Ray Brown

Ray Brown is attending the University of Nebraska–Lincoln as a master’s GTA in trombone performance. He works with Dr. Ian Rutherford in the History of Rock class and teaches the trombone section of brass skills.

Brown finished his Bachelor of Music Education at Drake University in Des Moines, under the direction of Robert Parker and Matthew Halbert. There he performed in numerous ensembles on and off campus, notably with the campus Wind Ensemble, Orchestra and Jazz I groups. During his time at Drake, he has played in master classes for Mark Cantrell, Kyle Gordon and Jason Hausbach. In November, Brown won a spot in Drake’s Honors Recital competition.