Arnold Rychlicki graduated from Caledonia-Mumford Central School in 1978. His trumpet playing began when he was in fourth grade. An extremely shy boy, he says that music and the trumpet brought him out of his shell and helped him develop his personality. For that he thanks his elementary band instructor, Paul Brown. Arnie went on to play trumpet in the middle and high school band, marching and jazz bands. He participated in many solo festivals, All-County Bands, All–County Symphony and All-County Jazz Band. He went on to attend college at Geneseo State and received his bachelors in biology and chemistry. While at Geneseo, Arnie played in the Concert Band and Jazz Band and served as their president. Since college, Arnie has played in several fire department marching bands, including Kelley’s Heroes. He has played in the pit orchestra for high school musicals in five different counties. He figures that he has participated in 35-40 musical organizations since college graduation. Arnie loves playing for folks of all ages. He encourages his children to play and credits music with bringing him and his wife Karen together. She is a French horn player and they met while playing in an orchestra together. Arnie would like to thank his mother, who cannot read music, for making him sit down and practice and his father for providing a love of music and his musical talent. They helped make Arnie the man with the traveling trumpet.

   Stacey Leathersich graduated from Caledonia in 1994. While here she participated in band and chorus from elementary through high school. She was in All-County chorus as well as area All-State. Stacey had the honor of being chosen for the All-State’s Women’s Chorus and also All-Eastern Chorus, which is an enormous honor for a female. While here at CMCS she appeared in the "Wizard of Oz", "Once upon a Mattress" and was Kim Appleby in "Bye, Bye Birdie". Stacey then went on to SUNY Fredonia where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Vocal Performance. Stacey received her Master of Music in Vocal Performance/Pedagogy from Ohio University. She also taught at Ohio University for a year as well as at a music studio and for the Athens Community Music School. Stacey moved to Sacramento, California and has been teaching for almost four years. She has a full private studio of 27 students and she also teaches part-time at the American River College. She is a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing and just finished a two year term as the local vice-president. Stacey performs with the Sacramento Master Singers and recently was a featured soprano soloist in Mozart’s Mass in C Minor. She has focused on voice vocal health among all sorts of voice practitioners for several years now and received a Certificate from the Summer Vocology Institute in Denver in 2003. This summer she will move to Pittsburgh to begin work on a Masters in Speech Pathology at the University of Pittsburgh. She hopes to be able to work more readily with singers and professional voice users, such as teachers to help them keep their voices healthy and strong.

   Stacey says: I see, hear or feel music in everything I do in my life. Always remember what made you love music in the first place, and no matter how much you practice and strive to be ‘perfect,’ it began as something fun and entertaining for you something that you love. Don’t ever forget that-have fun with music every day. One of my favorite things to do is sing and play ‘Rainbow Connection’. I would like to thank and recognize, Mrs. Neale, Mr. Smalley, Mr. Toyama, Cheryl Toyama, Mr. Walker and Erica Klein. These are five outstanding teachers and a very good friend who planted that initial seed and helped to grow.

   The Cal-Mum Music Hall of Fame was developed in 2003 to recognize alumni, community members, educators/employees, or professional musicians who have made significant contributions, had great accomplishments, or have been life long music participants.