Rangers Band Staff

Jordan Ray has been an instrumental music teacher since 2005. This is his first year as Director of Bands at Redwood High School. Prior to Redwood, Mr. Ray served as the director at Cherry Ave. Middle School in Tulare from 2015-2018 and before Cherry Ave, Mr. Ray served as the Director of Bands at Mt. Whitney High School from 2006-2015. Mr. Ray earned his B.A. in Music from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo and a Masters in Instrumental Conducting through the American Band College of Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. 

Mr. Ray is a founding member of the Visalia Unified All-District Honor Band, has served as a judge for the California All-State Bands and has served as Band Manager for the Tulare-Kings Music Educators Association County Honor Bands for 5 years. Mr. Ray is also an accomplished Euphonium player and has had the opportunity to be a featured soloist with the Cal Poly Wind Ensemble, Cal Poly Symphony, Tulare County Symphony, WASBE International Youth Wind Orchestra in Jonkoping Sweden, the Sequoia Winds, San Luis Obispo Mozart Festival, and the C.O.S. Wind Ensemble. Mr. Ray currently serves as principal euphonium for the Clovis Wind Symphony and has had the pleasure to work with some of the top names in low brass performance including Dr. Brian Bowman, Christian Lindberg, Roy Main and many other fine musicians in the California music field.