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以精湛的木琴演奏揚名國際的音樂家吳珮菁，擁有美國西維吉尼亞大學打擊樂博士學位，曾師事朱宗慶、安倍圭子、理查．何利、羅伯．崔伯及提姆．彼德曼教授。 18歲即擔任朱宗慶打擊樂團首席，為樂團創始成員之一，並經常舉辦個人獨奏會，多年來參與國內外演出超過2500場。1999年應邀參與匈牙利「布達佩斯春季藝術節」演出，由阿瑪丁達打擊樂團協奏；2001年「台北阿格麗希藝術節」與鋼琴巨星阿格麗希合作演出；2005年於第五屆TIPC「亞洲木琴女傑」中擔綱演出；2009年與鋼琴之二重奏「琴逢擊手」入圍第八屆台新藝術獎；2010年受邀赴美參加「2010國際馬林巴琴高峰會」演出。2011吳珮菁木琴獨奏會「Wonderland」入圍第十屆台新藝術獎。 現任國立臺北藝術大學音樂系專任副教授、朱宗慶打擊樂團首席，並兼任教於國立臺北教育大學、實踐大學等音樂系所。 Pei-Ching Wu, internationally renowned marimbist, with dissertation entitled "Extended Multiple Mallet Performance in Keyboard Percussion which illustrates six-mallet techniques through two Taiwanese compositions", Wu earned her doctorate from West Virginia University in 2005. She studied percussion with Tzong-Ching Ju, Keiko Abe, Robert Chappell, Richard Holly and Tim Peterman. A founding member, Wu has served as Principal of the Ju Percussion Group since she was 18 years old and gives recitals regularly. In 1999, she was invited to perform with the Amadinda Percussion Group in Budapest Spring Festival. She also performed with Martha Argerich at the First Martha Argerich Music Festival in Taipei in 2001 and was featured in Asian Women Marimbists Concert at the 5th TIPC in 2005. In 2009, Wu was nominated for the 8th Taishin Arts Award with The Glamorous Match, a duet of percussion and piano. She was invited to perform at "Marimba 2010 International Festival and Conference" to critical acclaim. In 2012, Wu was nominated for the 10th Taishin Arts Award with her 2011 marimba recital “Wonderland”. Presently, Wu is an associate professor of music at the Taipei National University of the Arts, principal of the Ju Percussion Group and teaches at National Taipei University of Education and Shih Chien University.

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朱宗慶打擊樂團資深團員、國立臺北藝術大學專任副教授 Ju Percussion Group, Ass