Dan Laciano

Dan Laciano attended Miami University (Oxford, OH 1998)) and studied Trumpet Performance and Music Education. After a successful career in Ohio, he took a few years away from teaching and performing, but returned after relocating to Southern Maine in 2015. He has been heard playing with Maine State Music Theater, Ogunquit Playhouse, Maine Music Society, Mid Coast Orchestra, and Bayside Brass. Most notably, Dan was the founder and artistic director of the Portland Trumpet Ensemble (2016-2022). Currently, he is the co-founder of the new Hyperion Trumpet Ensemble, (2023). He continues educating young people as the band director at Massabesic Middle School.