Mickey Thomas Terry

Mickey Thomas Terry, Ph.D., serves as a Master Instructor in Howard University's Department of Music within the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts, teaching Blacks in the Arts, Applied Organ Instruction, and acting as Howard Concert Choir Accompanist. A nationally recognized organ virtuoso, he specializes in African-American classical composers' organ works.

His academic credentials include:

• Bachelor's degree from East Carolina University
• Ph.D. from Georgetown University

Dr. Terry's research establishes him as the leading authority on African-American organ music, focusing on performance practices, historical context, and pedagogical frameworks. His expertise bridges organ performance, African-American musicology, and choral traditions, manifested through editorial work on the African-American Organ Music Anthology and publications in The American Organist Magazine and The Diapason.

His distinguished honors comprise:

• Second Prize, 9th Annual Clarence Mader National Organ Competition (1986)
• Finalist, Michigan International Organ Competition (1987)
• Finalist, Flint International Competition (1989)
• 2023-2024 Artist Fellowship from the District of Columbia Commission on the Arts and Humanities
• 2021-2022 Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts Dean's Distinguished Artist Award
• 2022-2023 Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts Outstanding Master Instructor Award

Dr. Terry mentors students in organ performance and musicology while advancing his research through the current DC Arts Fellowship. His service includes former leadership roles as Sub-Dean of the DC American Guild of Organists chapter and advisory work for the ECS/AGO African-American Organ Music Series, demonstrating institutional commitment beyond classroom instruction.