Dr. Christopher Harris
Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Choirs
Music Department
Witherspoon Building
407 West Q Street
Russellville, AR 72801
Phone: (479) 968-0368
E-mail: charris51@atu.edu
Education
BA - Texas Southern University
MM - Ithaca College
PHD - Florida State University
Recently Taught Courses
MUS 1571 - UNIVERSITY CHOIR
MUS 1581 - CHORAL ARTISTS
MUS 3571 - UNIVERSITY CHOIR
MUS 3581 - CHORAL ARTISTS
MUS 3802 - PRIN/CONDUCTING
MUS 3821 - SEC CHORAL METH/MAT I
MUS 4701 - SPECIAL METHODS/MUSIC
MUS 4821 - SEC CHORAL METH/MAT II
Biography
Dr. Christopher H. Harris, native of Fort Worth, Texas, is a music educator, conductor, performer, and choral
composer. In August 2017 he joined the faculty at Arkansas Tech University as Director
of Choral Studies and Instructor of Music. He received his PhD in Choral Music Education
from Florida State University in Tallahassee, FL, his Master’s in Choral Conducting
from Ithaca College in Ithaca, NY, and his Bachelor’s in Music Education from Texas
Southern University in Houston, TX. Prior to entering graduate school, Harris enjoyed
several years of successful public school teaching in Houston, Texas. His choirs
received numerous sweepstakes awards at state UIL competition as well as honors to
perform with the Bay Area Chorus and an invitation to perform as a demonstration group
at the Texas Choral Directors Association Convention.
Dr. Harris is the founder of the Houston Master Singers and has served as the Assistant
Director for the Houston Ebony Opera Guild. He is a published composer with several
accolades including winner of both the Eastern and National Divisions of the 2013
National Association for Music Education Composition Competition, and the Grand Prize
Winner of the 2016 Ithaca College Choral Composition Competition. His music has been
performed internationally by mixed, men’s, and treble choirs of varied ages and abilities.
Most recently Harris was honored through the selection of his music for performance
by the 2018 Texas All-State Mixed Choir, the 2018 Southwest American Choral Directors
Association Honor’s Men’s Choir, and the 2018 Arkansas Intercollegiate Choir.
As a performer Christopher has performed as guest soloist for concerts with the Texas
Southern University Choir, the Houston Ebony Opera Guild, the Houston Symphony Chorus,
the 2013 Owego School District’s Production of Faure’s Requiem, with choirs from Florida State University, and the Tallahassee Community Chorus.
Harris will be a guest soloist with the ATU Symphonic Wind Ensemble for their performance
at the Southwestern Division of the College Band Directors National Association Convention
in Houston, Texas in March 2018.
