Jessica Harrie

Executive Director

Jessica Harrie (she/her) is active as a freelance clarinetist and teacher in the Columbus, Ohio area. She has served the ICA in various capacities since early 2016 and now serves as the executive director. She is a regular contributor to The Clarinet, has served on the ICA editorial board for submissions and also served on the Artistic Leadership Team for ClarinetFest® 2019, which was held in her hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee.

Dr. Harrie received her DMA in performance from Michigan State University, her MA in performance from Middle Tennessee State University and her BM in music education and performance from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Her primary teachers include Guy Yehuda, Ted Oien, Caroline Hartig, Todd Waldecker and Gary Sperl. Dr. Harrie has performed throughout the US, Puerto Rico, China, Hong Kong, Belgium, France and Seoul, South Korea.

Outside of her solo performances, Dr. Harrie is a founding member of the Vier Vrienden Clarinet Quartet and the Mementos Trio (clarinet, cello and piano) and she works to promote music, both old and new for these ensembles. She is also a member of Coin Op. Studios, a video game music collective that has released eight albums of video game covers and original compositions. As part of her DMA research, Dr. Harrie founded the Clarinet Ensemble Music Wiki, a resource to help clarinetists and teachers select level-appropriate music for small to large clarinet ensembles. Dr. Harrie also released the mobile application, Clarinet Fingering Companion, which is available for free in the Google Play store.