Biography

Terry S. Cravens, professor and chair, winds and percussion, was a member of the Louisville Orchestra and the Austin Symphony. Additionally he has performed with the Vienna Philharmonic, San Antonio Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Pacific Symphony, Ojai Festival Orchestra and the Los Angeles Brass Society. He participated in twenty-two first edition recordings with the Louisville Orchestra conducted by Robert Whitney, the Mozart Requiem, Bruckner's Seventh Symphony and Wagner's Die Walkure with the Vienna Philharmonic conducted by Istvan Kertesz and Georg Solti. He also performed on a direct disc Wagner Album with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, under the baton of Erich Leinsdorf. Currently he is an active freelance performer in the Los Angeles area and is a member of the Pasadena Symphony, the Los Angeles Master Chorale Sinfonia and the Los Angeles Opera Orchestra.