Apivut Minalai
Biography
Apivut ( Junt ) Minalai (b. 1981) Director of Bands , arranger, conductor, and winds music educator. Apivut ( Junt ) Minalai is a Director of Bands and official Teacher of Performing Arts Department in Suranari Witthaya School from Nakhorn - Rachasima, Thailand.
Under his direction and baton , Suranaree Girls Wind Symphony & Marching Band received numerous national champions title and honors in the areas of concert, parade, and marching show.
The Suranaree Girls Wind Symphony was invited to WMC World Music Contest in Kerkrade Netherlands and got gold awards in 2017, Also the Czech Republic Prague Wind Orchestra Festival 2020 and in this festival, he was named the Best Conductor in 2015 and 2023 in GERMANY and Prague.
Mr. Junt is only one Thai who conduct Japanese band and got 4 times All Japan National Champion title with The Tenrikyo Aimachi Band from Nagoya Japan under the direction of Mr. Kiyokatzu Sekine Aimachi,
Junt has conducted Aimachi Band for 6 years of contest season. Mr.Junt is also serves as an arranger and composer, having released numerous marching band arrangements, concert band works and compositions.
He is constantly in demand as an adjudicator, clinician, and guest conductor for concert & marching band. He was served as Drum Corps Europe Judges, World association For Marching Show Band Judge, Grand Prix Marching Band in Indonesia, and as a winds and music judge for many national and International contest such as Taiwan, Malaysia, Japan Germany, Canada Etc.
Now JUNT looking forward to work and create the beautiful and touched music with the young band group to work with them and try to teach they life skills troughs the Concert & Marching Band music.
Music Composition Symphony No. 1. 1st Movement “Sensei” Teachers (2020) 2nd Movement “Mother” (2021) 3rd Movement “All Of My Students” (2022) 4th Movement “Me” (2023)
