Dr. Brian P. Harris is Director of Bands at McLennan Community College in Waco, Texas. Prior to joining the MCC faculty, he taught public school band in Alabama and was Associate Professor of Music at the University of Texas at San Antonio. He holds the Ph.D. in Music Education from the Florida State University, the Master of Music Education from Louisiana State University, and the Bachelor of Music from Samford University.

Performance experience (horn) includes the Würzburg (Germany) Akademisches Orchestra, the Würzburg Bläser Oktett, the Baton Rouge Symphony, the Huntsville (Alabama) Symphony, and the Decatur (Alabama) Chamber Orchestra.

At MCC, he conducts the Wind Symphony, the Waco Area Youth Wind Ensemble, and the Waco Community Band. He is author of the Warner Brothers method book Directional Warm-Ups for Band and has been a featured contributor to numerous editions of the Texas Bandmasters Association Journal. He has published and presented clinics and research at state and national levels and remains active as an adjudicator, clinician, and composer. He also serves as Past President of the Texas Community College Band Directors Association.

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ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

Sarah Harris is head band director at Tennyson Middle School in Waco and serves as Assistant Director for WAYWE. She holds a Bachelor degree in Music from Lousiana State University and a Master in Music from The University of Texas at San Antonio.

Her horn performance studies include work with Richard Norem (Louisiana State University) and Stig Jensen (San Antonio Symphony/UTSA). During her graduate studies at UTSA, Mrs. Harris won the annual Concerto-Aria Competition, culminating in a solo performance with the University Orchestra. She has performed with the Würzburg (Germany) Akademisches Orchestra, the Würzburg Bläser Oktett, the Victoria (Texas) Symphony Orchestra, and the Albany (Georgia) Symphony Orchestra

She currently performs in the Jubille Woodwind Quintet and is principal horn and section leader for the Waco Community Band.