Meet our musicians: Rex Cray…

Rex Cray

Instrument(s): Tuba

First performance with the band: August 2018

What I like most about playing: Striving for high-quality musicianship with other like-minded musicians.

My favorite musical memory: Performing on tuba with the University of Oregon Faculty Brass Quintet (as a student many years ago).

A fun fact about myself: I played tenor saxophone with the Albany Swing Band, with my father as the lead tenor.

Three words I would use to describe Salem Symphonic Winds: Expressive, Innovative, Dedicated

Short Bio: I began my musical studies on saxophone and later switched to tuba as my primary instrument. I spent 3 years playing tuba and sax with an Army band and several years with the Eugene Symphony. I am now happily retired from the Army and the VA.