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Torey Riser, a diehard Manchester United Red, is a native of Greenwood, SC. Mr. Riser attended Lander University, majoring in Music Education and received his Master’s Degree in Instructional Technology.

Mr. Riser recently served on the Board of Directors for the Carolina Winter Ensemble Association, a position he held for 8 years in addition to previously serving on the CWEA Board of Directors as the organizations Open Class Percussion Representative, Classification Committee member, and as Interim Percussion Coordinator. Mr. Riser was a charter member of Palmetto Percussion in 2007 and aged out as the snare line section leader in 2009.

For the last 20 years, Mr. Riser has taught alongside many successful high school and independent programs in South Carolina, including:

• BHP High School (2004-07)

• Greenwood High School (2008-2012 & 2019)

• Palmetto Percussion (2010)

• Bluffton High School (2013-2017)

• North Greenville Independent (2016)

• Civitas Independent (2018-2019)

• Ninety Six HS (2010-present)

Mr. Riser has also served as Director of Percussion and Designer/Arranger for Ninety Six High School’s Marching and Indoor Programs from 2017-2026. Since joining Ninety Six High School in 2013, Mr. Riser has helped lead the program to 10 SCBDA Marching Band 1A State Championships (2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025) in the past 12 seasons.

After founding the school’s first ever indoor percussion program in 2015, the ensemble earned 4 straight SCBDA Indoor PSA State Championships (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018). Under Mr. Riser's direction, the NSHS indoor percussion ensemble has also earned 7 CWEA Gold Medals (PSA: 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022 and PSO: 2024, 2025 ) and 1 Silver (2023 PSO), 5 WGI Regional Championships (Spartanburg 2016, Spartanburg 2024, Atlanta 2024, Spartanburg 2025, Atlanta 2025), and advanced to WGI PSA Semifinals twice (2018, 2019). The ensemble won the PSA Bronze medal at the WGI World Championships in 2022, and after being promoted at the beginning of the 2023 season, advanced to PSO Finals at the WGI World Championships finishing in 13th place.

In the past, Mr. Riser has coached Boys’ 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 actually have any, Mr. Riser likes to hack it around the golf course, go to the beach, or hang out with his dawgs.

Mr. Riser would like to thank E.L. Manigo, Marcus Morris, Chris Turner, Tiger Woods, A.J. Pace, Erik Crook, Colin Brown, Joel Gardner, Luiz Riviera, Mike McIntosh, Paul Rennick, Cliff Sutton, Teddy Mascari, Mike Leitzke, Terry Sanders, Derrick Shannon and Alan Barone for their immeasurable influences, direct or indirect, on his life as a music educator.

Schedule:

8:15-11:30 Planning

11:30-1:05 Advanced Band

1:05-1:40 Lunch

1:45-3:25 Freshman Band