Reid Harris

Since ing the Atlanta Symphony as Principal Violist in 1979, Reid Harris has maintained an active solo and chamber music performance schedule. Holder of the endowed Edus H. and Harriet H. Warren Chair, he was last heard as a soloist with the ASO in March 2003, performing Hector Berlioz's Harold in Italy. He has also made solo appearances with the ASO in works by Walton, Hindemith, Strauss, Mozart, Bartók, Telemann, and Bach. His next solo appearance will be with ASO Principal Cellist Christopher Rex in Richard Strauss's Don Quixote for the opening concert of the 2004-05 season this September.

Mr. Harris is a graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Music, where his principal mentor was Abraham Skernick. He undertook additional studies with William Primrose and Joseph de Pasquale. While at the Music Academy of the West in 1970, he was chosen by Primrose to receive the Outstanding Achievement Award for a violist. Prior to his ASO appointment, he served as Assistant Principal with the Baltimore Symphony from 1975 to 1979.

He is a founding member of the Georgian Chamber Players. During the 2001-02 season, he performed with the ensemble at Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall with Ukrainian pianist Valentina Lisitsa. In the same season, he performed with Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble in their Atlanta Symphony Hall performance. He has also taken part in recording projects by REM and Stone Temple Pilots. In recent summer seasons, he has participated in the Amelia Island and Grand Teton music festivals.

As the first member of the orchestra to be appointed to the ASO Board of Directors, Mr. Harris participated in a study trip to performance facilities in Sapporo, Kuala Lumpur, and Tokyo in the summer of 2001 as part of the Symphony Center project.