Western Illinois University College of Fine Arts and Communication

Ben Harris

Ben Harris, staff accompanist, received his Master of Music Degree in Accompanying from Baylor University. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance from Oklahoma Baptist University and an Associate of Arts degree in Piano/Organ performance from Frank Phillips College. His principle teachers were David Lutz, John Cozza, Elvia Puccinelli, Jane Abbott-Kirk, Ronald Lewis, Judy Strecker, and Billie Jo Forney. In 2002-03, a Rotary Scholarship enabled Ben to study Lied accompaniment and German in Vienna, Austria. In addition to working with vocalists and instrumentalists, he has accompanied numerous university, symphony, TMEA Region, and church choirs, as well as serving as ballet accompanist for the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute. Ben has served as a staff accompanist for the American Institute of Musical Studies (AIMS) summer program in Graz, Austria. He has also been heard as a chamber musician on National Public Radio’s Performance Today program. WIU appointment, 2005.

Office Location: 127 Browne Hall
Office Phone: 309/298-1163
Email: B-Harris2@wiu.edu

Online Calendar: http://calendar6.wiu.edu/uwc/?calid=bh100

 

 

 

 

[ Music ] [ College of Fine Arts and Communication ] [ Western Illinois University ] School of Music | 1 University Circle | Macomb, IL 61455 E-mail: music@wiu.edu | Phone: 309/298-1544 | Fax: 309-298-1968 Last updated: August 26, 2007