Bio:

Based in Los Angeles, Jacob Harrison is an internationally performed composer whose work focuses on concert and stage music. Although relatively young, his compositions for large ensembles are already beginning to attract the attention of prominent directors and ensembles in the United States and Europe. His wind ensemble piece Urban Pulse was championed by conductor Jack Stamp, leading to performances with the University of North Texas Wind Ensemble under the direction of Dr. Andrew Trachsel, the University of Central Florida Wind Ensemble under the direction of Dr. Scott Lubaroff, and the East Tennessee State University Concert Band under the direction of Dr. Christian Zembower. As one of only ten composers selected in 2024 for the prestigious Chigiana C-GAP composition program, his piece The Path of Totality was premiered by the Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini under the direction of Tonino Battista.

Jacob is a prolific composer of chamber music and has had the privilege of collaborating with some of the foremost musicians in his home state of Indiana. In 2023, he recorded his work Three Studies for String Quartet with the Pneume Quartet, which held the designation of Kuttner Quartet at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music at the time of recording. In 2024, he was commissioned by Norman Hanson, trombonist of the Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra, to compose a solo piece for trombone, resulting in Portraits of New Orleans, which is set to premiere in the 2024-2025 season.

In addition to his accomplishments as a composer, Jacob finds great joy teaching and is a sought-after educator. Since 2018, he has mentored high school and collegiate musicians, guiding them to success in their professional and musical endeavors. His students have been accepted into some of the top institutions in the United States, including Harvard University, Princeton University, UCLA, Indiana University, and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.

Jacob holds degrees in composition and mathematics from Indiana State University, where he was the recipient of the Music Scholar Award. He will be attending the University of California, Los Angeles, to pursue graduate studies in composition in the fall of 2024 under the guidance of internationally acclaimed composer Richard Danielpour.