Terry Wey
Terry Wey ( born 15 September 1985) is a classical countertenor, specialising in historically informed performance. As a boy soprano, he was a soloist of the Wiener Sängerknaben.[1]
Born in Bern in a Swiss-American family of musicians, Wey began his vocal training as a member of the Wiener Sängerknaben and also studied the piano. From 2003, he appeared internationally in concert- and opera.[1] His love of Renaissance music made him join the vocal ensemble Cinquecento.[2]
Selected recordings
- Tommaso Albinoni: Il Nascimento dell’Aurora (2007)
- Stefano Landi: Il Sant’Alessio (2008)
- Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor (2008)
- George Frederic Handel: Israel in Egypt (2008)
- Claudio Monteverdi: Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria (2010)
- Bach: Es ist ein trotzig und verzagt Ding, BWV 176 (2014)
References
- 1 2 "Terry Wey (Boy soprano, Counter-tenor)". bach-cantatas.com. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ↑ "Terry Wey / Counterenor". Ensemble Cinquecento. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
External links
- Literature by and about Terry Wey in the German National Library catalogue
- Official website
- Terry Wey autobiography, boychoirs.org 2002
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