Dr. Caleb Harris
Assistant Professor of Music
Piano, Collaborative Piano
Frasier 100
970-351-2454
Caleb Harris enjoys an active career as a pianist, chamber musician, conductor, and vocal coach. Possessing an unusually broad and diverse repertoire, Harris is equally at home at the keyboard or on the podium. He has appeared throughout the USA, Austria, Germany, France, Italy, and Asia at many prestigious venues including Carnegie Hall, Seiji Ozawa Hall at Tanglewood, and the National Concert Hall in Taipei, Taiwan.
In the 2008-2009 season, Harris performed with such notable musicians as violinist William Preucil, concertmaster of the Cleveland Orchestra, and tenor, Vale Rideout. The 2009-2010 season will include a solo recital at Oklahoma Baptist University, a series of performances with soprano, Tiffany Blake, a performance of Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with the University of Northern Colorado Orchestra, as well as multiple chamber music concerts. In addition, Harris will be the musical director and conductor for UNC Opera Theatre’s production of Puccini’s Suor Angelica.
As a vocal coach, musical director, or conductor, Harris has been involved with the preparation and performance of many operas. Recent productions include, Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Poulenc’s Diologues of the Carmelites, Stravinsky’s Renard, Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortilege, Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, Mark Adamo’s Little Women, Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel, Massenet’s Cendrillon, Busoni’s Turandot, and Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore and Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia. Throughout his opera career, he has worked closely with many musical luminaries including Robert Spano, Stephan Asbury, Neil Varon, William Weinert, Robert Page, Joel Smirnoff, Phyllis Curtin, Dawn Upshaw, Martin Katz, Kenneth Griffiths, Alan Smith, and Robert McIver.
Dr. Harris holds the Bachelor of Music degree, summa cum laude, from Oklahoma Baptist University and the Master of Music degree, Doctor of Musical Arts degree, and Performer’s Certificate from the Eastman School of Music. He has studied piano extensively with Billie Jo Forney, Ronald Lewis and Douglas Humpherys.