BEN HARRIS
Woodwinds
Saxophones | Clarinets | Flutes | Oboes | Recorders
benharriswoodwinds@gmail.com | (201) 914-4192 | Instagram: @benharriswoodwinds
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MUSICAL THEATRE
Regional (Selected)
White Christmas Reed 1 (Sub) Piccolo, Flute, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone Paper Mill Playhouse
December 2024
Emote: An Original Musical Reed 1 Alto Saxophone 54 Below (NYC)
November 2024
Don Giovanni Reed 1 Flute, Oboe Off Brand Opera (NYC)
January 2025
Little Women Reed Piccolo, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet Pixie Dust Players
February 2024
Villaintine’s (Cabaret) Reed Piccolo, Flute, Clarinet, Baritone Saxophone Green Room 42 (NYC)
February 2025
Montclair State University – Montclair State Musical Theatre Productions
Jesus Christ Superstar Reed Flute, Clarinet, and Tenor Saxophone Fall 2024
Sophisticated Ladies Reed 4 Baritone Saxophone Spring 2024
Rutgers University - The Livingston Theatre Company and Cabaret Theatre*
Hair Reed Piccolo, Flute, Tenor and Baritone Saxophones Spring 2022
The Hunchback of Notre Dame Reed 1 Piccolo, Flute, Clarinet, Soprano Saxophone Fall 2022
Cinderella Flute Flute Spring 2022
Falsettos Reed / Music Director Flute, Clarinet, Sopranino and Alto Saxophones Spring 2022
Sweet Charity Reed 2 Piccolo, Flute, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone Fall 2021
Little Shop of Horrors* Reed 2 Flute, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Baritone Saxophone Fall 2021
Mamma Mia! Production Staff Music Director / Conductor Spring 2020
She Loves Me Reed 2 Flute, Clarinet Spring 2020
Sweeney Todd Reed 4 Clarinet, Bass Clarinet Fall 2019
Guys and Dolls Reed 4 Flute, Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone, Bassoon Spring 2019
Cabaret Reed 2 Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone Fall 2018
High School Productions
The SpongeBob Musical Reed 2 Oboe, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone Waldwick HS
March 2024
The Drowsy Chaperone Reed 4 Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Baritone Saxophone Scotch Plains-Fanwood HS
March 2023
ENSEMBLES
John J. Cali School of Music – Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ
Wind Symphony Dr. Thomas McCauley, Conductor Bb Clarinet Fall 2023 – Fall 2024
Mason Gross School of the Arts – Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Charles Mingus Band Abraham Burton, Director Baritone Saxophone Fall 2022
Updated February 2025
Symphonic Winds Dr. Todd Nichols, Conductor Soprano, Alto Saxophones Fall 2018 - Spring 2020
Wind Ensemble Dr. Kraig Williams, Conductor Soprano, Alto Saxophones Fall 2021 – Spring 2023
Saxophone Quartet Dr. Paul Cohen, Coach Soprano, Alto Saxophones Fall 2018 - Spring 2023
Saxophone Ensemble Dr. Paul Cohen, Conductor Soprano, Alto, and Tenor Saxophones Fall 2018 - Spring 2023
MISCELLEANEOUS
Amadeo Youth Orchestra Tim Cho, Conductor Principal Clarinet June 2024
Delaware Valley Choral Society Jason Tramm, Contractor Clarinet, Alto and Tenor Saxophones June 2024
Ridgewood Singers Susan LaFever, Conductor Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone December 2023
Garden State Philharmonic Diane Wittry, Conductor Clarinet 2 June 2023
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
John J. Cali School of Music – Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ
Master of Music in Woodwind Doubling Expected Graduation May 2025
Weekly private instruction on Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute, and Oboe
Saxophone: Chad Smith Clarinet: Ben Baron Flute: Janet Arms Oboe: John Upton, Lillian Copeland
Mason Gross School of the Arts – Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Bachelor of Music in Music Performance Graduated May 2023
Studied Classical Saxophone under Dr. Paul Cohen
Select Coursework: Ear Training, Music Theory, Music History, Conducting, Piano, Large Ensembles, Chamber Music, Music Education (3 yrs.)
PERFORMANCES, MASTERCLASSES, ETC.
Doreen Ketchens and MSU Wind Symphony Montclair State University November 2024
Montclair Broadway Institute Montclair State University July 2024
Eric Whitacre and MSU Wind Symphony Montclair State University April 2024
Keve Wilson Oboe Masterclass Montclair State University January 2024
Arturo Sandoval and MSU Wind Symphony Montclair State University December 2023
Shari Hoffman Clarinet Masterclass Montclair State University December 2023
MANA Quartet Saxophone Masterclass Rutgers University Spring 2022
Akropolis Quintet Masterclass Rutgers University November 2021
TEACHING
Private Woodwind Instructor Green Meadow Waldorf School October 2024 - Present
Private Studio Home Studio 2018 - Present
ADMINISTRATIVE
MSU Musical Theatre Pit Orchestra Manager Montclair State University Fall 2024
MSU Woodwinds Social Media Manager Montclair State University Fall 2024 - Spring 2025
Broadway Reparatory Orchestra TA Montclair State University Fall 2023 - Present
SKILLS
Musical: Arranging, Orchestrating, Basic Piano, Conducting, Basic Vocal Teaching
Computer: Sibelius, Logic Pro X, DaVinci Resolve, Adobe Photoshop, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Data Entry Platforms
REFERENCES
Patrick B. Phillips patrickbphillips96@gmail.com
Chad Smith sax717@yahoo.com
Ben Baron benjamin.baron@gmail.com
Updated February 2025
