Margaret Dyer Harris

Photography by Erin Baiano

Margaret Dyer Harris currently holds positions as Assistant Principal violist in the Santa Fe Opera Orchestra, violist in Wicked on Broadway, and proud new member of The Knights! In recent seasons, she has appeared as guest artist with the Daedalus, Parker, and Hausmann Quartets as well as Decoda, the affiliate ensemble of Carnegie Hall. Margaret was a founding member of the Grammy-nominated chamber orchestra, A Far Cry, and she is in frequent demand as a guest orchestral principal violist, most recently appearing in that role with the Sarasota Orchestra, the Santa Fe Opera, Princeton Symphony, the Brooklyn Philharmonic, and the Long Island Philharmonic. From 2010-2012, Margaret was a fellow in Carnegie Hall’s Ensemble ACJW. She has given masterclasses and workshops in Mexico, Peru, UAE, and across the United States. Margaret received her training at the San Francisco Conservatory and at New England Conservatory in Boston.