About Terry

Terry White

A music educator who taught instrumental music at all levels for over 35 years, Terry retired from the Cape Elizabeth School District in 2010. Today, he is enjoying composing and arranging for many groups throughout the country. He has written for many idioms including the Portland Symphony Orchestra, marching band, jazz ensemble and concert band. His music has been performed at the Mid West Clinic in Chicago, the Illinois Music Educators Conference and is listed in several states’ festival lists. Terry’s music has also been reviewed in the Instrumentalist and the IAJE Journal. Many of his publications have been selected for J.W.Pepper’s Editor’s Choice list annually. Terry is the brass arranger for the Colt Cadets DCI Drum Corps in Dubuque, Iowa.

Originally from Falmouth, ME., Terry received a B.M. in Composition from Berklee College of Music and a M.S. in Music Education from the University of New Hampshire. He has studied composition with John Bavicchi, Hugo Norden and Herb Pomeroy.

As a performer Terry began with the Don Doane Big Band while still in high school and continued with the band as trumpet player and writer until 1984. Terry continued with his own big band for several years releasing a CD entitled “This Note’s For You” and presently writes for the Portland Jazz Orchestra and numerous other jazz ensembles throughout New England. He is an active adjudicator and festival conductor.
Terry is a 2020 inductee to the Maine Music Education Association Hall of Fame.

Terry resides in Westbrook, ME with his wife Mary Ellen.