Albert Harris was born in London, came to New York in 1938. He earned a Doctor of Music degree from New York College of Music, moved to Los Angeles in 1942 where he has been a resident since 1942. Dr. Harris studied composition with Mary Carr Moore and Eugene Zador in Los Angeles, and conducting with Richard Lert. He is a recipient of several awards for choral pieces, songs, and an octet for French Horn from the Los Angeles Horn Club.
Dr. Harris composed pieces recorded by Segovia (“Variations on a Theme of Handel”) and Laurindo Almeida (“Sonatina”). He has lectured for UCLA and the Santa Barbara Academy of the West. He was Assistant Musical Director for NBC from 1946-49. He has arranged and conducted many dramatic scores for TV and motion pictures and for such prominent personalities as Barbra Streisand, Roberta Flack, Cher and Andy Griffith.
At present, Dr. Harris divides his activities between film orchestrations and private students. He is a member of Locals 47 (Los Angeles) and 802 (New York), Composers and Lyricists Guild of America, ASCAP, and of the Board of Directors of the American Society of Music Arrangers.
(In Suite for guitar, Columbia Music Co., 1974)