Sergeant First Class Craig Bitterman joined the West Point Band in 2005. Prior to his tenure at West Point, he served as a musician for two years in the 50th Army Band at TRADOC headquarters, Fort Monroe, Virginia. He earned a Bachelor of Music from SUNY Buffalo under Jan Williams and Anthony Miranda, and a Master of Music from the Hartt School of Music under Benjamin Toth, Alexander Lepak, and Shane Shanahan. Before joining the Army, he freelanced in the New England area as staff accompanist for Wesleyan University, Hartford Conservatory, Hartt School modern dance classes. He also taught percussion at Holyoke Community College and Community Music School Springfield. Performance highlights during his time in Hartford included performances with Nebojsa Zivkovic, Maelstrom percussion ensemble, June in Buffalo new music festival, Ankara new music festival, Full Force Dance Theatre, and Steel Sunrise Steel Band.
