The Springfield Symphony’s got rhythm in Sound, Echo, and Silence – an electrifying new concerto by Thailand’s star composer Narong Prangcharoen for traditional Thai instruments and orchestra. This will only be the second US performance of this thrilling work that will have you mesmerized and tapping your feet with the fascinating rhythms. Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony is also full of dazzling orchestral features including a pizzicato movement and a finale bursting with percussive beats and flourishes.

I Got Rhythm

Missouri State University

Thai Composer Narong Prangcharoen’s success as a composer was confirmed by his receiving the prestigious 2013 Guggenheim Fellowship and the Barlow Prize. Other awards include the Music Alive, the 20th Annual American Composers Orchestra Underwood New Music Commission, the American Composers Orchestra Audience Choice Award, the Toru Takemitsu Composition Award, the Alexander Zemlinsky International Composition Competition Prize, the 18th ACL Yoshiro IRINO Memorial Composition Award, the Pacific Symphony’s American Composers Competition Prize, and the Annapolis Charter 300 International Composers Competition Prize. In his native country, Mr. Prangcharoen was recipient of the Silapathorn Award, naming him a “Thailand Contemporary National Artist”. He recently received Sugree Charoensook Award from The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) annual “Social Recognition Project” 2015.

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Wunsch New Music Festival: Khemia Ensemble and guest composer

University of Kansas

Wunsch New Music Festival: Khemia Ensemble Music Workshop

Wunsch New Music Festival: Kansas Virtuosi

The Topeka Symphony’s got rhythm in Sound, Echo, and Silence – an electrifying new concerto by Thailand’s star composer Narong Prangcharoen for traditional Thai instruments and orchestra. This will be the US premiere of this thrilling work that will have you mesmerized and tapping your feet with the fascinating rhythms. Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony is also full of dazzling orchestral features including a pizzicato movement and a finale bursting with percussive beats and flourishes.

Washburn University

Carl St.Clair leads the USC Thornton Chamber Orchestra in an evening performance.

USC Thornton Chamber Orchestra

University of Southern California

In Masterworks III the Annapolis Symphony reconnects with the music of Thai composer Narong Prangcharoen.  After winning the Annapolis Symphony’s Annapolis Charter 300 Young Composers Competition in 2008, Prangcharoen has made a name for himself on the international stage and in his homeland of Thailand.

Narong Prangcharoen

Events

Past events

Oct 5, 2024

I Got Rhythm · Springfield Symphony Orchestra

Oct 1, 2024

Wunsch New Music Festival: Khemia Ensemble and guest composer · KU School of Music

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