Ph.D. student in Microbiology Immunology and Molecular Genetics department @ UCLA

A current student from the University of North Texas, Sopon is pursuing Master of Music in Jazz Studies at the College of Music with merit-based jazz scholarship. He primarily studies jazz piano with Prof. Stefan Karlsson and classical piano with Assoc. Prof. Gustavo Romero 

	Sopon received his Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies with secondary emphasis in Music Performance and Composition (1st class honors) from the Conservatory of Music, Rangsit University, in 2013. He primarily studied jazz piano with Asst. Prof. Dr. Denny Euprasert; classical piano with Aree Kunapongkul; and music composition with Boonrut Sirirattanapan.

	Sopon performed Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No.1 and Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No.2, as a soloist, with Rangsit University Symphony Orchestra in 2010 and 2012 respectively and performed under the baton of Maria Schneider with Rangsit University Jazz Orchestra in September 2010. In early 2012, he performed a world’s premier performance of Gandis Piano Concerto with Royal Thai Navy Orchestra.

	For years, Sopon participated in many music festivals. His classical contemporary work "Conjugation" for viola and piano was performed in Thailand International Composition Festival 2012, his large jazz ensemble piece "Schrödinger" was performed in Shanghai Jazz Education Festival 2012, Thailand International Jazz Conference 2013 and RSU Jazz Orchestra Monday Night Live 2013. His arrangements for double quartet, combination between jazz quartet and string quartet, were performed in Thailand International Jazz Conference 2012. His band had opportunities to perform in various international jazz festival, e.g., the Celebration of Jazz 2013 (Malysia), and the 5th JEN Conference (USA); and also local jazz festivals, e.g. Hua Hin Jazz Festival, Thailand International Jazz Conference, Bangkok City of Jazz, Sawasdee Jazz Festival.

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