▁Award ▁at ▁the ▁Ju illi ard ▁School . ▁She ▁studied ▁under ▁Carlos ▁Sal z edo , ▁Marie ▁Miller , ▁Luc ille ▁Lawrence , ▁Cas per ▁Re ardon , ▁and ▁Ron ald ▁Her der . ▁She ▁married ▁Sydney ▁I . ▁Harris , ▁on ▁October ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁and ▁there after ▁was ▁profession ally ▁known ▁as ▁Ruth ▁B erman - H arr is . ▁ ▁As ▁one ▁of ▁few ▁har p ists ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁who ▁played ▁both ▁classical ▁and ▁jazz , ▁B erman - H arr is ▁wrote ▁her ▁own ▁jazz ▁arrang ements , ▁while ▁performing ▁with ▁sym phony ▁orch est ras ▁and ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁studio ▁music ian ▁at ▁N BC , ▁CBS ▁and ▁ABC ▁for ▁forty - e ight ▁years . ▁She ▁performed ▁with ▁Art uro ▁T os can ini ▁and ▁the ▁N BC ▁Sym phony . ▁ ▁Her ▁jazz ▁har p ▁record ings ▁were ▁rem aster ed , ▁using ▁materials ▁from ▁the ▁Library ▁of ▁Congress , ▁on ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁CD ▁entitled ▁Sw ing ▁Time , ▁issued ▁by ▁MS R ▁Classic ▁and ▁Jazz ▁Rec ording ▁Company . ▁ ▁Harris ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁of ▁the ▁Hoff - Bar th el son ▁Music ▁School ▁and ▁the ▁West chester ▁Conserv atory ▁of ▁Music . ▁She ▁co - direct ed ▁the ▁P urchase ▁Music ▁Ens emble , ▁which ▁spons ored ▁the ▁A aron ▁Cop land ▁Compet ition ▁for ▁Young ▁Compos ers . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁B erman ▁appeared ▁at