Jessica Harrie (she/her) is active as a freelance clarinetist and teacher in the Columbus, Ohio area. She has served the International Clarinet Association in various capacities since early 2016 and was hired as the executive director in the fall of 2019. She also served on the Artistic Leadership Team for ClarinetFest® 2019, which was held in her hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee.
Jessica 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. Jessica has performed throughout the US, Puerto Rico, China, Hong Kong, Belgium, France and Seoul, South Korea.
Outside of her solo performances, Jessica is an advocate for clarinet ensemble music. As part of her DMA research, she founded the Clarinet Ensemble Music Wiki, a resource to help clarinetists and teachers select level-appropriate music for small to large clarinet ensembles. She also released the mobile application, Clarinet Fingering Companion, which is available in the Google Play store for free.
Jessica is a D’Addario Artist and plays on D’Addario Evolution mouthpiece and reeds.