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Elizabeth S. Chen (李秀麗)

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Elizabeth S. Chen (李秀麗)

Identity Snapshot

  • English: Elizabeth S. Chen
  • Chinese: 李秀麗
  • Era: 1944
  • Geography: 台灣高雄
  • Core roles: artist, educator
  • Source: TAH Foundation Who’s Who

Elizabeth S. Chen was born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan in 1944. She was graduated from Music Department of NTNU in 1966, majored in Vocal and minored in Piano. Her grateful teachers are Mrs. Su-fen Lai and Mrs. Chiu-gin Lin. She taught music in Kaohsiung middle school for two years after graduation. Then she went to the US and studied “Master Degree of Art” in SUNY Binghamton, New York State University and graduated in 1971. Her thesis was entitled as “The Analysis in Music of Taiwan Aboriginal A-mei” which was under the supervision of Dr. Chianis.

Education

  • 師範大學 — 966 — B.A.音樂系
  • SUNY Binghamton紐約州立大學 — 971 — M.S.Art

Employment

  • 兒童音樂教育
  • 教會詩班指揮

Timeline

  • 1944 — Born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan (台灣高雄)
  • 1966 — Graduated from the Music Department, 師範大學 (NTNU); vocal major, piano minor; studied under Mrs. Su-fen Lai and Mrs. Chiu-gin Lin
  • 1966–1968 — Taught music at a Kaohsiung middle school for two years
  • 1971 — M.A. in Art (M.S. Art), SUNY Binghamton, New York State University; thesis “The Analysis in Music of Taiwan Aboriginal A-mei” under Dr. Chianis
  • Career — Children’s music education (兒童音樂教育); church choir conductor (教會詩班指揮)
  • 1998-02-28 — Joint concert 乘著歌聲的翅膀 with 賴美芬, Santa Ana, CA — vault 活動條目：[[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/concerts61|TAH #61 concerts 紀錄]]
  • 本人兩則傳記條目見下方 Vault Holdings（[[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/61-elizabeth-s-chen-e6-9d-8e-e7-a7-80-e9-ba-97-vocalist|TAH #61 音樂家條目]]、[[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/278-elizabeth-s-chen-e6-9d-8e-e7-a7-80-e9-ba-97-201502|TAH #278 條目]]）
  • Teachers at 師範大學: Mrs. Su-fen Lai and Mrs. Chiu-gin Lin; SUNY Binghamton thesis supervisor: Dr. Chianis

Role in the Community（corpus deepen 2026-09-14）

  • 費城和平契友世代： 據 [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/ourjourneys268|TAH #268：回憶第一屆美東台灣人夏令會／徐頌鵬（2016/11）]] 親史，1970 年前她是費城台北和平長老教會學生契友圈成員（同圈有歐炯雄、張初穗夫婦、黃有輝、劉淳美、李武雄夫婦、莊文生等），該契友圈即 1970 年首屆美東台灣人夏令會三大源頭團體之一。
  • 親史所記家族關係： 同文記「陳良平以後與李秀麗（李豐明與李豐隆的妹妹）結婚」，即她為李豐明、李豐隆之妹。HOLD: 配偶記載衝突 —— 本頁 Family 欄記 “Josephen Chen”，親史（TAH #268）記陳良平，兩說並存，不逕行併merge。
  • 出版與史料貢獻： 2010/03 台語合唱精選專輯 TAH #416：阿母 我想念您——台語合唱精選專輯（條目史料由本人於 2012/07 提供 TAH）；亦為本會提供 2013 Laguna Woods 台灣合唱團音樂會紀錄 —— 見 [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/concerts26|TAH concerts #26：抱著咱的夢（2013 Laguna Woods Village 台灣合唱團音樂會）]]。
  • 1998 聯合音樂會與 CD： 1998-02-28 與賴美芬合辦「乘著歌聲的翅膀」音樂會（Santa Ana, CA，見 [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/concerts61|TAH concerts #61]]）；同年 05 發行同名音樂 CD [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/publications538|TAH #538：乘著歌聲的翅膀／李秀麗 王淑女]]，同場合作人為 王淑女 (Sonia Lee)。
  • Laguna Woods 春風合唱團指揮： 以 “Elizabeth Shiu-Lee Chen” 署名擔任 Laguna Woods Village 台灣人合唱團（春風合唱團）指揮，2014/11 親撰「Conductor’s Footnote」記 2013 年團內四年來首次正式音樂會 —— 見 [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/10-laguna-woods-village-taiwanese-chorale|TAH #10：Laguna Woods Village Taiwanese Chorale 春風合唱團]]；與 Laguna Woods Village Taiwanese Club 相關。

Family

  • Husband: Josephen Chen

From the record

  • 2010-03 — 《阿母 我想念您》台語合唱精選專輯：TAH #416 書目紀錄（標題記 2010/03／音樂類；TAH 紀錄發布 2014-11-27；本人列名條目主角）— sourced（本輪覆讀）— [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/416-e9-98-bf-e6-af-8d-e6-88-91-e6-83-b3-e5-bf-b5-e6-82-a8-e6-9d-8e-e7-a7-80-e9-b|TAH #416：阿母 我想念您——台語合唱精選專輯]]

Vault Holdings

  • [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/61-elizabeth-s-chen-e6-9d-8e-e7-a7-80-e9-ba-97-vocalist|TAH #61 encyclopedia, Vocalist / 2014-10]] — her own profile entry (born 1944 Kaohsiung; NTNU Music 1966, vocal major under Mrs. Su-fen Lai and Mrs. Chiu-gin Lin; SUNY Binghamton M.A. 1971, thesis on A-mei indigenous music under Dr. Chianis)
  • [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/278-elizabeth-s-chen-e6-9d-8e-e7-a7-80-e9-ba-97-201502|TAH #278 encyclopedia / 2015-02]] — later profile entry (children’s music education, church choir conducting)

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