Jarenrchai Chonpairot

A doctor in musicology and ethnomusicology, Jarernchai Chonpairot teaches at the College of Music, Rajabhat Maha Sarakham University, Maha Sarakham, Thailand.

In 2019, Dr. Jarernchai Chonpairot gave the opening speech to the 45^th International Council for Traditional Music (ICTM). Among many published research work, we noticed the biographical essay on Luang Pradit Phairoh (Sorn Silapabanleng), the musician who developed classical Thai music in the 1920’s and 1930’s, and contributed to the adaptation of Khmer classical repertoire to the Thai repertoire.