brothers “,” The Wiz”, “Into the Woods.” Bernstein’s “Peter Pan” and Mozart’s “The Magic Flute.”

Richard worked with UNICEF and the Ministry of Education in Sri Lanka, using drama and music to create locally produced plays to help with health, HIV awareness, conflict resolution and other education projects. He also collaborated with Singapore Broadcasting Corporation when they set up Sri Lanka’s first independent TV company and worked as an editor and continuity presenter. His professional teaching career began in England in 1983 as an English/Drama teacher and he was also appointed Director of the South Yorkshire South Theatre, directing several large scale plays and musical. Richard has been a School Principal at the Overseas Community School (OCS), Sri Lanka, New International School of Thailand (NIST), School Director of Stephen’s International Schools (Bangkok and Khao Yai), before becoming Principal of the (Pre-College), Young Artist Music Program, College of Music, Mahidol University in 2008.

Jane Dillon

General Education Department

• Room Number: PC313
• Tel: (662) 800-2525-34
• E-mail thejdillon@gmail.com

Dr. Wen-Hui Lily Lin

Piano Department

• Room Number: A405.05
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #1424
• Email: wenhui.lily.lin@gmail.com

Dr. Wen-Hui Lily Lin joined the faculty of the College of Music, Mahidol University in 2010. She teaches private lessons, small ensembles, and keyboard literature classes.

Dr. Lin has performed in Russia, Argentina, Spain, New York City, Stony Brook, Connecticut, Boston in the United States, Taipei, Kaoshiung, I-Lan in Taiwan, and Bangkok, Thailand as a soloist and collaborator. She has performed in recital halls including the Steinway Hall, Winter Garden in New York, Rachmaninoff Hall in Russia, Teatro Alberti in Argentina, and Benton Museum in Connecticut.  In 2006, Dr. Lin was invited to Argentina to perform with the Tucumán Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Roberto Buffo.  Her extended interest in Contemporary Music has led her to premiere works in the United States and also performed with the Hartt School Bass Ensemble at the “Bang on a Can” Contemporary Music Marathon in New York.  In 2012, Dr. Lin performed as a soloist for the Asian Premiere of Dr. James Ogburn’s Piano Concerto with the Contemporary Enclave Chamber Orchestra. Other performances include solo, chamber, collaborative concerts, and appearances at the Thailand International Composition Festivals.  She was invited to be the collaborative artist in the Asian Double Reed Association conference in 2011.

Dr. Lin received her D.M.A. in Piano Performance from the University of Connecticut in 2009.  She was a recipient of the Evelyn Bonar Storrs piano scholarship, University of Connecticut scholarship, as well as a Graduate Teaching Assistant in Collaborative Piano.  She received her M.M. from The Hartt School in Connecticut, and B.M. from Fu-Jen Catholic University in Taiwan.  Her principal teachers include Dr. Tongsuang Israngkun, Dr. Neal Larrabee, Dr. Paul Rutman, and Dr. Michael Dellinger.  She has participated in master classes with acclaimed musicians including Tigran Alikhanov, Alexandre Kobrin, Menahem Pressler, Oxana Yablonskaya, Miami String Quartet, Vermeer String Quartet, and Ida Kavafian.

Benjamin James Dooley

Voice Performance Department

• Room Number: D202.14
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #4437
• Email: eagleararmy@hotmail.com

A powerful lyric tenor, Ben Dooley has sung many operatic roles that range from Baroque to Contemporary works. His operatic roles include Lurcanio in Ariodante, Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni, Nemorino in L’elisir d’amore, Tamino in Die zaubeflöte, Mr.Ford in Salieri’s Falstaff, Prince charming in Viardot’s Cendrillon, and Edoardo in Rossini’s La cambiale di matrimonio, and principle roles in The Vanishing Bridegroom. He has performed concert arias with Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra and the Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra.

Ben Dooley graduated with a Master degree in Vocal Performance from Azusa Pacific University, California where he also did 2.5 years in the post-graduate Artist Certificate Program under the tutelage of Dr.Melanie Galloway.

He is well versed in pop singing as he has produced three albums in Thailand as the lead singer of Gear Knight and Silent Scream where he received multiple national rewards including Best new group from Seed awards 2006, Best Rock Album of the Year from Season award 2009. His first band, Gear Knight also had three songs that made it to the top of the national radio chart. He participated in the TV show “The Voice Thailand Season 6” where he blended his rock and operatic voice and finished second in close national vote.

Ben has been teaching at the College of Music, Mahidol University since 2016. The courses he teaches include Speech and Diction for singers, Voice Literature I & II, Vocal Pedagogy, and applied voice lessons. He also serves as chair of the Voice Performance Department.

Kalteera Supaniti

General Education Department

• Room Number: A1111.5
• Phone: (662) 800-2525-34 #1103
• Email: nunnmusic@gmail.com

After earned a Bachelor degree in Sports Science with 2^nd class honour from Chulalongkorn university, Kalteera pursues her passion in Music Education by continue her study at College of Music, Mahidol university. She has been working at College of Music, Mahidol university, for six years as a teacher assistant of Pre-college program and a student affairs officer for B.A. program respectively. Currently, her position is a full-time faculty of the college. For her career development, Kalteera engaged in a number of trainings to enhance her repertoire of knowledge. She acquired a certificate in Student Volunteer Management for Education and Corporate Social Responsibility from Knowledge Network Institute of Thailand and another certificate in the Therapeutic Uses of Music from the College of Music, Mahidol university. To guarantee her proficiency in English, Kalteera also got a certificate IV in spoken and written English for Upper Intermediate level from Bayside International English College, Melbourne, Australia. Kalteera is specialized in creative lesson planning, curriculum knowledge, classroom management, learner assessment and individual counselling. Her strength is teamworking which require skills such as communication and conflict resolution. She can handle a situation under pressure and does not mind to create something innovative to support her work. She is interested in various topics, include curriculum development, special needs student, CSR projects, musician injury and sport events.

Mauro Pasquale Andrea Monti

MCGP Project (Siam Paragon)

• Room Number: –
• Phone: 0 2129 4542-6
• Email: mauro.pianist@gmail.com

Wongsathorn Narumit

MCGP Project (Seacon Square)

• Room Number: –
• Phone: 0 2721 9894-7
• Email: wongsathorn_n@hotmail.com

Thanpisa Jantanakool

General Education Department

• Room Number: A206.08
• Phone: #1226
• Email: thanpisagift@gmail.com

Educational Background

Master Degree: MSc International Politics Course concentrations: China studies and Chinese

Politics (Merit) from University of Glasgow, The United Kingdom

Bachelor Degree: Faculty of Liberal Arts major Southeast Asia Studies (Second Honor) from Thammasat University

Work Experiences

– Full time Editor for foreign languages and ASEAN issue at Amarin Printing and Publishing Company

– Part time teacher for social subjects at Satrinonthaburi School (English Program)

– Part time tutor for foreigners at Thailand Language School ( TLS )

– Part time tutor at ECC Thailand and Tutor House

Published Works

– Survivor English , published in 2013

– Chinese Mind Pictures (หนังสือจีนจำง่าย mind pictures ), published in 2014

– Survivor English Plus, published in 2016

Other Courses / Trainings

– Teaching Workshop Joining a workshop “How to teach English for primary school level” by

Handy Kids company under the control of Thai Wattana Panit in April 2009.

– Chinese language 3 Studying short-term Chinese language Programs at the International School

of Beijing Union University [From March 19, 2006 – June 10, 2006 & From March 12, 2007 – June1, 2007]

Dr. Kanyupa Jittiwattana

General Education Department

• Room Number: A111.3
• Phone: #1134
• Email: karnyupha.jit@mahidol.ac.th

ประสบการณ์การทำงาน (Work Experience)

1. สถาบันนวัตกรรมการเรียนรู้ มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล ตำแหน่ง อาจารย์ (พ.ศ. 2552-2554)
2. ศูนย์พันธุวิศวกรรมและเทคโนโลยีชีวภาพแห่งชาติ สถาบันพัฒนาวิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยีแห่งชาติ กระทรวงวิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี ตำแหน่ง ผู้ช่วยนักวิจัย (พ.ศ. 2543-2546)

ภาระงานสอน (Subjects Taught)

1. ปีการศึกษา 1/2555 รายวิชา MSSC001 กายวิภาควิทยา สำหรับนักเรียนอุดมดนตรี ชั้นมัธยมศึกษาปีที่ 4 และรายวิชา MUGE101 สำหรับนักศึกษาปริญญาตรีชั้นปีที่ 1วิทยาลัยดุริยางคศิลป์
2. ปีการศึกษา 2/2554 รายวิชา MSSC004 ทรัพยากรธรรมชาติและอุตสาหกรรม สำหรับนักเรียนอุดมดนตรี ชั้นมัธยมศึกษาปีที่ 5 และรายวิชา MUGE101 สำหรับนักศึกษาปริญญาตรีชั้นปีที่ 1วิทยาลัยดุริยางคศิลป์
3. ปีการศึกษา 1/2554 และ 1/2553 รายวิชา นววศ 609 ธรรมชาติ ประวัติศาสตร์และปรัชญาทางวิทยาศาสตร์ รายวิชา นววศ 612 วิทยาศาสตร์ศึกษาทั่วไป และรายวิชา นววศ 631 ชีววิทยาศึกษา สำหรับนักศึกษาระดับบัณฑิตศึกษา สถาบันนวัตกรรมการเรียนรู้
4. ปีการศึกษา 2/2553 และ 2/2552 รายวิชา นววศ 605 โครงการวิจัยขั้นสูงขนาดเล็กทางวิทยาศาสตร์และคณิตศาสตร์ศึกษา และรายวิชา นววศ 610 สัมมนาทางวิทยาศาสตร์ศึกษา

งานวิจัยและผลงานสร้างสรรค์ (Research and Creative Work Projects)

งานวิจัย (Research Projects)

1. การพัฒนาสื่อซีดีมัลติมีเดียเพื่อการเรียนรู้การช่วยฟื้นคืนชีพขั้นพื้นฐานสำหรับนักศึกษาพยาบาล (Development of an interactive basic life support CD for nursing students)
2. การสร้างสื่อการเรียนการสอนที่มีนวัตกรรมเพื่อเสริมสร้างการเรียนรู้สรีรวิทยาระดับเซลล์อย่างมีบูรณาการ (Development of innovative instructional materials to promote integrated learning of cell physiology)
3. การสร้างสื่อการเรียนรู้ที่มีนวัตกรรมเพื่อเข้าใจมหชีวโมเลกุลดีขึ้น (Toward a better understanding of biological macromolecules: creating innovative instructional materials)

 ผลงานวิจัยที่ได้รับการตีพิมพ์ (Published Research Articles)

1. Jittivadhna, K., Ruenwongsa, P., & Panijpan, B. (2010). Beyond textbook illustrations: Hand-held models of ordered DNA and protein structures as 3D supplements to enhance student learning of helical biopolymers. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education 38, 359-364.
2. Jittivadhna, K., Ruenwongsa, P., & Panijpan, B. (2009). Hand-held model of a sarcomere to illustrate the sliding filament mechanism in muscle contraction. Advances in Physiology Education 33, 297-301.
3. Jittivadhna, K., Ruenwongsa, P., & Panijpan, B. (2009). Making ordered DNA and protein structures from computer-printed transparency film cut-outs. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education 37, 220-226.
4. Kiatpathomchai, W., Taweetungtragoon, A., Jittivadhna, K., Wongteerasupaya, C., Boonsaeng, V., & Flegel, T.W. (2005). Target for standard Thai PCR assay identical in 12 White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) types that differ in DNA multiple repeat length. Journal of Virological Methods 130, 79-82.

 ผลงานสร้างสรรค์ (Creative Work Projects)

1. สื่อการเรียนรู้วิทยาศาสตร์: แบบจำลองดีเอ็นเอ โครงสร้างทุติยภูมิของโปรตีน และหน่วยการทำงานของกล้ามเนื้อ เพื่อเสริมสร้างความรู้ความเข้าใจเกี่ยวกับมหชีวโมเลกุล โดยได้รับรางวัลสภาวิจัยแห่งชาติ: รางวัลผลงานประดิษฐ์คิดค้น ประจำปี 2554 รางวัลประกาศเกียรติคุณ สาขาสังคมศาสตร์ (การศึกษา)
2. สื่อการเรียนรู้วิทยาศาสตร์: ภาพประดิษฐ์เพื่อการเรียนรู้โครงสร้างค้ำจุนในเซลล์
3. สื่อการเรียนรู้วิทยาศาสตร์: ชุดเกมต่อภาพเพื่อการเรียนรู้เคมีแห่งชีวิต

ผลงานทางวิชาการ (Academic Works)

การนำเสนอผลงานทางวิชาการ (Academic Presentations)

1. Oral presentation: Instructive and edible decomposition column in the 2007 Wisconsin Society of Science Teachers Conference, Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
2. Poster presentation: Development of learning materials in biology: A wandering through the muscle world – with a difference in the 17th FAOBMB Symposium/ 2nd IUBMB Special Meeting/ 7th A-IMBN Conference on “Genomics and Health in the 21st Century”, the Imperial Queen’s Park Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand, November 25, 2004.

ที่ปรึกษาวิทยานิพนธ์ (Thesis Advisors)

1. นางวิมลศรี   อิทธิกิจไพศาล นักศึกษาปริญญาเอก สาขาวิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยีศึกษา (หลักสูตรนานาชาติ)สถาบันนวัตกรรมการเรียนรู้ มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล วิทยานิพนธ์เรื่อง การพัฒนาสื่อการเรียนรู้เรื่องการไหลเวียนแบบคู่ควบในมนุษย์สำหรับนักศึกษาวิทยาศาสตร์สุขภาพระดับต้น (Development of instructional materials for the learning of human dual blood circulation appropriate for beginning undergraduate life science students)
2. นางสาวชื่นจิตร จันทร์สว่าง นักศึกษาปริญญาเอก สาขาวิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยีศึกษา (หลักสูตรนานาชาติ)สถาบันนวัตกรรมการเรียนรู้ มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล วิทยานิพนธ์เรื่อง การพัฒนาสื่อซีดีมัลติมีเดียเพื่อการเรียนรู้การช่วยฟื้นคืนชีพสำหรับนักศึกษาพยาบาลระดับปริญญาตรี (Development of interactive life support CDs for nursing students)

ความสนใจหรือความชำนาญ (Interests or Expertise)

1. Social Sciences (Education & Educational Research)
2. Life Sciences (Biology/ Biochemistry/ Biotechnology)

งานบริการวิชาการอื่นๆ (Other Academic Services)

1. วิทยากรบรรยายหัวข้อเรื่อง การทำวิจัยในชั้นเรียน ในงานกิจกรรมเวทีนักวิทยาศาสตร์รุ่นเยาว์แห่งชาติ ครั้งที่ 7 จัดโดยคณะวิทยาศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล ร่วมกับสมาคมนักวิทยาศาสตร์แห่งประเทศไทย วันที่ 11 ตุลาคม 2554 ณ อุทยานวิทยาศาสตร์ประเทศไทย
2. วิทยากรบรรยายหัวข้อเรื่อง การวิจัยทางการศึกษา ในการประชุมเชิงปฏิบัติการเพื่อพัฒนาการเรียนการสอน จัดโดยคณะวิทยาศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล วันที่ 6 กันยายน 2554 ณ ห้องประชุม K-102 คณะวิทยาศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล
3. ผู้ตรวจประเมินผลงานเพื่อนำเสนอแบบโปสเตอร์ด้านการศึกษาวิทยาศาสตร์และคณิตศาสตร์ สำหรับการประชุมวิชาการวิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยีแห่งประเทศไทย ครั้งที่ 37 จัดโดยคณะวิทยาศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล ร่วมกับสมาคมนักวิทยาศาสตร์แห่งประเทศไทย
4. อาจารย์ที่ปรึกษานักศึกษาแลกเปลี่ยนตามโครงการความร่วมมือของมหาวิทยาลัยมหิดลและ University of Wisconsin – Madison, USA ได้แก่ Miss Michelle J. Lee ระหว่างวันที่ 20 พฤษภาคม 2554 ถึงวันที่ 27 สิงหาคม 2554

Kwankamol Udomboonyanuparp

General Education Department

• Room Number: A206.10
• Phone: #1224
• Email: kwankamon.u@gmail.com

Nathan John Lynch

General Education Department

• Room Number: A206.08
• Phone: #1211
• Email: n8lynch@gmail.com

Nathan Lynch began teaching at Mahidol University in 2015 and currently teaches a variety of English, writing and philosophy courses in the General Education Department. Lynch is a naturally interdisciplinary teacher holding master’s degrees in comparative literature and philosophy and drawing from a broad range of study in the humanities which includes western music theory and history. Lynch has collaborated in the writing and producing of two major recordings, written over a hundred songs for guitar and voice, and performed on tours through the United States and Taiwan. He uses his diverse musical background and experience in music entertainment to emphasize the relevance of the critical thinking, communication and language skills central to general education courses and the spirit of higher education.

Education:

• Brock University, Canada 2014 Master of Arts in Comparative Literatures and Arts
• Brock University, Canada 2013 Master of Arts in Comparative Philosophy
• University of Oregon, USA 2011 Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy

Courses Taught at Mahidol:

• English for Academic Music Studies
• English 1 & 2 (Speaking and Listening)
• English 3 & 4 (Reading and Writing)
• Ethics for Music Business
• Ethics for Musicians
• Western Civilization
• Aesthetics (Philosophy of Art)

Nadhapach Chunhawongwasu

General Education Department

• Room Number: A206.11
• Phone: #1225
• Email: janechunhawongwasu@gmail.com

Nadhapach Chunhawongwasu (Jane) graduated in English Literature from the University of Sydney and has been a lecturer at undergraduate and graduate levels since 2004, also working in academic translation for research. She served as program coordinator and academic advisor for seven years, working with local and international students. Her experience includes the role of program leader for the educational exchange with the Deakin University in Australia and cross-cultural projects with Hiroshima in Japan. In 2011, she was nominated for a Fulbright Scholarship at the New York University in American Society and Culture. Jane was an author and editor for multimedia productions with the Tourism Authority of Thailand and is certified in Asian Arts by the Ministry of Culture. She was a visiting professor in English for Investigation at the Royal Thai Police and was appointed language specialist for curricula at the Silpakorn University in 2012. Her interests are in the arts, culture, history and literature.

Tapalin Charoensook

Strings and Chamber Music Department

• Room Number: PC406.08
• Phone: #5442
• Email: tapalin12@gmail.com

Tapalin Charoensook was born in Bangkok, Thailand. Her music study has made possible with great support from her father, Dr.Sugree Chareonsook and his “The Talent Education Research Project”. Under his guidance, she began her cello study at the age of 10 with Ms.Saowakhon Muangkruan, Mr. Martin Grund and Mr. Juris Lakutis. She got her Diploma for musician and Master of Music under the guidance of Prof.Maria-Luise LeihensederEwald and Prof.Brunhard Böhme from Hochschule für Musik “Franz Liszt” Weimar, Germany. She also had the opportunity to participate in cello master classes with the world leading cellists such as Mischa Maisky, Claudio Bohorquez, Eleonora Testeleca,Walter Dejpals, Michael Vollhardt and Leonid Gorokhov. She has participated and won various top national and international prizes. She has won the first prizes from the Settrade Thai Youth Musician Competition (2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008) and the Winner of King’s Award, The Conrad Young Musician Award of Thailand Competition 2007 and first prize from the International Youth Chamber Music Competition (IYCC), Interlaken Switzerland (2005). As a soloist, she has performed with Thuringen Philharmonie Gotha-Suhl, Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra, Orkiestra Symfoniczna Filharmonai Sudecka, Thübingen Kammerorchestra, Severočeská filharmonie Teplice, Orkiestra Symfoniczna Filharmonii Dolnoslaskiej, Orchestra Filharmonia Tama and Dr.Sax Chamber Orchestra with Maestro Gudni A.Emilsson, Claude Villaret, Dariuz Mikulski, Jose–Luis Novo, Terje Mikkelson, Alfonso Scarano, David Gier, Chikara Imamura, David Alan Miller as Conductors. She performed a premiere Cello Concerto “Far from Home” by Narong Prangcharoen with the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Alfonso Scarano in 2014. And recently she has performed with the Vienna radio symphony under the baton of well-known conductor Maestro Cornelius Meister. She has been active performing recitals and chamber music concert with national and international colleagues regularly such as Singapore International classical music, Thailand international composition festival, concert tour in China, Europe and recently at Weil recital hall at Carnegie hall, New York. Since October 2013, she has joined as a faculty in string and chamber music department at college of music, Mahidol University and actively as pedagogue directs music activities for young generation at Aum-Aree music school.

Decha Inthapirat

Popular Music

• Room Number: D 402.11
• Phone: Ext. 450
• Email: decha.int@gmail.com

Tawan Chiraseepanya

Popular Music

• Room Number:
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Pongpat Chuapibul

Music Technology Department

• Room Number:
• Phone:
• Email: pongpat.chuapibul@gmail.com

Cameron Kirk Rush

Conducting Department

• Room Number:
• Phone:
• Email: Cameron.Rush@unco.edu

Cameron Kirk Rush began his musical studies on horn at an early age in the Greater Kansas City Area, Kansas/Missouri (USA). Prior to attending university, he studied privately with Dr. Melissa Derechailo and M. David Bushouse. In 2004 Cameron began his formal training at the Conservatory of Music and Dance at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) where he graduated with a Bachelor of Music Education (B.M.E.). While at UMKC, Cameron studied wind conducting with Dr. Joe Parisi and Dr. Lindsey Williams, and orchestral conducting with Dr. Jeffrey S. Bishop. Cameron has enjoyed opportunities conducting various high school and community ensembles. While studying for his B.M.E. Cameron was invited to guest direct the Shawnee Mission Northwest Symphony Orchestra and had the opportunity to direct primary and secondary level bands in the Louisburg School District. Cameron began directing university ensembles at Western Illinois University (WIU) in fall 2010 with the WIU Concert Band. In spring 2011, Cameron was a featured guest conductor for the WIU Wind Ensemble tour and the 44th annual “President’s Concert.” While attending WIU, Cameron studied conducting with Dr. Mike Fansler and Dr. Richard Hughey. Since earning a Master of Music (M.M.) in both instrumental conducting and horn performance at WIU, Cameron began studies for the Doctor of the Arts degree in 2012 at the University of Northern Colorado (UNC) studying conducting under Dr. Russell Guyver, Dr. Richard Mayne, and Dr. Kenneth Singleton. While at UNC, Cameron has conducted performances of Thomas Pasatieri’s comical one act opera La Divina, a staged performance of Igor Strawinsky’s A Soldier’s Tale (Histoire du Soldat), the UNC Symphony Orchestra, and the UNC Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Concert Band. Cameron made his stage directing debut with UNC’s Opera Scenes program directing “A Weekend in the Country” from Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music. While living in Greeley, Colorado (USA), Cameron founded and directed the Collegium Musicum Graeleius, a chamber orchestra specializing in vocal music for the Greeley community. Within the Greeley community, Cameron had the distinct pleasure of directing several J.S. Bach Cantatas including the Peasant Cantata, the Coffee Cantata, and the Wedding Cantata which featured UNC faculty member Lesley Manring. In addition to vocal music, Cameron supported an initiative to promote and bring excellence in chamber music to the Greeley community and directed a series of summer “Brown Bag” concerts in collaboration with UNC Chamber Music Society. In summer of 2015 Cameron served as Chorus Master for UNC’s Summer Opera Program in collaboration with Opera Classica Europa. Additionally, Cameron served as Assistant Conductor for productions of Giuseppe Verdi’s Nabucco and Johann Strauss II’s Die Fledermaus and Chorus Master for Giacomo Puccini’s Tosca with Opera Classica Europa in France and Germany. Cameron also had the pleasure of directing the Orchestra of the National Theater Contanta (Romania) as a featured conductor with the Internationale Opernakademie Bad Schwalbach (Germany). After returning to Colorado, Cameron was the featured conductor of the Boulder Music Institute in Boulder, Colorado (USA). In spring 2016 Cameron was invited to be the Conductor-In- Residence of the Myanmar National Symphony Orchestra/Radio Orchestra. While in Myanmar (Burma), Cameron took part in a recorded television program for the general public featuring Franz Josef Haydn’s Symphony No. 104 and Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No.1 with MRTV. Since finishing coursework for his Doctor of the Arts at UNC, Cameron now proudly serves on the Conducting faculty at the College of Music, Mahidol University and directs the Mahidol Symphony Orchestra and the Pre-College Symphonic Band and teaches conducting classes and large ensemble techniques. In addition to Cameron’s conducting engagements, Cameron has maintained an active performance schedule playing horn with several orchestras such as the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra (Illinois, USA), the Knox-Galesburg Symphony Orchestra (Illinois, USA), Quincy Symphony Orchestra (Illinois, USA), the Greeley Chamber Orchestra (Colorado, USA), and gives recitals as a freelance artist throughout the United States.

Tippawan Sookjairungwattana

General Education Department

• Room Number: 206.11
• Phone: 245
• Email: kibka_jet@hotmail.com

Educational Background:

• 2014: Doctoral Degree: Doctor of Philosophy (Development Education), Silapakorn University.
• 2009: Master Degree: Master of Education (Development Education), Silapakorn University.
• 2007: Bachelor Degree: Bachelor of Education (Agricultural & Environmental Education). Kasetsart University.

Work Experiences:

• 2012-Present: College of Music, Mahidol University.

Subjects Taught

• MUGE 101 General Education for Human Development
• MSHS 001 Humanities and Social Studies
• MSHS 002 Humanities and Social Studies

Suhat Sungchaya

Music Business Department

• Room Number:
• Phone:
• Email: Suhatsuhaya@hotmail.com

EDUCATION

TRAINING & CERTIFICATES

CIVIL SERVANTS

PRIVATE SECTORS

AWARDS

• Best Civil Servant Award (Year 2009)
• Best Alumni Award, Rajavinit School (Awarded by His Majesty the King) 2008
• Committee of Political Science Association Under His Majesty’s Patronage (2013 – 2015)
• Honored Committee of Faculty of Arts, Shinawatra University (2006)

Renee Spady

Strings and Chamber Music Department

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Renee Spady enjoys a varied and exciting career as an international soloist, orchestral and chamber player, and professor at Mahidol University. She began studying violin when she was seven in her hometown, Steamboat Springs, Colorado, and started performing in professional orchestras by the time she was fourteen. Since then, she has acted as assistant concertmaster and concertmaster at various music festivals and professional orchestras in Italy, Germany, the U.S, and Thailand.

Renee graduated cum laude from the University of Northern Colorado in 2012, earning her B.M. in violin performance under the guidance of pedagogue Richard Fuchs. She performed as concertmaster of the UNC Symphony, which won Downbeat Magazine awards for “Best Classical Ensemble” and “Best U.S. College Orchestra.”

Renee continued her studies in Boston with Rictor Noren, earning a Graduate Performance Diploma at the Boston Conservatory. During her time at the conservatory, she won the concertmaster audition and enjoyed many solo opportunities in the Symphony Orchestra and Opera and Chamber Orchestras. She also performed in several local Boston orchestras while she was in school and was a member of a professional quartet that specialized in videogame music. Boston is where Renee truly developed as an artist in the city’s wonderful creative and intellectual atmosphere.

Renee has been mentored outside school by many successful performers and feels grateful to have been especially impacted by members of the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Boston Symphony, Joshua Bell, David Kim, John Sant’Ambrogio, Kim Fischer, Herold Klein, Joe Conyers, Ronan Lefkowitz and Joseph Silverstein.

Renee appeared as a soloist with the Steamboat Springs Orchestra, the Hemenway Strings led by Lynn Chang, the String Orchestra at the Boston Conservatory and was a prizewinner in the Aurora Symphony Concerto Competition.

In 2015, Renee moved to Bangkok and became a member of the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra. She looks forward to continuing to collaborate with wonderful musicians, learn from people around the world, and help develop the minds of young, aspiring artists.

Max Keller

Music Composition & Theory Department

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Sasiprapa Sontitam

MCGP Project (Siam Paragon)

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Ngamta Nantakhwang

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Sakphol Watthanasunthorn

MCGP Project (Siam Paragon)

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Tirajit Ittinapaphan

General Education Department

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Chomploen Pimphakorn

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Isarapa Suksang

General Education Department

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Sasiwan Chantasoontorn

General Education Department

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Michael Strauss

General Education Department

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I was born in 1952 in Cape Town, South Africa, to a musical mother and an unmusical father. I was a model student at school, for which teachers loved me and my classmates hated me. I started learning piano at the age of 8, and continued on and off with various long-suffering teachers till achieving a Piano Teacher’s Licentiate from the Trinity College of London at the age of 24. In the meantime, I had finished school, and graduated with a BA in English and French, and a High School Teacher’s Diploma.

I taught in South Africa for 6 years, then in Greece (on the island of Crete) for about 7 years. Missing university, I went back for a year of full time study in 1992, at the University of Cape Town, coming out with a Bachelor of Education. The next step was an MA (TESOL) – Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, which I secured after eight years of irregular but very enjoyable study while teaching English at language schools in Bangkok.

After teaching English at language schools in Bangkok for twelve years, I moved to Assumption University, where I taught English for a year, and then to the College of Music of Mahidol University, Salaya. I’ve been here for a year and a bit. When I finished school, I had to decide between studying music or languages. I decided that English was my first love. Now, as my hair races to turn white before it all falls out, I’m happy to be in a place where I can teach English, my first love, and be surrounded by my second love, which is music.

Agrita Lakute, Flute

Woodwind Department

• Room Number: D 302.10
• Phone: Ext. 359
• Email: agrita_l@yahoo.com

Agrita Lakute earned the Art Masters Degree in the flute performance in the Latvian Academy of Music (former Soviet Union). She studied the flute performance with the Principal Flute of the Latvian National Opera – Prof. Imants Sneibis (Republic of Latvia), also with Prof. Carlo Janss (Luxembourg), Prof. Craig Goodman (USA/France) and Prof. William Bennett (England).

Agrita Lakute worked as a Principal Flutist in the Liepaja Symphony Orchestra (1992-2001) and in the “All Baltic Stars Symphony Orchestra” (1998, 1999 ). She has also played concerts with more than 30 different conductors, for example, Laurent Petitgirard (France), Enrique Batiz (Mexico/Latin America), Gustavo Plis- Sterenberg (Argentina/ St. Petersburg/Russia), Anders Berglund (Sweden), Pauls Megi and Peters Sauls (Estonia), Domarka (Lithuania) and other conductors. Agrita Lakute took part in both – solo and symphony orchestral tours (principal flute) in Spain, Sweden, Germany, Malaysia, Denmark, Switzerland, Finland, Ireland, England, Holland, Poland and Hungary.

She has been a guest Principal Flutist in the Latvian National Opera for P. Tchaikovsky “Swan Lake” and “Sleeping Beauty”. She has won two grant from “Art life International Fund” (Paris/France) for seminar studies in flute performance. She won the Prize of the Latvian Ministry of Culture in the “Andrejs Jurjans Competition of Performing Artists”. Her students are winners of national and international competitions. She has also taught Flute Master Class in Malaysia. She has the numerous classical music projects “Western – Asian Bridge”, concerts and book manuscript “Flute performance”.

Now she is a member of Woodwinds Faculty in the College

Cassandra Fox-Percival, Clarinet

Woodwind Department

• Room Number: D 302.05
• Phone: 084-801-9947
• Email: cassieaf@gmail.com

Appearing in solo recitals and chamber recitals, Cassandra Fox-Percival has performed throughout the United States, Italy, Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Myanmar and China.  She joined the music faculty at Mahidol University, College of Music in 2007.  In addition to instructing the clarinet studio and directing the Mahidol Clarinet Choir, she teaches Clarinet Literature and Pedagogy classes.  Before coming to Thailand, Ms. Fox-Percival was the Clarinet Instructor at the Ann Arbor School for the Performing Arts, and was on the summer faculty at the Cazadero Performing Arts Camp and Laughing Horse Music Festival in Washington.

Ms. Fox-Percival was a member of the Thailand Philharmonic for 6 years playing Bass Clarinet and Clarinet.  Additionally she plays with the Faculty Woodwind Quintet and the newly formed Classic Trio.  Ms. Fox-Percival received her Masters of Music Degree from University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Music Degree from University of Oregon.  Her primary teachers include Deborah Chodacki, Fred Ormand; University of Michigan; Dr. Wayne Bennett, University of Oregon; Monica Kaenzig, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Yehuda Gilad, USC and bass clarinetist Dennis Smylie of the Aspen Music Festival.

Ms. Fox-Percival is the Thailand representative for the International Clarinet Association (ICA) and was head of their 2013 committee for “International Access Initiative.”  She has attended the International Clarinet Festival in Atlanta, Georgia (2006), Kansas City, Kansas (2008), Los Angeles, California (2011) and Assisi, Italy (2013).  Ms. Fox-Percival has given guest Master classes in Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, China and the Americas.  Additionally she has been the clarinet instructor of SAYOWE (The Southeast Asia Youth Orchestra and Wind Ensemble) since 2007 and was given a research grant to study “The Effects of SAYOWE on Music in Southeast Asia” in 2012.

The accomplishments of her clarinet students include attending Conservatoire de Versailles in France, attending Royal Academy of Music in London, attending University of Music and Arts in Graz, 2nd clarinet in Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra, 1st prize in Settrade Competition 2014(pre-college division), 1st and 2nd prize in Thailand’s First International Clarinet Competition 2013 (pre-college division), 3rd prize in Thailand’s First International Clarinet Competition 2013 (adult division), 1st prize in 13th Osaka Japan International Music Competition 2012, 1st prize TIWEC (Thailand International Wind Ensemble and Chamber Music Competition) small ensemble competition 2012 and 2010.  Recently, under her direction, Four Corners Quartet performed at the International Clarinet Association 2013 Clarinet Festival in Assisi, Italy.

Philip Brink, Trombone

Brass & Percussion Department

• Room Number: A 405.04
• Phone: Ext. 415
• Email: basstrb3@gmail.com

Philip was raised and educated in Illinois, attending Northwestern University. Following university he traveled to Chile for the US Peace Corps, teaching music and playing in early music groups. As a teacher Philip has worked at the Universidad Católica de Chile, the University of Illinois, the University of Alaska-Fairbanks, the University of Calgary, Canada, the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts [HKAPA] and most recently Illinois State University.

Philip was a member of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and the New Mexico Symphony before joining the Hong Kong Philharmonic as Principal Bass Trombonist, a position he held for 12 years. Family concerns brought him back to Chicago where he was an active teacher and freelancer with area orchestras and dance bands. While in Chicago, Philip played with the Chicago Sinfonietta, Chicago Philharmonic and the Chicago Symphony.

Apart from his teaching duties, involving private lessons, Trombone Literature and Pedagogy and Trombone Choir, he is also Low Brass Principal of the Thailand Philharmonic. In 2009, with the TPO, he played the premiere of the Concerto for Bass Trombone by American composer Kerry Turner, which was written for Mr. Brink.

Education

• Doctor of Musical Arts in Trombone, The Juilliard School, one year study    1978-1979
• Doctor of Musical Arts in Composition, University of Illinois, ABD                 1973
• Master of Music, Northwestern University                                                 1967
• Bachelor of Music, Northwestern University                                               1966

Teaching areas:

• Applied trombone lessons
• Recital preparation
• Trombone ensemble

Creative work:

• Compositions for trombone: Exegesis, Balooze, etc.
• Arrangements for student groups
• Faculty recital performances

Academic services(outside):

• Adjudication
• Performances
• Master classes

Publications of original compositions and arrangements

• Concerto for Trombone and strings [piano reduction] Chicago, M.M. Cole                        1972
• Jesu Christes Milde Moder [SATB chorus], Burlingame, CA, Thomas House                      1972
• Exegesis, for unaccompanied Bass Trombone, Nashville, Brass Press                               1973
• Arrangement of Bach Chaconne for Trombone Quartet, self-published                             2003

Performance/ Orchestra

Since 2000:

• Chicago Symphony Orchestra                                                                                      2003
• Chicago Sinfonietta and Joffrey Ballet                                                                           2003
• Sinfonia da Camera, Urbana, IL [won position in August 2005] regular since                    2005
• Peoria Symphony [won position in August 2004] regular since                                        2004
• Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra: substitute since 2001; regular since                                2003
• Northbrook Symphony Orchestra: substitute from 2001; regular                                 2002-2004
• Ralph Wilder Orchestra: Trombone part-time since 1995; full-time                             2001-2005
• Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra, Elgin Symphony Orchestra, Illinois Symphony, Symphony II:
• Substitute and/or bass trombonist

Prior to 2001:

• Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra: Principal Bass Trombone                                    1988-2000
• New Mexico Symphony Orchestra: Principal Bass Trombone                                      1986-1988
• Seattle Opera, Pacific Northwest Wagner Festival (Der Ring des Nibelungen):
• Bass and Contrabass Trombone                                                                     1977-1987,  1991, 1995
• Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra: Principal Trombone                                                1975-1978
• Aspen (Colorado) Chamber Symphony: Principal Trombone                                           1971

Performance/ Chamber Music

• Mahidol Faculty Brass Quintet “Brass Arts Bangkok”                                                  2007-present
• Southwest Brass Quintet, Phoenix, AZ: Bass Trombone                                             1987-1988
• Puget Sound Brass Quintet, (Faculty, U. of Puget Sound): Bass Trombone                  1982-1986
• Washington Brass Quintet (Pacific Lutheran U.): Bass Trombone                                1981-1985
• Seattle Brass Ensemble: Bass and Tenor Trombone                                                 1979-8193
• State Department tour of South and Central America, Sept.-Nov.                                   1982

Performance/ Solo Recitals

• Mahidol Faculty Recitals:                                                                       2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
• Solo recital at Washington State University, Pullman, WA                                              2004
• Soloist in tours with the Mount Prospect, IL, Community Band;England 1997, Paris          2004
• Hong Kong Philharmonic: Soloist in works by Christopher Coleman                                1999
• and Joshua Chan                                                                                                      1996
• Music of Christopher Coleman                                                                                    1997
• Hong Kong APA, Chinese University: RTHK Radio 4 recital Series                                   1993

Faculty/Graduate recitals in Seattle,1983; Vancouver, UBC [soloist in music of Andrew Imbrie], 1983; Tacoma, WA, Pacific Lutheran University, 1982; Bellingham, WA, Western Wash. Univ. 1983 and 1980; Brisbane, Australia, 1981; Juilliard School, NYC, 1979; Calgary, Canada: University of Calgary,  1973-78

Recordings

• Four of a Kind 2 includes my arrangement of the Bach Chaconne in d minor for trombone quartet. [Summit Records DCD 345]
• Hong Kong Philharmonic “Stravinsky Collection Vol. 1” [GMNC0101]
• Hong Kong Philharmonic “Stravinsky Collection Vol. 2” [GMNC0102]
• Hong Kong Philharmonic “Stravinsky Collection Vol. 3” [GMNC0103]
• Hong Kong Philharmonic “Tan Dun: Symphony 1997”. [Sony: SK 63368]
• Hong Kong Philharmonic “Stravinsky/ Le Baiser de la Fée” [Virgin 7243 5 61281 2 5]
• Seattle Symphony, Wagner Ring excerpts, released 1984. [Delos Records –DE 3182]

Commissions/ Premieres

• Concerto for Bass Trombone and Orchestra by Kerry Turner: commissioned                          1999
• Sonata for Bass Trombone and Piano by Bruce Barger: commissioned                             1998
• A Hurried Darkness by Christopher Keyes: commission completed                                    1998
• Of Men and Machines by David Dzubay: commission completed                                       1989
• Scampata #3 by Christopher Coleman, for Bass Trombone and Percussion
• World Premiere Performance by Leung Hung-Wing, percussion, and myself                      1997

Other Experience

Vocalist

• Tenor Soloist: First Presbyterian Church, Seattle, WA                                                1982-1984
• Tenor Soloist: University Presbyterian Church, Seattle, WA                                        1979-1981
• Tenor Soloist: Christ Church, Calgary, Canada                                                          1974-1975

Computers

• Computer Techniques Teacher/Troubleshooter/ Music Notation Producer:
• Various, Hong Kong                                                                                                1988-2000
• Systems Programmer/Analyst: General Electric Specialty Component
• Manufacturing Center; Seattle, WA                                                                          1983-1986
• Moved from contract Systems Programmer into full-time employment in less than one year. Automated backup procedures, was responsible for process control, data conversion and user interface projects.
• Applications programmer in FORTRAN: Tundra Biome Research Center,
• University of Alaska, Fairbanks                                                                                   1971
• Applications Programmer in Cobol: TransUnion Corporation; Chicago, IL                        1970

Language

• Spanish Interpreter for ILS and InterpreNet, Chicago, IL                                            2003-2007
• Adult Spanish conversation instructor, Stevenson High School                                        2003

Kyle Acuncius, Percussion

Brass & Percussion Department

• Room Number: Office: A402 Studio: A412
• Phone: +(66) 86-371-1735
• Email: Kyle.Acuncius@gmail.com

Kyle Acuncius was appointed professor of percussion at Mahidol University and Timpanist of the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra in 2012.  Before joining the TPO he held positions as Principal Percussionist with the Terre Haute Symphony and Section Percussionist with the Ann Arbor Symphony.  He has also performed with the Syracuse Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic, Owensboro Symphony, Columbus Philharmonic, Rome Festival Orchestra, OSSIA, Musica Nova, Contemporary Directions Ensemble, Latitude 49 and the Eastman Wind Ensemble. He has performed as a soloist and chamber musician throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia including international tours with the Eastman Percussion Ensemble and the University of Michigan Symphony Band.  His primary teachers include John H. Beck, John Tafoya, Kevin Bobo, Michael Spiro, Richard Holmes, Ian Ding, Brian Jones, Jonathan Ovalle and Joseph Gramley.  Kyle is an active member of the Percussion Arts Society (PAS) and serves as a member of their International Committee.

Education Background

•          2012 – Specialist Degree (Percussion Performance) University of Michigan
•          2011 – M.M.  (Chamber Music) University of Michigan
•          2010 – M.M.  (Percussion Performance) Indiana University
•          2008 – B.M.  (Percussion Performance) Eastman School of Music
•          2004 – Diploma (Percussion Performance) Interlochen Arts Academy

Teaching Areas

•          Applied Percussion
•          Percussion Literature and Pedagogy
•          The Integrated Percussion Ensemble
•          Orchestral Repertoire

2. Research and Creative Works
3. Academic Services

Selected Performances

• Performance (Chamber), “Thailand International Composition Festival”, Mahidol University, July 8-13, 2013.
• Performance (Faculty Solo Recital), “Multiple Personalities”, Mahidol University, June 24, 2013.
• Performance (Faculty and Student Recital),  “Percussion Night”, MammaMia, June 27, 2013.
• Performance (Chamber), “Thailand International Wind Ensemble Competition”. Mahidol University, November 14-18, 2012.
• Performance (Chamber), Shyen Lee Faculty Recital, Mahidol University, January 28, 2013.
• Performance (Chamber), Lauren Toner Guest Artist Recital, Mahidol University, January 10, 2013.
• Performance (Orchestral), The Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra, Ann Arbor Michigan, seasons 2010-2012.
• Performance (Orchestral), The Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra, Terre Haute Indiana, seasons 2008-2010.

• Performance (Chamber), Vencedores Samba Bateria, Ann Arbor, MI.

University of Michigan Graduation Commencement, April 18, 2012.

Event on Main, June 21, 2012

Necto/Fat Tuesday February 21, 2012

University of Michigan “Collage”, February 21, 2012

Eastern Washtenaw Multicultural Center, December 15, 2011

MPOW Outreach Workshop, November 17, 2011

Zeta Zigma Chi Benefit Concert, November 13,2011

Gallup Park Charity Performance, October 16, 2011

University of Michigan Parents Weekend Tailgate, September 26, 2011

Kerrytown Concert House, August 28, 2011

NECTO/Fat Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Band-O-Rama, October 28, 2010

• Performance (Chamber), Latitude 49 at Fresh Inc. Festival,

Carthage College, Kenosha Wisconsin, Jun 3-17, 2012

University of Wisconsin Parkside, June 17, 2012.

Ravinia Arts Center at Bennett Gordon Hall, June 16, 2012.

Rush Hour Concert Summer Series, Chicago Illinois, June 12,2012

• Performance (Chamber), Latitude 49 New Music Ensemble Debut Performance, April 20, 2012.
• Performance (Chamber Recital), University of Michigan, March 20, 2012.
• Performance (Solo Recital), McKendree University, Lebanon, Illinois, March 4, 2012.
• Performance (Solo Recital), Lewis and Clark College, Godfrey, Illinois, March 2, 2012.
• Performance (Solo Recital), Lindenwood University, St. Louis, MO, February 6, 2012.
• Performance (Solo Recital), Greenville College, Greenville, Illinois, February 25, 2012.
• Performance (Chamber), World Percussion Ensemble, University of Michigan, March 12, April 9, October 22, December 3, 2011; February 9, April 11, 2012.
• Performance (Wind Ensemble), University of Michigan Symphony Band, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, May 14, 2012
• Performance (Wind Ensemble and Chamber), China Tour: University of Michigan Symphony Band, May 7-29, 2011.

Zhejang University

Shanghai Jiotong University

Shanghai Grand Theatre

Xian Music Hall

Lianoning University

Shenyang University

National Center for the Performing Arts (Beijing)

Tianjin Concert Hall

Renmin University.

• Performance (Chamber), Percussion Ensemble, University of Michigan

Senior Graduate Showcase, March 27, 2012

Composer Portrait: Sydney Hodkinson, January 28, 2012

Steve Reich: 75^th Birthday Celebration, December 4, 2011

Ginastera Festival, December 9 2011

Woodcuts, October 23, 2011

Crescendos, January 22, 2011

Expatriations, October 26, 2010

• Performance (Chamber), Peace Corp Performance: Fontomfrom Drumming, Michigan Union, October 14, 2010
• Performance (Solo Recital), Jacob School of Music, Indiana University, April 28, 2010.
• Performance (Chamber), Eastman Percussion Ensemble

5^th International IPEW, Bjelovar, Croatia, January 7-13, 2008.

Bumfest, Zalec, Slovenia, January 8-12, 2008.

Activities, Events, Presentations

• Performance (Percussion Ensemble), “Reich and Tiersen”, Mahidol University, September 10, 2013.
• Performance (Percussion Ensemble), “Duets”, Mahidol University, July 24, 2013
• Wei-Chen Lin (Marimba Masterclass and Recital), Mahidol University, July 16-17, 2013.
• Master Class/Lecture, “The Importance of Marking Your Score”, Mahidol University, June 26, 2013.
• Thierry Miroglio and Ancuza Aprodu (Percussion Master Class and Duo Recital), Mahidol University, June 14-16, 2013.
• Performance (Percussion Ensemble), “Strange Beautiful Music”, Goethe Institute Bangkok, March 13, 2013.
• Takayoshi Yoshioka (Percussion Master Class and Recital), Mahidol University, February 9-16, 2013.
• Reiko Shiohama (Marimba Duo Recital), Mahidol University, February 9-16, 2013.
• Performance (Percussion Ensemble), “Strange Beautiful Music”, Mahidol University, January 31, 2013.
• Master Class/Lectures, “Afro-Cuban Styles: “Clave and Conga Tone”, “Rumba”. “Popular Styles and Instruments”, Mahidol University, January 4, 11, and 18, 2013.
• Presentation, “Recovering Timpani Mallets”, Mahidol University, December 28, 2013.
• Master Class/Lecture, “From Practice to Performance: How to Practice Efficiently”, Mahidol University, December 14, 2012
• Master Class/Lecture, “Timbre and Tone on Mallet Percussion Instruments”, Mahidol University, November 30, 2012.
• Master Class/Lecture, “Ensemble Etiquette, Preparation and Performance”, Mahidol University, November 16, 2012.
• “Cracking Bamboo Festival”, Mahidol University, September 30, 2012
• Master Class/Lecture, M-Pulse Percussion Seminar, University of Michigan, 2010-2012

Service and Committees

• Percussive Arts Society: Member of International Committee (2013)
• College of Music: Brass and Percussion Audition Committee (2012)
• College of Music: Brass and Percussion Scholarship Committee (2013)
• College of Music: Brass and Percussion Concerto Competition Preliminary Round (2013)

4. Thesis Advisor

5. Other

Recent Student Accomplishments

• Thitiphan Laksanapakhin – Mahidol Concerto Competition Finalist (2013). Section Percussionist with TPO
• Kraisit Suwanalo –Section Percussionist with TPO
• Kantapong Rakbankerd – Mahidol Scholarship Recipient (2012-2013)
• Teeraboon Paisarn – Percussionist in Salaya Modern Ensemble (2013), Percussionist with TPO
• Shea Holman – Percussion Major at University of Michigan (2013)
• Michael Ahearn – Percussion Major at Indiana University (2010)

Recordings

• University of Michigan Symphony Band – “Two Jades” (Equilibrium)
• Eastman Wind Ensemble (featuring the Canadian Brass) – “Manhattan Music” (Sony)
• Interlochen Arts Academy – “Interlochen Percussion Ensemble” (Interlochen)

Recent Commissioned Works

• Roshanne Etezady – “Bohemoth” for percussion and saxophone (2013)
• Elliot Cole – “Solo Vibraphone” (2013)
• Thomas Zirkle – “Suite for Toy Piano and Percussion” (2013)
• Alejandro Viñao – “Book of Grooves” for Marimba Duo (2011)
• John Serry – “Groundlines” for Solo Marimba (2010)
• Halim El-Dahb – “Sailing Wind” for Solo Vibraphone (2009)
• Eric Schwartz – “Still Life” for Solo Marimba (2009)

Professional Development

• Fresh Inc. Music Festival
• California Brazil Camp
• Kwasi Ampene and the National Dance Company of Ghana
• Explorations of Afro-Cuban Drum and Dance
• Pierre Monteux Conducting Seminar
• Leigh Howard Stevens Marimba Seminar
• Alan Abel Orchestral Percussion Seminar
• Brevard Music Center
• Mark Yancich Timpani Seminar
• Rome Festival Orchestra (Italy)
• Cloyd Duff Timpani Seminar

Professional Affiliations

• Percussive Arts Society (PAS) International Committee Member

Petr Spacek, Cello

Strings and Chamber Music Department

• Room Number:
• Phone: 0929586294
• Email: petr.spacek1993@gmail.com

Servio Bona

Strings and Chamber Music Department

• Room Number:
• Phone:
• Email: serviovino@gmail.com

Sittichai Pengcharoen, Violin

Strings and Chamber Music Department

• Room Number: D 302.01
• Phone: Ext. 350
• Email: mssittichai@mahidol.ac.th

Sittichai Pengcharoen, born in 1966 in Thailand, began studying the violin with Dr. Paradee Traiwittayakul and Dr. Pratak Prateeprasen at the Dramatic Arts College of Bangkok, later on continuing his studies with Col. Prof. Choochart Pitaksakorn at Chulalongkorn University.

His early success as a child prodigy gave him many opportunities of solo performances with the most notable Symphony Orchestras in Thailand. He was granted a scholarship to study with Rudolf Werthen and Henri Raudales at the Conservatory of Ghent, Belgium. He then went on to the Detmold Music Academy in Germany to study with Christoph Poppen and Ulf Wallin. He was one of the special fund students of Erick Friedman at Yale University. He also attended master classes with many renowned violinists such as Alexander Schnider, Yuri Mazurkevid, Cyrus Forough, Takeshi Kubayashi, Clarence Mayerschough, Lucas David, Shoko Aki, Alberto Lysy, Moche Mervich and Linda Rosenthal.

Sittichai Pengcharoen’s public performances include numerous recitals and orchestral works. As a soloist, he is regarded as one of the best Thailand has ever heard. He has appeared as concertmaster of the Thai Youth Symphony Orchestra, Ibycus Chamber Orchestra, Bangkok Symphony Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra of Thailand, as well as the World Symphony Orchestra in the Republic of Korea. For many years he was a violin instructor at Chulalongkorn University and Kasersart University. He currently holds the position of violin professor at the College of Music, Mahidol University, and is the concertmaster of the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra.

Maria Chiossi

Strings and Chamber Music Department

• Room Number:
• Phone:
• Email: mariachiossi@hotmail.com
• Website: www.mariachiossi.net

Maria Chiossi started playing the harp at the age of nine when she entered the Conservatorio of Brescia, her hometown, as a student of the Italian harpist Anna Loro. At the age of 13 she won the first prize at the Victor Salvi International Harp Competition and in 2002 she performed for the Victor Salvi Foundation as one of the best Italian graduates in her year.

While studying the harp she cultivated her interest in philosophy, graduating with Honours from the University of Padua, with a dissertation entitled ” The nature of the musical time”.

Maria entered Trinity College of Music, London on a postgraduate scholarship studying with Gabriella Dall’Olio in which she was also awarded a scholarship from the Italian cultural association “ Il Circolo”. Whilst studying she was chosen to play as soloist with Trinity College of Music String Ensemble with whom she toured England, Italy, Slovenia and Germany playing Mozart Flute and Harp concerto.

She has participated in several master classes with renowned harpists such as Letizia Belmondo, Xavier De Maistre, Frances Kelly, Judith Liber, Alison Martin, Isabelle Perrin, Fabrice Pierre, Luisa Prandina, Park Stickney, David Watkins, Hugh Webb and Sioned Williams.

Before being appointed principal harpist with the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra in May 2014, she regularly freelanced with many orchestras in Europe like the Oxford Philomusica, the Southbank Sinfonia, the Orchestra del Regio di Parma, I solisti Veneti, the Orchestra Verdi of Milan, the Orchestra dell’ Arena di Verona, Orchestra Italiana del Cinema, the Goteborg Opera House, The NorrlandsOperan, the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, the Oviedo Filarmonia, the Symphonic Orchestra of Navarra, the Real Filarmonia de Galicia, the Orchestra Sinfonica de Madeira, the Orchestra Sinfonica del Principato de Asturias and the Orchestra Sinfonica de Porto among others.

In June 2008 she was one of the four harp finalists for the Orchestra L.Cherubini created and conducted my Maestro Riccardo Muti, with whom she played with on several occasions, and in July 2009 she traveled to Doha, after being selected as a finalist for the Qatar Symphony Orchestra.

From 2008 till 2011 she played as Principal Harpist with the Latvian Symphony Orchestra and toured with the Orchestra and Mischa Maisky all around Japan. She was a former member of the Orchestra Italiana del Cinema with whom she toured China and played a live broadcasted concert at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing conducted by Nicola Piovani.

In September 2010 she entered the Barenboim-Said Orchestral Academy in Seville where she received classes with Stephen Fitzpatrick and Alexandra Clementz, both principal harpists of the Staatoper in Berlin.

In January 2011 she won the audition for the Youtube Symphony Orchestra, having been chosen by members of the London Symphony Orchestra and the Berliner Philarmoniker. She performed at the Sydney Opera House on the  of March 2011 conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas in a concert that was 20th broadcasted live all over the world.

In January 2013 she was the principal harpist of “ Be my love “ the European Tour of the renowed tenor Joseph Calleja, and she performed at Theatre Champs Elysées, Munich Philarmonie, Praga Smetana Saal, Vienna Konzerthaus, Amsterdam Concertgebouw and Baden Baden Festspeilhaus.

She worked as visiting Professor at the Youth Orchestra of Andalucia in Spain where she mentored young harpists both in orchestra and solo’s repertoire. Since May 2014, she serves as harp instructor at Mahidol University College of Music.

Jan Spacek, Double Bass

Strings and Chamber Music Department

• Room Number:
• Phone: 092-9586287
• Email: honza.spaca@gmail.com

Juris Madrevich

Strings and Chamber Music Department

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• Email: juris.madrevich@gmail.com

My musical education started many months before my birth. I was born in musician family – my father Arthur Madrevich was the principal violinist of Latvian National Orchestra for almost 25 years. He was educated in Latvian and Paris Conservatoire, where he met my mom – student of fashion design. From age of 5 I had the first violin lessons with my dad, but later went to the special music school for talented children. I remember the atmosphere of this school – mostly important was your success in your instrument playing and school supports this effort. I had special individual program that allows me to practice 6, 7 up to 10 hours per day. Among my school mates were many later very famous artists. I can point only couple of the names: Maris Jansons, Gidon Kremer, Emanuil Borok, Phil. Hirshhorn and many others.

In my students years I had a special interest to chamber music but in the same time I had opportunity to perform with Latvian national Orchestra and Latvian Youth orchestra many Violin Concertos: Mozart No. 3, Ant. Dvorak, P. Tchaikovski, Latvian Composer J. Kepitis, Hungarian composer Janos Viski. But my major interest was focused on chamber music and this opportunity was given me by Prof. Hermann Brown – Virtuous pianist and perfect ensemble player. On that time radio broadcasts use mostly life performance and I was so happy to play many sonatas with this fantastic pianist. In the same time I had a unique possibility to get some master classes with the world famous violinists as D. Oistrakh and Leonid Kogan. Those musicians were regular guests in Riga’s concert life and my father as a concertmaster of orchestra invites them for small party in our home.

This was unforgettable experience. I remember my admiring of Carmen Fantasy by Fr, Waxman played by L. Kogan. I decided to study this piece but behind the “iron curtain” this was not possible to buy this music abroad and I started to write this music by listening. Happily in the same time was concert of L. Kogan and when he come to our house I told him about my problem. Specially I need the first passage of that piece and Maestro wrote for me this passage by himself!!!!, more than this – he asked to play this music and gave my many advises how to perform this it.

When I was the 5th year student the Latvian Government organized the first professional string quartet and I was very proud to be invited in this project. After 2 years of very active concert life and many hours of practicing we took part in Moscow Quartet competition. Our mentors in Moscow were Prof. Mostras and Grigorian. This competition gave us 2nd place and selected our ensemble for string quartet competition in Bruxeles. Service in Soviet army not allowed us to fulfill this plan.

After one and half year our string quartet was the base of national Chamber Orchestra. This ensemble was between few ensembles that have the right to perform abroad. Here is not possible to show all famous musicians and countries where we performed. For more than 20 years I was the principal violist of this ensemble. All things had to be changed after Soviets crushed. Young Latvian State had no money and especially for music. Need to find way how to survive. I organized my ensemble and according the times named this as “Crazy Strings” WE performed music from baroque to jazz. In a short time we become very popular and were invited to Germany, Sweden, Finland, recorded some CDs. All this happily finished after I had an opportunity to come to Thailand. I am very happy here and try to make my students too to be happy with the music.

Kamolmas Charoensook

Strings and Chamber Music Department

• Room Number:
• Phone: 081-750-1785
• Email: fang_violin@hotmail.com

กมลมาศ  เจริญสุข  (ไวโอลิน)
กมลมาศ  เจริญสุข  เกิดที่กรุงเทพมหานคร  เมื่อวันที่ 14  มกราคม  พ.ศ. 2530  เป็นบุตรสาวของรองศาสตราจารย์ ดร.สุกรี เจริญสุขและนางอริยา เจริญสุข   คุณพ่อเป็นผู้ก่อตั้งวิทยาลัยดุริยางคศิลป์ มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล  โครงการวิจัยพรสวรรค์ศึกษา และมูลนิธิอาจารย์สุกรี เจริญสุข    คุณพ่อและคุณแม่เป็นผู้ให้การสนับสนุนการเรียนดนตรีอย่างจริงจัง   กมลมาศเริ่มเรียนไวโอลิน

เมื่ออายุ 7 ปี กับอาจารย์พูนสุข กุหลาบวงษ์ อาจารย์ประกอบ มกรพงษ์ อาจารย์สิทธิชัย เพ็งเจริญ Ms.Mate-Racz Csilla Mrs. Inga Causa และ Mr. Johannes Nittka  กมลมาศมีโอกาสได้เรียน Master class กับศิลปินที่มีชื่อเสียงหลายท่านเช่น Judit Szasz, Vilmos Olah, Albert Fichser, Matheos Kariolou และ Thomas Helge Rosenkraz เป็นต้น ในปี พ.ศ. 2552-2553 กมลมาศได้มีโอกาสเป็นนักเรียนแลกเปลี่ยน ได้ไปศึกษาที่ Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar ประเทศเยอรมัน

กมลมาศมีผลงานการแสดงสม่ำเสมอทั้งการแสดงเดี่ยว Recital   การแสดง Chamber Music และการแสดงเดี่ยวร่วมกับวงออร์เคสตร้า กมลมาศได้เข้าร่วมการประกวดดนตรีและได้รับรางวัลจากการแข่งขันในระดับประเทศและนานาชาติ อาทิ รางวัลเหรียญทองจากการประกวดเยาวชนดนตรีแห่งประเทศไทย  รางวัลชนะเลิศในการบรรเลงวง String Quartet จาการประกวด Thailand String Competition  ผ่านเข้าสู่รอบรองชนะเลิศการประกวดดนตรีที่เมือง Oldenberg ประเทศเยอรมัน  นอกจากนี้เธอได้รับรางวัลชนะเลิศร่วมกับเพื่อนๆในวง Dr. Sax Chamber Orchestra จากการแข่งขันดนตรีระดับนานาชาติ The International Youth Chamber Music Competition (IYCC) เมือง Interlaken  ประเทศสวิตซ์เซอร์แลนด์  เมื่อวันที่ 29 กันยายน พ.ศ. 2548

ปัจจุบันกมลมาศ เป็นอาจารย์ภาควิชาเครื่องสายที่ วิทยาลัยดุริยางคศิลป์ มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล เป็นสมาชิกวงดุริยางค์  The Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra  และเป็นรองหัวหน้าวงและเป็นหัวหน้ากลุ่มไวโอลินแนวที่ 2 ของวง Dr. Sax Chamber Orchestra  กมลมาศได้เดินทางกับเพื่อนๆไปแสดงทั้งในประเทศและต่างประเทศ ได้แก่  ประเทศจีน  ออสเตรีย  ฮังการี  เยอรมัน  สหรัฐอเมริกา  แคนาดา ญี่ปุ่น สวิตเซอร์แลนด์ และอิตาลี  นอกจากนี้กมลมาศยังเคยเป็นสมาชิกวงของวงดนตรีในระดับนานาชาติ อาทิ วงดุริยางค์ฟีลฮาร์โมนิคสันติภาพโลก วงดุริยางค์เยาวชนแห่งชาตินอร์เวย์ วงดุริยางค์เยาวชนเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้ เป็นต้น

Prasong Pon-intra

Classical Guitar Department

• Room Number: A 206.06
• Phone: Ext. 217
• Email: prasong_lex@hotmail.com

เริ่มเรียนกีตาร์ กับ อาจารย์ภูวนัย จิระวิชา ที่โรงเรียนดนตรียามาฮ่า สาขาแจ้งวัฒนะ ต่อมาได้เข้าศึกษาต่อในระดับปริญญาตรี ที่วิทยาลัยครูสวนสุนันทาเมื่อ พศ 2534 และได้ศึกษาวิชากีตาร์กับ อาจารย์ขจร  ถ้ำทอง และอาจารย์ลำเนา เอี่ยมสะอาด พร้อมทั้งได้ศึกษา private guitar กับ อาจารย์สุวิช กลิ่นสมิทธิ์ ต่อมาได้ศึกษาในระดับปริญญาโท  ที่วิทยาลัยดุริยางคศิลป์ โดยได้ศึกษาวิชากีตาร์กับอาจารย์สุวิช กลิ่นสมิทธิ์ และ Pillipe Villa และได้เข้าทำง�