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A native of Taiwan, Jennifer Sho moved to the United States at the age of eleven and was immediately accepted into the private studio of Adolph Baller, an honored member of the Alma Trio and a frequent accompanist to Yehudi Menuhin. At age twelve, she gave her first solo recital at Stanford University and concerto performances with the Palo Also Chamber Orchestra. Since then, she has performed numerous recitals in the San Francisco bay area including the Stanford Alumni Music Series, Santa Rosa Chamber Music Series, Music in the Redwoods Concert Series, Twilight Concert Series, San Francisco Chopin Council, and broadcasted three programs with the Grand Piano Cable Television Program (1990-1992). She has won various competitions including the International Piano Recording Competition, the Young Artist Award Competition, and the CCPC Romantic Festival Competition. Following the decease of Adolph Baller in 1993, she studied with Mack McCray at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.
Ms. Sho holds a doctorate from the New England Conservatory of Music, where she studied under Patricia Zander. Her thesis titled Hsiao Tyzen's 1947 Overture: the Intersection of Music, Culture, and Politics of Taiwan discusses a native Taiwanese composer's musical portrayal of Taiwan's notorious massacre by the Chinese Nationalist Party, known as the "Incident of 1947." Currently residing with her husband in Brookline, Massachusetts, Ms. Sho is faculty at Gordon College and an active solo and chamber performer in the Boston area and in Taiwan. She is a member of the Massachusetts Music Teachers Association, the Associated Board of Royal Schools of Music, and the New England Piano Teachers Association. Her biography is also included in the Marquis "Who's Who in America" Biographies. |