Siraseth Pantura-umporn

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Siraseth Pantura-umporn is Bangkok based composer whose compositions integrate eastern philosophy and tradition through western techniques and medium. Long tone chant, Buddhist meditation and decorated sounds are the foundation of his fertile creativities. Thai classical music as his heritage from homeland is also significant root of musical spiritual where he based most of the compositions on.

His works have been programmed by international groups including New Japan Philharmonic, Tokyo Philharmonic, Internazionale d’Italia, Bangkok Symphony, Luxembourg Sinfonietta, Ensemble Kochi, Ensemble Multilatérale, Pan-Pacific Ensemble, Amigo Saxophone Quartet, Ensemble TIMF and Soloists including Peter Veale, Teodoro Anzellotti, Satoko Inoue, Takeo Tchinai, Yoichi Sugiyama, at several venues and festivals including ISCM, ACL , Ryogoku Art Festival, Suntory Hall, Tokyo Operacity, Villa Musica Rheinland-Pflaz, Herrenhaus Edenkoben, MATA Festival, Huddersfield. Beside studied with 2 leading Thai composers Narongrit Dhamabutra and Weerachat Premananda he has further lessons with Peter Eötvös and Aaron Cassidy

He has received several award in composition including 23rd Irino Prize, 2014 Takemitsu award, Asia Pacific composition competition, Thailand international saxophone composition competition, 3 consecutive years of Young Thai Artists awards. In 2016, He was a composer in resident in Herrenhaus Edenkoben, Germany for 5 months and in 2017-2018, He was a visiting researcher in Huddersfield University,UK. For 4 1/2 months.

Ordered by year. Most recent works appears first

Chamber Group ( 2 - 4 instruments )


4+4=1 for violin and viola (2023)
Outside In for string quartet (2016)
Abstract Particles I for 2 piano (2015)
Pulse II for saxophone quartet (2014)

Percussion Ensemble


Clap and tap for 2 body percussionists (2023)

Solo Instrument


Reflecting mosaics for guitar solo (2023)
Breath for accordion solo (2017)
Trace I for singing timpanist (2017)
Cosmic Chimes for piano solo (2016)
Farbentraum for tenor saxophone (2006)

Pierrot Ensemble (fl, cl, vln, vlc, piano)


Matter:Antimatter for 5 musicians (2018)

Instruments and Electronics


Shade/Shadow for Saxophone double quartet (2018)
Drone for woodwind quintet and piano (2014)

Symphony Orchestra


Fertile for orchestra of 86 musicians (2018)
Awakening/Serenity for orchestra (2013)

Mixed Ensemble


Ripples for 7 musicians (2017)

String Quartet


Outside In for string quartet (2016)

Instrumental Music


Reflecting mosaics for guitar solo (2023)
4+4=1 for violin and viola (2023)
Matter:Antimatter for 5 musicians (2018)
Breath for accordion solo (2017)
Trace I for singing timpanist (2017)
Cosmic Chimes for piano solo (2016)
Abstract Particles I for 2 piano (2015)
Bells for piano solo (2015)
Pulse II for saxophone quartet (2014)
Untitled 5-2550 for symphonic band (2014)
Waves for orchestra (2014)
Farbentraum for tenor saxophone (2006)
Chromosphere (poem of the sun) for orchestra of 65 musicians (2002)

Orchestral Music


Fertile for orchestra of 86 musicians (2018)
Waves for orchestra (2014)
Awakening/Serenity for orchestra (2013)
Chromosphere (poem of the sun) for orchestra of 65 musicians (2002)

Large Ensemble (20 - 35 instruments)


Untitled 5-2550 for symphonic band (2014)

Saxophone Quartet


Pulse II for saxophone quartet (2014)
4+4=1 for violin and viola (2023)
Abstract Particles I for 2 piano (2015)
Awakening/Serenity for orchestra (2013)
Bells for piano solo (2015)
Breath for accordion solo (2017)
Chromosphere (poem of the sun) for orchestra of 65 musicians (2002)
Clap and tap for 2 body percussionists (2023)
Cosmic Chimes for piano solo (2016)
Drone for woodwind quintet and piano (2014)
Farbentraum for tenor saxophone (2006)
Fertile for orchestra of 86 musicians (2018)
Matter:Antimatter for 5 musicians (2018)
Outside In for string quartet (2016)
Pulse II for saxophone quartet (2014)
Reflecting mosaics for guitar solo (2023)
Ripples for 7 musicians (2017)
Shade/Shadow for Saxophone double quartet (2018)
Trace I for singing timpanist (2017)
Untitled 5-2550 for symphonic band (2014)
Waves for orchestra (2014)