He then moved to the University of Michigan as a student and teaching assistant under Dr. William Revelli from 1940 to 1941.

[3] Raymont Crisara's first major professional gig came as a cornet soloist with The Goldman Band, replacing Frank Elsass.

In the summer of 1941, Crisara, aged 19, auditioned for and was awarded the position of Principal Trumpet with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.

After his release from the US Army in 1946, Crisara became associate 1st/3rd trumpet with the NBC Symphony under Arturo Toscanini, a position he held through 1954 when the orchestra was disbanded.

[5] He was an in demand studio musician, recording with Paul McCartney, Kiss, Janis Joplin,[6] and Carole King.