College of Music, Mahidol University
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The College of Music, Mahidol University or Wittayalaiduliyangkasilp (Thai: วิทยาลัยดุริยางคศิลป์; literally: College of Orchestra Art) is a music school in Phutthamonthon, Nakhon Pathom (in the western suburbs of Bangkok, Thailand). The College of Music is a faculty within Mahidol University. It was established in 1994 by Mahidol University under the leadership of Sugree Charoensook [th], the first music school in Thailand.
วิทยาลัยดุริยางคศิลป์ มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล | |
Type | National |
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Established | 21 September 1994 |
Parent institution | Mahidol University |
Dean | Narong Prangcharoen |
Students | 1252 |
Location | 25/25 Phutthamonthon Sai 4 Road, Salaya Subdistrict, Phutthamonthon District, Nakhon Pathom Province 73170, Thailand (main campus) |
Campus | Rural |
Website | www |
Today, there are more than 1,300 students enrolled in the precollege, undergraduate, and graduate levels of the College of Music (approximately 300 precollege, 750 undergraduates and 250 graduate students). Students come from throughout Thailand, and approximately 5% of students are from other countries, primarily Southeast Asia. Each year about 250 new students enroll, selected from more than 1,200 applicants. Over 8,000 students (ranging in age from 3 years to over 80 years of age) are enrolled in the College of Music's Music Campus for the General Public.
Since its founding in 1994, the Mahidol College of Music has quickly gained a reputation as Thailand's preeminent music school and the only comprehensive research institution for major areas of music study in Southeast Asia. The popularity of the College of Music in Thailand was spurred by the success of the Thai film Seasons Change.[1]