Dr. Mei Shyuan (Shenny) Chiou is an award-winning percussionist recognized for her excellence in solo, chamber, and orchestral performance. She was awarded second place in the inaugural International Classical Marimba Artist League Competition, where she also performed at the festival in Minnesota. Additionally, she earned first place in the "Percussion and Other Instruments" category at the Italy Percussive Arts Society Competition.

From your performances, I feel both your remarkable technical command and your sincere devotion to serving the music. In today’s marimba world, performances can sometimes lean too much toward displaying technique, but you use your skills to deepen the music itself, which I find very admirable. -- Keiko Abe 

Your musicianship is excellent and appropriate, good sounds.  A very fine performance. You are very proficient with six mallet technique, as shown in all three of these compositions.  You are a fine musician/marimbaist. --  Gordon Stout.

Exceptional technical prowess and nuanced interpretation reflect a profound understanding, emotional expression of the music. - Pei Ching Wu.

Chiou has performed extensively with leading percussion groups and orchestras, including the Dream Percussion Group, Taipei Percussion Group, Taichung City Symphony Orchestra, Kaohsiung Symphony Orchestra, and Wichita Symphony Orchestra...etc. Her performances have taken place at prominent venues such as Taichung Shan Hall, Kaohsiung Cultural Center Chih-Shan Hall, and numerous universities across Taiwan and US. 

An Artist with Marimba One and Salyers Percussion, Chiou is also the co-founder of the Composite Duo, a unique collaboration with saxophonist and composer Parker Fritz. They champion six-mallet chamber/solo new music, bringing innovative repertoire to university audiences throughout the United States.

Chiou have been giving guest artist recitals with Composite Duo and invited to present masterclasses/clinics as well as Day of Percussion at many universities across United States including; Michigan State University, Wayne State University, Western Michigan University, Eastern Michigan University, Ball State University, University of Central Missouri, Northwest Missouri State University, University of Kansas, Central Michigan University, Interlochen Arts Academy, Oakland University, University of Maryland, University of Michigan, Bowling Green State University, University of Central Florida, State University of New York at Fredonia, University of North Alabama, Pittsburg State University, Wichita State University…etc.