David Harris (b. 1974), BSE, MM, DMA is a freelance musician and American music specialist living in Manhattan. He is artistic director of the New World Music Festival the music director of the Columbia University Glee Club and The Brearley Singers, and a member of C4 the Choral Composer/Conductor Collective. He is also an active theater musician, having worked with the Brooklyn Theater Arts Project in the fall of 2009 and currently in the process of developing a new musical by Carly and Chad Howard entitled Hansel and Gretel:  A Folk Musical with the Sparrowtree Theater Company.  In addition to conducting and teaching, David composes a variety of music and is currently working on several projects.  He has six professional recordings available on iTunes and CDBaby.

David moved to New York from Colorado where he began and directed Jubilate, a 55-voice a cappella choir, for 8 years. Prior to that, he lived in Birmingham and taught high school in addition to working with the Birmingham Boys Choir. David often serves as a clinician and fulfills composition commissions throughout the year. He is a current member of the American Composers Forum and the American Music Center. David co-authored the book In The Good Old Summer Time with Thomas Riis in 2006. He holds degrees from the Universities of Alabama, Oklahoma, and Colorado. He received the Marinus Smith Recognition Award for Teaching Excellence in 2003 from the University of Colorado Parents Association for his work with the CU Collegiate Chorale.

Are you an American classical music lover?  Think about joining the inaugural New World Chorus this summer in Boulder.

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Read about the  Sparrowtree premiere production of Hansel and Gretel: A Folk Musical by Carly and Chad Howard for which I’m music directing.