Concert Program

World Music Festival Concert Series

A Concert of Thai and Lao Music

สงกรานต์ ๒๕๖๙ Songkran 2026

Thai/Lao Music Ensemble
Prof. Chamni Sripraram, director
Patcharita Pankaew, graduate assistant director

Tuesday, April 7, 2026
7 pm
Recital Hall

Program

เขมรไทรโยค/ ค้างคาวกินกล้วย
Kamen Sai Yok/ Kung Kow Kin Klauy

Rujikorn Trikham*, Classical Guitar
Chamni Sripraram+, Khlui

คลื่นกระทบฝั่ง (สองชั้น) รับร้อง / วงมโหรี
Klaun Kratob Fung (2 Chan) /  Mahori

Directed by Patcharita PanKaew
John Lockard, Vocal
Samantha Harrison, Khlui
Kitti Somsuk*, Khlui
Alisha Thapanawat*, Khim
Anya Thapanawat*, Khim
Wiramon Sangsuwan*, Khim
Anuthep Meelertsom*, Jakhae
Patcharita Pankaew, Saw Duang
Lydia Guelde, Saw Duang
Gabriel Roethle, Saw U
Emma Bell, Saw U
Riley Podschweit, Tone-Ramana
Silas Ashby, Ching
Brockton Shipley, Krup
Theeraphat Bantadchan*, Krup

มูล่ง (ชั้นเดียว) /  วงปี่พาทย์
Mulung (chan diew)  /  Piphat Mai Naum

Led by Ethan Cowburn and Silas Ashby
Gabriel Roethle, Pinai
Silas Ashby, Ranad Ek
Ethan Cowburn*, Ranad Ek
Patcharita Pankaew, Khawng Wong Yai
Chamni Sripraram+, Ranad Thum
Samantha Harrison, Ching
Brockton Shipley, Krup
Theeraphat Bantadchan*, Krub

แขกมอญบางขุนพรม (สองชั้น, ชั้นเดียวออกหางเพลง)  /  วงเครื่องสายปี่มอญ
Khae-Mon-Bang-Khun-Prom (2 Chan, Chan Diew)  /  Kruang Sai Pi Mon
Led by Kru Kitti Somsuk and Anuthep Meelertsom

Kitti Somsuk*, Pi Mon
Anuthep Meelertsom*, Jakhae
Patcharita Pankaew, Saw Duang
Chamni Sripraram+, Saw U
Emma Bell, Ching
Ethan Cowburn*, Tone-Ramana and Perng Mang

ไหว้ครูมวย   วงปี่มวย
Wai Khru Muay

Gabriel Roethle, Pi Chawa
Emma Bell, Ching
Ethan Cowburn*, Klawng Khae (male)
Patcharita Pankaew, Klawng Khae (female)

แมงภู่ตอมดอก /  วงโปงลาง
Mang Pu Tom Dok   /  Ponglang Ensemble

Samatha Harrison, Wot
Corinn Schusteff, Wot
Brockton Shipley, Khaen
Gabriel Roethle, Khaen
Pacharita Pankaew, Pin
Lydia Guelde, Pin Bass
Elizabeth Nowak, Ponglang
Emma Bell, Ponglang
Ethan Cowburn*, Klawng Tom
Chamni Sripraram+, Klawng Hang
Silas Ashby, Chap Lek
Riley Podschweit, Chap Yai
John Lockard, Krup
Pattanachon Kokwarn*, Krup

*indicates guest performer; + for faculty

Bio

Prof. Chamni Sripraram

Chamni Sripraram received his master’s in world music at Northern Illinois University, where he is now an adjunct professor teaching “Music of Southeast Asia” and “Music of Thailand” courses and directing the Thai Music Ensemble.

He has lectured, conducted workshops and given performances at higher education institutions in the U.S. including Northwestern University, DePaul University, Roosevelt University, North Park University, Kent State University, UCLA, College of DuPage and Triton College.  During his time as a graduate student, he created an interactive learning website for Thai music for the Center of Southeast Asia Studies at NIU.

Ajarn Chamni, or Guru Chamni, as his students call him, started his teaching career at the Thai Temple in Chicago in 1996 as a prestigious cultural exchange scholarship recipient from Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand. During his term, he was invited to perform in New York City, Los Angeles, Houston, Kent, OH, Lexington, KY, San Diego, CA and Ottawa Canada.

Ajarn Chamni has extensive experience serving Thai and Asian American communities in the U.S. He was the president for Thai Cultural and Fine Arts Institute (TCFAI) in Chicago, a 501c3 non-profit organization, for two terms and has been TCFAI’s artistic director since its establishment, teaching Thai classical and folk music to Asian-American students and engaging in outreach programs promoting Thai culture through music and dance. Ajarn Chamni was one of the first Thai American representatives to join the Thai American Empowerment project sponsored by the Thai Embassy in Washington D.C. to visit the Thai prime minister. With the support from Thai Foreign Ministry in Summer 2017, he brought over 25 music students to perform in Thailand.

Ajarn Chamni received the Asian American Hall of Fame in 2013, Community Service Award in 2016, Asian Humanitarian Award in 2019 and the President’s Volunteer Service Award in 2019.