New Hire: Irving Ray

Irving Ray is the new Adjunct Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at Brookhaven College in Farmers Branch, Texas. He will begin teaching at Brookhaven in Fall 2015, and his duties will include teaching tuba and euphonium applied lessons and coaching the low brass chamber ensemble. Irving completed his Bachelor of Music Education (B.M.E.) at Sam Houston State University in 2010 and his Master of Music (M.M.) in Euphonium Performance/Conducting in 2012 at the University of North Texas where he serves as a teaching fellow in the euphonium studio. He is currently finishing his Doctorate of Musical Arts (D.M.A.) in Euphonium Performance/Music Theory at the University of North Texas. Irving is a founding member of the North Texas Euphonium Quartet (NTEQ), an emerging professional ensemble that commissions new works for the euphonium quartet and gives performances across the United States. As a soloist, Irving was a Euphonium Artist finalist at the 2013 Leonard Falcone International Euphonium and Tuba Festival. His primary teachers include Frank Troyka, Dr. Matthew McInturf, Dr. Henry Howey, Don Little, and Dr. Brian Bowman.