877 research outputs found
Sherry Cheng oral history interview and transcript on art
No full textThis recording and transcript form part of a collection of oral history interviews conducted by the Chao Center for Asian Studies at Rice University. This collection includes audio recordings and transcripts of interviews with Asian Americans native to or living in Houston.Sherry Cheng is a Houston-based freelance writer and arts critic at ACTX (the “Arts & Culture Texas”magazine) and Classical Review online, pre-school music educator, piano performer. Her title also includes Director at the HCC Chamber Music Series, and a committee member of the Cultural Advisory Committee at the Houston Grand Opera.
Sherry Cheng holds a Master of Music degree in piano performance from the University of Maryland and a Bachelor of the same from the University of Oklahoma
Sherry Cheng and Wei Jiang oral history interview and transcript
No full textThis recording and transcript form part of a collection of oral history interviews conducted by the Chao Center for Asian Studies at Rice University. This collection includes audio recordings and transcripts of interviews with Asian Americans native to or living in Houston.Sherry Cheng holds a Master of Music degree in piano performance from the University of Maryland and a Bachelor of the same from the University of Oklahoma. She moved to Houston in 1999 with her husband, Houston Symphony violist Wei Jiang. Sherry is
involved in various capacities in Houston’s diverse arts community. As a musician, Sherry performs frequently in chamber music concerts, collaborating with musicians from the Houston Symphony and other freelance musicians. Sherry is the founder and director of the HCC Chamber Music Series, which brings innovative classical chamber music programming featuring some of Houston's finest professional musicians to the community at large. As an arts writer and music critic, Sherry is a contributing writer for Arts and Culture TX magazine as well as Classical Review online. She also serves on Houston Grand Opera’s Cultural Advisory Committee. As an early childhood music educator, Cheng has taught music in a preschool for 20 years and continues to be a fierce advocate for integrating the arts into the school curriculum.
Born in Wuhan, China, Wei Jiang began studying violin with his father at the age of 5, then studied viola after being admitted to the prestigious Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing. Immediately upon graduating with the highest honors, Wei became the youngest person to have been appointed to a teaching position at the Conservatory. During his five year tenure at the Central Conservatory, Wei toured extensively with his string quartet in Asia and Europe. He was also a founding member of the Eclipse Ensemble, a unique performing group that showcased music by contemporary Chinese composers. Wei came to the United States in 1996 to further his musical training at the Oberlin Conservatory and later at the University of Maryland. In 1999, he became a member of the Houston Symphony. He is a member of the Fidelis String Quartet, which made its Carnegie Hall debut in 2005 and is often featured in chamber music concerts throughout the city and state. He also frequently collaborates with his wife in performances of chamber music and new music, and the family of four also hosts small home concerts on social media during coronavirus quarantine. In his spare time, Wei enjoys playing tennis with his family, traveling, and the simple pleasures of life
Sherry Cheng and Wei Jiang oral history interview reflecting on Covid-19 pandemic
No full textThis recording and transcript form part of a collection of oral history interviews conducted by the Chao Center for Asian Studies at Rice University. This collection includes audio recordings and transcripts of interviews with Asian Americans native to or living in Houston.The special oral history collection is created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sherry Cheng and Wei Jiang, who were previously interviewed by HAAA in April, was invited back to speak about their lives during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how as musicians they were impacted; and how they have contributed to the city by volunteering in aid of others— either through the Houston Food Bank, Asia Society, or the Houston Symphony Orchestra Committee, and others who are impacted by the pandemic
Authority Control: Where is It Heading?
No full textThis presentation was given at the meeting of the Technical Services Division of the Connecticut Library Association. It examines the current developments and research in authority control and controlled vocabularies
Replication Data for: Globalization and Prosocial Preference
No full textThis is replication data for: Xiqian Cai, Zhengquan Cheng, Yi Lu, Sherry Wu, "Globalization and Prosocial Preference
Organizing Middle Earth, or, The Lord of the Rings Meets FRBR
No full textThis presentation was given in New Zealand in 2005 as a public lecture. It describes the Functional Requirements of the Bibliographic Record and its application in library catalogs
Author Sherry Roberts Highlights Banned Books Week
No full textTollefson, Elizabeth. (2016). Author Sherry Roberts Highlights Banned Books Week. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/223753
Sherry Crawford, Debbie Rotolo, and Marion Sell Oral History Interview
No full textDuring the tenure of Tampa Mayor Sandy Freedman (1986-1995), Sherry Crawford, Debbie Rotolo, and Marion Sell all served as executive aides in the mayor\u27s office. Some of the topics they discuss include the mayor\u27s Model Cities Program, the United Way, Paint Your Heart Out, and downtown development issues. The interview ends with a discussion of various visiting dignitaries including Al Gore, Queen Elizabeth II, Richard Simmons, Bill Clinton, and author James Michener
Book Review: The Staff of Oedipus: Transforming Disability in Ancient Greece
No full textAuthor: Martha L. Rose
Reviewer: Mark Sherry
Publisher: University of Michigan Press, 2003
Cloth, ISBN: 0-472-11339-9
Cost: $42.50 US
Reflections on Surviving an Alaskan Childhood
No full textLeigh Newman (author of Still Points North) and Sherry Simpson (CWLA/MFA program and author of Accidental Explorer) share memories, experiences, and the unusual influence of Alaska on the shaping of their adult lives
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