» Dr. Nicholas Terry

Assistant Professor

College of Performing Arts

Conservatory of Music

Director of Percussion Studies

Office:

Oliphant Hall B09

Phone:

(714) 744-2115

Email:

terry@chapman.edu

Website:

http://www.nickterrypercussion.com

Education

Eastern Illinois University, Bachelor of Arts
California Institute of the Arts, Master of Fine Arts in Performance
University of Southern California, Doctor of Musical Arts

Biography

Nicholas Terry is a percussionist presently working within the field of contemporary chamber music.  Throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia, he has worked closely with renowned composers and ensembles, including Pierre Boulez, Peter Eötvös, Chinary Ung, Gavin Bryars, Steven Schick & red fish blue fish, Fritz Hauser, Eighth Blackbird, the California E.A.R. Unit, XTET, and the Los Angeles Master Chorale.  He is a frequent guest artist in Los Angeles' celebrated new music series, including Music & Conversations, LA Philharmonic's Green Umbrella series, Jacaranda Music, Monday Evening Concerts, Ojai Festival, Grand Performances, and Microfest.  He is an active collaborator within Southern California's vibrant new music community, having premiered dozens of solo and ensemble works to date.

In 2005, Terry cofounded Ensemble XII, an international percussion orchestra of which Pierre Boulez says, "...represents the next generation in the evolution of modern percussion."  Since 2004, he is a member of PARTCH, an ensemble devoted to the music of American microtonal composer Harry Partch.  He currently performs with and directs the Los Angeles Percussion Quartet, exclusive recording artists for classical label Sono Luminus.  In addition, his discography includes releases on Albany, Innova, New World, Capstone, and <541> Records (Stanford University).

He is a five-time alumnus of the Lucerne Festival Academy (Switzerland), where he worked alongside Sofia Gubaidulina, Liza Lim, Dai Fujikura, Harrison Birtwistle, and members of Ensemble Intercontemporain.

Terry holds degrees in music performance from the University of Southern California (DMA), the California Institute of the Arts (MFA), and Eastern Illinois University (BM).  He is an assistant professor of music and Director of Percussion Studies in the Conservatory of Music at Chapman University's College of Performing Arts, where he additionally lectures in non-Western musical traditions and improvisation. He is an Artist Endorser for Sabian Cymbals.  More information, including the most current projects and concerts, can be found at his website.

Recent Creative, Scholarly Work and Publications

Terry hosts and performs at the 4th Chapman Percussion Symposium. Performances by international artists, including the Hands On'Semble and Third Coast Percussion. Symposium is promoted on KPFK Radio

Terry, along with Dance faculty Liz Maxwell, co-present "the Collaborative Spirit", an evening of music and dance (Chapman University)

Terry leads the Los Angeles Percussion Quartet in a recording session by major classical label Sono Luminus at Skywalker Sound studios (Marin, CA). Recording session features the music of Chapman faculty Sean Heim and Jeffrey Holmes. To be internationally released January 2012.

Terry performs the music of Don Crockett with LA new music ensemble XTET at the University of Southern California

Terry performs the music of Tom Flaugherty and Osvaldo Golijov with cellist Roger Lebow at Pomona College

Terry performs with LA most renowned new-music percussionists the music of Alberto Ginastera (Estancia Dances & Cantata para America Magica) at Jacaranda Music (Santa Monica, CA)

Terry performs with PARTCH at the REDCAT Theater (Los Angeles)

Terry presents a faculty recital of original compositions, featuring Chapman students and professional artists from Los Angeles.

Terry performs world premier of "Celestial Neighbors' by composer Adam Gilberti at UCLA's Popper Hall

Terry performs Sean Heim's "Neak Ta" with violist Susan Ung at the National Concert Hall (Taipei, Taiwan), and the Red Square Gallery (Hong Kong)

Terry directs and performs with the Los Angeles Percussion Quartet in the greater Los Angeles area: 20th Central California Day of Percussion (sponsored by the Percussive Arts Society, hosted by CalState, Fresno), Morrison Artist Series (San Francisco State University), Ventura College, Sacramento State University, California State University - Hayward & Bakersfield, University of California - Santa Cruz, and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, the Wooden Floor "True' (Irvine Barclay Theater)

Terry performs "Sur Incises" with Pierre Boulez at Walt Disney Concert Hall, celebrating the memory of Los Angeles Philharmonic director Ernest Fleischmann

Terry perform the music of Sean Heim (Neak Ta), with violist Susan Ung as part of 'a Confluence of Cultures: Music from the Pacific Rim' at Chapman University.

Terry hosts internationally-acclaimed percussion soloist Johannes Fischer. Terry performs and co-presents lecture/demonstrations with Fischer (Chapman University)

Terry hosts and performs at the 3rd Chapman Percussion Symposium. Performances by international artists, including Swiss percussion artist Fritz Hauser. Symposium is promoted on KPFK Radio

Host and Adjudicator for 2nd Southern California Percussion Ensemble Festival Solo Marimba Competition (Chapman University)

Adjudicator at Southern California Percussion Ensemble Festival, held at Orange Lutheran High School

Terry arranges the music, rehearses, and coordinates Chapman Percussion Ensemble's performance as part of 2011 American Celebration (Chapman University)

Terry coaches young percussionists in the Orange County Youth Symphony Orchestra as part of their fall retreat (Palomar Mountain, CA)

Terry performs with Chapman Percussion Ensemble during 2010 Interterm recruiting tour, including live on-air performance on KPFK Radio (Los Angeles)

Terry performs along with Chapman Percussion Ensemble as part of "Music at the Malloy" series (Leatherby Library, Chapman University)

Terry performs the music of Charles Ives, Jacaranda Music (Santa Monica, CA)

Terry performs the music of Stephen Hartke with the University of Southern California Thornton Percussion Ensemble

Terry performs with the PARTCH Ensemble, REDCAT Theater (Los Angeles) and Los Angeles County Museum of Art (as part of Music & Art Concert Series)

Terry performs with Sharp Three (jazz trio) at Lotus Festival (Echo Park, Los Angeles)

Terry directs and performs with the Los Angeles Percussion Quartet in the greater Los Angeles area: 3rd Chapman Percussion Symposium, University of Southern California, Monday Evening Concerts (Los Angeles), the California Institute of the Arts, ensemble-in-residence @ 2nd Los Angeles Composer Project, Records the music of David Johnson, Steve Forman, and Eric Guinivan (CalArts, summer 2010)

Terry is featured soloist and ensemble member at "Wilderness", composer Veronika Krausas' University of Southern California faculty recital.

Terry performs Chapman composition faculty Sean Heim's work 'Neak Ta" with violist Susan Ung, California Institute of the Arts

Terry performs a night of concert jazz music with the California Concert Artists (Sage Hill School, Newport, CA)

Terry is featured artist at the Fake Gallery (Hollywood, CA), performing the music of Veronika Krausas

Terry performs Pierre Boulez' 'Sur Incises' at the Kyoto Prize Symposium, University of San Diego

Terry performs alongside Chapman Percussion Ensemble, Fall and Spring concerts, 2010.

Adjudicator at Southern California Percussion Ensemble Festival, held at CalState Fullerton

Host and Adjudicator for 1st Southern California Percussion Ensemble Festival Solo Marimba Competition (Chapman University)

Nick Terry records the Lucerne Festival Commissions and the Complete Works of Fritz Hauser with Ensemble XII and Steve Schick at Warren Studios (UC, San Diego).

Nick Terry directs and performs with the Los Angeles Percussion Quartet in the greater Los Angeles area: Woodbridge High School (Irvine), Chapman University, Renaissance Fine Arts Academy, Occidental College, Art Center College of Design (Pasadena), Music & Conversations (Los Angeles)

Nick Terry performs with Sharp Three (jazz trio) at 47th Annual Ani-Magic Conference in Palmdale, CA and 1st Annual Asian-American Festival (Cafe Metropol, Los Angeles)

Guest artist performance with Grammy-Winning ensemble Eighth Blackbird (University of Southern California)

Terry is featured soloist with Chapman University Choir (Winter Concert 2009)

Terry performs with PARTCH at International Book Fair (Guadalajara, Mexico)

Terry performs alongside Chapman Percussion Ensemble, Fall and Spring concerts, 2009.

Nick Terry performs solo alongside Chapman Percussion Ensemble in Interterm recruiting tour throughout Orange County and Las Vegas.

Nick Terry solo faculty recital at Chapman University. Performs a solo composition by Chapman faculty Jeffrey Holmes.

Nick Terry performs with Argento Ensemble (New York) as part of the Monday Evening Concert Series (downtown Los Angeles).

Nick Terry performs and records Jeffrey Holmes' Nidhogg Trilogy, and participates in student-reading sessions with Ensemble Green (ensemble-in-residence at Chapman University)

Nick Terry performs as guest artist for University of Southern California's Primavera New Music Festival.

Nick Terry hosts the 2nd Chapman Percussion Symposium. Performances by international artists. Symposium is promoted on KPFK Radio, and is positively reviewed by California Chapter of Percussive Arts Society.

Lucerne Festival Academy Orchestra. Performances with Pierra Boulez, Ensemble Incontemporain, Fritz Hauser. Lucerne, Switzerland

PARTCH Ensemble. Performance at Jacaranda Music. Positive review by Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times.

World premier of Chinary Ung's Spiral XII with Los Angeles Master Chorale at Walt Disnet Concert Hall. Also performed, Lou Harrison La Koro Sutra.

Terry performs alongside Chapman Percussion Ensemble, Spring 2008.