Jacob Harrison
Resident
Conductor of the Chaparral MusicFest 2007
Featured on
New Music Arizona Concert, June 8, 2007, 7:30 p.m.
In demand as a conductor and an
educator, Jacob Harrison is also a
passionate supporter of composers and the arts of our time.
Mr. Harrison has premiered numerous new works for
orchestras and chamber ensembles. Recently, he has been
invited to develop and direct a performance piece for the
2008 Phoenix Experimental Arts Festival, X- Fest, and is a
regular guest conductor with the Arizona Contemporary Music
Ensemble.
After being appointed Music Director and Conductor of the
North Valley Chamber Orchestra in 2006, Jacob has increased
the ensemble’s visibility through the development of the
ensemble’s programming and by reaching out to the community
of North Phoenix. In addition, Mr. Harrison has worked
regularly with other orchestras in the valley such as the
Phoenix Symphony Guild Youth Orchestra, the Scottsdale
Community Orchestra, and the Summer Sight Reading
Orchestra.
Jacob Harrison studies orchestral conducting with Dr.
Timothy Russell and opera conducting with Dr. William Reber
while pursuing a Doctorate in Orchestral Conducting at
Arizona State University. He is director of the A.S.U.
Sinfonietta Orchestra and assistant for the ASU orchestra
program.