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Multi-Instrumentalist Jen Shyu with Rachel Cooper

Multi-Instrumentalist Jen Shyu with Rachel Cooper

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Jen Shyu is a versatile composer, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist. Born in Peoria, Illinois to Taiwanese and East Timorese immigrant parents, her instruments include piano, violin, Taiwanese moon lute, Chinese erhu, Japanese biwa, and Korean gayageum. For this WMI Plus At Home, she was joined by Rachel Cooper, Director of Performing Arts and Culture as Diplomacy Initiatives at the Asia Society, as the two mapped Jen’s journey through music.

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Multi-Instrumentalist Jen Shyu with Rachel Cooper

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