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Terry Barber supports INTERHELP

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About Me

Terry Barber

www.Terry-Barber.com
Terry Barber joined the roster of the Metropolitan Opera 2002 season for the opera, Sly, with Placido Domingo. Mr. Barber made his New York City Opera debut in 2001 in Il Ritorno d’Ulisse in Patria and has covered Daniel Taylor in the NYC Opera’s production of Handel's Rinaldo starring David Daniels. In summer of 2002 he has performed at the International Spoleto Festival both the Spirit and the Witch in Purcell's Dido and Aeneas.
Highlights in 2004 include Mr. Barber’s debut performances at Carnegie Hall in the role of Orlovsky in Die Fledermaus with the National Chorale under Martin Josman (New Year’s Eve 2004); with the London Philharmonic Orchestra in a tour of Europe; and the Portland Baroque Orchestra in Handel’s Messiah under the direction of Nicholas Kramer. Recent performances with the New Trinity Baroque Orchestra of Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater with Evellyn Tubb earned him the comment, ‘'...his grasp of the texts and elegant phrasing made for charismatic singing' -- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Terry Barber will also participate in a series of short musicals to be filmed in New York City.
At home in various styles, Mr. Barber was recognized by three-time Grammy Award winners, Chanticleer. In 1998 he completed a year-long tour with Chanticleer, where he performed and recorded gospel, jazz, folk music in 12 languages, opera, and classical music ranging from Gregorian chant to contemporary repertoire. He was called by the press “...the jewel in Chanticleer’s crown...” when he was the featured soloist on Chanticleer's Mexican baroque tour. Mr. Barber’s recent CD releases include featured solos on Karl Jenkins, AdiemusV, released by EMI as well as Dido and Aeneas for New Trinity Baroque. He has recorded two tracks on the Buddah-Bar chill-out series, Living Theater Vol.2 and 3. Dj Tracy Young's remix of Terry's vocal for “The World Is A Stage” has been listed in the top 10 world-wide by various Djs. Terry Barber is a soloist on Crossing the Stone, released by Sony Classical and featured as classical album of the week in the United Kingdom. Dorian's release, The Jesuit Operas, includes Mr. Barber in the role of Japan. Terry Barber recorded Reflections with Chanticleer for Warner. He also recorded Jewel's Chrismas album for Columbia Records.
Mr. Barber began private study in the arts at the age of seven, and has been involved in the entertainment industry since that time. He is a graduate of the Northwestern University Musical Theater Program. A role was created with his extreme vocal range in mind for the musical A Robin Hood Tale, by Lawrence Rush and Kathy Phillis. He performed in Hello Dolly at Lincolnshire Theatre of Chicago, and was also a recipient of the Winthrop Bean Theater Award.
"silvery tones... delightfully natural soaring high register"
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Sep. 2007)
“performances of great vitality and verve”
Los Angeles Times

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Member Since: 2/11/2008
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ABOUT THE CAUSE:

Interhelp - German Society for International Aid

"INTERHELP - German Society for International Aid" was founded in 2005 following an emergency intervention on behalf of the Tsunami victims of Sri Lanka. INTERHELP is now dedicated to providing fast, efficient relief worldwide in case of natural disasters.

On 4 January 2005, a few days after the devastating Tsunami disaster, the Charity Project "Hameln-Pyrmont helps!" was founded for the flood victims in South Asia by the Deister-Weser-Zeitung, a daily newspaper located in Hameln, Lower Saxony and the Hameln Joint Welfare Association, a member in the action alliance "Germany Helps."

On 8th January a fact-finding team left for Sri Lanka. Under the direction of the journalist Ulrich Behmann, founder of the prestigious charity organization "Kinder in Not" ("Children in Need"), the team headed for Sri Lanka's coastal region of Galle Distriks to explore and find suitable areas for emergency assistance and for a longer-term help for self-help.

In Paraliya at Hikkaduwa, where a village was wiped out and the Express Train No. 50 was flooded off the tracks resulting in a death toll of more than 2500, the staff of "Hameln-Pyrmont Helps" was invited by the Regional Secretariat to set up a field hospital.

As an emergency measure, on 12 January 2005 a school was prepared as shelter in order to provide flood victims with medical and general supplies under the direction of Hameln's Reinhold Klostermann. Klostermann, Deputy Chairman of the German Society for International Aid Interhelp, headed an international team of entrepreneurs, teachers, rescue assistants and team helpers in an effort to provide more than 18,500 (!) medical treatments during the period until 15 March 2005. Cooperation partner was the Balapitiya Base Hospital.

Mr. Amarasiri Kuruwage, State Secretary to Minister of Justice Amarasiri Dodangoda, asked "Hameln-Pyrmont helps" to provide tents and beds for the victims to support them in rebuilding their homes. Germany's minister of foreign aid and development, Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, visited the projects and specifically commended the "Interhelp" efforts at home and abroad, particularly because the organization was the first worldwide to offer relief to Sri Lanka Tsunami victims following the disaster of Christmas 2004.

With a money donation by the Rotary Club Bad Pyrmont, in the first days more than 6 tons of rice and onions could be purchased on location. Medical supplies and tents that could not be bought in Sri Lanka were flown into the country with the kind support of Emirates Airlines.

The "Hameln Hospital" was handed over to the Sri Lanka Red Cross on March 15th, 2005. This puts the local Red Cross in a position to intervene by their own means in the case of smaller disasters. Meanwhile, "Hameln-Pyrmont helps" has been converted into "INTERHELP" and is now under the patronage of Prince Alexander of Schaumburg-Lippe, who also serves as patron for "Kinder in Not" (Children in Need).

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