TMAO Music Director/ Int-Act Director
Noppakorn Auesirinucroch
Thai-born guitarist, Noppakorn Auesirinucroch attended the Pre-College program in classical guitar performance at the College of Music, Mahidol University, Thailand under the tutorage of Kiatkong Subhayon. During his studies, he participated and performed in several prestigious competitions and music festivals in European and Asian, namely The Netherlands, Belgium, Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan and Thailand. Noppakorn received several awards and recognitions inculding, 1st prize in Junior Category at Thailand International Guitar Competition 2012 (Bangkok), 1st prize in Junior Category at Asia International Guitar Festival 2013 (Bangkok), 1st prize in Junior Category at Indonesia International Guitar Festival 2013 (Jakarta), and 1st prize in Junior Category at Tarrega International Guitar Festival 2014 (Kuala Lumpur).
Other than instrumental solo achievements, he actively participated in various collaborative projects. For instance, he was honourably selected to perform in Kurt Weill’s Opera “The Seven Deadly Sins” in the positions of a guitarist and banjo player, working with Dutch star soprano EvaMaria Westbroek at National Opera & Ballet, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. He obtained his B.M. and M.M. in the major of classical guitar performance at Koninklijk Conservatorium, The Hague, The Netherlands, where he studied with Professor Enno Voorhorst. He was awarded with “Fund for Excellence”, the full scholarship for the best Master’s candidates for his M.M. in classical guitar performance at Koninklijk Conservatorium, The Hague, under the guidance of Professor Zoran Dukic. He received the absolute highest mark with distinction for his master final presentation. Noppakorn had also studied and working with world-known classical guitarists, including Roland Dyens, Costas Cotsiolis, Raphaella Smiths, Xuefei Yang, Aniello Desiderio and Duo Melis. Apart from the classical side, he also interests and dedicates himself to contemporary music, in which he explores several musical ideas for his performance, such as sound, time, space, multi-sonic cultures, and cross-modal relations.
Recently, Noppakorn conducts research on the topic of “Multi- sensory sonic experiences” in cooperating with the external mentor, Charles Michel, a former chef in residence at the Experimental Psychology Department, Oxford University. His research received an outstanding recognition, and it was selected to publish for a public at Research Catalogue. Currently, he works as a part-time guitar instructor at College of Music, Mahidol University, as well as a guitarist of the Tacet(i) ensemble and organizing music events across South-East Asia, East Asia, Europe, and The U.S. under the name of Thailand New Music and Art Organization, and Southeast Asia New Music and Arts Foundation. Recently he is serving as the music director of Thailand New Music and Art Organization and the director of Int-Act Festival.
Pisol Manatchinapisit
The recipient of best Thai performer in Jean Marie Londeix International Saxophone Competition 2017 and Selmer Saxophone Artist (Paris), Pisol Manatchinapisit has been awarded several prizes and honors such as Prix Walo-Sprungbrett 2017 (Switzerland), 3rd prize Asian saxophone competition 2016 (Taiwan), 2nd prize Osaka International Music Competition 2014 (Japan) and Gold Medal, Settrade Music Competition 2013 (Thailand).
He also participated and performed in several music festivals such as Eurosax 2014 (Spain), Vienna International Saxfest 2016 (Austria), World Saxophone congress 2015 (France) and 2018 (Croatia), Zurich International Saxfest 2017 (Switzerland), Palma de Mallorca Saxophone Festival 2018 (Spain), Saxtronic in Space, The Pavillon Le Corbusier 2019 (Switzerland), Hearing Visibilities: Multimedia Music and Art Performances 2019 (USA), ZHdk Saxophone Quartet, Embassy of Switzerland in the Republic of Korea 2019 (South Korea), Lange Nacht, Artikulationen in der zeitgenössischen Musik 2019 (Switzerland), Musikpodium der Stadt Zürich – Hommage à Armin Schibler (Switzerland), and many more.
With an ardent advocate of new music, Pisol works largely on acoustical contemporary music and music technology by new works of new composers and also himself. Recently, he is collaborating with emerging Thai composer, Piyawat Louilarpprasert. The past projects included Vienna Saxfest 2016 (Vienna), “Diffused Portrait” 2017 (London and The Hague), Thailand International Composition Festival 2016 (Bangkok), Tesselat Composer Collective 2018 (Osaka) and “Pixel for saxophone and orchestra” with Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra 2019 (Thailand).
Artist in Residence
Siravith Kongbandalsuk
Thai trombonist, Siravith Kongbandalsuk was awarded and participated in several international music competition such as Brass and Percussion Seminar and Solo competition 2013 (Thailand) , Svirel International Music Competition 2016 (Slovenia), Ian Bousfield tenor trombone competition 2017 organized by British Trombone Society (UK), and more. His musical performance explores beyond the realm of classical and contemporary music practices which including: interdisciplinary, theatrical practice, telematic, and interactive multimedia performances.
Siravith has been a member and performed with many ensembles such as Bandung Philharmonic Orchestra, Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra, Netherlands Youth Orchestra (NJO), Nederland Student Orchestra (NSO), Princess Galyani Vadhana Youth Orchestra, Siam Sinfonietta and Southeast Asian Wind Ensemble, Million Wind Philharmonic, Limburg trombone ensemble, QuarterBone Trombone quartet, and the Tacet(i) Ensemble which he has been its member since the ensemble was founded in 2014. He was also invited to perform in the international music festival including: Asian Composer League, Kultur Kontakt Austria, Tokyo Media Interaction, and Thailand International Composition festival.
Siravith obtained a Bachelor’s degree in classical trombone performance at College of Music, Mahidol University, Thailand under the mentorship with Philip Brink from 2010 – 2014, and a Master’s degree in music performance at Conservatorium Maastricht, Netherlands where he studied with Bart Claessens from 2015 – 2017. Siravith is a full-time lecturer at the Princess Galyani Vadhana Institute of Music in Bangkok. Currently, he is serving as a co-music director of Thailand Music and Art Organization, and the co-director of Thailand New Music and Arts Symposium 2021.
Piyawat Louilarpprasert
“Young and Gifted, Meet the rebel Thai composer taking music to unheard heights” (CNN News Worlds Report, Karla Cripps)
Originally from Bangkok, Piyawat Louilarpprasert is a Thai composer, multimedia performer, and curator who works with the interweave of music composition, visual art, and sound installation. Piyawat’s music explores possibilities of creating the amalgamation of sonic and visual arts, including integrating multimedia and music, deconstructing instruments’ s mechanism and physicality with sound production method, and involving Thai traditional music elements in new compositions.
With performances spanning over 20 countries across Asia, Europe, and United States, Piyawat has received commissions and awards, including the Fromm Foundation Commission, Harvard University (Boston), the Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung Commission (DE), British Council Grant Prize (UK), 100th year commission of Donaueschinger Musiktage (DE), KulturKontakt Residency by the Austrian Federal Chancellery (Austria), Best Music Award International Computer Music Conference (Shenzhen), Impuls Composer Commission (Graz), Artist in residence of Südwestrundfunk (SWR) Experimental Studio (Freiburg) see more: www.piyawatmusic.com
Piyawat is currently an Assistant Professor of Composition at Bowling Green State University (BGSU) and a curator at IntAct Festival (Thailand).
www.piyawatmusic.com