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Terry was born in Littlehampton in 1943. He started his career as a freelance drummer and percussionist.
After 3 years in the band of the Coldstream Guards and studying at Kneller Hall, he went on to the Guildhall School of Music to study percussion and was the orchestra’s principal timpanist. During this time he started working with the BBC Symphony and Concert Orchestras under the baton of Sir Adrian Boult, Sir Malcolm Sargent, Sir Colin Davis and Norman del Mar. He freelanced with most of the London Orchestras, with Covent Garden and Sadlers Wells Opera and Ballet companies and was acting principal with the Scottish National Orchestra. Later he returned to the Guildhall to study contemporary music composition and conducting..