CraigTerry
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About Craig
Music Director: The Ryan Center, Lyric Opera of Chicago
Grammy Award winning pianist and arranger Craig Terry enjoys an international career regularly performing with the world’s leading singers and instrumentalists. Currently Craig serves as Music Director of The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center at Lyric Opera of Chicago, after having served for eleven seasons at Lyric as Assistant Conductor. Previously, he served as Assistant Conductor at The Metropolitan Opera after joining its Lindemann Young Artist Development Program.
Craig has performed with such esteemed vocalists as Jamie Barton, Stephanie Blythe, Christine Brewer, Janai Brugger, Lawrence Brownlee, Nicole Cabell, Sasha Cooke, Eric Cutler, Danielle de Niese, Joyce DiDonato, Giuseppe Filianoti, Renée Fleming, Christine Goerke, Susan Graham, Denyce Graves, Bryan Hymel, Brian Jagde, Joseph Kaiser, Quinn Kelsey, Kate Lindsey, Amanda Majeski, Ana María Martínez, Eric Owens, Ailyn Perez, Nicholas Phan, Susanna Phillips, Luca Pisaroni, Patricia Racette, Hugh Russell, Bo Skovhus, Garrett Sorenson, Heidi Stober, Christian Van Horn, Amber Wagner, Laura Wilde, and Catherine Wyn-Rogers. He has collaborated as a chamber musician with members of The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, the Lyric Opera of Chicago Orchestra, the Gewandhaus Orchester, and the Pro Arte String Quartet.
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"Four Hand Magic Medley" with Chris Reynolds and Craig Terry (Excerpt)
In this clip from “Magical Music Around the World,” Ensemble pianist Chris Reynolds is joined by Ryan Opera Center Music Director Craig Terry to perform a Four-Hand Magic Medley featuring selections from Mozart's THE MAGIC FLUTE, Verdi's FALSTAFF, and Dukas's "The Sorcerer's Apprentice." Credit: Lyrics Opera of Chicago
PlayingLive from WFMT | Lunga Eric Hallam & Craig Terry
Live from WFMT | Tenor Lunga Eric Hallam and pianist Craig Terry visit WFMT from the Ryan Opera Center for a live recital. Credit: WFMT
PlayingJoyce DiDonato - Conti: "Quella Fiamma", arr. Craig Terry (live at Jazz at Lincoln Center, New York)
"We’ve each expanded the musical traditions that we have come from to create our own style for this album," says Joyce DiDonato of Songplay. "It’s joyful, it’s exuberant, it celebrates great music, and it shines a spotlight on the timeless nature of a great song." Discover: https://wce.lnk.to/songplayLY This rendition of Conti's "Quella Fiamma" (Doppo tante e tante pene) was arranged for #Songplay by pianist & arranger Craig Terry and features Terry (keys), Chuck Israels (double bass), Jimmy Madison (drums), Lautaro Greco (bandoneon), and Charlie Porter (trumpet). Filmed live at Jazz at Lincoln Center, New York in 2019. Broadcast via All Arts TV. Credit: Warner Classics
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