Andrew
Harms
Trumpeter, pedagogue, and scholar. Assistant Professor at the University of Maine. 2nd Trumpet in three New England orchestras.
Dr. Andrew Harms holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music with a concentration in German Studies, a Master of Music degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance, and a Bachelor of Music degree with a minor in English Literature and Composition from Missouri State University. Dr. Harms also completed performance studies at the University of Miami.
Dr. Harms is equally comfortable as a performer, teacher, and researcher. He currently serves as 2nd Trumpet with the Rhode Island Philharmonic, Bangor Symphony, and Vermont Symphony Orchestras. He has been a featured soloist with the Colby Symphony Orchestra, the Brookline Symphony Orchestra, and the New England Brass Band. He has received recognition by several national and international conferences, competitions, and organizations, including the International Trumpet Guild, National Trumpet Competition, the Music Teachers National Association Chamber Music Competition, the Naftzger Young Artist Competition, the Minnesota Orchestra Young Artist Competition, and the U.S. Fulbright Student Program.
Dr. Harms currently serves on the faculty of the University of Maine-Orono as Assistant Professor of Music and Coordinator of High Brass. He previously served as Artist Instructor of Trumpet at Colby College, and on the faculties of Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, New England Music Camp, and Appel Farm Fine Arts Camp. Administratively, Dr. Harms has served as Assistant Department Head at Appel Farm Fine Arts Camp and as Chamber Music Coordinator at New England Music Program.
As a researcher, Dr. Harms has published on both pedagogical and historical topics. Most recently, he has written about the lasting legacy of Arnold Jacobs and Vincent Chicowicz on trumpet pedagogy. He has also researched and published on the role of music in propaganda film up to and including the Nazi regime, as well as the lives of trumpeters and other musicians in East Germany from 1945–1960.
Dr. Harms is a Performing Artist for Schagerl Trumpets.
Assistant Professor of Music
Coordinator of High Brass
University of Maine–Orono
2nd Trumpet
Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra
Vermont Symphony Orchestra
Bangor Symphony Orchestra
Performing Artist
Schagerl Trumpets
Mank, Lower Austria