Message from Camp Director
Thailand Youth Choral Camp started in 2016 with the purpose of building a choral community among young people through a week-long (now eight-day) camp spent rehearsing a program for a culminating concert. While fostering friendships among the campers through musical and social activities, we also work toward choral excellence by providing them with the best choral experience we can under the direction of Dr. T. J. Harper, our one and only guest conductor since the start. Seeing the campers come together from being complete strangers for some on the first day into a close group of friends is more than rewarding to us.
This year, our campers come from Chulalongkorn University, Mahidol University, Princess Galyani Vadhana Institute of Music, Rangsit University, Srinakharinwirot University, Kasetsart University, Horwang School, and Triamudom Suksa Pattanakarn School. Seeing the campers come together, many of them meeting for the first time, and grow into a close group of friends is more than rewarding to us.
This year, we also added a string orchestra track to the camp, and the students will be performing together with the choir in tonight’s culminating concert. We are also fortunate to have five assistant conductors working with both the choir and string orchestra. As promising conductors of the younger generation, they have done an outstanding job throughout the camp. However, the excitement surrounding this 9th camp does not stop there. Tonight, we are also proud to premiere a new composition, There Will Be Soft Rains, by our choir member Nutthanan Yongpruksa, a composition major from the Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Chulalongkorn University.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to the success of the camp. Thank you for believing in these young choristers and for supporting choral music at Chula.
Until next time,
Dr. Pawasut Jodi Piriyapongrat
Blow Ye the Trumpet
La Rose Complète
Program
Words from a Traditional Hymn, adapted by K.M. Music Composed by Kirke Mechem Op.51 b2
Lyrics by Rainer Maria Rilke
Music Composed by Morten Johannes Lauridsen
Oh My Luve’s Like A Red, Red Rose
Lyrics by Robert Burns
Music Composed by René Clausen
Nitada Upatamtanont Violinist
Punyanuch Rattanakul Cellist
Un Canadien Errant
I’m Gonna Sing ‘Til the Spirit Moves in My Heart
French text: M.A. Gerin-Lajoie
English text: Donald Kendrick
French Canadian folk song
Donald Kendrick, Arr.
Words and Music by Moses Hogan
Arirang
Nuttanun Iamdang Percussion
Supatach Bundasak Percussion
Will the Circle Be Unbroken
Traditional Korean Hyo-Won Woo, Arr.
Traditional Appalachian
Lyrics by Betsy Rose, Cathy Winter, and Marcia Taylor
J. Davod Moore, arr.
Panita Junjenkit Soprano
Phannitsara Chaowalit Alto
Chattamon Panprasert Alto
Intermission 15 Minutes
With Chulalongkorn University String Chamber Ensemble
There Will Come Soft Rains Lyrics by Teasdale
Music Composed by Natthanun Yongpueksa
Kansinee Wongsopa Soprano
Illuminare
I. Splendor
II. Caritas
III. Nox
IV. Munera pacis
V. Illuminare his Elaine Hagenberg
Korrakrit Thipparat Tenor
Kajkong Sasisajja Pianist
Supitcha Kansirisin Assistant Choral Conductor
Dolhathai Intawong Assistant Choral Conductor
Pathorn Swasdisuk Assistant Choral Conductor
Ruaychai Saengow Assistant Orchestra Conductor
T. J. Harper Conductor
Pawasut Jodi Piriyapongrat CampDirector
Pathorn Swasdisuk
Assistant Choral Conductor
Pathorn received his Bachelor of Education in Music Education (first class honours, gold medal) in 2020 from Chulalongkorn University where he studied choral conducting with Dr. Pawasut Piriyapongrat and has participated in conducting workshops with Dr. T.J. Harper, Dr. Rollo Dilworth, Dr. Jason Max Ferdinand & Timothy Brown. In 2024, Pathorn received his Master of Arts in Kodály Music Pedagogy from Zoltán Kodály Pedagogical Institute of Music, Liszt Academy of Music, Hungary, where he studies choral conducting and pedagogy with Dr. Anna Fűri and Dr. Árpád Tóth.
As a chorister, Pathorn had been member of Thai Youth Choir (2012-2014), The Bangkok Voices (2014-2017, 2020-2022) and Chulalongkorn University Concert Choir (2015-2020). Pathorn was selected to participate with international ensembles on various occasions such as the World Youth Choir (2017, 2018 & 2023) and Asia Pacific Youth Choir (2023, 2024) in Hungary, Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Malaysia, South Korea & China.
Currently, Pathorn serves as part-time lecturer in Large Ensemble (Choir) and Musicianship at Young Artists Music Programme, College of Music, Mahidol University. Pathorn is also founder, music director and conductor of Bangkok Consort Singers, an ensemble that aspire to introduce western early music with a blend of contemporary music to the Thai choral scene. Pathorn is also active as guest clinician, holding workshop and coaching to many Thai ensembles, as well as a founding committee to Thailand Choral Directors Association.
Natthita Wongprom
Assistant Choral Conductor
Natthita holds a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education (B.Ed.) with honors and a master’s degree in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (M.Ed.) from Chulalongkorn University. She studied choral conducting with Dr. Pawasut Piriyapongrat and has received a Master of Music degree in Choral Conducting (M.M.) from Portland State University, USA, under the guidance of Dr. Ethan Sperry and Coty Raven Morris.
Natthita has been singing in the choir since she was 9 years old. Her 28 years of choral experience include numerous international tours to choral festivals, cultural exchanges, concerts, and competitions in Asia, Europe, and the USA. Natthita has been an assistant conductor to Sathit Sukchongchaipruek of award-winning Wattana Girls’ Chorus and Wattana Children’s Chorus since 2012, where she has garnered extensive experience working with young voices. During her teaching assistantship at Portland State University 2021-2023, she was appointed an assistant conductor of Portland State Chamber Choir and the conductor of Portland State University Choir and Portland State Rose Choir.
Natthita is currently an adjunct instructor at the Department of Music, Faculty of Humanities, Kasetsart University, an assistant conductor of Wattana Children’s Chorus, Wattana Girls’ Chorus, and Chulalongkorn University Concert Choir, the conductor of Wattana Little Angels, Horwang School Choir, and Thailand Children’s Choir, and a committee member of Thailand Choral Directors Association.
Supitcha Kansirisin
Assistant Choral Conductor
Supitcha Kansirisin, originally from Bangkok, Thailand, is an active choral conductor, music educator, and co-founder of the Thailand Choral Directors Association. She earned her Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting from the University of Miami, where she studied under Amanda Quist, Matthew Brady, Gregory Gentry, and Reid Masters. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Chulalongkorn University, where she began her choral conducting journey under the mentorship of Pawasut Piriyapongrat. During her studies, she was honored as the “Outstanding StudentTeacher of the Faculty of Education” and served as student president of Chulalongkorn’s annual Karusart Concert . In 2018, she earned her Master of Music in Choral Music from the University of Southern California, studying with Jo-Michael Scheibe. While at USC, she performed with the USC Chamber Singers alongside world-renowned artists, including The Rolling Stones, Craig Hella Johnson, and Carl St. Clair.
Supitcha has participated in conducting masterclasses with Tim Sharp, Rollo Dilworth, and T. J. Harper. Her work has gained both national and international recognition through participation in major festivals and competitions, including the World Choir Games, Venezia in Musica, Festa Musicale International Choir Festival, and the Malaysian Choral Eisteddfod International Choral Festival. Having grown up in an inclusive choral community in Bangkok, Supitcha views choral music as a powerful force that transcends cultural and social barriers while fostering meaningful human connection. Among her notable projects is Hearts Upon Voice , a concert initiative created to raise awareness of humanity and social justice.
Recognized for her efforts in bridging Southeast Asian choral literature particularly Thai choral music with Western choral traditions, Supitcha is an active presenter, clinician, and workshop leader. She has presented at regional conferences of the American Choral Directors Association on topics such as Folk Roots, Global Reach , and has been invited to present at the 5th ACDA International Symposium on Research in Choral Singing with her session Voices of Siam: The Choral Music of Thailand . In addition to her role as a founding committee member of the Thailand Choral Directors Association an organization dedicated to advancing Thai choral conductors to international standards she currently serves as a music faculty at the International School of Bangkok and a choral director at Wattana Wittaya Academy in Bangkok, Thailand.
Dolhathai Intawong
Assistant Choral Conductor
Dolhathai “Kloy” Intawong is a conductor whose experience spans from classical choral repertoire to contemporary and multicultural traditions. She currently serves as a full-time faculty member and Choir Director at Rangsit University. As a dedicated educator, she is the founder and Artistic Director of the Rangsit Choral Festival and a founding committee member of the Thailand Choral Directors Association, both of which provide educational outreach and foster the growth of choral communities nationwide. As an active scholar, she has pioneered a comprehensive guide to Thai choral music for the global community and has presented her work at various international conferences.
In the United States, Kloy was appointed Associate Conductor of the twotime GRAMMY® Award-winning, The Washington Chorus in 2023, collaborating with the National Symphony Orchestra (USA). She previously directed Denver’s Sine Nomine Chorus and the Colorado Asian Mixed Ensemble, and was a guest clinician for an honor choir in New Mexico.
Her musical leadership has been recognized with several honors, including being selected as a finalist for The American Prize Dale Warland Award in Choral Conducting (2026), being named a Chorus America: Choral-Orchestral Conducting Academy Fellow (2023, 2025), a National Collegiate Choral Organization Conducting Fellow (2022), and winning the Southwest ACDA Conducting Competition (2020).
Kloy holds a Doctorate in Choral Conducting from the University of Northern Colorado, a Master’s degree from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, and a Bachelor’s degree in Vocal Performance from Mahidol University.
Ruaychai
Saengow
Assistant Orchestra Conductor
Ruaychai Saengow, born in Bangkok, took his first violin lesson at the age of eleven with Simone Stadlmair. He was awarded three-month scholarships in two consecutive years to study in the Netherlands with Geertje Podevyn and Theodora Geraets. He later studied with Leo Phillips, a former Concertmaster of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, before and during his bachelor’s program in Music Education at Chulalongkorn University. He also received guidance from the late Choochart Pitaksakorn, Professor Emeritus of Music Education at Chulalongkorn University.
Ruaychai received the Fukuda-Steinfatt Overseas Award to attend the Tokyo New Millennium International Music Summer School and later participated in the Pacific Music Festival in Sapporo, Japan. Throughout his violin career, he attended masterclasses with numerous leading violinists, including Stephen Rose and Fujiwara Hamao, and studied with Martin Chalifour. He gave solo recitals, including a concert tour in Tokyo, Saitama, and Yokohama, Japan, in 2008 and 2009, and performed at Waseda University, Tokyo, in 2010. He has also performed with ensembles of various sizes in Asia, Europe, South America, and the Middle East. In addition to his performing career, Ruaychai has also been a longtime violin tutor at the Silpakorn Summer Music Camp, working with young musicians from across the country for many years.
Ruaychai was appointed Concertmaster of the Siam Philharmonic Orchestra at the age of nineteen, when he was recognized as the youngest professional concertmaster in Thailand at the time and noted as a promising young professional by The Nation and Bangkok Post . He has been the concertmaster of the Chulalongkorn University Symphony Orchestra since 2007. He has also been a member of Pro Musica since 2012, predominantly serving as Principal Second Violin. In addition, he has performed with the Macao Symphony Orchestra and Hamburger Symphoniker and is currently a member of the Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra. Alongside his career as a violinist, Ruaychai also pursued conducting studies with Dr. Pawasut Piriyapongrat and Hikotaro Yazaki. He has also received guidance from Dr. Vanich Potavanich, Resident Conductor of the Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra and National Symphony Orchestra. He is currently an Assistant Conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra and Thai Youth Orchestra. He has conducted numerous chamber and orchestral works, including his international debut with the Thai Youth Orchestra at the China-ASEAN Music Festival in 2025.
Todd Jere Harper Conductor
T. J. Harper is Associate Professor of Music, Director of Choral Activities, and Chair of the Department of Music at University of St. Thomas in USA. During his previous tenure at Providence College, he was honored to receive the Joseph R. Accinno Teacher of the Year Award.
Dr. Harper maintains an active schedule in the US and abroad as a guest conductor, clinician, and jury member. Recent engagements include headlining the China National Choral Conference and conducting the Beijing Harmonia Choir; Master classes for El Sistema and conducting the Venezuela National Choir. Additional engagements include residencies, guest conducting, lectures and master classes in Argentina, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Venezuela and honor choirs in California, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Hampshire, New York, and Rhode Island. He has been engaged as a lecturer, presenter, and guest speaker at the 2015 Yale University International Choral Music Symposium; the 2015 European Choir Games in Magdeburg, Germany; Harvard University, Hofstra University, and the New England ACDA Collegiate Choral Conference.
Dr. Harper received the Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.) degree from the University of Southern California where he graduated with honors. He received the Master of Arts (M.A.) in Choral Conducting from California State University, Northridge and the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree and Choral Conducting from California State University, Fresno. He taught middle school and high school in the California public school system for six years and was honored for excellence in teaching in Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers. As a member of the Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honor Society, MENC, ACDA, Chorus America, NCCO and the International Federation of Choral Music (IFCM), Dr. Harper is an advocate for the promotion of undergraduate education and choral music in the public schools and institutions of higher education.
Pawasut Piriyapongrat Camp
Director
Pawasut Piriyapongrat earned her bachelor’s degree in Music Education with honors from Chulalongkorn University; Master of Music in Church Music and Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Music from the University of Southern California, where she studied choral conducting with the late Dr. William Dehning. Through her extensive choral experiences, including conducting Thai Youth Choir (2007-2009) and Chulalongkorn University Concert Choir (2007-present), and many collaborative works of the latter with professional Thai and international orchestras, Pawasut has earned her recognition as Thailand’s leading choral conductor, clinician, adjudicator and choral educator with engagements locally and internationally. She dedicates much time and energy in bettering choral standards in Thailand through her involvement with Thailand Ministry of Education and initiatives with Chulalongkorn University that include various workshops, an annual choral festival, and choral camps for university choirs in Thailand.
She is a full-time faculty member of Music Education Department, Faculty of Education, Chulalongkorn University, and serves as President of Thailand Choral Conductors Association.
โซปราโน Soprano
กัสมาพร เพงเล็งดี
กานตสินี วงศโสภา
เขมจิรา นิติธรรมนาถ
ตีรณา กุหลาบทอง
ปณาลี อุษณพงศ
ปนิตา จวนเจนกิจ
ปณชญา คุณากรเกษม
ปูตรี ฟายคดินี บายฮาคิ
พรีมภัส ติวเจริญ
Festival Choir
Kassamapohn Penglengdee
Kansinee Wongsopa
Kemjira Nitithammanart
Teerana Kularbthong
Panalee Usanapong
Panita Junjenkit
Punchaya Kunakornkasem
Putri Faiqdini Baihaqi
Phreammaphat Tiewcharoen
พิมลพัทธ บูรณปุณยพร Pimonpat Buranapunyaporn
แพทิเซีย เพอรบา Patricia Purba รุงอรุณ แสงทอง Rungarun Shangthong
สิภัคศรณ จรกระจาง
Sipaksorn Jornkrajang
สุจิรา พิสุทธิ์กิจจาทร Sujira Pisutkijathon
อชิรญาณ ชางประดับ
Achiraya Changpradub
อัลโต Alto
กานตชนก ศรทะโชติ Kanchanok Sorntachot
เจนิสตา ชินรักษศิริ Jenista Chinraksiri
ฉัทมน ปนประเสริฐ Chattamon Panprasert
ณัฐธิตา วงศพรหม Natthita Wongprom
ณิชาภัทร โกมลบุตร Nichaphat Komonbut
ธัญญลักษณ หวยหงษทอง Thanyaluck Huayhongthong
ปภาวรินท ทะนา Paphawarin Thana
ปานิดา สาคร Panida Sakorn
พณิชศรา เชาวลิต Panichsara Chaowalit พรประวีย เกตุเล็ก Pornpawee Ketlek พิชรินทร สิงหบุญ Picharin Singboon
ภัคธีมา ใจรักษ Phaktheema Jairak เมธริน สุนทรศารทูล Maytharin Suntornsaratoon
วิมลณัฐ ศิริเดช Wimonnat Siridech
สุพิชชา กาลศิริศิลป Supitcha Kansirisin
สุรดา ลีรัตนกุล
อชพรพรรณ ทุมชะ
เทเนอร
กรกฤต ทิพยรัตน
กฤตภาส สนิทรัมย
คีตลันต สิทธิพงศ
ชนนณภัทร พามา
ธนวัฒน ชูชวย
ปพนธนัย นาคชํานาญ
Surada Leeratanakul
Orchaphonpan Thumcha
Tenor
Korrakrit Thipparat
Krittapat Sanitrum
Khitalant Sitthiphong
Chonnapat Parma
Thanawat chuchuai
Paphontanai Nakchumnan
ภาธร สวัสดิสุข Pathorn Swasdisuk
ภานุวัฒน จิตบุญชื่น Panuwat Chitboonchuen
ภูเบศร สมบูรณ
ภูปกรณ เมาทอง
Pubes somboon
Poopakorn Maothong
มหาสมุทร นวมเศรษฐี Mahasamut Nuamsetti
ศิลา ฮาดนารี
สิปปกร วัลลานนท
Sila Hardnaree
Sippakorn wanlanon
เบส Bass
ณัฐนันท ยงพฤกษา
ดุลยุตม ตันติเฉลิม
ธนกร กิจสวัสดิ์
ธนาทิป แสงจันทร
พงศกร กองสกูล
ภาสวุฒิ แกวมณี
วรรณภพ วิบูลพัฒนะวงศ
Nutthanun Yongpruksa
Dulayut Tantichalerm
Thanakorn Kitzawat
Thanathip Saengchan
Pongsakorn Kongsakul
Pasawut Kaewmanee
Wanapop Vibulpatanavong
สหวริชญ พัฒนปรียาวนิช Sahavarich Pattanappeeyavanich
อชิตพล อิสสอาด
Achittaphon Aitsaart
ไวโอลิน 1 1st Violin
อภิกช ชวนกระโทก
นิตาดา อุปถัมภทานนท
พิมญาฎา วงศเจริญยิ่ง
อภิชญา ทวีโชคเกรียงไกร
Apikoch chuankratoke
Nitada Upatamtanont
Pimyada Wongjaroenying
Apichaya Taveechokrieangrai
ไวโอลิน 2 2nd Violin
เอณิตา ยรรยงกุล
กานตสินี สุริยปทมาลัย
Anita Yunyongkul
Karnsinee Suriyapattamalai พิม ตรีรัตน Pym Treeratt
ภัคกร ถิรมงคลชัย Pakkakorn Thiramonkolchai
วิโอลา Viola
ภัทรพล บุญฉิม Phattharaphon Boonchim โสวจัสสตา วงศเทศ Sovajassata Wongted
แกวสุข Sirikorn Kaewsuk
เชลโล Cello
ปุณยนุช รัตนกุล Punyanuch Rattanakul
รัชมาลย จิตรภิรมย Rachmal Jitpirom
กรรณิการ เตียสุวรรณ Kannikar Tiasuwan
ดับเบิลเบส Double Bass ฉัทมน ปนประเสริฐ Chattamon Panprasert กิตติกร ทองอินทร Kittikorn Thongin
เปยโน Piano กาจกอง ศศิสัจจา Kajkong Sasisajja
Percussion
เอี่ยมแดง Nuttanun Iamdang ศุภธัช บรรดาศักดิ์ Supatach Bundasak
Acknowledgement
Nakhon Ratchasima Rajabhat University
College of Music, Mahidol University
The Conservatory of Music, Rangsit University
Kasetsart University
Princess Galyani Vadhana Institute of Music
Srinakharinwirot University
Horwang School
Triam Udom Suksa Pattanakarn School
Chulalongkorn University Silver Voices (CUSV)
Suranaree Girls Wind Symphony (Apivut Minalai, Music Director)
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