"I was really impressed by Ming-Hui Kuo's performance of the "The
Christmas Song" Beautiful playing, sensitive and mature..and I was
knocked out by the recording!" ~ David Friedman
Christmas Song" Beautiful playing, sensitive and mature..and I was
knocked out by the recording!" ~ David Friedman
Educator/ Marimbist/ Percussionist
Dr. Kuo began to study percussion at the age of 14, after being introduced to the world of percussion by
Su-Jin Hsu. After enrolling in Guo Guang Performing Arts High School, she started studies with Dr. Pei-Ching Wu, the principal of Ju Percussion Group (JPG). She continued through her graduation from Eternal Life Christ College in Taiwan. Kuo also studied with Mr. Tzong-Ching Ju, the founder and artistic director of JPG, while Dr. Wu was pursuing her doctoral degree at West Virginia University. Kuo earned her Master of Music degree at Morehead State University in 2003. In 2012 she earned the Doctor of Musical Arts in Percussion Performance at the University of Kentucky as a student of Jim Campbell.
Dr. Kuo was an intern performing member of the Ju Percussion Group from 1993 to 2002. During her time
with JPG, she performed in over 500 concerts and hundreds of music-related activities, including the Annual
seasonal concerts at Taiwan National Concert Hall, JPG Music Theatre – Dream • Wind Bell I in 1993,
II in 1994, and Music Theatre – See the Sound in 2001, the Musical “Cyrano de Bergerac” with Godot
Theatre Company, the Annual JPG Children’s Concert Tour from 1994 to 1997 and 2001, the Annual
The Lantern Festival was hosted by the Taipei City Government in 1995-1998 and the Kaohsiung City Government in 2001-2002, Keelung International Modern Music Festival in 1997, Taipei-Seoul Exchange Concert in 1998, Taipei International Percussion Convention in 2002 and 2005. Her international performance with JPG includes China, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Macao, Spain, Hungary, Australia, Canada, and the United States. In 1999, Kuo co-founded the Butterfly Percussion Quartet with Pei-Ching Wu. In 2011, Kuo co-founded XPlorium Chamber Ensemble with Dr. Nathan Nabb. XPlorium Ensemble has been invited for performances at the 2011 WASBE Conference & 20th Chiayi City International Band Festival.
Dr. Kuo has been a featured soloist with MSU Percussion Ensemble at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention2003, the Brazil concert tour with Morehead State University in 2003, and WVU Percussion Ensemble at Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre in 2004. In 2005, she premiered a solo marimba, “Rippling Ruminations” by Renaldo Moya, and a Concerto for Marimba and Wind Ensemble by David Gillingham in 2007 (featured marimba
soloist and Consortium Premiere with MSU Symphony Band). She was invited as a marimba soloist for a Christmas outdoor concert with MSU piano faculty at Feng-Chia University, Taichung, Taiwan 2008. She was co-director, featured soloist, and clinician with the Indiana All-State Percussion Ensemble at the Indiana Music Education Association Conference from 2018 to 2023.
Kuo has been an active clinician and chamber ensemble performer since 2007. Events include Percussion Art Society Kentucky Day of Percussion in 2013, Indiana Percussion Association Clinic Day in 2016 and 2017, Music of the 21st Century Chamber Concerts in 2016 and 2017, Indiana Music Education Association Conference Day of Percussion in 2018, The North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial Conference in 2012 and 2018, clinic tours in Taiwan and numerous Midwest colleges and high schools.
Dr. Ming-Hui Kuo also appears in many CD projects with JPG, the MSU Faculty Holiday CD, Dr. William Mann’s Trombone album, and XPlorium Ensemble.
Kuo formerly was an Adjunct Professor of Percussion at Morehead State University in Morehead, KY, from 2007 to 2014 and at IUPUI Department of Music and Arts Technology in 2021. She is an Assistant Professor of Percussion at DePauw University Institute of Music. Ming-Hui proudly endorses YAMAHA, Innovative Percussion, Remo Inc., and Zildjian Cymbals.
Photo: Sandra Goode and Tim Lee
Su-Jin Hsu. After enrolling in Guo Guang Performing Arts High School, she started studies with Dr. Pei-Ching Wu, the principal of Ju Percussion Group (JPG). She continued through her graduation from Eternal Life Christ College in Taiwan. Kuo also studied with Mr. Tzong-Ching Ju, the founder and artistic director of JPG, while Dr. Wu was pursuing her doctoral degree at West Virginia University. Kuo earned her Master of Music degree at Morehead State University in 2003. In 2012 she earned the Doctor of Musical Arts in Percussion Performance at the University of Kentucky as a student of Jim Campbell.
Dr. Kuo was an intern performing member of the Ju Percussion Group from 1993 to 2002. During her time
with JPG, she performed in over 500 concerts and hundreds of music-related activities, including the Annual
seasonal concerts at Taiwan National Concert Hall, JPG Music Theatre – Dream • Wind Bell I in 1993,
II in 1994, and Music Theatre – See the Sound in 2001, the Musical “Cyrano de Bergerac” with Godot
Theatre Company, the Annual JPG Children’s Concert Tour from 1994 to 1997 and 2001, the Annual
The Lantern Festival was hosted by the Taipei City Government in 1995-1998 and the Kaohsiung City Government in 2001-2002, Keelung International Modern Music Festival in 1997, Taipei-Seoul Exchange Concert in 1998, Taipei International Percussion Convention in 2002 and 2005. Her international performance with JPG includes China, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Macao, Spain, Hungary, Australia, Canada, and the United States. In 1999, Kuo co-founded the Butterfly Percussion Quartet with Pei-Ching Wu. In 2011, Kuo co-founded XPlorium Chamber Ensemble with Dr. Nathan Nabb. XPlorium Ensemble has been invited for performances at the 2011 WASBE Conference & 20th Chiayi City International Band Festival.
Dr. Kuo has been a featured soloist with MSU Percussion Ensemble at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention2003, the Brazil concert tour with Morehead State University in 2003, and WVU Percussion Ensemble at Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre in 2004. In 2005, she premiered a solo marimba, “Rippling Ruminations” by Renaldo Moya, and a Concerto for Marimba and Wind Ensemble by David Gillingham in 2007 (featured marimba
soloist and Consortium Premiere with MSU Symphony Band). She was invited as a marimba soloist for a Christmas outdoor concert with MSU piano faculty at Feng-Chia University, Taichung, Taiwan 2008. She was co-director, featured soloist, and clinician with the Indiana All-State Percussion Ensemble at the Indiana Music Education Association Conference from 2018 to 2023.
Kuo has been an active clinician and chamber ensemble performer since 2007. Events include Percussion Art Society Kentucky Day of Percussion in 2013, Indiana Percussion Association Clinic Day in 2016 and 2017, Music of the 21st Century Chamber Concerts in 2016 and 2017, Indiana Music Education Association Conference Day of Percussion in 2018, The North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial Conference in 2012 and 2018, clinic tours in Taiwan and numerous Midwest colleges and high schools.
Dr. Ming-Hui Kuo also appears in many CD projects with JPG, the MSU Faculty Holiday CD, Dr. William Mann’s Trombone album, and XPlorium Ensemble.
Kuo formerly was an Adjunct Professor of Percussion at Morehead State University in Morehead, KY, from 2007 to 2014 and at IUPUI Department of Music and Arts Technology in 2021. She is an Assistant Professor of Percussion at DePauw University Institute of Music. Ming-Hui proudly endorses YAMAHA, Innovative Percussion, Remo Inc., and Zildjian Cymbals.
Photo: Sandra Goode and Tim Lee
