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Nicholas Terry, M.F.A.
"On drums, tabla, marimba, and vibes is percussionist Nicholas Terry, whose multidimensional prowess is sure to amaze and inspire any student of the percussive arts." - drumpro.com "Terry is an exceptional drummer…" - Percussive Notes Exemplifying the model of contemporary total percussion, Nick Terry has achieved local and international acclaim as a performer, educator, composer, and conductor of wildly diverse genres of music. Based in Los Angeles, Nick performs with many of Southern California’s eminent chamber ensembles, including Inauthentica, Ensemble Green, Eighteen Squared, and PARTCH, whose collective repertoire features many of the 20th and 21st centuries’ most exotic and demanding scores. In 2004-2008, Nick was one of nine percussionists chosen to perform in a summer residency at the Lucerne Festival Academy Orchestra, where he worked closely with Pierre Boulez, Harrison Birtwistle, Peter Eötvös, Sofia Gubaidulina, and members of the Ensemble Intercontemporian. During these years, Nick co-founded Ensemble XII, an international ensemble of 12 percussion virtuosi that was recently hailed by Pierre Boulez as "representing the next generation in the evolution of modern percussion". To date, Ensemble XII has performed throughout central Europe, premiering commissions from renowned composers Dai Fujikura, Philippe Schoeller, Liza Lim, Fritz Hauser, Yann Robin, Johannes Fischer, and Gary Berger. Recent noteworthy performances include the Klangspuren Music Festival (Austria), Philharmonie Essen (Germany), Disney Hall, Ojai Music Festival, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Green Umbrella Concert Series, Monday Evening Concert Series, Music & Conversations, Jacaranda, Grand Performances, Stanford New Music Festival, and Los Angeles’ Microfest. In California he has worked with composers Gavin Bryars, Anne LeBaron, Morton Subotnick, and James Tenney, and piano legend Roger Williams. On multiple occasions, Nick has performed and recorded with the venerated California E.A.R. Unit, and can be heard on recordings from Capstone, New World, Innova, and Onigawara records. On drumset, Nick performs with Sharp Three, a jazz-fusion trio featuring Asian soundscapes and Balkan rhythms, and can be found sitting in with local soul and rock musicians at Los Angeles’ famous nightclubs such as the Whisky a Go Go, Viper Room, and Brown Derby. As a student of North Indian, West African, Afro-Cuban, and Arabic percussion, he synthesizes unique rhythmic concepts for his use in improvisation and education. Currently, Nick is an assistant professor in the Conservatory of Music at Chapman University’s College of Performing Arts, where he lectures in world music, improvisation, directs the percussion ensemble, and teaches private lessons. He resides in Orange, California, with his wife Emily. Additional information is available at: |
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