FCO Staff
Eric Crimmins, Operations Manager
Eric Crimmins serves as the Operations Manager for the Fenton Community Orchestra. He is also an Education Specialist for A&G Central Music, providing service and clinical expertise to Metro Detroit schools. Eric brings 30+ years to these roles as a professional musician and educator. Eric is a retired Band Director from Lake Orion Community Schools, a proofreader for Hal Leonard Music Publishing, and is the Founder and Managing Director for the Southeastern Michigan Wind Ensemble (SEMWE), where he plays the alto saxophone. While teaching, his middle school Scripps Cadet Band was selected to perform three times at the Michigan Music Conference in Grand Rapids. Eric is in demand as a music adjudicator, clinician, and guest conductor across Michigan, and maintains a small saxophone and clarinet lesson studio. He also plays woodwinds in local pit orchestras, and is the tenor saxophonist in The Cass Saxophone Quartet. He recently served on a panel of colleagues presenting the educational session “30 Years Later – Advice for Longevity” at the 2023 Michigan Music Conference.
Eric enjoys using his experience, knowledge and newly acquired skills to support this wonderful community music organization. He lives in Bloomfield Hills with his husband Brian and their three dogs Oskar, Irving and Sidney.
Eric Crimmins serves as the Operations Manager for the Fenton Community Orchestra. He is also an Education Specialist for A&G Central Music, providing service and clinical expertise to Metro Detroit schools. Eric brings 30+ years to these roles as a professional musician and educator. Eric is a retired Band Director from Lake Orion Community Schools, a proofreader for Hal Leonard Music Publishing, and is the Founder and Managing Director for the Southeastern Michigan Wind Ensemble (SEMWE), where he plays the alto saxophone. While teaching, his middle school Scripps Cadet Band was selected to perform three times at the Michigan Music Conference in Grand Rapids. Eric is in demand as a music adjudicator, clinician, and guest conductor across Michigan, and maintains a small saxophone and clarinet lesson studio. He also plays woodwinds in local pit orchestras, and is the tenor saxophonist in The Cass Saxophone Quartet. He recently served on a panel of colleagues presenting the educational session “30 Years Later – Advice for Longevity” at the 2023 Michigan Music Conference.
Eric enjoys using his experience, knowledge and newly acquired skills to support this wonderful community music organization. He lives in Bloomfield Hills with his husband Brian and their three dogs Oskar, Irving and Sidney.
