Background
Terry Winter Owens was born in New York, and began composing at age ten.
Terry Winter Owens was born in New York, and began composing at age ten.
Later she studied composition with Ralph Shapey and Mark Brunswick and earned a Bachelor of Arts in music from The City College of New New York
She continued her studies at New York University. Owens performed as a violinist, pianist and harpsichordist with orchestras and chamber ensembles, serving as musical director for the Staten Island Baroque Ensemble. She was employed as pianist for the Richmond Opera Collection and played first violin in Louisiana Puma Opera Company Orchestra.
She also worked as a free-lance music editor and pioneered in the use of music editing software.
Owens taught music and composition privately, and also at the Neighborhood Music School of New York, and the Music Institute of Staten Island. Owens collaborated with filmmaker Douglas Morse on the film The Lost Children of Coney Island through a grant from The American Composers Forum.
She also composed the film score for The Clearing which was selected from over 300 entries for the 1994 New York Expo. Owens" music has been performed in New York City, Dubai, Turkey, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands and Tokyo.