Terry Foster

Terry Foster started playing piano at the age of seven and went on to study organ at the age of 15. He has studied organ with Carlene Neihart and Dr. John Ditto. Terry has been organist and choir director for several churches over his 25-plus years of playing organ in Kansas City, St. Joseph, and Phoenix.

Mr. Foster is currently a part-time student pursuing his BM in organ performance at the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance studying with Dr. John Ditto. He is active in the Kansas City Chapter of The American Guild of Organists and the Kansas City and Independence Music Clubs. He is an active performer both as a recitalist and accompanist. Mr. Foster is organist/choirmaster at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in downtown Kansas City, a staff organist at the Community of Christ World Headquarters in Independence, staff pianist/organist for Community Christian Church, accompanist for Washington High School with the KCKS School District and Director for Ebony Chorale.

He has performed as solo artist with the Overland Park Symphony and the St. Joseph Symphony. Most recently, he played on an organ recital with James David Christie and performed for him in a master class. Mr. Foster has also commissioned and premiered new organ works. Dana Mengel, local composer, composed and “Organ Fantasy” and dedicated it to Mr. Foster. It was premiered in 2008

After being diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease early in 2005, he is proud to be a cancer survivor.