Ju, Tzong-Ching

The well-known percussionist, who has played a significant role in enhancing the wide interest in percussion music in Taiwan over the last three decades, and has been inducted by the Percussive Arts Society (PAS) into its Hall of Fame in 2016.

In 1986, he founded Taiwan's first percussion ensemble, the Ju Percussion Group (JPG). Three years later, the Ju Percussion Group Foundation was formed to manage JPG's administrative affairs. In 1991, he established the Ju Percussion Music School, the first domestically developed percussion education system in Taiwan.

In 1993, he organized the Taiwan International Percussion Convention (TIPC), successfully introducing the most avant-garde trend of percussion art in the world to Taiwan. In 1999, he founded the Taipei International Percussion Summer Camp (TIPSC), giving an opportunity for percussion students to expand their musical visions.

At present, he is the Artistic Director of Ju Percussion Group, Chair Professor of Taipei National University of the Arts (TNUA), and Emeritus Professor of National Taiwan University of Arts (NTUA).