Thomas Henderson Kerr Jr.

Biography

Thomas Henderson Kerr Jr. (January 3, 1915 – August 26, 1988) was an American classical pianist, organist, music teacher, and composer whose compositions and arrangements for piano, organ, voice, woodwind ensemble, and chorus were performed by some of the leading African American artists of his time including pianists Sylvia Olden Lee,Natalie Hinderas, William Duncan Allen Jr., and the duo-piano team, Delphin & Romain. His arrangements of Negro Spirituals have been performed and recorded by notable artists including Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman.

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