Class of Jan 2007 - Winter Journey @ Agalin

I spent over ten days with these fanbulous people from all over Thailand...and some outside Thailand. Singers of the world unite!!

Winter Journey has been running for four years, it's a music camp for classical singers and accompanists (this year the camp only opened for singers). Really, this a camp of its own kind and none of the singers there know of any other such get-together of anything close to this one in this region.

Before I elaborate on the camp, the singers in the camp this year were...

Ji-Young Yoon, our giggling Korean star. We now share the same passion for earrings.
Panit Somana, the gum-chewing evil Despina from Chiang Mai...Ong-Ard Kanchaisak, counter tenor of few words and he is our new `Beautiful Maria'...sang Ave Maria beautifullyPitchaya Kemasingki aka Pub, camp resident English-Thai interpretor, diva and an occasional dramatic coloratura soprano :) Ema Naito, my `official' host in Bangkok, my Japanese tour guide who speaks more Thai than your regular tourist and a wise traveller
Eugene Eustauio, the ssssexy Ferrando of Philipines and now a certified La Scala material if given the right treatment :)Salith Dechsangworn, speaks funny Cantonese. Nickname Superman but he said he prefers to be RobinJong-on Daoratanahong, reminds me of Turandot when I first heard her singing. She looked serious mostly but she is really just a girl next door when you sit her down for a nice chat..with a translator ;pManit Thuvasethakul, best smile in the camp and on stage, sexy baritone and all. He was the camp pianoman and the soul-body....his jazz-playing can kill
Napadol Wirakan aka Ek (fried, not steamed), the French-speaking emcee of all occasions and a sit-down and stand-up comedianNakananthinee Worakhitanan, my roomie in the camp, speaks Mandarin with me and she was my reluctant translator of Thai (mainly conversations with Jong-on)