Ross Harris (1945) is a composer, teacher and performer from New Zealand. Since leaving his teaching position at Victoria University in 2004 Ross has been working as a freelance composer.

Harris grew up as a brass player in Christchurch New Zealand. He played both tuba and French horn in the New Zealand National Youth Orchestra and went on to play in the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra for a short time before becoming a lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand. Harris also dabbled in jazz saxophone and trumpet for a few years. These days he plays the accordion in a klezmer band.