She-e Wu

She-e Wu is Assistant Professor of Music at the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Prior to her appointment at Rutgers University, Ms. Wu was Assistant Professor of Music at West Virginia University in Morgantown, and has also taught at the University of North Texas. Ms. Wu was a featured artist at the Journées de la Percussion in 2000 and 2002 (PAS European Convention) in Paris, France and performed the marimba concerto of Eric Ewazen with Orchestre de la Garde Republicaine. This concerto was written for her and commissioned by her and the Moment Musical Orchestra in Taiwan. She-e has appeared as a solo artist at the 25th and 27th Percussive Arts Society International Convention, the 4th National Percussion Convention of Spain in Seville, International Percussion Festival in San Juan, Puerto Rico, radio broadcast at the World Marimba Competition in Stuttgart, Germany, Festival Internacional de Percusion "Ritmo Vital 2001" in Madrid, Spain and Fukui Marimba Seminar in Fukui, Japan, PercuPassion Festival in Lyon, France, Taipei International Percussion Convention in Taipei, Taiwan, Hawaiian Music Educators Association Convention and many other festivals. Ms. Wu has performed as guest recitalist and clinician at universities, colleges, conservatories, and at "Days of Percussion" throughout the United States.

In 2003, She-e has presented master classes at the Royal Academy of Music in London; performed at the Bach Symposium/Bach Variation Festival at Lincoln Center; performed Jorge Sarmientos Marimba Concerto with Interamerican Music and Arts Festival Orchestra in San Juan, NancyPhony Festival in France, PercuPassion Festival in Lyon, France, premiered the Ewazen Marimba Concerto with University of Arkansas Wind Ensemble, Texas Music Educator Association in San Antonio, Florida PAS day of percussion, St. Cloud University, Winona University, New Jersey City University; University of Central Florida, Central Jersey Day of Percussion and also on faculty at the Leigh Howard Stevens Summer Marimba Seminar in Ocean Grove, NJ and its Pre-college division in Dallas and Houston. Ms. Wu is scheduled to perform and present a master class at the Journees de la Percussion Festival in Paris in October 2003. In November 2003, She-e will be a member of adjudicators for the marimba competition at the 28th Percussive Arts Society International Convention and perform with Frederic Macarez. Ms Wu's tentative schedule for 2004 will include concerts in England, France, Italy, Puerto Rico, Japan and other places.

Originally a timpanist and percussionist in her home country of Taiwan, she came to the United States in 1991 to study at the University of North Texas where she earned her Bachelor and Master's Music degrees. Her teachers include Dr. Robert Schietroma, Leigh Howard Stevens, Ed Soph, Tzong-Ching Ju. She also studied composition with Dr. Joseph Klein.

Ms. Wu's composition K-PAX, a piece for marimba duo, was commissioned by the Taipei International Percussion Convention in 2002 and was premiered with marimbist Leigh Howard Stevens. Blue Identity was written for Frederic Macarez and the Paris Conservatory CNR percussion ensemble. The piece was premiered in Paris at the Journees de la Percussion festival and the American premiere took place at the 28th Percussive Arts Society International Convention. Ms. Wu's latest composition project is a work for Two Pianos and Two Percussion, commissioned by the Taipei Cultural Center. The piece is scheduled for its world premiere in Alice Tully Hall in June 2004.

She-e is a member of the Bob Becker Ensemble. Her recording of the Ewazen marimba concerto with the International Sejong Soloists has been released on Resonator Records. Her solo marimba CD will be released in 2004.

Ms. Wu is a clinician and a recitalist for the Malletech and Zildjian companies, and performs exclusively on the Malletech M5.0 Imperial Grand five-octave marimba with her own signature line of mallets.