Vocalists

Terry Barber Counter Tenor

Countetenor Terry Barber gives "... performances of great vitality and verve" - Los Angeles Times. Mr. Barber has performed under the baton of Sir Roger Norrington, Gustav Leonhardt, Christophe Rousset, Andrew Parrot, Grant Llewellyn, Nicholas Kramer and Martin Josman, as well as many other prominent directors and conductors in North America and Europe.

Terry Barber joined the roster of the Metropolitan Opera 2002 season for the opera, Sly, with Placido Domingo. Mr. Barber made his New York City Opera debut in 2001 in Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria and has covered Daniel Taylor in the NYC Opera's production of Handel's Rinaldo starring David Daniels. Subsequently, he has performed at the International Spoleto Festival as both the Spirit and the Witch in Purcell's Dido and Aeneas.

Mr. Barber made his highly successful debut at New York's Carnegie Hall in the role of Orlovsky in Die Fledermaus with the National Chorale under Martin Josman (New Year's Eve 2004/2005), and with the Portland Baroque Orchestra in several performances of Handel's Messiah under the direction of Nicholas Kramer. His performances with the New Trinity Baroque Orchestra of Pergolesi's Stabat Mater with Evellyn Tubb earned him the comment, ''...his grasp of the texts and elegant phrasing made for charismatic singing" -- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

In earlier seasons, Mr. Barber made his debut at New York's Lincoln Center, Alice Tully Hall, with the Dessoff Choir and orchestra, performing a world premiere of Walt Whitman's Cantata by Marshall Coid. He has also performed as soloist in Lotti Mass, Bach Cantata 60 (Alto Soloist,) Dixit Dominus (Alto Soloist,) Mass in B Minor (Alto/Sop II Soloist) and St. John Passion (Alto Soloist).

At home in various styles, Mr. Barber was recognized by three-time Grammy Award winners, Chanticleer. In 1998 he completed a year-long tour with Chanticleer, where he performed and recorded gospel, jazz, folk music in 12 languages, opera, and classical music ranging from Gregorian chant to contemporary repertoire. He was called by the press "...the jewel in Chanticleer's crown..." when he was the featured soloist on Chanticleer's Mexican baroque tour.

Mr. Barber's recent CD releases include featured solos on Karl Jenkin's AdiemusV, released by EMI, as well as Dido and Aeneas for New Trinity Baroque. He has recorded two tracks on the Buddah-Bar chill-out series, Living Theater Vol.2 and 3. DJ Tracy Young's remix of Terry's vocal for "The World Is A Stage" has been listed in the top 10 world-wide by various DJs. Terry Barber is a soloist on Crossing the Stone, released by Sony Classical and featured as classical album of the week in the United Kingdom. Dorian's release, The Jesuit Operas, includes Mr. Barber in the role of Japan. Terry Barber recorded Reflections with Chanticleer for Warner. He also recorded Jewel's Chrismas album for Columbia Records.

Mr. Barber began private study in the arts at the age of seven, and has been involved in the entertainment industry since that time. He received his Master of Music degree from Trinity College of Music of London with a Distinction in Performance, working with James Bowman, Ian Partridge and Linda Hirst. He was also the winner of the Maxine Lillian Shimer Music Award from Trinity College. A graduate of the Northwestern University Musical Theater Program, a role was created for him with his extreme vocal range in mind for the musical A Robin Hood Tale by Lawrence Rush and Kathy Phillis. He performed in Hello Dolly at Lincolnshire Theatre of Chicago, and was a recipient of the Winthrop Bean Theater Award. Terry Barber resides in New York City.