Overview
Born in New York and raised musically in Los Angeles, California, Dr. Madeline Schatz Harris is an accomplished conductor, violinist, violist, educator, and recording artist with an internationally distinguished career. Dr. Schatz-Harris earned her Doctor of Musical Arts degree with high honors from the University of Southern California and her Master of Music degree from the Indiana University School of Music. She studied violin, viola, and conducting with some of the world's most respected teachers and has established an impressive career spanning performance, conducting, recording, and higher education.
As a conductor, Dr. Schatz-Harris has led orchestras throughout the United States and abroad, including the London Symphony Orchestra for a commercial CD recording. Her guest conducting engagements include the New Mexico, Utah, Fairbanks, San Francisco Women's, San Diego, and University of Massachusetts orchestras, among many others.
An accomplished violinist and violist, Dr. Schatz-Harris is a four-time Grand Prize winner of the National Coleman Chamber Music Competition. She has performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, and Pasadena Symphony, while also serving as concertmaster and principal violinist in prominent Las Vegas showrooms and Hollywood recording studios.
A dedicated educator, Dr. Schatz-Harris currently serves as a Visiting Lecturer at Cornell University, where she maintains an active studio of violin and viola students. Throughout her academic career, she has held faculty appointments at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, the University of Utah, Humboldt State University, California State University, Fullerton, Indiana University, the University of Southern California, and the Claremont Colleges. Dr. Madeline Schatz-Harris continues to be recognized for her excellence as a conductor, performer, and educator, bringing decades of artistic achievement and leadership to every stage and classroom.
