Sharon Chen Music

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Sharon Chen

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I am classically trained and perform live concerts in piano and violin. I have used synths with acoustic instruments, blending East-West. I follow my heart and ear for melodies. I am American-born, second generation Taiwanese. I consider myself more of a musician than a pianist having spent more time playing violin growing up. My 7/8 18th century Italian violin has passed through generations of musicians. Scholarship at Eastman School of Music pre-college in Violin.

A Harvard College graduate in both Music and East Asian Languages and Civilizations, I was a violinist but switched to composing, piano, producing recently because of ongoing health problems and injuries. After many years of misdiagnoses, I was finally diagnosed with two brain tumors in 2019, the larger an acoustic neuroma-type, growing on my balance/hearing nerve. With surgery I was told by my first surgeon that I had a 50% chance to lose hearing in my left ear and that my balance would likely never be normal again. I went to a second surgeon who had training in more minimally-invasive techniques for challenging skull-base cases. Luckily my hearing remained after the November '19 surgery. It is a miracle that I can still share my music. I have returned to playing my violin now, although I spend more time at the piano now. Watch for my new violin and piano works, including Fantasia in A Minor. Find different works on my Bandcamp, One World Music Radio, Soundcloud too. Thanks for following me on Spotify, YouTube, Twitter, and Insta!

The Amaryllis in my garden - symbolizing strength, determination, beauty, and love - inspire me.

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