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.

A native of Costa Rica, Walter Morales is the Music Director of the Edgewood Symphony Orchestra. His previous positions include Music Director of Undercroft Opera and the Carnegie Mellon University Contemporary Ensemble, Head of Music of Opera Theater of Pittsburgh, Principal Guest Conductor of the Pittsburgh Philharmonic, Assistant Director of Orchestral Studies at Carnegie Mellon University and Assistant Conductor of the Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic. 

An active concert pianist and recording artist, Morales has toured through out the United States, Central and South America. In New York City, he has performed at Steinway Hall, Weill Recital Hall, Alice Tully Hall and Lincoln Center. He has performed as soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra of Costa Rica, Symphony Orchestra of Chile, Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic, University of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Carnegie Mellon Wind Ensemble, McKeesport Symphony Orchestra, Carnegie Mellon Virtuosi, Princeton Pro Musica, University of Costa Rica Symphony Orchestra, College of Charleston Symphony Orchestra, and the International Piano Series Orchestra.  His commitment to Latin American composers has led to engagements at the International Music Festivals “Semanas Musicales de Frutillar” in Chile and “Seminario de Composición Musical” in Costa Rica. Through his numerous performances as conductor and pianist, Morales has become the foremost interpreter of Costa Rican music in the world. His recordings as both conductor and pianist can be heard on the Centaur, Mode, Zimbel, and Quindecim labels.


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