Chawin Temsittichok

“[Temsittichok] has fused Asian culture with a post-modern classical sensibility…[and]… displays a keen ear for string and brass timbres and one wants to hear more from his output…“ – by Lawrence Budmen, South Florida Classical Review, 2023

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Chawin Temsittichok is a Thai composer whose works explore the interconnectedness of musical phenomena, culture, and history. He loves to interact with vibrant timbre and effervescent ambiance, emphasizing the connection between sound object and extramusical reference. His music often reflects a search for meaning within complex, chaotic texture. Incorporating his background in Thai traditional music. Temsittichok navigates across different artistic domains, weaving together contemporary sonic landscapes and Thai traditional musical elements.

Temsittichok’s music has been performed internationally in Thailand, Canada, the United States, Ukraine, Hungary, and Croatia. He is selected for the 2024 ARTZenter Emerging Composer Grant. His music received various awards such as of the PYO call for score 2024 ‘Borderless’, Ensemble Ibis call for score, the SCG Young Thai Artist Award 2019, and the Frost Orchestra Competition. He collaborated with several ensembles and orchestras including the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra, Princess Galyani Vadhana Institute of Music Youth Orchestra, Ensemble Ibis, TACET(i) ensemble, the Hong Kong New Music Ensemble, the Arx Duo, and The __ Experiment. Graduated from Mahidol University and the University of Miami, Temsittichok is currently pursuing the DMA in composition at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.