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Terry Lowry's Podcast

76 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 rating

Terry Lowry shares original compositions and improvisations with works from the standard repertoire added from time to time.

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Episodes

Beethoven Sonata No. 29, OP. 106: IV. Largo - Allegro risoluto

August 30, 2021 22:00 - 13 minutes - 25.9 MB

This is my all-time favorite of Beethoven's 32 sonatas, the Hammerklavier.  This is the fourth of four movements.

Beethoven Sonata No. 29, OP. 106: III. Adagio sostenuto - Appassionato e con molto sentimento

August 29, 2021 22:00 - 20 minutes - 38.4 MB

This is my all-time favorite of Beethoven's 32 sonatas, the Hammerklavier.  This is the third of four movements.

Beethoven Sonata No. 29, OP. 106: II.Scherzo. Assai vivace

August 28, 2021 22:00 - 2 minutes - 5.16 MB

This is my all-time favorite of Beethoven's 32 sonatas, the Hammerklavier.  This is the second of four movements.

Beethoven Sonata no. 29, Op. 106: I. Allegro

August 27, 2021 13:36 - 11 minutes - 21.2 MB

This is my all-time favorite of Beethoven's 32 sonatas, the Hammerklavier.  This is the first of four movements.

Cello Sonata

September 25, 2020 14:28 - 13 minutes - 25.6 MB

This piece was written and given as a Christmas gift to my amazing wife, Tara.  It was played beautifully by my very good friend, David Lloyd, who is the principal cellist with the Carroll Symphony Orchestra and plays with me in the chamber ensemble Atlanta by Six.

Santa Medley

December 25, 2016 14:00 - 3 minutes - 4.63 MB

Day 9: Each day leading to Christmas I will release a recording from my Christmas album A Silent Night. Merry Christmas to all!

Christmas Improv

December 24, 2016 14:00 - 6 minutes - 9.19 MB

Day 8: The Carroll Symphony Orchestra presents a Christmas Pops concert each year, and I usually allow the audience to submit requests.  After intermission, we roll out a grand piano and I play the most requested tunes.  Here is a portion of the improvisation from last Thursday night, December 15, 2016.  I include it in this series, on Christmas Eve, because it contains Clement Moore's "Twas the Night Before Christmas".  (I very nearly remembered the poem!)  

The Christmas Song

December 23, 2016 14:00 - 3 minutes - 5.24 MB

Day 7: Each day leading to Christmas I will release a recording from my Christmas album A Silent Night. Merry Christmas to all!

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

December 22, 2016 14:00 - 5 minutes - 7.25 MB

Day 6: Each day leading to Christmas I will release a recording from my Christmas album A Silent Night. Merry Christmas to all!

White Christmas/Silver Bells

December 21, 2016 14:00 - 5 minutes - 7.01 MB

Day 5: Each day leading to Christmas I will release a recording from my Christmas album A Silent Night. Merry Christmas to all!

O Little Town of Bethlehem/The First Nowell

December 20, 2016 14:00 - 3 minutes - 4.71 MB

Day 4: Each day leading to Christmas I will release a recording from my Christmas album A Silent Night. Merry Christmas to all!

What Child Is This

December 19, 2016 14:00 - 2 minutes - 3.71 MB

Day 3: Each day leading to Christmas I will release a recording from my Christmas album A Silent Night. Merry Christmas to all!

O Holy Night

December 18, 2016 14:00 - 4 minutes - 6.2 MB

Each day leading to Christmas I will release a recording from my Christmas album A Silent Night. Merry Christmas to all!

Silent Night

December 17, 2016 16:00 - 3 minutes - 5.35 MB

Each day leading to Christmas I will release a recording from my Christmas album Silent Night. Merry Christmas to all!

Schubert Impromptu in G-flat major

June 07, 2016 13:39 - 5 minutes - 6.45 MB

Schubert's wonderful Impromptu in G-flat major is a favorite of mine and of many.  I hope you enjoy.

The first podcast under the new name Tone Poem

April 11, 2016 22:50 - 10 minutes - 20.6 MB

This is my first podcast in a while.  I've been thinking a lot about the music that I would like to share in the future, and while "Piano Lab" was a lot of fun, the new show "Tone Poem" will allow me to feature more orchestral, choral and other non-piano music.  Of course, there will still be a good bit of piano music - especially music for piano and orchestra - but the new name will more accurately describe the show from now on.  The piece featured in this episode is a Tone Poem for piano,...

Advent Noel: Prepare the way, O Zion

December 24, 2015 17:00 - 6 minutes - 9.56 MB

This is a beautiful organ setting by Peter DeWitt of a very old Advent Noel, Bereden vag for Herran (Prepare the way, O Zion).  The recording is from an organ recital that I gave on December 20.  I hope you enjoy this and that you have a very Merry Christmas!

Piano Lab - Debussy "Estampes"

April 25, 2015 23:15 - 15 minutes - 25 MB

Debussy's beautiful suite for piano, Estampes. I hope you enjoy!

Piano Lab - Crucifixus for Choir

February 28, 2015 01:57 - 7 minutes - 15.1 MB

Crucifixus, one of my choral compositions for Lent

Piano Lab - Beethoven Fantasy

July 20, 2014 16:00 - 13 minutes - 25.1 MB

This week's Piano Lab features Beethoven's Fantasy, Op. 77

Piano Lab - Chopin "Military" Polonaise

July 13, 2014 16:00 - 7 minutes - 12.9 MB

This week's Piano Lab features Chopin's majestic Polonaise in A major.

Piano Lab - Chopin "Heroic" Polonaise

July 06, 2014 16:00 - 7 minutes - 13.9 MB

Piano Lab - Debussy Etude no. 11

June 22, 2014 16:00 - 6 minutes - 12.7 MB

Today's piano lab features Debussy's wonderful Etude no. 11, "Pour les arpeges composé"

Piano Lab - A Father's Day Duet

June 15, 2014 16:00 - 5 minutes - 8.65 MB

In honor of Father's Day, a duet with my dad. I hope you enjoy!

PIano Lab - Brahms Intermezzo in B-flat minor

June 08, 2014 16:00 - 6 minutes - 9.83 MB

Brahms Intermezzo in B-flat minor, Op. 117 no. 2.  I hope you enjoy!

Chopin Nocturne in B major, Op. 62 no. 1

June 01, 2014 16:00 - 8 minutes - 16.4 MB

This week's Piano Lab features Chopin's beautiful Nocturne in B major.

Podcast Episode no. 50!

May 25, 2014 16:00 - 3 minutes - 6.17 MB

This is my 50th Podcast Episode of Piano Lab with Terry Lowry.  Thanks for listening! 

Piano Lab for May 18, 2014 - Improvisation

May 19, 2014 18:06 - 5 minutes - 10.5 MB

This is an improvisation on a theme provided by an audience member at a recital.  I hope you enjoy!

White Rose

May 10, 2014 16:00 - 15 minutes - 29 MB

This is a song cycle for bass-baritone and piano.  John Ray wrote the text and asked me to set it to music.  This recording is from a recital at the University of Alabama Birmingham that we gave together in 1998.

Motet: Psalm 96

May 08, 2014 16:00 - 3 minutes - 6.57 MB

A two-part motet setting of Psalm 96, commissioned by RareSong, Patricia DeWitt, Director

Lament

May 04, 2014 10:57 - 4 minutes - 7.6 MB

Lament is a work composed for solo organ in 2002.

O For A Thousand Tongues

April 20, 2014 13:14 - 14 minutes - 27.8 MB

"O For A Thousand Tongues", a solo hymn cantata on themes by Lowell Mason,  written for and sung by my good friend Larry Frazier.  Happy Easter!

6X1

March 27, 2014 14:54 - 4 minutes - 3.92 MB

This is a  piece from a set I composed for Atlanta by Six.  facebook.com/AtlantaBySix

Improvisation at UWG

February 22, 2014 16:44 - 5 minutes - 5.39 MB

An improvisation from an Atlanta by Six concert at the University of West Georgia.  It includes my interaction with the young man from the audience who was brave enough to come on stage and give me a theme. I hope you enjoy!

Improvisation from Dalton State College

February 21, 2014 18:51 - 7 minutes - 6.52 MB

An improvisation from a recent concert with Atlanta by Six.  The other members took a short break after we performed Schubert's Trout Quintet.  This one is a little different from my usual improvs.  I hope you enjoy!

First Date

September 06, 2013 16:27 - 4 minutes - 3.85 MB

First Date is modern take on the Chopin style Nocturne.  It has a beautiful melody over a steady, left hand accompaniment and provides the pianist with opportunities to explore the entire range of the piano.  It also makes a great performance piece with plenty of passages that display the performer's technical abilities.

Contemplation (Tuba Quartet)

August 19, 2013 12:36 - 8 minutes - 12.6 MB

This is a piece for tuba quartet, performed by members of the University of Alabama tuba quartet. 

Improvisation at Eddie's Attic

August 12, 2013 13:31 - 7 minutes - 14.9 MB

Here is another improvisation on a theme from the audience from the Atlanta by Six concert at Eddie's Attic. 

Improvisation at Eddie's Attic

July 30, 2013 18:24 - 6 minutes - 12.5 MB

This is an improvisation on a theme from an audience member at Eddie's Attic.  It begins with "Let it Be" because the woman from the audience made a comment about the Beatles.  I eventually get around to playing a piece build on her theme.  I hope you enjoy!

Improvisation (July 18, 2013)

July 21, 2013 22:23 - 3 minutes - 3.29 MB

This is an improvisation on a set of notes given to me by a young boy at a program that I played earlier this week.  I hope you enjoy. 

6X3 performed by Atlanta By Six (Terry Lowry)

July 17, 2013 23:47 - 7 minutes - 14.7 MB

This is the first piece from Atlanta By Six's concert on May 7 at Eddie's Attic.  More to come and I hope you enjoy!

Station XIV. Jesus Is Laid In the Sepulchre

March 30, 2013 16:00 - 5 minutes - 11.4 MB

Movement 14 of a 14 movement work for solo piano entitled Stations of the Cross.

Station XIII. Jesus Is Taken Down from the Cross

March 29, 2013 18:07 - 2 minutes - 4.51 MB

Movemnet 13 of a 14 movement work for solo piano entitled Stations of the Cross.

Station XII. Jesus Dies On the Cross

March 28, 2013 21:42 - 1 minute - 2.75 MB

Movement 12 of a 14 movement work for solo piano entitled Stations of the Cross.

Station XI. Jesus Nailed to the Cross

March 27, 2013 13:04 - 7 minutes - 15.5 MB

Movement 11 of a 14 movement work for solo piano entitled Stations of the Cross.

Station X. Jesus Is Stripped of His Garments

March 26, 2013 14:04 - 2 minutes - 4.35 MB

Movement 10 of a 14 movement work for solo piano entitled Stations of the Cross.

Station IX. Jesus Falls the Third Time

March 25, 2013 12:31 - 1 minute - 3.47 MB

Movement nine of a 14 movement work for solo piano entitled Stations of the Cross.

Station VIII. Jesus Consoles the Women of Jerusalem

March 24, 2013 23:15 - 2 minutes - 5.55 MB

Station eight of a 14 movement work for piano solo entitled Stations of the Cross.

Station VII. Jesus Falls the Second Time

March 23, 2013 10:34 - 1 minute - 3.73 MB

Movement seven of a 14 movement work for solo piano entitled Stations of the Cross.

Station VI. Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus

March 22, 2013 12:43 - 3 minutes - 7.2 MB

Movement six of a 14 movement work for solo piano entitled Stations of the Cross.