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JoAnne Harris serves as an Adjunct Lecturer in the Conservatory of Music at the School of Visual, Media and Performing Arts, Brooklyn College. She additionally teaches orchestration at Catholic University of America and serves on the steering committee of the Society of Composers and Lyricists in New York.
Her educational foundation includes a degree from Concordia College where she studied choral music under René Clausen. Harris maintains active professional development through organ studies, focusing on Bach's Orgelbüchlein.
Harris specializes in media scoring across film, television, and concert platforms. Her technical expertise encompasses orchestration, conducting, and composition for diverse ensembles. Notable projects include recording at Abbey Road Studios with Grammy-winning artists, conducting for HBO's Mal de Ojo, orchestrating major films like City of Lies, and creating scores for Hulu's Life and Beth (Season 2). Her concert works span wind ensembles and university orchestras nationwide, reflecting interdisciplinary approaches to contemporary composition.
Harris has received significant recognition including:
- 2020 Vandoren Emerging Artist Composer
- 2015 ASCAP Composer to Watch
- 2016 winner of the Dallas Winds Fanfare Competition
Her professional activities include collaborations with institutions like Lincoln Center (Shinnyo-En Lantern Lighting Festival), Broadway productions (Sylvia), and international projects including aerial circus scoring in Shenzhen, China. Harris draws creative inspiration from her father's eclectic music collection while maintaining deep engagement with Brooklyn's artistic community.
