Earl Raney balances a dual career as trumpeter and conductor. This
site contains important information about each of the ensembles he directs. Mr. Raney is an Adjunct Professor
of Music at Atlantic Union College conducting the Atlantic Wind Symphony. He is also an Assistant Professor of Music
in Performance at Wheaton College where he is Music Director and Conductor of the Southeastern
Massachusetts Wind Symphony and the Great Woods Chamber Orchestra. He has
served as guest clinician and given masterclasses at music festivals, high schools, colleges, and universities across the
country. Most recently he conducted the Southeastern Massachusetts District Senior Orchestra 2006. Mr. Raney is well-known
as the Artistic Director and solo trumpet of the award-winning Epic Brass Quintet. (Roster Artist for the Massachusetts
Cultural Council and the New England Foundation for the Arts.)
Since founding the Epic Brass in 1983 he has given over 1600 concerts in 46
states, with appearances at the Kennedy Center, Weill Recital Hall, and Carnegie Hall among others. Internationally,
Mr. Raney has performed in Canada, Bermuda, Jamaica, US Virgin Islands, England, Scotland, France, Austria, Germany, Poland,
Italy, Switzerland, and the Far East. He has recorded seven compact discs for the Ars Nova Digital record label which
are regularly featured on classical radio stations nationwide.
Earl Raney is a Roster Artist of the following
organizations:
New England Foundation for the Arts
Massachusetts Cultural Council
