2001-2004
Harris returned to composing in early 2001 and produced a piece for piano, a single movement Quintet for Strings and began working on a Violin Sonata in August 2001. Work on this piece was interrupted when, on September 11, 2001, the World Trade Center and The Pentagon were the targets of terrorist attacks. Harris was emotionally distraught over the events of that day and, on September 12, composed a piece which would be one of his crowning achievements: his Adagio for a Nation in D minor, Op. 24. When this piece was made available on the internet in mid-September it was applauded as a great tribute to all those who lost their lives and to the heroes of that day. Harris then went on to complete his Violin Sonata.
In 2003 he was commissioned to compose a set of works for a wedding, as the bride wished to have something unique rather than the usual pieces you'd hear at a wedding. Harris only had a few weeks to compose the pieces and chose to commit them to memory rather than take the time to write it all down on paper. At the wedding he performed the pieces from memory and they were a big success. He would finally write the pieces in January 2004 and called them Musica del Nozze, Op. 26. He followed them up with one of his most powerful pieces for piano, the Fantasie für Klavier, Op. 27 and the Nachtmusic für Kinder, Op. 28.
In late 2006 Harris resumed composing after a break of nearly two years, setting forth pen to paper to begin composing his first full Symphony. However, the Symphony was put aside and Harris retired from composing.
Harris is a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers - also known as ASCAP, The American Composers Forum and The Society of Composers. He was also the student of American composer Jeffrey Brody from 2002-2004.
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