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. ^ a b "Terry Wey (Boy soprano, Counter-tenor)". bach-cantatas.com. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  2. ^ "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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