Career
Doctor Paul Terracini started out his musical career holding a permanent position of Principal Trumpet from 1975 till 1979 within the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra. He was Lecturer in Trumpet, Concert Band, Brass Ensemble, and Big Band at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music from 1982 till 1988. He spent about twenty years in Europe, playing Solo Trumpet at the Danish Chamber Players from 1991 till 2007 and touring Asia, South America, the United States of America and all across Europe.
Foreign 16 years he was Chairman of the Storstroms Symphony Orchestra in Denmark.
Back in Australia as a trumpet player he appeared as soloist with internationally known ensembles like the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra und the West Australian Symphony Orchestra. As a conductor he recorded ten classical albums with the Prague Symphony Orchestra.
Also he has conducted at the prestigious German opera festival Rossini in Wildbad, led orchestras in Denmark and Italy through concerts and operas. Furthermore he taught at different schools and colleges of higher musical education in Europa and China.
Especially his compositions for film and television gained popularity to the extend of his theme music for Australian television series, Classical Destinations, being collected onto Decca Records" Number 1 Classical Album of 2007.
2010 he composed to works for the International Trumpet Guild Annual Conference and conducted the Gala Concerts of that event. Apart from his musical activities, Paul Terracini holds a Bachelor of Theology degree, a First Class Honours Bachelor of Arts degree, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Religious Studies. Today he is Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Penrith Symphony Orchestra in Sydney, as well as fulfilling a busy schedule as freelance composer and conductor in Australia and internationally.
His book, "John Stoward Moyes and the Social Gospel," was published in 2015.
The catalogue of Paul Terracini"s works can be found at his website: www.paulterracini.com.
