Biography

Jerrell R. Gray (b. 1989) is an educator, conductor, and composer from Chicago, Illinois. He holds a MS in Music Education (Choral) from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, and a BM from Southern University and A&M College. Mr. Gray has published works with notable publishers, including the Trinity College of London, Hal Leonard, Walton Music, Inc., and GIA Publications, Inc., and his compositions and commissioned works have received performances both nationally and internationally. Mr. Gray has been entrusted with the composition of music for numerous occasions, notably the Cincinnati Song Initiative, to create a piece for the Inaugural National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Composer Mentorship Program. In addition to these accomplishments, Mr. Gray achieved first place in the 2020 George Shirley Composers Competition. He is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.