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JULY 2 I CALDWELL STUDIO I CLOSING Caldwell Studio of Music in Caldwell, N.J., closed on June 30 after 58 years in business. “Even if we’re sold out, I’ll be here,’’ said owner Beverly Sannito to The Star-Ledger about the closing date. “I want to say goodbye to everyone.” Sannito’s husband, Dick Sannito, played alto sax and clarinet with Louis Prima, Tommy Tucker and others before opening Caldwell Studio of Music in 1952. In addition to instruments, lessons and sheet music, the store also sold records and, later, cassettes. Dick Sannito passed away in 2002 at the age of 77, but his wife continued to operate the store. According to the The Star-Ledger, at its peak, the store handled 300 students. Dick Sannito and more than 12 other teachers held lessons four nights a week, plus Saturdays. The store had fewer than 50 students at the time it closed.
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