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Thomas Henderson Kerr Jr. | |
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| Born | January 3, 1915 Baltimore, MD |
| Died | August 26, 1988 |
| Occupation(s) | composer, pianist, organist, music teacher |
| Employer | Howard University |
| Title | Chair of Keyboard Department, Professor of Piano |
| Term | 1943 - 1976 |
Thomas Henderson Kerr Jr. (January 3, 1915 - August 26, 1988) was an American classical pianist, organist, music teacher, and composer whose compositions and arrangements for piano, organ, voice, woodwind ensemble, and chorus were performed by some of the leading African American artists of his time[1] including pianists Sylvia Olden Lee,[2] Natalie Hinderas,[3] William Duncan Allen Jr.,[4] and the duo-piano team, Delphin and Romain.[5][6][7] His arrangements of Negro Spirituals have been performed and recorded by notable artists including Kathleen Battle[8][9][10] and Jessye Norman.[11][12]
Kerr was Professor of Music and Chair of the keyboard department at Howard University from 1943 - 1976. He served as the organist of the Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ in Washington, DC.[13] As a pianist, he performed widely in the area and was the first African American to perform a recital the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.[14]
- ^ Hobson, Cynthia Tibbs, and Cynthia A. Reid. A Catalogue of the Compositions and Arrangements of Thomas Henderson Kerr, Jr. (1915–1988) 2005. Thomas Henderson Kerr Jr. Papers (Sc MG 763). Box 5, Folder 1.Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division of the New York Public Library. p. vii.
- ^ Garcia, Susanna and William Chapman Nyaho. 2024. Preface. In: Kerr, Thomas Henderson, Jr. Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel? Concert Scherzo for Two Pianos. Edited by Susanna Garcia and William Chapman Nyaho, The Frances Clark Center Piano Education Press, pp. 6-8.
- ^ de Lerma, Dominique-Rene. Liner notes for “Natalie Hinderas, Piano Music by African American Composers,” 2007, New World Records NWCR629. Reissue of Desto 7102/3 Records, “Natalie Hinderas Pianist Plays Music by Black Composers,” Recorded 1971.
- ^ William Duncan Allen Jr. letter to Thomas H. Kerr Jr. February 8, 1982. Thomas Henderson Kerr Jr. Papers (Sc MG 763). Box 1, Folder 4.
- ^ Garcia and Chapman Nyaho (2024) pp. 8-9.
- ^ Bruce Posner and Joe Patrych (1982-03-15), Concert Grande - Interview with Delphin & Romain, duo-pianists, 3-15-1982, retrieved 2024-09-20
- ^ National Black Music Colloquium and Competition Program Book. January 11, 1980, Thomas Henderson Kerr Jr. Papers (Sc MG 763). Box 2, Folder 6.
- ^ Fitz-Fitzharris, Jane. “Compositional Techniques in Thomas Kerr, Jr.’s ‘Anguished American Easter, 1968’ and Their Application to the Theme of African-American Theology.” DMA diss., Louisiana State University, 2006, p. 3.
- ^ Kathleen Battle in Concert with Cliff Jackson. Recital Program, January 13, 2002. Thomas Henderson Kerr Jr. Papers (Sc MG 763). Box 1, Folder 9.
- ^ Recording: “Great Day” Jessye Norman and Kathleen Battle. Spirituals in Concert. DGG, 1991
- ^ Jessye Norman, soprano and Dalton Baldwin, piano. Recital Program, March 13, 1980. Thomas Henderson Kerr Jr. Papers (Sc MG 763). Box 1, Folder 14.
- ^ Recording: “Great Day” Jessye Norman and Dalton Baldwin. Spirituals. Phillips Classics.
- ^ Biographical/Historical Information. Thomas Henderson Kerr Jr. Papers (Sc MG 763).
- ^ “Oasis: At 90, Kerr has ‘been somebody’ a long time” The Baltimore Sun. May 20, 1978. Retrieved September 2, 2024.