Organ Performance and Pedagogy; African-American History; the Organ Music of African-American Classical Composers.
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. Terry is a nationally known organ virtuoso” George Walker - 1996 Pulitzer Prize for Music -----“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 [Marcel 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 American Guild of Organists Convention] “[Terry] played brilliantly….” The Washington Afro-American “Playing entirely from memory, Terry’s execution was crisp and energized…” 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.” The Washington Examiner [John F. Kennedy Center-Washington, DC]