Lisa Terry, cello and viola da gamba

Lisa Terry, specialist on viola da gamba and early cello, brings an expressive and inspiring artistry to her performances with ARTEK, Parthenia, Dryden Ensemble and Louis Louis. She has performed with New York City Opera, Juilliard Opera Orchestra, Orchestra of St. Lukes, Concert Royal, the New York Collegium, American Classical Orchestra, Four Nations Ensemble, Santa Fe Pro Musica and the Chicago Opera Theatre. She earned her degree in cello performance from Memphis State University and continued her studies in New York with Richard Taruskin, viol, and Harry Wimmer, cello. Ms. Terry appears to great acclaim as soloist in the Passions of J.S. Bach with orchestras throughout the northeast, notably under the batons of Robert Shaw and Lyndon Woodside in Carnegie Hall, in the Jonathan Miller staged performances at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and with the New York Collegium under the direction of Andrew Parrot. Ms. Terry taught viol at Columbia University for eight years and in the Historical Performance Program at SUNY Purchase. She has recorded for Lyrichord, MHS, Newport Classics, Zefiro and Museovich Productions.