Jerry Wesley Harris

Jerry Weseley Harris taught choral and orchestral music in the Beaverton (Oregon) School District for thirty years. His concert choirs frequently sand at state and regional conferences of ACDA and MENC as an example of excellence in music education.

Jerry received his BM and MM in Music Education from Lewis and Clark College. He later earned his Doctorate in Education from the University of Oregon with an emphasis on teaching choral and orchestral music. Dr. Harris went on to teach choral music and music education at Portland State University. He served as the first Consultant on Music Education for the Oregon State Department of Education.

Jerry is a past president of the Northwest Division of Music Educators National Conference (MENC). HE frequently serves as a choral adjudicator and choral festival director in the Northwest. Dr. Harris is a prolific composer and arranger with over 850 choral publications sung by school and church choirs throughout the