Achievements

Meet Organ

Organ (Dr. Fueanglada Prawang Carlson) is regarded as a premier opera singer in Thailand, commanding both professional and academic respect within the Thai opera community.

Dr. Organ recently accomplished a remarkable feat, having obtained her doctoral degree in Voice Performance from Bangor University, United Kingdom, making her the first Thai singer to specialize in vocal performance at the doctoral level through study abroad.

With a Bachelor's degree in Performance (Voice) from the College of Music, Mahidol University in Thailand, she went on to further her studies in Vienna. She made history as the first Thai singer to pass the admission exam for a Master's degree in Music and Drama (Opera) at the esteemed Universität für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Wien, widely recognized as one of the world's leading vocal music schools. She graduated from the universität with distinction, cementing her place as a formidable opera singer.

PhD in Vocal Performance, 2021

Education

PhD - Vocal Performance / Research
Bangor University, United Kingdom, 2016-2021

MA - Music and Drama (Opera)
University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna, Austria, 2014-2016

BA - Vocal Performance
College of Music, Mahidol University, Thailand, 2008-2012

High School - Vocal Performance
College of Music, Mahidol University, Thailand, 2005-2007

Organ's PhD thesis, 'The Emergence of Thai Opera: Performance as Cultural Synergy' focused on acquiring and documenting the history of Thai opera through extensive investigation and fieldwork. She also solved the problem of performing in the Thai tonal language by creating new notation symbols. Her own experience as a performer of Thai opera was invaluable during this process.

Winner of the ATS Education Award in Art, 2020

Awards

Full Scholarship for MA & PhD
Higher Education Thailand, 2014 - 2020

Winner of the ATS Education Award in Art
The Anglo-Thai Society Education Award, London, 2020

Final Round
The 3rd International Vocal Competition, Istanbul, Turkey, 2015

Full Scholarship at University of Music, Vienna
OeAD - Österreichischer Austauschdienst, 2012

Second Prize Winner
The Barry Alexander International Competition in New York, USA, 2010

Bachelor's Degree

Scholarship to Study Singing in China
Chinese Singing Competition, 2010

First Prize Winner
China Singing Competition, 2009

Full Scholarship for BA
College of Music, Mahidol University, Thailand, 2008

First Golden Prize Winner
The Settrade Music Competition, Thailand, 2008

Third Prize Winner
The 8th Osaka International Music Competition, Japan, 2007

High School Scholarship
College of Music, Mahidol University, Thailand, 2007

Second Prize Winner (First Prize Not Awarded)
The 7th Osaka International Music Competition, Japan, 2007

High School Scholarship
College of Music, Mahidol University, Thailand, 2006

Conference in Moscow

Publications & Conferences

Kasalongkham Research Journal, vol. 17, no. 1, January – June 2023

Topic: Analysis of Four Famous Duets in Covido The Opera: Performer Perspective

Date: 29/06/2023

Location: Kasalongkham Research Journal (Chiangrai Rajabhat University)

Mahidol Music Journal, vol. 5, no. 1, March – August 2022

Topic: Overcoming the Difficulties Faced by Unperformed Thai Operas in the Modern Era

Date: 30/08/2022

Location: Mahidol University Music Journal

The Performance Studies Network International Conference 2022

Topic: New Thai Notation

Date: 03/08/2022

Location: University of Huddersfield - Online (due to Covid-19)

CFP: 'Don't mention the C Word' - Re-assessing the Meaning and Impact of Censorship in Opera

Topic: Thai Opera and a Censorship Drama: Sucharitkul's Ayodhya (2006)

Date: 26/06/2020

Location: Oxford Brookes University - Online (due to Covid-19)

The Abstract Competition Samaggi Samagom (Won Popular Award)

Topic: Is Thai Suitable for Singing Opera?: Imperfections in Performances

Date: 15/02/2020

Location: Holiday Inn, London

BFE/RMA Research Students' Conference 2020

Topic: Language and Thai Opera in Performance

Date: 10/01/2020

Location: The Open University

Conference Presentation

Postgraduate Poster Symposium 2019

Topic: What is Thai Opera?

Date: 11/12/2019

Location: Bangor University

The International Conference Opera in Musical Theatre: History and Present Time 2019

(Published Paper)

Topic: The Challenges of Thai Opera in Performance in the Twentieth Century

Date: 11/11/2019 - 25/11/2019

Location: Dnesis Music Academic, Moscow

The RMA/IMR Iconography Conference 2019

Topic: The Reverence of Giants and the Challenge it Creates for Performing Thai Opera

Date: 08/11/2019 - 09/11/2019

Location: The SOAS University of London

Conference Presentation

The Music & Media Research Seminar Series 2019

Topic: 'You Didn't Sing as is Written': Imperfections of Notation

Date: 16/10/2019

Location: Bangor University

Traditional Tune and Popular Airs Conference 2019

Topic: Learning Music and Performing Opera in Thailand

Date: 08/06/2019 - 09/06/2019

Location: University of Sheffield

Postgraduate Research Conference by OBERTO 2019

Topic: Thai Opera in Performance: Contexts and Challenges

Date: 07/06/2019

Location: Oxford Brookes University

Postgraduate Research Conference by OBERTO 2019

The Music & Media Research Seminar Series 2019

Topic: The Role of Thai Kings in Introducing Western Elements into Thai Opera in the Twentieth Century

Date: 30/01/2019

Location: The Open University

BFE/RMA Research Students' Conference 2019

Topic: Exploring the Impact of Western Music on Thai Opera: Foundations and Developments in Composition and Performance Through the Twentieth Century

Date: 10/01/2019 - 12/01/2019

Location: University of Sheffield

Postgraduate Poster Symposium 2018

Topic: Challenges to Thai Opera Performance in 20th Century

Date: 19/12/2018

Location: JP Hall, Bangor University