Nond Sil

Korachai Silapavitankul (Nond Sil) is originally from Bangkok, Thailand. His percussion journey started when he marched with Siamyth Drum and Bugle Corps, and Bangkok Society Drumline (Based in Thailand). After several years of growing as a performer in Thailand, he decided to move to the U.S. to further his experience in the marching arts.

Before Nond stepped into an educator role, he marched bass drum in several notable ensembles, including the Colts Drum and Bugle Corps 2013, The Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps 2015 - 2016, Gateway Indoor 2014 - 2016, and Cavaliers Indoor Percussion 2017.

Since his age-out, Nond has held several positions at percussion programs across the Midwest. He was the battery caption head at Blue Spring South and Lee’s Summit High School (2016-2019), bass technician at Crossroads Indoor percussion (2018-2020), battery clinician at Iowa State University (2018-present) and University of Missouri (2020-present). He is currently a battery specialist at Fishers High School and has served with The Cavaliers since 2019.