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Thomas Henderson Kerr Jr.

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] [3], Natalie Hinderas [4], William Duncan Allen Jr.[5],and the duo-piano team, Delphin and Romain. [6] [7] <ref name="Garcia 2024pp8-9">


[v] Wilfred Delphin and Edwin Romain. Interview by Bruce Posner and Joe Patrych. Concert Grande, WFUV Radio, March 15, 1982.

[vi] 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. 8-9.

He 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 Church in Washington, D.C.

Early life and education

Career

Personal life

Compositions

Bibliography

Further reading

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Garcia, Susanna; Chapman Nyaho, William (2024). Garcia, Susanna; Chapman Nyaho, William (eds.). Kerr, Thomas Henderson, Jr. Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel? Concert Scherzo for Two Pianos. Kingston, NJ: The Frances Clark Center Piano Education Press. ISBN 9781737723776.
  3. ^ Olden-Kerr Piano Duo Recital Programs, April 21, 1944; June 24, 1956. Thomas Henderson Kerr Jr. Papers (Sc MG 763). Box 4, Folders 4,5. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division of the New York Public Library.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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 .Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division of the New York Public Library.
  6. ^ Bruce Posner and Joe Patrych (1982-03-15), Concert Grande - Delphin & Romain, duo-pianists, 3-15-1982, retrieved 2024-09-20
  7. ^ National Black Music Colloquium and Competition Program Book. January 11, 1980, Thomas Henderson Kerr Jr. Papers (Sc MG 763). Box 2, Folder 6. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division of the New York Public Library.