Call for New Scores and Soloists

Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra (TPO) – Call for New Scores and Soloists

Season Program 2026–2027

Future-Being, Well-Orchestra

“Future-Being, Well-Orchestra reflects our belief that the orchestra is both a cultural instrument and a social organism. By bringing together new scores and distinctive performers, we seek artists who approach sound as a shared responsibility—where well-being, difference, and imagination are practiced through writing, listening, and performance.”

Dr. Piyawat Louilarpprasert
Dean / Executive Director, Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra

CALL FOR SCORES CALL FOR SOLOIST

CALL FOR SCORES

Entering the 2026–2027 season under the new artistic direction of Executive Director Dr. Piyawat Louilarpprasert, the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra (TPO) invites composers to contribute new orchestral works that reflect diverse voices, forward-looking ideas, and expansive musical imaginations.

With the season theme Future-Being, Well-Orchestra, TPO seeks to explore how orchestral music can engage with questions of humanity, well-being, cultural plurality, and the future role of the orchestra in a rapidly changing world. This call embraces a broad artistic spectrum—from classical to contemporary, traditional to experimental, and from musical complexity to sound as a space of care and moving-forward culture.

TPO is particularly interested in works that expand and re-examine established musical perspectives, foreground voices from Southeast Asia and beyond, and propose new ways of listening, performing, and being together through orchestral music. Selected works will become part of TPO’s evolving repertoire and its long-term artistic vision.

This project is made possible through the generous support of Khun Charak Trangadisaikul, Board Member of the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra. We are deeply grateful to Khun Charak for this opportunity to help foster and advance the new music scene in Thailand.

Submission Requirements

Each applicant should submit the following materials in English:

One new orchestral work (5–7 minutes), composed specifically for TPO in PDF format
Program notes for the new work in PDF format, addressing its relationship to the theme
Two representative works (scores and, if possible, recordings)
Biography (maximum 200 words) in PDF format
Curriculum Vitae (CV) in PDF format

Composers are encouraged to present a distinctive artistic voice and are welcome to propose surprising, experimental, or unconventional approaches that resonate with TPO’s commitment to innovation, inclusivity, and cultural relevance.

Commission Fee / Award

THB 35,000 will be awarded to each selected composer
THB 15,000 Travel Stipend for selected international composer/artist
Full Accommodation for selected international composer/artist
Up to six (6) composers will be selected by the TPO jury

In recognition of TPO’s role within Mahidol University as both a professional orchestra and an educational institution, selected composers may include Mahidol University alumni or current students, alongside composers chosen through the open submission process.

Eligibility

Open to composers and sound artists born in or after 1990
Applications are welcome from composers and sound artists of all backgrounds. TPO values diversity in artistic voices and encourages submissions regardless of nationality, race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, ability, religion, or cultural context, particularly from artists whose perspectives have been historically underrepresented.

Available Instrumentation

3 flutes (including piccolo)
3 oboes (including English horn)
3 clarinets (including bass clarinet)
3 bassoons (including contrabassoon)

4 horns
3 trumpets
2 trombones
1 bass trombone
1 tuba

1 timpanist
3 percussionists

1 piano / keyboard / celesta
1 harp

violin I
violin II
viola
cello
double bass

Deadline

DEADLINE SUBMISSION PERIOD: March 31, 2026

For queries, please contact:

noppakorn.aue@mahidol.ac.th
Noppakorn Auesirinucroch
Assistant Manager of TPO

SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL

CALL FOR SOLOIST PROPOSALS

For the 2026–2027 season, under the artistic direction of Executive Director Dr. Piyawat Louilarpprasert, the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra (TPO) invites soloists to submit concert program proposals that contribute to the orchestra’s evolving artistic vision.

While TPO’s Call for Scores focuses on expanding the orchestra’s repertoire through newly commissioned works, this Call for Soloists seeks to identify distinctive performers who can bring compelling artistic perspectives and thoughtfully curated programs that support living composers and contemporary artistic practice. Proposals may include existing contemporary works, reimagined classical repertoire, or collaborative projects with composers.

TPO welcomes proposals that position the soloist not only as a featured performer, but also as a creative partner in shaping meaningful, forward-looking orchestral programs.