Jordan Waring (born 1964, New York) is an American composer.
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.
Starting in 1992, Waring began to compose a number of orchestral works. His first symphony was completed in 1993. His Second Symphony (1994) was premiered by the Allentown Symphony Orchestra in Pennsylvania received a good notice.[1] 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[2][3] 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.[4]
The Harbinger of Mobile, Alabama wrote of Waring's music:
Kurt Loft, a music critic from the Tampa Tribune wrote about Waring,