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Born in 1962 and started composing since the
age of 13, Thai composer Narongrit Dhamabutra
obtained his Doctoral Degree in Music Composition
from the Michigan State University, U.S.A. In 1991
he joined the faculty member at the Faculty of Fine
and Applied Arts,Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok,
Thailand.
Narongrit’s compositions have been regularly
performed by leading professional orchestras
and ensembles in the United States, Europe, Asia,
and Australia, such as the Civic Orchestra of
Chicago, The Japan Shinsei Symphony Orchestra,
Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne
Symphony Orchestra, Verdehr Trio (USA), IRCAM
Ensemble (Paris), Ensemble Stella Nova (Tokyo),
Ensemble Kochi. Many of his compositions have
been performed incontemporary music festivals
such as Asia Pacific International Music Festival,
Contemporary Music Project, Sendai Asian Music
Festival, Asian Contemporary Music, Asian
Traditional/Asian Modern, Musicarama. In Thailand,
many of his compositions were performed by the
Bangkok Symphony Orchestra and the National
Symphony Orchestra of Thailand.
In 1999, his Concerto Maharaja for ranad-ek
and orchestra had its world premiere in Tokyo by
the Japan Symphony Orchestra. In 2002, the
symphonic poem Sinfonia Chakri was performed
by the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra during the
orchestra historic tour in Japan.
Other compositions include Symphony of the
Spheres (Symphony No. 1), Sinfonia Suvarnabhumi
(Symphony No.2), Concerto for Orchestra,
Bhawankha for ranad and orchestra. The Concerto
Sankitamankala for violin and orchestra, his latest
completed large-scale work, was premiered in
July 2007.
During this year his new works are Double
Concerto for ranad-ek and ranad-toom which was
premiered in the Project Unity Concert conducted
by Bundit Ungrangsee, and Jatubhumi Overture
which was premiered by the Bangkok Symphony
Orchestra conducted by Nora-ath Chanklum.
In 2008 Office of Contemporary Arts and
Culture, Ministry of Culture, awarded Dr.Narongrit
as a Silpathorn Artist in Music for his outstanding
artistic career. Currently he is an Associate
Professor of Music Composition at the Faculty of
Fine and Applied Arts, Chulalongkorn University.
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