Alumni

William Crankshaw, Ph. D. | Superintendent of Greater Johnstown School District

Jeff Ball '03 | Director of Bands - Grand Street Campus High Schools, Brooklyn NY.  Founder & Conductor - Brooklyn Wind Symphony

Jack Goodenough '23 | Named Teacher of the Year in Tallahassee, FL (2025)

Jen Rafferty '07 | Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Empowered Educator

Christopher Yee '05 | President of the Texas Bandmasters Association, Director of Bands at Cedar Park High School and co-founder of the Cedar Park Winds Community Band

Frank L. Battisti '53 | Director of Bands at Ithaca Highschool (1955-67); faculty member at Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music (1967-69); former President of the U.S. Colelge Band Directors National Association

Jamal Rossi '80 | Eastman School of Music: Deputy Dean (2005-06), Interim Dean (2006-2007), Executive Associate Dean (2007-2013; Acting Dean (2011-12)), and Dean (2013-2024).

Gail Williams '73 | Internationally recognized hornist and brass pedagogue. She has presented concerts, master classes, recitals and lectures throughout North America, as well as in Europe and Asia. Ms. Williams joined the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in December 1978, and was appointed Associate Principal Horn in 1984, a position she held until her retirement from the orchestra in 1998. She has been a member of the Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra, and is currently principal horn of the Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra.

Cindy Bradley ’00 | 8 #1 Billboard singles