ABOUT
“A trumpet player’s trumpet player,” in the words of one of his frequent collaborators, Terry Everson has performed at 14 International Trumpet Guild Conferences, and his name has appeared in ITG publications over 500 times since his first appearance at its annual conference in 1980. His performances are universally acclaimed, not only for his brilliant technique, crystalline tone and incredible dynamic range, but for the heartfelt musical commitment he displays; many listeners attest that they forget about the trumpet as they connect directly to the musician himself.
His first international acclaim occurred in 1988, when the International Trumpet Guild sponsored two major competitions on consecutive days: one specializing in Baroque/Classical, the other in Twentieth Century literature. Everson shocked the Guild by entering and winning both by unanimous juries, performing seven major concerti and sonatas from memory within 30 hours. Everson followed this up just over a year later as First Prize laureate of the 1990 Louise D. McMahon International Music Competition, again performing from memory a full recital and a concerto with orchestra.
Hailed by the Boston Globe for his “dazzling, clarion brightness with elegant edges” and in the Boston Musical Intelligencer for “virtuosity and musicality that was simply stunning”, Terry Everson has performed and given masterclasses throughout the United States, as well as in Central America, Europe and Asia. He has premiered major solo works by composers Martin Amlin, Richard Cornell, John Davison, Stanley Friedman, Jan Krzywicki, Elena Roussanova Lucas, and Gary Ziek. He has released three complete recordings of numerous notable modern works for trumpet and piano, as well as single entries on discs devoted to the works of Davison, Krzywicki and Lisa Bielawa; he has also recorded as soloist with the New England Brass Band, the Lexington Brass Band and the Eastern Wind Symphony, and is featured in over 50 CD releases as Principal Trumpet of the Boston Modern Orchestra Project.
Boston University recently produced a CD of live performances with the BU Wind Ensemble, and soon Mr. Everson will release the first installment of an “Art of the Sonata” series with pianist Shiela Kibbe. More
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