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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 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 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 Wind EnsembleConductor: Dr. Brian K. Doyle

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.

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.  

Crane Youth Music (CYM) was founded in 1973. CYM has a history of outstanding and cost-effective musical training for middle- and high-school musicians, ages 12-18. CYM faculty and staff include Crane School of Music faculty and alumni supplemented by additional guest artists/teachers. More than 200 students have attended Crane Youth Music yearly and CYM alumni are performing in major symphonies or teaching in universities and schools nationally.

Crazy 8’s Initiative Elementary students in grades 3 & 4 can participate in the fun and exciting math program. A variety of patterns and number explorations take place and a multitude of games are played.  This program is overseen by Math Education interns and volunteers from the Education Programs. Contact: Cindy Wells  

Creating Digital Community  Since the global pandemic shifted our ways of interacting with one another, Jamey Merkel ’18 ’20, a community health graduate student, has been instrumental in the success of two new online communities established in the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis.