Crane Alumni Board
Crane School of Music Alumni Board 2025-2026 Officers:President: Carol Dumka (1975)Vice-President: Jerome Socolof (2007)Secretary: Brianne Borden (2013)
National String Project at Crane
The National String Project at CraneNow in its 24th year, the National String Project’s mission is to expand string education opportunities in the North Country while providing teaching experiences for univers
Prospective Crane Students
SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music is a community of educators, musicians and scholars in an environment dedicated to helping every student ach
Crane Student Resources
Crane Student HandbookThe information contained in this document is updated as needed and is considered official school policy.Degree PlansThe Crane School of Music offers a variety of degree programs to meet the needs of students pursuing a career in the field of music. More information on each of these individual programs can be found through the links on this site.
Student Organizations
Crane and SUNY Potsdam Music Student OrganizationsCrane Student Association (CSA)NAfME: The Crane chapter of the National Association for Music EducationACDA: The Crane chapter of the American Choral Directors AssociationASTA: The Crane chapter of the American String Teachers AssociationMENC: The Crane chapter of the Music Teachers National AssociateCMS: The Crane student chapter of the College Music SocietyMEISA: The SUNY Potsdam/Crane Institute of Music Busine
Crane Strings and Orchestras
Crane Symphony OrchestraThe Crane Symphony Orchestra is the second oldest college orchestra in the United States, and in its long legacy, students at Crane have worked with legendary conductors and musicians, such as Nadia Boulanger, Sarah Caldwell, Aaron Copland, Howard Hanson, Gunther Schuller, and Robert Shaw, to name a few.
Crane Winds and Percussion Performance
Crane Wind EnsembleConductor: Dr. Brian K. Doyle
The Crane School of Music at the 1980 Winter Olympics
The Crane School of Music played a key role in the 1980 Winter Olympic Games, providing all of the live music at the events in Lake Placid, N.Y.—and pushing the musicians to the limit in performing in cold conditions.
The Shape of Music
Crane Youth Music has left a loving imprint on young lives for 50 years Exactly a half century after a brass horn announced the first bright note of Crane Youth Music, the camp remains an enduring symbol of the passion and purpose of the Crane School of Music—and a gift outright to scores of young people standing on the thresholds of futures that will likely receive significant definition from the chords of this pivotal summer week.