Profile
Bunny is known in the performance world as a violinist and conductor. She is also a respected and experienced teacher of music students of all ages and temperaments. She supports peoples’ individuality and need to express themselves in a manner that is true to their unique, beautiful human identities. Prior to 2022, Bunny was known as Harris.
Musical Performance, Conducting & Leadership Roles
FOUNDER AND MUSIC DIRECTOR NON-CONFORMISTS ORCHESTRA
In 2023, Mx Bunny founded an orchestra where transgender and non-binary professional orchestral musicians could express their artistry and be safe performing as their authentic selves… concerts where musicians could dress in the gender that they identified as. No one had ever created an orchestra of transgender musicians before. Based at the PRYDE, LGBTQ Affirming Senior Housing.
Director Orchestral Program at Foxborough Regional Charter School; MA — 2013-2016
- Designed ensemble program, recruitment program, teaching program for all levels of instruction; grades 4-12.
- Created & instructed group lesson ‘boot camp’ to introduce beginners to all instruments (orchestral & band).
- Interviewed & recruited private instrumental teachers and oversaw private instruction program. Conducted all levels of orchestras (String Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra & Concert Band).
- Taught miscellaneous courses including small jazz & pop ensembles, composition.
- Taught Kindergarten General Music (2016) and taught 6thgrade General Music (2015).
- Created & administrated school's instrument rental program; Purchased instruments, administrated maintenance & payment administration & record-keeping.
Music Director Bristol Chamber Orchestra — 1999-2012
Founded, administrated & conducted a professional chamber orchestra.
Music Director sharon community Chamber Orchestra — 1999-2012
Founded, administrated & conducted a community chamber orchestra with members of all ages.
Guest Conductor, Rocky Ridge Music Festival Orchestra (YAS program) - 2002
concertmaster granite state symphony orchestra — 1999-2012
Concertmaster, Coro Allegro - 1999
concertmaster, broadway at Providence Performing Arts Center, providence ri - 1999
Principal 2nd violin, Boston Lyric Opera - 1999
Concertmaster & Music Director, Bristol Chamber Orchestra, Concertmaster, Granite State Symphony Orchestra (Babb), Boston Lyric Opera (S.Lord), Rhode Island Philharmonic. 1999
Concertmaster, Coro Allegro, misc. theatrical shows @Providence Performing Arts Center, Princ. IInd violin, Boston Lyric Opera , misc. free-lance. 1999
Section: Great Woods Festival Orchestra, Concertmaster: Connecticut River Symphony, Concertmaster: Livent National Tour; “Showboat”, "Phantom...", "Peter Pan”, “Chicago""Phantom...", "Peter Pan", "Chicago" Colonial Theater. Section: Contata Singers (D. Hoose) & Boston Ballet. 1997-98
Concertmaster: Opera New England; "Daughters Of The Regiment", Section: Boston Pops Esplanade Orch., American Symphony Orch. (L. Botstein), Concertmaster: Colonial Theater productions". Pro Arte Chamber Orch., Solo violin: "Sunset Boulevard" Germany (Dias) RUG, Concertmaster: European "West Side Story" & "My Fair Lady” 1994-97
Guest Leader London Symphony Orchestra (M.T. Thomas) London, England - 1993-94
Concertmaster Charleston Symphony (D.Stahl) - 1991-93
2nd Section Boston Pops Orchestra (J.williams) - 1991-93
Concertmaster New Orleans Symphony (Maxim Shostakovich) - 1990-91
Concertmaster Omaha Symphony (B. Hangen) 1989-90
Section: Boston pops esplanade orchestra (1986-1998)
Ass't Concertmaster Boston Philharmonic (B. Zander) - 1988-89
Concertmaster Georgetown & Prince William Symphony, violin Section: Pro Arté Chamber Orchestra, Boston Ballet, Opera Co. of Boston (Caldwell) - 1986-88
Concertmaster-contractor Pittsburgh Ballet, Ass't Cond. NEC-YSO (A. Kula, dir) - 1986-88
Concertmaster Portland Symphony (Maine) (Hangen), Concertmaster Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra (semyon Bychkov), Concertmaster Des Moines Metro Opera, Assistant Concertmaster Nashville Symphony (michael Charry & kenneth Schermerhorn), Violin Section; Buffalo Philharmonic (Julius Rudel), 1st violin section; Chautauqua Symphony (Serge Commissiona) 1975-86
Solo
2000: Schubert "Rondo" w/Granite State S.O.; Vivaldi 'Summer', Schubert 'Rondo', Bach Double, Vivaldi w/BCO
1998-2000: Recitals at Temple Beth Emunah, Brockton Ma, in Newton, MA, Johannesburg & Pietersburg, SA
1/28/93: Vaughan-Williams 'Lark Ascending' Charleston S.O. (S.Malina)
10/12/91: Mozart 4th Violin Concerto w/Charleston S.O. (D. Stahl, mus.dir.)
4/3-6/91: Mozart 5th Violin Concerto w/New Orleans Symphony (Wm. H. Curry)
11/4/89: Ravel 'Tzigane', Vaughan-Wms. 'Lark Ascending' Omaha SCO (Wm. Jenks)
10/9/88: Brahms Violin Concerto w/Georgetown Symphony (John Welsh, cond.)
83-85: Dvorak, Bach Concerti, Mozart #5 w/Grand Rapids Symphony (S. Bychkov)
Teaching
TEACHER OF CELLO AT NATICK PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2023-25
TEACHER OF STRING AND KEYBOARD INSTRUMENTS AT STOUGHTON MUSIC CENTER 2020-2025
TEACHER OF violin at brooks School coeducational boarding and day school 2023-
Teacher of violin, viola, cello & piano at Ivy Music Academy (Norfolk, MA), Parallel Sound Studio in Newton, MA, Easton Music School (2012-2023) & Stoughton Music Center - 2022-present
Teacher of violin, viola, cello & piano at Fall River Arts Academy - 2018-2021
Private studio violin, viola, cello, string bass, piano & theory. 2008-2016
2nd violinist of Rhode Island Philharmonic String Quartet. 2008-2016
performed educational lecture-demonstrations
TEACHER of violin & conductOR Chamber Orchestra at Bishop Feehan High School (Attleboro, MA) 2005-2007
Substitute teaching; Attleboro Public Schools. 2004-2005
music classes & general ed all ages
CMSE-BCO Ensembles' Programs, Private Studio & new testament christian school
teaching & administrating programs of violin, viola, cello, beginning piano & chamber music
Sectional coach; Greater Boston Youth Symphony 1996-2005
Substitute string instructor & string orchestra conductor for Worcester Public Schools 2002
Taught grades 3-6. Conducted WPS All-City String Orchestra (grades 5-8)
Substitute teaching Cambridge School System 1997-2000
violin and chamber music faculty at New England Conservatory of Music Prep Department 1985-89
Duties included students at Walnut Hill School of the Arts.
Violin and chamber music faculty & string department chair at South Shore Conservatory of Music 1985-87
Adjunct Professorship College of Charleston 1991-93
Violin faculty Thayer Conservatory & Grafton, MA. Private studio in US and Gran Canaria 1985-86Masterclasses & Lectures
October 15, 2005; Longy Music School Performance Hour Masterclass at Wolfinsohn Recital Room
Viola-Violin Duo Lecture-Demonstration at Oliver Ames High School, sponsored by Tri-M Honors Society
Education
Master of Music; 1980; Yale University Graduate Professional School of Music
violin studies w/Joseph Silverstein & Koichiro Harada, (Tokyo Quartet), Oscar Shumsky; conducting and score-reading & analysis w/Otto Werner Mueller.
Bachelor Music, cum laudé; NEC, violin; Nancy Cirillo;1977.
Additionally, Tanglewood Fellow, Meadowmount, Alexandar Schneider Seminar.
Conducting studies with Carl St. Clair, (director of the Pacific Symphony) at NEC.
Skills
Please request my administrative and music production skills list
Certifications
MA teacher's certification (music and general K-12
References
Dani Rimoni (Worcester Public Schools) (617) 323-5663
Arieh Yacobi (Worcester Public Schools) (781) 526-8426
Jay Ryan (owner, Parallel Sound Studios) jay@parallelsoundstudio.com (617) 823-3329
dr. MICHAEL BRUSCHI, director of music at Brooks School , a coeducational boarding and day school mbruschi@brooksschool.org
Performance work includes 15 years as a member of the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra and free lance with the Boston Symphony. Section - American Symphony Orchestra (L. Botstein), Pro Arté Chamber Orchestra of Cambridge, MA, first violin section of the Buffalo Philharmonic under Julius Rudel, first violin section of the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra under Serge Commissiona.
A partial list of classical symphonic conductors
Serge Commissiona, Michael Tilson Thomas, Seiji Ozawa, Sir George Szolti, Sarah Caldwell, Maxim Shostakovich, Semyon Bychkov, Otto Werner-Mueller, André Previn, Sir Colin Davis, Steven Lord, Placido Domingo, Bruce Hangen, Kenneth Schermerhorn, Julius Rudel, Gunther Schuller
Performance under the batons of many Broadway and touring pit orchestra conductors.