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Sherry is a pianist composer with diverse background. Her works are known in the mainstream field, as well as pop, film and tango. Sherry has been performing extensively around the world in festivals and masterclasses. At 12, Sherry was presented to Prince Philip of England for musical achievement. In 1993 She was invited to perform for Audrey Hepburn's funeral.She became the youngest Music Master at Indiana University at 21, and had worked with Oscar film composer Luis Bacalov(Kill BIll, Il Postino) in Italy in 2005. Sherry's recent projects include a CD album,a ballet "GATE". she is currently working on a violin concerto and several chamber works. Apart from music, Sherry is also a passionate writer( MUZIK magazine of Taiwan) and music pedagogue. To know more about Sherry and her creations, please click into ABOUT ME, or see Sherry's works on: www.sherryshieh.com www.wretch.cc/blog/sherryshieh Sherry's composing... Currently on tour – 門/Gate (Contemporary minimalist ballet) Piano: Orientalism (album to be released),Tango Originaux (12-tango project) Chamber music: Prelude in B, Vocalise Orchestral: Violin concerto Choral:Requiem in memoriam Pop:Love Ocean,Tell me,Gentle Breeze,Hypocrite (lycompleted) Film: Projects on 2001 Space Odyssey and La Regina degli Scacchi
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Sherry's musical journeys Bali Bangkok, Shanghai- Studies of traditional music (2007) Warsaw, Prague, London- Musical tributes to Chopin and Janacek, Kafka (2006) Siena, Italy- Film projects with oscar winning composer Luis Bacalov(2005) Nancy, France- Premier of own work "Les Trois Visions d'un Oiseau Oriental" (2004) |
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Sherry's compositions on tours "88 Keys Magic" Taipei, Hsin Chu (2005) 門/Gate contemporary ballet (touring in Taiwan) |
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About Sherry Shieh
Sherry Shieh is a young aspiring composer born in Taiwan but left at an early stage, only to return years later with intriguing educational backgrounds and experiences from the West. As much as having been known as modern, avant-garde and experimental, Sherry is however, a person also rooted in Chinese traditions and values. Her artistic sensitivities adopt both the East and West; it is not difficult to see this cross-over, clashing style in all her compositions, writings, drawings, and other miscellaneous creations.
Sherry became the youngest Master Graduate at Indiana University School of Music in 2001.At 12, Sherry was presented to Prince Philip of England for outstanding musical achievement. In 1993 Sherry served as an accompanist to the St. George's Choir and was invited to perform at Audrey Hepburn's funeral in Switzerland.
An enthusiastic participant of music festivals, Sherry attended The Aspen Music, International Mozarteum at Salzburg, and many others in her teens. At age 23, Sherry studied with maestro Anthony di Bonaventura as his youngest ph.D student at Boston University. In 2004, Sherry played three acclaimed concerts in Taipei, and six in France -Nancy Festival, to which she dedicated her work Les Trois Visions d'un Oiseau Oriental. In 2005 Sherry premiered three major works. Her National debut concerts took place in Taiwan's National Hall November 2005; premiering her works Dynasty and Les Trois Visions d'un Oiseau Oriental,both receiving acclaimed reviews from audience and scholars alike.
In 2005, Sherry was accepted by Oscar winning composer Luis Bacalov for Film Composition (Award-winning composer for the movie Il Postino, Kill Bill, The Dust Factory etc among many others). Sherry was Bacalov's very first student from Taiwan, and the only composer from Asia. Her music for the Italian movie La Regina degli Scacchi and Kubrick's classic 2001:A Space Odessey have been awarded the Emma Constabile Prize of the Festival.
In 2007 Sherry opened a column in MUZIK- no.1 classical magazine in Taiwan. Since then she has been giving speeches and seminars on films, classical and contemporary music, which received a wide appeal among the general public in Taiwan.
Sherry's current projects include an Oriental-themed CD album(comprising Dynasty and Les Trois Visions d'un Oiseau Oriental), and a contemporary ballet THE GATE- commissioned by IntoArts Dance Group, local contemporary ballet group based in Tainan. The tour will start at end of August all over Taiwan, later S.E Asia and Europe.
Official Site:
Sherry's global: www.sherryshieh.com
Sherry's bilingual: www.wretch.cc/blog/sherryshieh
Sherry's column (MUZIK's site): www.muzik.com.tw
Sherry Shieh at a glance
| 1991 | Honorary meeting with Prince Phillip of England at the Geneva Conference for outstanding achievement in music at age 12. | |
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| 1993 | Accompanist of St. George's Choir, invited to perform in the funeral service of actress Audrey Hepburn in Lauzanne, Switzerland. | |
| 1996 | Mozart Concerto KV.488 with Pebble Beach Orchestra, California. | |
| 1997 | Solo performance at the International Mozarteum Festival in Salzburg, Austria. In summer visited the International Van Cliburn Competition and Festival in Texas, USA. | |
| 2001 | The youngest Master Graduate of the Year at the Indiana University School of Music. | |
| 2002 | Accepted by Maestro Anthony di Bonaventura (Student of Isabelle Vengerova) as his youngest doctoral student at the Boston University. Premiered piano work by composer Mei-Mi Lan at the Composers Forum in Boston '02. |
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| 2004 | Three acclaimed concerts in Taiwan -which she also featured her piano suite Les Trios Vision d'un oiseau Oriental. Six concert appearances in The Nancy Music Festival in France August 2004, studied with the Russian pianist Vladmir Viardo in the festival. Three new works- Tango, Piano Fantasy on an American folk theme, Op.8, and Dynasty, Op.9 were premiered by the composer for the 2005 concert series. |
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| 2005 | Film Composition with Oscar -winning composer Luis Bacalov in Accademia Chigiana, Siena, Italy, and was awarded the Emma Constabile Prize of the Festival, August. | |
| 2006 | Tango project. Invited to Golden Horse film Festival | |
| 2007 | First CD release and concert tour. Pop song writing for local artists. Monthly column appears on MUZIK, no.1 classical magazine in Taiwan. |
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Official Site:
Sherry's global: www.sherryshieh.com
Sherry's bilingual: www.wretch.cc/blog/sherryshieh
Sherry's writing: www.muzik.com.tw
Sherry's Taiwan agent: www.musician.com.tw/musician_brief.php?mbid=b0044