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Salli Terri Choral Music Collection
2015.008
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Title: Salli Terri Choral Music Collection
Dates: 1955-1983
Collection Number: 2015.008
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 3.13 linear ft.
Repository:
California State University, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California 90032-8300
Abstract: Salli C. Terri (September 3, 1922 - May 5, 1996) was a singer, arranger, recording artist, and song writer. She earned a B.A.
in Music from Wayne State University, and an M.A. in Music from the University of Southern California. She was married to
composer and director John Biggs for twenty-five years and had two daughters. The family performed medieval and Renaissance
music together as the John Biggs Consort. From 1950-1952 she taught music and English at the American School in Tokyo, Japan,
returned to the U.S. to teach music theory at Fullerton Junior College, and later directed a woman's choir and was a professor
of Music at UCLA. In 1951
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she joined the Roger Wagner Chorale and appeared as a solo artist. She also made several solo records, staged a one-woman
show, and sang in film and television productions. This collection of choral music arranged by or performed by Salli Terri
represents Terri's eclectic musical interest of folk, religious music, love songs, and ballads. The collection also reflects
Salli Terri’s deep interest in Shaker history and culture. The Shakers, also known as the United Society of Believers in Christ's
Second Appearing, is a religious sect branched off from a Quaker community and founded in the 18th century in England. The
collection’s clippings, periodicals, correspondence and magazines document Shaker culture and highlight an American folk culture
worthy of study.
Language of Material: English
Access is available by appointment for Cal State LA student and faculty researchers as well as independent researchers.
Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Salli Terri Choral Music Collection. California State University, Los Angeles
Scope and Content of Collection
Our collection contains a wide variety of publications, pamphlets, Shaker product guides, research reports, program proposals,
newspaper and magazine clippings, conference materials and a series of academic articles. The collection includes Salli Terri’s
musical scores and a graduate level research paper that includes a collection of Shaker related clippings and musical scores.
Choral
Folk Music
Salli Terri