She-e Wu has appeared as a solo artist at the 25th, 27th and 30th Percussive
Arts Society International Convention; Journées de la Percussion, NancyPhony
Festival, perKumania festival, and PercuPassion Festival in France; Bach
Symposium/Bach Variation Festival in Lincoln Center; Taiwan Connection concert
at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center; International Percussion Festival and
InterAmerican Music and Arts Festival Orchestra in Puerto Rico; Festival
Internacional de Percusion "Ritmo Vital 2001" and National Percussion
Convention in Spain; Fukui Marimba Seminar in Japan; Giornate della Percussione
in Italy; Percussion Festival in Greece; Taipei International Percussion
Convention, and many other festivals. She has performed with Chicago Symphony
Orchestra in Carnegie Hall and Symphony Center, Chicago Chamber Musicians, and
Philadelphia Orchestra Chamber Music Series in Pearlman Hall at Kimmel
Center. Ms. Wu has performed as guest recitalist and clinician at
universities, colleges, conservatories in France, Belgium, Italy, Sweden,
Denmark, England, Scotland, Germany, Spain, Greece, Japan, Korea as well as
American music institutions and numerous PAS Days of Percussion throughout the
United States.
Ms. Wu’s composition Blue Identity was written for Frederic Macarez and the
Paris Conservatory CNR percussion ensemble. Blue Identity was premiered in
Paris at the Journées de la Percussion festival and the American premiere took
place at the 27th Percussive Arts Society International Convention. K-PAX, a
piece for marimba duo, was commissioned by the Taipei International Percussion
Convention in 2002 and was premiered in Taiwan and Japan. UP!, for solo
percussion and seven percussionists, received its premiere at The Midwest
Clinic in Chicago, December 2009. The world premiere of Ms. Wu's latest
composition -- "What the sun would say to the sky", for marimba
quartet, was premiered at PASIC 2011 in Indianapolis, IN.
Ms. Wu has commissioned and premiered numerous works by Eric Ewazen, Ronald
Caltabiano, Robin Engleman, Gerald Chenoweth and many others. Ms. Wu's
recent commissions are pieces written by Lee Hyla, Paul Lansky, and Dafnis
Prieto. The world premiere of the percussion concerto with wind ensemble
written by Paul Lansky is scheduled in January, 2015 with Northwestern
Symphonic Wind Ensemble. Ms. Wu has served as a judge for Paris International
Marimba Competition, Greece International Competition, Italy International
Competition, Atlanta Snare Drum Competition, PASIC Marimba Competition, P.A.S.
Composition Competition (Large Percussion Ensemble) and International Percussion
Ensemble Competition (College).
Ms. Wu's recordings include Marimba Concerto by Eric Ewazen with the
International Sejong Soloists, solo marimba CD Snapshot, Suite for Marimba and
Flute by Alec Wilder with Flautist Bart Feller, and A set of Songs and Dances
by Doug Hill with Gail Williams on horn. Her recording of the No.1, No.2 and
No.3 of the Six Suites for Solo Cello by J.S. Bach with Baroque embellishments
by George B. Stauffer, is scheduled for release in fall of 2014. A Chamber
music recording with American Brass Quintet of all music by David Sampson will
be released in fall of 2014 as well.
Ms. Wu is a clinician and a recitalist for the Majestic, Mapex, Innovative
Percussion, Evans and Zildjian companies. Ms. Wu's signature mallets with
Innovative Percussion are available worldwide. Ms. Wu plays on a concert
marimba of her design by Majestic. Ms. Wu is Associate Professor of Music
and the director of percussion program at Northwestern University. Ms. Wu
is also a frequent visiting guest artist at the Royal College of Music in
London. She had been on faculty at Manhattan School of Music, Rutgers
University and West Virginia University.
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