Career Highlights
While still a pre-college student at the College of Music, Mahidol University, Attakorn Sookjaeng began studying composition with Daniel Eichenbaum and Brian Mills. During his undergraduate studies at the same institution, he pursued composition with Atibhop Pataradetpisan, Surat Kemaleelakul, and Valeriy Rizayev, while also receiving private instruction in music theory from Jiradej Setabundhu. Following his bachelor’s degree, Attakorn continued his graduate studies at Mahidol University, where he studied composition with Julia Lake Bozone. He subsequently earned a Doctor of Arts degree from the University of Northern Colorado under the supervision of Paul Elwood.
Alongside his academic studies, Attakorn was active as a performer. He served as a pianist for the Mahidol University Pop Orchestra from 2008 to 2009 and performed in the musicals ‘The Tale of Anazia’ (2009) and ‘In-Chan’ (2010). In 2011, he composed and arranged music for the musical ‘Cleopatra.’ As a clarinetist with the Mahidol Wind Symphony, he participated in the 15th World Saxophone Congress (2009) in Thailand and performed at the Gala Concert of the Yamaha Australian National Band Championships (2010) in Hobart, Australia. He also performed in ‘The Art of Improvisation,’ a project coached by Ken Ueno during the Thailand International Composition Festival in 2014.
Education
2023 – University of Northern Colorado (USA) – Doctor of Arts
2015 – College of Music, Mahidol University (Thailand) – Master of Music
2012 – College of Music, Mahidol University (Thailand) – Bachelor of Music
