Short Bio:

Andrew Bray is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Music Education and Composition at LSU under the direction of professor Darrel Hale. Andrew is from Flower Mound, Texas and has studied under the direction of Amanda Drinkwater, Dr. Jennifer Auerbach, Michael Jones, Ted Soluri, and Jeff Jones. He chose the bassoon in sixth grade during instrument tryouts and has continued playing for seven years. Andrew also has participated in Bocal Majority bassoon and oboe camps under the direction of Dr. Auerbach. He’s participated as an ADRIT student under the direction of Ted Soluri and he interned at another camp the following year in Frisco, Texas.

Andrew is an Eagle Scout out of Troop 262 and enjoys time camping with friends. He is a former member of the National Honor Society and Tri-M music honor society at Edward S. Marcus high school in Flower Mound, Texas. Andrew also received the National School Marching Award under the direction of Jeff D. Jones at Marcus and participated in the Symphonic region band in Texas during his senior year. Andrew also progressed to area auditions his senior year of high school. Andrew enjoyed playing the euphonium his freshman and sophomore year, and tuba his junior and senior year for the Marcus High School Marching Band.

Alongside band and Boy Scouts, he’s played soccer for a total of twelve years and enjoys various other sports in his free time. He would love to write music for movies and enjoys listening to many different genres of music in his spare time. Andrew is starting to write his own music and is experimenting with various pieces of software in the process. He has a cat named Maverick and is looking to get a dog whenever possible. Andrew currently plays euphonium in the Golden Band From Tigerland, and he finished his first semester at Louisiana State University on the deans list for the school of music.