Ray writes music in a variety of genres and styles but loves cinematic music most of all!

From Ireland, but settled now in Seattle by way of China and the Turks and Caicos, Ray Heraty has been a musician since taking up piano at around age 7.  Deemed too small to play the French Horn at aged 9 he started on the cornet and has been a closeted French Horn player every since. These days he plays trumpet in a wide variety of musical groups in the Pacific Northwest including being a regular member of the Washington Wind Symphony and Thalia Symphony. He has subbed with many different ensembles in a variety of musical styles from Baroque to Jazz. Ray has performed in groups for nearly 40 years, and has tinkered around with composition off and on for most of that time.  During the Covid lockdown he decided to formalize his composition training and earned a Master of Arts in Orchestration for Films, Games and Television from the University of Chichester in the UK. His music has been performed across the Pacific North West by a variety of ensembles big and small.