Tanatchaya “Tanya” Chanphanitpornkit, a double bassist from Trat, Thailand, received her education from the Eastman School of Music, where she studied the double bass with James VanDemark. As a double bassist, she has performed at Carnegie Hall, New Jersey Performing Arts Center, and Kodak Hall, and under the batons of Dr. Sandra Dackow, Jeffrey Grogan, Dr. Mark Scatterday, and Neil Varon.
At Eastman, her contributions to the community earned her the Susan B. Anthony Women’s Leadership Award and Linda Muise Student Life Award for outstanding dedication, enthusiasm, and collaboration to promote and maintain a strong quality of life for all.
She continued her education at Teachers College, Columbia University, where her pedagogy was highlighted in an exhibit for the Smith Learning Theater. Currently, Chanphanitpornkit is continuing her studies as a doctoral candidate.
Chanphanitpornkit currently holds the position of Orchestra Directors at Nyack High School in Nyack, NY and at Teachers College Community School in New York, NY. At Manhattan School of Music Precollege, she is the instructor for conducting courses and is the conductor of the Concert Orchestra.