John Ellis

There are literally thousands of trumpet students that have passed through the Crane School. They range from professional players to successful band directors. This is only a very partial list. We are trying to reconnect with the hundreds of former members of our trumpet studio from the past 20 years, and to provide an email link to them. If you know of someone not here, let me know so we can include them.

• Jay Posteraro- teacher and professional trumpet player, San Diego CA
• Chris Still- Second Trumpet, Los Angeles Philharmonic
• Craig Elwood- Band Director, Central Square, NY
• Glenn Roberts – Lisbon Central Schools, member of the Northern Symphonic Winds
• Chris Roussey- US Army Band, US Army Herald Trumpets, Washington DC
• Molly Kurent – arts management, Burlington VT
• Keisuke Hoashi – professional actor, Los Angeles, CA
• Brian Mankuta – teacher, Mt. Sinai, NY
• Paul Tynan- Prof. of Trumpet, St. Francis Xavier U., Nova Scotia
• Joe Parisi- Prof/Instrumental Music, UMKC Conservatory of Music
• Pete Sutorius – US Navy
• Sharon Slote- teacher and pro trumpet player, Bronksville, NY
• Susan Strom (Harvilchuck), Professional Trumpet player, Engineer for Unysis, Reston VA
• Takayuki Hara- Check out the site of his company, CDJapan
• Scott Halliday – teacher, Clifton Park, NY
• John Piazza Jr.- Former Music Director, Trumpet for Carnival Cruse Lines
• Michael Fenton- teacher, Ilion, NY
• Check out Marjorie’s band!
• Chris Hawes – professional trumpet player, Cambridge, MA
• William Osinski, DMA candidate, Eastman School of Music
• Craig Knapp- teacher, Rocky Point, NY Check out Craig’s band, Ants Marching
• Tim Groth Dave Kaufman- West Islip School District, NY
• Peter Ingoglia- Central Islip School District, NY
• Lisa Verville- teacher, Schenectady, NY
• Tom Stickney- teacher, Port Jervis, NY
• Mia Chong- teacher, Arlington Central School District, Poughkeepsie NY
• Alicia Civiok – Albany, NY
• Jason Whitcomb – Professional Trumpet player, Burlington Vt.