Kevin Charoensri made his international composing and conducting debut to a full-house at the Sydney Opera House in June of 2018, where he conducted his original work Return, receiving recognition from the San Diego Union Tribune. Since then, Charoensri has gone on to do several composer residencies at schools such as UCLA, Texas Tech University, University of Delaware, Cal State Fullerton, Cal State Long Beach, The Brooklyn Wind Symphony and both the Pacific Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble/Concert Band. His works have also been heard in notable concert halls such as The Sydney Opera House, Carnegie Hall and Cornell’s Bailey Hall. Notable compositions include Rising Light, a musical response to the post-COVID Asian hate, which was programmed by the “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band which received national media attention when cancelled by an executive order.

As a passionate educator, Charoensri has guest conducted the Pacific Symphony Youth Concert Band and led composition masterclasses at several institutions, including Cal State Fullerton and Texas Tech University, as well as numerous high school clinics. His approach to teaching extends beyond music, emphasizing outreach, mentorship and self-advocacy. Throughout his educational work in Southern California, Charoensri has worked closely with underrepresented students, particularly those from backgrounds similar to his own, empowering the next generation of young artists.

Charoensri began his formal compositional education in 2019, participating in the Cleveland Institute of Music’s Summer Festival as one of the select high school students and later being one of seven chosen for the San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s summer composition program. Additionally, Charoensri studied privately with Dr. Jules Pegram and Dr. Dan Temkin. He completed his Bachelor of Music in music composition at The University of Texas at Austin under the guidance of Omar Thomas, Dr. Donald Grantham and Dr. Yevgeniy Sharlat. During this time, his compositions were premiered by the University of Texas Bands under Dr. Ryan Kelly and Dr. Cliff Croomes. He also received training in wind conducting under Dr. Mike Lebrias. Additionally, Charoensri was the pianist for the University of Texas Jazz Ensemble under Dr. John Mills and studied jazz piano under Dr. Ross Margitza. Beginning in fall 2025, he will pursue his master’s degree in music composition at Michigan State University, studying with Dr. Zhou Tian and Dr. David Biedenbender.

Charoensri's artistic portfolio spans orchestra, wind ensemble, chamber music, choral works, jazz ensembles, film scores and popular music. From 2019 to 2021, he contributed to the Los Angeles pop music scene, working as a music producer, ghostwriter, engineer and social media marketer for multiple artists. His contributions producing and ghost writing compiled in nearly 300,000 streams across streaming platforms.

At twenty-two, Charoensri seeks to blend genres and bridge Asian and American cultures through his music and beyond, hoping to fuse his artistic pursuits with his passion for arts advocacy.