Torey Riser, a huge Manchester United supporter, is a native of Greenwood, SC where he attended Lander University, majoring in Music Education. Mr. Riser currently serves on the Board of Directors as the Secretary of Administration for the Carolina Winter Ensemble Association, a seat he has held for 2 years and recently re-elected into for a second term.

For the last 13 years, Mr. Riser has worked with many successful high school programs in South Carolina as an instructor, designer, and composer, including: BHP High School (2004-07), Greenwood High School (2008-2012), Bluffton High School (2013-2014), and, since 2014, has served as Director of Percussion for Ninety Six High School and Edgewood Middle School in Ninety Six, SC.

Throughout his career, Mr. Riser has worked with many professional percussion ensembles in the state, including Palmetto Percussion (2010), North Greenville Independent (2016), and Civitas Independent (2018-2019). He is currently the show designer for Ninety Six High School and Greenwood High School, and served as the music arranger for Charles Towne Independent (PSA) from Charleston, SC.

Since joining Ninety Six High School in 2014, Mr. Riser has helped the program deliver 4 straight SCBDA Marching Band 1A State Championships (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) and, after founding the school’s first ever indoor percussion program in 2015, 4 straight SCBDA Indoor PSA State Championships. The indoor percussion ensemble has also won 2 CWEA titles, 1 WGI Regional (2016) and advanced to WGI Semifinals (2018, 2019), narrowly missing out on finals both seasons.

In the past, Mr. Riser coached Boy's Soccer at Westview Middle School (2010-2012), Boys Varsity/JV Soccer at Battery Creek High School (2014) and Varsity Girls Soccer at Ninety Six High School (2015-2018).

In his free time, should he ever have any, Mr. Riser likes to hack it around the golf course (he’s a 4 handicap), fish m, visit the beach, shoot hoops and hang out with his new puppies Georgia and Dilly.

Mr. Riser would like to credit E.L. Manigo, Lebron James, A.J. Pace, Erik Crook, Colin Brown, Joel Gardner, Luiz Riviera, Mike McIntosh, Paul Rennick, Cliff Sutton, and Chris Turner for their direct and indirect influences on his life as a music educator.

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