WORAWUT KHAMCHUAN CHUEN

Uebel Superior 24K Bb/A (French-System)

"From the very beginning, from the day of my birth, songs have always accompanied me. It is the human voice, in almost every case, that is our first contact with music. A voice touches us with song, singing calms us, makes us happy. For me, it was the sound of the Yiddish songs that my mother sang for me when I was a very small boy - and later, as a young musician, it was the music of Schubert. I grew up with these widely varying sounds around me. I learned a great deal from both musical directions and both remain very dear to me even today."

Worawut is a native of Samutsakhon, Thailand, and began playing the clarinet at the age of 13. From 1993-1997 he studied at the Royal Thai Army School of Music. In 1997 he was concertmaster of the Royal Thai Army Symphonic Band as well as a member of the Thai Youth Orchestra. From 1999-2003, he served as concertmaster of the Royal Thai Army Military Band. In 2005, he was appointed as the Assistant Clarinet Teacher and Assistant Conductor of the Mahidol University Wind Symphony, and in 2006 he graduated from the same institution with first class honors. He also taught at the Thai Youth Orchestra from 2008-2010 and the Harrow International School (2006-present). As a conductor, in 2009, he conducted “In-Chan” the musical at the College of Music, Mahidol University, as well as the “Help Haiti Charity Concert in 2010. In 2013 he served as judge of the 1st Thailand Clarinet Competition. Mr.Khamchuanchuen is very active as a performer. In additional to working in several different chamber ensembles, he has been Principal Clarinet of the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra, Thailand’s leading symphonic ensemble, since 2005. Clarinet teacher at Princess Galyani Vadhana Institute of Music. In that role he was performed in New Zealand, Japan, Korea, Laos, Myanmar and Indinesia.