Headshot Julie Harris (Fela Photography)

Julie Harris

MMus, Art. Dip.
Pronouns: she/her

Positions

Background

Credentials

MMus, University of Calgary, 2017

Art.Dip., University of Toronto, 1995

Biography

Julie Harris holds an Artist Diploma from the University of Toronto and a Master of Music degree from the University of Calgary.  She also spent a year studying early music at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague for which she received a grant from the Canada Council. Julie has appeared as a soloist with many choirs and orchestras, including the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Toronto Chamber Choir, the Elora Festival Singers, the Aradia Ensemble, Alberta Baroque (Edmonton) and La Cetra (Vancouver). Julie has been engaged for roles in Baroque Opera with Opera Atelier, Toronto Consort and Early Music Alberta. She was a soloist in Richard Einhorn's Voices of Light with the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. She has recorded with Il Furioso on Toccata Classics released in 2006. In 1999, she founded the Early Music Voices Concert Series. She maintains a private voice studio and teaches voice at the University of Calgary and Mount Royal University.  She coaches for various local community choirs and high schools, as well as directing the Collegium Musicum at the University of Calgary.

Courses

Course number Course title Semester
MUSI 221/223 Performance Practicum Fall/Winter 2023/24
MUSI 327.02/327.03 Second Instrument Study Fall/Winter 2023/24
MUPF 221/321 Collegium Musicum Fall 2023

Projects

Early Music Voices Concert Series

Founder and Artistic Director of the Early Music Voices Concert Series. Mission: To foster a passion for Early Music through outstanding performances and educational experiences in Calgary.