If you should have any questions about pieces on this website, how to order or pay . . . or if you just want to make contact to know that someone is actually here before you place an order, please feel free to email me at bharris@bandroom.com or through my former college at bharris@mclennan.edu (which still works!).
Biography
Dr. Brian P. Harris is retired Director of Bands at McLennan Community College in Waco, Texas. Prior to joining the MCC faculty, he taught public school band and was Associate Professor of Music at The University of Texas at San Antonio, where he conducted ensembles and taught courses for future band and orchestra directors.
He holds the Ph.D. in Music Education from the Florida State University, the Master of Music Education from Louisiana State University, and the Bachelor of Music from Samford University.
During his tenure at the University of Texas at San Antonio, Dr. Harris initiated the Young Band Repertoire Project, a multi-year endeavor to record, document, evaluate, analyze, and list information regarding repertoire for the young band (2nd & 3rd year players). He also provides teaching resources for band directors through his Bandroom.com Publications website.
During his time at McLennan, he conducted the college Wind Ensemble, Pep Band, the Waco Area Youth Wind Ensemble, and the Waco Community Band. He is author of the method book Directional Warm-Ups for Band. He has published and presented clinics and research at state and national levels.
In retirement, he and his wife Sarah (also a retired band director) spend much of their time playing in community music groups and traveling around the globe. They especially enjoy meeting and hearing bands in other countries and frequently coordinate personal travels to clinic and guest conduct school and community bands.
Selected YouTube Postings
(a few of my live concert recordings)
Waco Community Band
Invercargill March - Alex F Lithgow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dClNks1j3yk
Golden Rule March – Edwin Franko Goldman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGfP8E1BkdE
Light Cavalry Overture - Franz Von Suppe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqHKmGT3n04
Mancini Spectacular - Warren Barker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVYj4pvSyKs
Good Swing Wenceslas - Sammy Nestico
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Dw9Mqs5_O4
Two Gershwin Songs (Karen Albrecht, vocalist)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBqWcsgXlKg
Medley from “Carousel” (Karen Albrecht, vocalist)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0Z1DPsv_Kw
Stephen Foster Revisited - arr. James Ployhar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRsvSA3DYwI
McLennan Community College
Wind Ensemble
The U.S. Field Artillery March - JPSousa/Harris
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ9nz7zJdHc
Night on Fire - John Mackey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpRaB4zS1j0
Flat Out and Wide Open - Barry Kopetz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbOVCtf10v4
