Meet Jo
Jo Harris is a professional trumpeter, mixing her flair for creative collaboration with her drive to generate new repertoire. She has played alongside international chamber ensembles as well as performing as a professional solo artist.
​Jo's interest in working with contemporary composers was sparked after being awarded the Park Lane Group Young Artist Award after studying at the Royal Academy of Music. She has subsequently gone on to record chamber works by Judith Bingham OBE, Diana Burrell and Peter Longworth. Most recently, in 2025, she was Principal Trumpet on two premiere recordings of works by Dame Judith Weir as part of the album Praise Him with Trumpets.
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Jo went on to showcase contemporary composers and other underrepresented female composers with her concert series The Trumpet Shall Sound. With backing secured in 2021 from Arts Council England, RVW Trust, The Finzi Trust, Oppenheim-John Downes Memorial Trust and Ralph Vaughan William's Charitable Trust, Jo brought Camille Pepin and Betsy Jolas to the Royal Albert Hall, Florence Price and Undine Smith Moore to Peckham's Rye Lane Chapel and Margaret Bonds and Imogen Holst to Landmark Arts Centre in South-West London.
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Jo's most recent recordings, supported by Help Musicians and produced by Endelium Records, have included Armenian Sketch by Geghuni Chitchyan and Sonatine by Jeanine Rueff.
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​Highlights of Jo's artistic accomplishments as an ensemble performer have included playing Principal Trumpet in Elena Langer’s opera Rhonddha Rips it Up for Welsh National Opera, touring Europe under the indomitable baton of Sir John Elliot Gardiner performing Verdi’s epic Requiem and recording the music for four splendid Royal Coronations with Gabrieli.
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Jo is a founding member of brass ensemble Bella Tromba. Jo has appeared as a Guest Artist with Bella Tromba at the International Women's Brass Conference in Toronto, Canada and as a guest speaker for Swap'ra. Having been awarded Making Music's coveted Recommended Artist prize for their outstanding recitals, the ensemble have enjoyed partnerships with the Royal Opera House's educational department as well as fun Pop-Up shows for Classic FM.
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Jo is a Hub Van Laar Concert Artist and her ensemble, Bella Tromba, are featured as Denis Wick Artists.
