Terry Winter Owens
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Terry Winter Owens was an American
composer
and music educator.
, and began composing at age ten. She took music lessons as a child and won a scholarship to study with Lisa Szylagi Grad. Later she studied composition with Ralph Shapey
and Mark Brunswick
and earned a B.A. in music from The City College of New York. She continued her studies at New York University
.
Owens performed as a violinist, pianist and harpsichordist with orchestras and chamber ensembles, serving as musical director for the Staten Island Baroque Ensemble. She was employed as pianist for the Richmond Opera Collection and played first violin in La Puma Opera Company Orchestra. She also worked as a free-lance music editor and pioneered in the use of music editing software. Owens taught music and composition privately, and also at the Neighborhood Music School of New York, and the Music Institute of Staten Island
.
Owens collaborated with filmmaker Douglas Morse on the film The Lost Children of Coney Island through a grant from The American Composers Forum. She also composed the film score for The Clearing which was selected from over 300 entries for the 1994 New York Expo. Owens' music has been performed in New York City
, Dubai
, Turkey
, Spain
, Portugal
, The Netherlands and Tokyo
.
United States
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composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and music educator.
Biography
Terry Winter Owens was born in New YorkNew York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, and began composing at age ten. She took music lessons as a child and won a scholarship to study with Lisa Szylagi Grad. Later she studied composition with Ralph Shapey
Ralph Shapey
Ralph Shapey was an American composer and conductor. He is well-known for his work as a composition professor at the University of Chicago, where he founded and directed the Contemporary Chamber Players...
and Mark Brunswick
Mark Brunswick
Mark Brunswick was an American composer of the Twentieth Century. He had only recently completed the second act of an opera based on Ibsen’s The Masterbuilder when he died suddenly in London in May, 1971, at the start of what was to have been an extended tour of Europe with his wife, Natascha...
and earned a B.A. in music from The City College of New York. She continued her studies at New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
.
Owens performed as a violinist, pianist and harpsichordist with orchestras and chamber ensembles, serving as musical director for the Staten Island Baroque Ensemble. She was employed as pianist for the Richmond Opera Collection and played first violin in La Puma Opera Company Orchestra. She also worked as a free-lance music editor and pioneered in the use of music editing software. Owens taught music and composition privately, and also at the Neighborhood Music School of New York, and the Music Institute of Staten Island
Staten Island
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.
Owens collaborated with filmmaker Douglas Morse on the film The Lost Children of Coney Island through a grant from The American Composers Forum. She also composed the film score for The Clearing which was selected from over 300 entries for the 1994 New York Expo. Owens' music has been performed in New York City
New York City
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, Dubai
Dubai
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, Turkey
Turkey
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, Spain
Spain
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, Portugal
Portugal
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, The Netherlands and Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
.
Awards
- Yamaha Artist
- Nominated for the Van Cliburn Commission 2005
- First Prize in the Miriam Gideon Competition for chamber work
- Finalist in the Whitney Museum Two Piano Festival
Works
Selected works include:- Ancient Fire for two pianos
- Cellestial Music: Book I: The Facts of Light for cello and narrator
- Messages for Raoul Wallenberg
- Rendezvous with Hyakutake
- Supernova
- Pianophoria #3
- Lay Your Shadow on the Sundials