Paopun Amnatham
Biography
Paopun is currently an assistant professor of percussion at the Faculty of Music, Silpakorn University, and serves as the principal timpanist of the Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra. He is also recognized as a Yamaha artist and an emerging composer, with many of his percussion compositions performed around the world.
He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Chulalongkorn University, then continued his studies at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg, Austria, under Peter Sadlo, a world-renowned percussion soloist, where he completed both bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Later, he achieved his Ph.D. in music.
During his studies, Paopun joined the Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps (USA) in 2002, where he won the DMC Solo & Ensemble Keyboard Champion title (Marimba). He has also earned several awards in prestigious competitions, including the Prize Winner of Pendim International Percussion Competition (Bulgaria, 2005), the International Marimba Competition (Austria, 2009), and the highest score at the International Percussion Competition (Italy, 2016).
Book
- Percussion Workbook : Snare drum (book 1)
- Percussion Workbook : Drumline (book 1)
Compositions
Timpani Solo
- Rhapsody for Timpani and Bass drum Solo
- 3 Episodes for Timpani Solo
- Grutopia
- Red Milk for 1 Timpano
Snare Drum Solo
- Miyabi for Snare drum Solo
Percussion Ensemble
- Fantastic drums (4 players)
- HERO the Overture (3 players)
- Three Movements for Percussion (4 players)
- Percustro (3 players)
- TIME (12 players)
- Ai for Keyboard percussion and Bb clarinet (2 players)
Drumline
- Suite for percussion Ensemble
- March no.1
- Rhythmic Odyssey for Percussion
