Jordan Waring


Jordan Waring is an American composer.

Biography

Jordan Waring was born on Long Island, New York, and was raised in a musical family. His grandfather, Fred Waring, was a much recorded choral conductor and music publisher. His father is musician Fred Waring Jr., and his mother is Rachelle Waring, both of whom were professional musicians.
As a child, Waring studied trumpet, piano, and percussion and began composing when he was 15 years old. His parents, however, persuaded him to pursue a nonmusical career. He attended Penn State University, then began a career in banking.

Compositions

Starting in 1992, Waring began to compose a number of orchestral works. His first symphony was completed in 1993. His Second Symphony was premiered by the Allentown Symphony Orchestra in Pennsylvania received a good notice. His Bosnian Overture, begun in 1994 and completed in the spring of ´95, written in reaction to the Balkan conflict, was performed by members of the Florida Philharmonic and others at a special concert in aid of civilian victims of the war in Bosnia His first Piano Concerto was completed in the spring of 1995, followed by the tone poem The Mountains of Tolima, a commission from the Conservatory of Tolima, in Ibague, Colombia.

Critical response

The Harbinger of Mobile, Alabama wrote of Waring's music:
Kurt Loft, a music critic from the Tampa Tribune wrote about Waring,