Eric Terlizzi
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It is good to Praise the Lord and make music to your name O MOST HIGH
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praiseI have known from a very early age that music would always be a part of my life. I discovered during my college years that music would be the focus of my life’s work. I took a couple of piano lessons when I was in the first grade until my teacher left the country. In Chicago while I was in the sixth grade, a man came to my school and demonstrated all of the instruments that were typically in a wind band. I knew I HAD to play the trombone. I was so fascinated with the slide and the warm, rich sound. So, that was it. I was in the band! I enjoyed it so much that it became all I thought about. My parents even arranged private lessons to keep me motivated and learning at an accelerated pace. They were very selfless to provide funds and transportation to professionals in the Chicago area who agreed to teach me. One of my best experiences was studying private trombone with a female teacher at Concordia College while I was in junior high school. I learned more from her in one lesson than anyone else the entire time I had studied privately. This was such a sacrifice for my parents, and for that I am eternally grateful. I played the trombone all through school and eventually majored in Music Education in college with an emphasis on trombone. All during this time, I was spending a great deal of time on the piano as well...on my own, playing by ear. It was not until I had music theory in college that I really began to understand how to make the piano do what I heard in my head. This unlocked my mind with the piano, and my playing instantly changed. I can remember like it was yesterday all of those Friday nights in college, just the piano and me. It was then I realized that I was playing for God. He was developing His gift in me for HIS service! I remember playing for hours...learning how to play...learning what it was to worship on an instrument. (As I listen to the great keyboard players of our day, I’m amazed at how much room there is for improvement in my own playing!) Since God arrested my heart about why I am here in this life, I want to do nothing more than to point people to HIM and how great HE IS! He was very clear with me that He will share His glory with NO ONE. "Yes, Lord!" was my answer. Now, my desire is just to lead people to worship Him...using the gifts He gave me to point all people back to Him. I would like to challenge all musicians who may be reading this with this question: For whom or what are you playing? In college I met the most incredible woman. Her name was Dolly. She was sitting first chair trumpet in our college wind ensemble. I could not believe how awesome she was on the trumpet! She had the most beautiful, clean, and brilliant sound I had heard from anyone. Even more striking…her beauty, inside and out. I knew then and there that if God was going to give me anyone even close to the caliber of Dolly, that it was going to have to be Him working it out. We became friends within days of meeting, and got to be very close. I grew to love her early on. As time went on, we knew we were meant for each other, and we became united forever on May 21, 1994. She is the most beautiful person I have ever met, and to think that God would allow me to be married to this kind of woman is just the icing on the cake. Having been married to her now for almost 10 years, I am amazed at how someone can be even more beautiful after this span of time. God truly has made us soul mates for life. I love her with all my heart. It's amazing to realize our family is expanding! On August 2, 2001, David Eric was born. He has been such an incredible gift from God. Each day holds something new from this little life. We enjoy so much spending time with him and pouring our love into him. Then, on August 29, 2003, our new little girl Chloe Mae was born. She is such a dear and has a tender heart. Then, on November 15, 2005, Sophia Belle was born. She has such a gentle spirit about her. She just “goes with the flow”. It’s unbelievable to see how different each child is, and how unique God has made them. We look forward to each new day with our family. Currently, we own and operate our recording studio in Raleigh, NC called “Soundweaver Studios” as a part of our company Terlizzi Media Group. We also travel to various parts of the country, leading worship at conferences and helping communities come together to worship our God. If you are interested in getting in touch with us, click here. We’d love to hear about what God is doing in your region and possibly partner with you to see the Church come together to worship in your town. the Lord o my soul. psalm 103
I want to personally welcome you to ericterlizzi.com. I want to personally welcome you to our NEW redesigned website. We were definitely due for a facelift as it has been over 10 YEARS. So much as happened over the years that it would be too much to talk about here, but suffice to say that our God is good! If you’d like to know more about what’s been going on, be sure to check out the blog page. I am trying to post as often as I can. Be sure to check out our music page to listen to and purchase our currently available titles. Hopefully this summer we will be able to start up the magic music factory again and crank out some fresh concoctions.If you are new to my music, be sure to give the demos a listen. My first CD, In the Stillness, is an all-spontaneous quiet recording in which the 9' Steinway concert grand was recorded first with few additional tracks added later in my studio. This CD is a favorite where people want to bring an atmosphere of peace for any occasion. My second recording, Carried By My Father, takes a different approach in that there is great dynamic contrast. It is very symphonic in nature and some tracks may remind you of contemporary film score. My wife, Dolly, is an accomplished vocalist and trumpet player and is featured in a couple of the tracks. I didn't have to look far for incredible talent! Our third release, which stylistically is much different than the other two. Meet Us Here is a full-blown studio project that is contemporary praise and worship.yes, with vocals!! It has moments of intimacy with the Father as well as rockin. praise. God truly blessed us with some incredibly talented friends that partnered with us in this endeavor. You can pick up a copy of all of our albums here. Number four! Reflections of the King- The Christmas Project: Soaking Music for the Holiday season! This album plays nicely during all those Christmas functions- reminding us, instrumentally, why we celebrate in the first place.So take a look around, do some shopping, add a comment and drop us a line if you'd like. We'd love to hear from you!! Eric
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