Bangkok--20 Jan--SET
Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), in conjunction with the College of Music, Mahidol University, recently announced the winners of the 16th Settrade Youth Music Competition, focusing on youths with musical talent. The project aims to encourage young musicians to explore and cultivate their talent and potential up to international standards.
The competition creates opportunities for students from primary school through undergraduate levels, aged not over 25, to join. Contestants can perform in any type of music using non-electronic instruments, including singing.
The winners were elementary school student and pianist Pornapas Kijoran; secondary school student Sarocha Kaophong, playing a Thai musical instrument called small gong circle; high school student Pakin Kanhasiri, playing a clarinet, and undergraduate and classical guitarist Natdanai Phuaphanprasong.
SET President Charamporn Jotikasthira said that the contest, held for the eighth year, was a SET activity demonstrating its corporate social responsibility, as SET continuously supported activities enhancing youth potential. This music contest has proven to effectively encourage youth to utilize their free time productively. Realizing the importance of youth as a core national human resource, SET is delighted to be part of the nation’s strategic youth development program of musical talent via this competition.
"I’m really impressed with the talent of Thai youth today, especially the outstanding performance of all winners of this competition. All of us at SET are sincerely committed to encouraging all contestants to keep enhancing their musical efforts. This competition has proved that the youths have strong patience, discipline and commitment in practicing to gain international recognition and becomeing the pride of the country,” Charamporn added.
The winners were selected from 40 youths who reached the final round, screened from 300 youths nationwide. The awards are worth a total of THB 1 million, including gold medals, certificates, and scholarships from Mahidol University. For more information, please visit www.music.mahidol.com