Teacher Profile: Kristopher Harris

About Kristopher Harris

Kristopher Harris is a dedicated and passionate individual,

especially when it comes to music. His philosophy in teaching

involves guiding the student to find their own passion and help

them to lie down the basic foundations of violin or viola playing.

He will help to adjust the students' posture, in order to prevent

injuries involved with playing an instrument, as well as make it

that much more easy, comfortable, and fun! Kris will also give

some assignments and will talk with the students about

important concepts in the music they are learning. Kris is

currently studying at the Lamont School of Music as a student of

Basil Vendryes, the principal violist of the Colorado Symphony

Orchestra. Kris returned from four months of studying in Milan

under Mauro Righini of the Torino Conservatory of Music at the

end of December 2013. Kris also spent his summer of 2014

north of Rome in Viterbo participating in an opera festival.

Kris started learning the violin at the age of five and began

learning the viola at the age of ten. He was a member of the

Colorado Youth Symphony Orchestra for eight years before he

began attending the Lamont School of Music. Kris has been a

substitute for the Helena Symphony Orchestra, Lakewood

Symphony Orchestra, as well as the Aurora Symphony Orchestra.

Kris' greatest passion within music is definitely in small ensemble

playing. He has placed in the Lamont Chamber Competition 2

years in a row and has extensive experience playing in many

quartets and other small ensembles. After gaining so much

knowledge and wisdom from his many years of studying music,

Kris is excited to share what he has learned!