Cholrasadorn Aumrung School
performs beautifully, ultimately winning the contest up in Suphanburi.
Warunya Thongrod
More than 20 marching bands from five countries paraded down
Beach Road as the Thailand International Marching Band Festival blew
into Pattaya.
Squads from Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand
marched from Central Road to Royal Garden Plaza in the three-day
competition’s opening round. Chonburi’s Cholrasadorn Aumrung School went
on to win the event April 4 in Suphanburi, taking home 50,000 baht in
prizes. Ratchabophit Bangkok School finished second and Phanphiset
Aumphur Phan School of Chiang Rai took third.
Saengjan Worsuman, dean of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports’ Physical
Education Department, and Deputy Mayor Ronakit Ekasingh kicked off the
festival April 2.
The ministry organized the competition to promote recreational
activities that will improve the minds and health of Thai youths. It
also was aimed at showcasing the kingdom’s young marching bands and
fostering better relations with neighboring countries.
