Career Highlights
Kittima Molee has been a faculty member since 2016. She is a dedicated bassoon educator and performer with a rich background in music education and performance. Kittima began her bassoon studies under the mentorship of John Mostad, former principal bassoonist of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, at the College of Music, Mahidol University, where she graduated summa cum laude with both her undergraduate and graduate degrees. Her commitment to excellence earned her a full ASEA UNINET scholarship to further her studies at the Universität Mozarteum in Salzburg, where she performed with distinguished ensembles, including the Bläserphilharmonie Mozarteum, the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg, the Collegium Musicum Salzburg, and the Traunstein Youth Symphony.
As an accomplished performer, Kittima served as principal bassoonist with the International Youth Wind Orchestra at the 2005 WASBE Conference in Singapore and was a semi-finalist in the 2010 TEREM Crossover International Music Competition in St. Petersburg. She has participated in notable events such as the 2011 Asian Double Reed Association Conference and the 2018 Double Reed Weekend in Singapore. In 2023, she showcased her talents as a soloist with the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra during the Opening Gala Concert at the IDRS Conference, which she also co-hosted.
Kittima is also a founding member of the Sawasdee Woodwind Quintet, an ensemble that has performed extensively across Thailand, Singapore, Macao, China, and Malaysia, making its U.S. debut at the IDRS Conference 2022 in Boulder, Colorado.
In her role as an educator, Kittima is passionate about nurturing the next generation of bassoonists in Thailand. She is a co-founder of the Thailand Double Reed Society and has served as a bassoon instructor for Thai Youth Winds. Currently, she teaches bassoon at the College of Music, Mahidol University, where she also holds the position of deputy principal for student management in the Young Artists Music Program and serves as the associate principal bassoon of the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra.
Kittima’s expertise and reputation as an educator have led to numerous invitations as a jury member and masterclass instructor on both national and international platforms, including the Rondo Fest, the Double Reed Weekend in Singapore, the Princess Galyani Youth Orchestra, Thai Youth Winds, the International Music Competition OPUS in Poland, the Yala Municipality Youth Orchestra, the Thailand Double Reed Camp, and the Singapore Youth Symphony Orchestra. She has also performed as a guest bassoonist with the Bandung Philharmonic Orchestra in Indonesia and the South Symphony Orchestra in India.
Kittima has studied with bassoonists including Christopher Schaub, Yoshinori Honda-Tominaga, Krekkrai Tangnoi, Elizabeth Shoemaker, and John Mostad. She is a YAMAHA bassoon artist and performs on a YAMAHA YFG-812C bassoon.