Born in Israel, Roy Harran began playing cello at the age of seven with Dr. David Sella and later with Professor Uzi Wiesel. After three years of military service as “Outstanding Musician,” playing in the Israel Defense Forces String Quartet, Mr. Harran studied at the Rubin Academy of Music at Tel-Aviv University (B.Mus. magna cum laude). He then received his M.Mus. at the Eastman School of Music where he studied with Paul Katz and Steven Doane. Mr. Harran has played solo recitals and appeared as soloist with various ensembles in Israel and the USA. He has participated in Israel, Europe, the USA and Canada, in several chamber ensembles and orchestras, including, among the latter, the Orchestre Mondial des Jeunesses Musicales, as well as ensembles such as Tanglewood Music Festival, Manchester Music Festival, Rochester Piano Quartet, Pacific Music Festival and others. After several years as principal Cellist in the New World Symphony, Mr. Harran became a member of the Savannah Symphony before joining the Faculty of Radford University and the Renaissance Music Academy in Virginia where he was a member of the Avanti Trio. Currently, Mr. Harran is freelancing in Atlanta and playing regularly with the Atlanta Symphony, Opera and is a faculty member at Agnes Scott College.