Hua Hin Chamber Classics: Bangkok Wind Wood Trio

Program:

Milhaud – Suite d’Apres (10 minutes) | Bill Douglas – Trio for Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon (12 minutes) | Beethoven – Variations on the theme “La Ci Darem La Mano” (10 minutes) | Intermission | Michael Burns – E Toru Something something. (8 minutes) | Jean Francaix – Divertissiment (10 Minutes) | Ibert – Cinq Pieces (9 minutes)

Bangkok Wind Wood Trio:

Cooper Wright is an active performer and educator in Asia. A member of the faculty of the College of Music, Mahidol University since 2013, he teaches applied oboe, oboe literature and pedagogy and chamber music. Formerly Principal Oboe of the Thailand Philharmonic and a featured soloist, Mr. Wright is currently the Principal Oboist of the Bandung Philharmonic. Mr. Wright has taught masterclasses internationally in the United States, Indonesia, Thailand, and Myanmar. Cooper Wright completed his Bachelor’s of Music at Michigan State University, a Master’s at the University of Oregon, and will be completing his DMA in spring of 2019 at Arizona State University.

Born in Bangkok, Thailand. Sooksan Ratanapol received scholarship from ASEA-UNINET to study with principal clarinettist of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Prof. Stefan Schilling, at Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Graz, Austria, there he also studied orchestra-playing with Prof. Gottfried, Prof. Gerald Pachinger and Chamber music with Prof.Chia Chou (Trio Parnassus). In 2010 he furthered his study in Chamber music with Norbert Kaiser at Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst Stuttgart.

In addition to his study, he participated in various masterclasses by world-renowned clarinettists such as Wenzel Fuchs, Larry Combs, Norbert Kaiser, Martin Spangenberg, Ronald van Spaendonck, Steven Barta and Bil Jackson. In Summer 2009, he took part in Crusell International Clarinet Competition.

During his orchestra-clarinettist career, he has performed with lots of orchestras such as Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Junge Oper Stuttgart, Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra, Siam Philharmonic, Bangkok Symphony Orchestra as a principal clarinettist. Moreover, from 2004-2006, he spent his summer in Asian Youth Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Sergui Comissiona and Maestro Okko Kamu. In Asian Youth Orchestra, he also studied clarinet with Steven Barta. Being an orchestra-clarinettist, it took him to many parts of the world, including Slovenia, Austria, Germany, Japan, Hongkong, China, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan and the Philippines. In February 2008 he had a successful Debut concert with Siam Philharmonic.

Currently Sooksan Ratanapol is a clarinet instructor at Young Artist Music Program, College of Music, Mahidol University.

Christopher Schaub was born in 1977 in the city of Baltimore, in the United States of America. At the age of 10 he began playing saxophone and a few years later switched to bassoon. As a young bassoonist he won several competitions and first performed a concerto with orchestra at the age of 18. His did his university studies at Towson University (B.S. in Music Education) and later at Florida State University (M.M. and D.M. in Bassoon Performance). He has had the honor of studying bassoon with Dr. Gene Griswold and Jeff Keesecker.