He originally got his bachelors degree in social studies. He has been teaching the Nora dance for 28 of those years and also has been a player of the thai Oboe called Pi'nai for more than 20 years. He will be retiring 2 years later.
PiYum as he is affectionately called also leads rehearsals of the traditional Thai ensemble that accompanies the Nora dancers which includes pot gongs, harmonium, hand cymbals and ethnic Thai percussion instruments.
Here is an image of him with one of the daughters of the king of Thailand receiving his certifidcate of completion.
Here are some of the instruments they use for the menora dance.
And here are some of his beloved Pi'Nai.
All of the instruments are housed in the Wisdom Building on the Sriyapai campus of which the shadow puppet screen and shadow puppets for the Hindu epic, the Ramayana, are signficant features displayed prominently around the first floor.
And a few of the dance troupes he has lead in the past.
This last image is especially significant because he is standing with the previous prime minister of Thailand Mr. Thaksin.
Teacher Bumroongsena has also been the puppet master for the shadow puppet theater plays put on for the Sriyapai school.
As you can see Mr. Bumroongsena is eminently worthy of my small little tribute and because he has been a gracious host to me at the wisdom building, sharing with me his fantastic cultural assets and music.
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