D. Ray McClellan, Jr. holds a B.M., M.M. and D.M.A. degree from the Juilliard School where he studied with David Weber. He also attended West Virginia University where he studied with Jonathan Lautman and Ethan Sloane. Dr. McClellan has performed with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Continuum, Chamber Sound, The Washington Serenade, Charleston Chamber Music Society, and at the Waterloo Festival, Great Woods Festival and the Music at Penn's Woods Festival. He has been soloist and member of "The President's Own" United States Marine Band and Orchestra and has also appeared as soloist with the Juilliard Orchestra, The Queens Philharmonic and the Little Rock Wind Symphony. He has served as principal Clarinetist with the Alexandria (VA) Symphony, The Garden State Philharmonic, The Great Woods Festival Orchestra, The National Women's Composers Symphony, and as e-flat Clarinetist with The Stamford (CT) Symphony. An artist/clinician for Buffet Clarinets, he gives recitals and masterclasses throughout the United States. Prior to his appointment at James Madison University, Dr. McClellan taught at Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas and Nyack College in Nyack, New York.