[Mickey Thomas Terry]
The Ben Holt Memorial (District of Columbia) Chapter of the National
Association of Negro Musicians (NANM) will present a recital featuring
Organist Mickey Thomas Terry on Sunday, November 11th at 4pm.
The
recital will be held at historic St. Patrick's Catholic Church, located
at 10th and G Streets, NW (behind the Martin Luther King Library).
Performed will be works by Bach, Frescobaldi, Vierne, Tournemire, and
Dupre.
The program will feature works by two African-American
composers: Mark Fax and Undine Smith Moore, both whom are represented in
Dr. Terry's critically acclaimed "Anthology of African-American Organ
Music" (published by MorningStar Music Publishers). Admission is free
to the public.
MICKEY THOMAS TERRY
“His
organ technique is easy and perfect ... his career in the organ world
will reveal him conspicuously and in the best way.”
Jean
Guillou
Paris
“Dr.
Mickey Thomas Terry is a superb recitalist of unquestionable
ability.”
George
Walker
1996
Pulitzer Prize for Music
“Playing
with zeal and intelligence, with equal parts
passion
and poetry.”
“Pipedreams”
- Minnesota Public
Radio
“Terry’s
performance growled and pounded the walls to fine effect.”
The
Washington Post
[Reubke
Sonata; 1997 AGO Region III Convention]
“Terry
showed extraordinary skill in elucidating what in
lesser
hands can seem opaque ...”
The
Washington Post
[Dupre-Stations
of the Cross]
“Terry
played an impressive recital (from memory).”
The
American Organist Magazine
“A
precise performance ...”
The
Washington Post
[Organ
concerto program]
“...
Elegantly played ...”
The
American Organist Magazine
[Albany
Records CD-Three Pieces for Organ by George Walker]
“...
An unusually fertile musical mind.”
The
Diapason
“…great
technical skill and impeccable musicianship.”
Raoul
Abdul
The
New York Amsterdam News
“A
rousing program…inspired.”
The
American Organist Magazine
[2001
Region IV AGO Convention]
“[Terry]
played brilliantly….”
The Washington Afro-American
The Washington Afro-American
“Playing
entirely from memory, Terry’s execution was crisp and
energized…”
News Sentinel (Knoxville, TN)
News Sentinel (Knoxville, TN)
“Ending
the recital was the Fantasia and Fugue on B-A-C-H by Franz Liszt. For
this showpiece, Terry flourished at the instrument, playing with
remarkable virtuosity…dazzling pedal action.” [John F. Kennedy
Center-Washington, DC]
Examiner.com
(Washington, DC)
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