Jon Harney

About

Dr. Jon Harney is a Professor of Music at Montana State University-Bozeman, where he has taught since 2001. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Vocal Performance from the University of Minnesota, where he studied with Clifton Ware, as well as a Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance from the same institution. He received his Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, where he studied under Weston Noble. As a tenor soloist, Dr. Harney has sung more than twenty-five principal and supporting roles in opera, operetta, and major works with orchestra and chorus. He was selected to sing in the Westminster Choir College Chamber Choir in residence in Florence, Italy in summer 2008. Dr. Harney served as chorus master for Opera Montana from 2001-2015, preparing the opera chorus for twenty productions. He was conductor of the Bozeman Symphonic Choir from 2011 to 2022. In 2023, he founded Montana Choral Artists, a chamber choir for which he serves as artistic director and conductor. He started serving as conductor of the Great Falls Symphonic Choir in 2024. The 2025-26 school year represents his twenty-fifth year teaching music at Montana State University-Bozeman.

Education & Qualifications

Doctor of Musical Arts in Vocal Performance, University of Minnesota; Master of Music in Vocal Performance, University of Minnesota; Bachelor of Music in Music Education, Luther College

Teaching Styles