Bangkok--23 Sep--SET
The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), jointly with the College of Music, Mahidol University, will hold the 17th SET Youth Music Competition to select the best musicians among youth, aiming to encourage and promote youth’s talent and performance in music, with the contest prize worth THB 1.5 million (approx. USD 46,154).
SET President Kesara Manchusree said SET has realized developing youth potentials in addition to financial literacy enhancement. As musical skill is a tool to help boost youth’s creativity, SET has continuously cooperated with Mahidol University to hold a music competition for Thai youth with musical talent, enabling them to showcase their creative abilities and using this competition as a springboard to international success. This was one of SET’s commitments to continually enhance education, social affairs, religion, art and culture via various activities.
“The distinctive feature of this contest is that we will provide a chance for all youth nationwide to join according to their music talent, both acoustic musical instruments and singing, by judging from their outstanding performance. The competition will motivate youth to practice with concentration, patience and self-discipline, enhancing them to spend free time effectively and away from drugs. This fast-track activity can blossom their creativity in producing amazing performance, becoming quality new generation youth, for the country’s future workforce,” Kesara stated.
Associate Prof. Dr. Sugree Charoensook, contest chairman and dean of the College of Music, Mahidol University, said the contest has gained synergy from music teachers and parents nationwide to encourage their students to participate in the competition. The number of contestants has increased significantly. Being competitive also provided a good opportunity for them to study others’ performance, and then further improve their skills, while showing their best talent in front of distinguished judging committee composed of music experts in each category.
The competition is for students from primary school to university levels, age not over 25. Interested persons can apply from now until the end of October, by sending a CD with their live performance without sound editing. Contestants are only allowed to use unplugged Thai and international music instruments.
For more information, please call 0 2800 2525 ext. 102 and 103. To download the application, please visit www.music.mahidol.ac.th and www.set.or.th.