Michael Harris

Michael’s connection with Albert Schweitzer goes back to a visit to Günsbach in 1985 for the organ course run by Daniel Roth, where coincidentally he also met his future wife, Brigitte Harris. Michael has been influenced greatly by Schweitzer’s ideas on organs and organ building, and his work on the music of J.S.Bach.

Michael is Organist and Master of the Music, St Giles’ Cathedral Edinburgh and Lecturer in Music at Edinburgh Napier University. 

As Organist of St Giles’ Cathedral, Michael’s work focuses on directing the cathedral choir, including in numerous recordings and broadcasts, both for television and radio. Michael has also done solo organ recordings and has undertaken a number of study tours to Germany, with a focus on the organs of Thüringen and Saxony.