Paul Terracini (born 1957) is an Australian composer, conductor, and educator.
Life and career
Dr Paul Terracini started out his musical career holding a permanent position of Principal Trumpet from 1975 till 1979 within the
Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra
The Opera Australia Orchestra (based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is a full-time salaried orchestra, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Opera Australia. It is one of three salaried orchestras in Sydney, along with the Sydney Symphony Orches ...
. He was Lecturer in Trumpet, Concert Band, Brass Ensemble, and Big Band at the
Queensland Conservatorium of Music from 1982 till 1988. He spent about twenty years in Europe, playing Solo Trumpet at the
Danish Chamber Players from 1991 till 2007 and touring Asia, South America, the USA and all across Europe. For 16 years he was Chairman of the
Storstroms Symphony Orchestra in Denmark. Back in Australia as a trumpet player he appeared as soloist with internationally known ensembles like the
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, the
Queensland Symphony Orchestra, the
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra und the
West Australian Symphony Orchestra.
As a conductor he recorded ten classical albums with the
Prague Symphony Orchestra. Also he has been President of the Danish Bel Canto Society, conducted at the prestigious German opera festival
Rossini in Wildbad, led orchestras in Denmark and Italy through concerts and operas. Furthermore, he taught at different schools and colleges of higher musical education in Europa and China.
As a composer Terracini has become known through ensembles like
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass, the New York Philharmonic, the
Prague Symphony Orchestra, the
Sydney Symphony Orchestra Brass and the
Australian Chamber Orchestra who have been playing his works. Especially his compositions for film and television gained popularity to the extent of his theme music for Australian TV series, ''
Classical Destinations'',
being collected onto
Decca Records
Decca Records is a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis (Decca), Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934 by Lewis, Jack Kapp, American Decca's first president, and Milton Rackmil, who later became American ...
' ''Number 1 Classical Album of 2007''. 2010 he composed two works for the
International Trumpet Guild Annual Conference and conducted the Gala Concerts of that event.
His most recent CD, "Paul Terracini - Music for Brass", (Tall Poppies TP224) was chosen as Best Ensemble CD of the Year for 2016 by Brass Band World magazine, UK.
Apart from his musical activities, Paul Terracini holds a Bachelor of Theology degree, a First Class Honours Bachelor of Arts degree, and a PhD in Religious Studies.
He has been Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the
Penrith Symphony Orchestra in Sydney since 2010, and Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the Kuringai Philharmonic Orchestra since 2017 as well as fulfilling a busy schedule as freelance composer and conductor in Australia and internationally.
Penrith Symphony Orchestra
/ref> He is the Artistic Director and one of the founders of the Penrith Youth Orchestra, a project created in collaboration with the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Penrith Symphony Orchestra, and Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre. His book, "John Stoward Moyes and the Social Gospel," was published in 2015. The catalogue of Paul Terracini's works can be found at his website: www.paulterracini.com
Discography
* Paul Terracini: Music for Brass. Tall Poppies TP224
Symphonic Hymns of the Forefathers. ABC Classics ABC472 189-2
Hymns of the Forefathers 2. ABC Classics ABC 476 160-0
Cherished Hymns (3-CD Set) ABC Classics 476 6144
Lead Kindly Light (choral a cappella) ABC Classics ABC 476 159-9
Verter (opera, live, commercially released recording from Rossini Festival, Bad Wilbad, Germany). Bongiovanni GB 2343-2
Symphony of Hope. Bredon Hill BHMCD 1021
Symphony of Hope 2. Bredon Hill BMHCD 1035
As Incense. Bredon Hill BMHCD 1031
Kirkens Store Salmer. Refleks Music 11290022
Classical Destinations. EMI Classics 09463944225
Classical Destinations II. Sony/BMG 88697359472
The Number One Classical Album 2007. Decca 442 9157
Rhapsodie, Fantasie, Poeme. Melba MR 301117
The Trilogy. Kingsway Music KMCD 2369
The Praise Symphony Project. Coventry Music 50010-2
Orchestral Mastertrax. Soundtrax SML 1013
Drama Themes. Soundtrax SML 1010
Scores for the Screen. Soundtrax SML 1023
Let the Games Begin. Soundtrax SML 1016
Scores for the Screen. Presentation CD
References
External links
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Australian conductors (music)
Australian male composers
Australian composers
Australian trumpeters
Living people
1957 births
21st-century trumpeters
21st-century conductors (music)
21st-century Australian male musicians
21st-century Australian musicians