His first student is the American/Iranian baritone Anooshah Golesorkhi, who after singing in most of the major opera houses in Europe, made his Metropolitan Opera debut in February 2000 singing the title role in Giueseppe Verdi's Nabucco.

Mr,McCray's next students are the Dutch singers: Jako Huijpen, Frank Van Aken, Eva Maria Westbroek and Nanco de Vries.

During this same period, he began to work with his stepdaughter Violetta Lazin, who had been working with her mother since she was fourteen years old.

Some years ago, after his tragic accident, Marco Bakker came to study with Mr. McCray on the title role of Verdi's opera "Macbeth". After a few months, his voice returned to even more than its former potential, allowing him to achieve a major triumph in his so called comeback.

Some of Mr. McCray's students include: Bastiaan Everink,  Hans de Vriess, Kor-Jan Dusseljee,Marie Claire Optenoort,Peter Schoenaker,Jean Leon Kloesterman,Liene Kinca,Tanja Van der Werve,Kimdeja Van Der Linden,Charlotte Quadt, Fernand Bernadi,Ronald Rijkstra, Gijs Nijkamp, Charlotte Riedijk,Jorge Castro, Denis Wilgenhof, Mario Sandrie, Larysa Molnarova, Alison Metternich, Adil Abdullaev, Mark Morouse,  Simone Stumpf, Geert Peeters, Jitske Bras, Angelique Eijlbregt, Alan Razzak, Martijn Sanders, Sebastian Brouwer, Martina Straesser, Bernadette Ter Heyne, Marianne Selliger, Anja Wilbrink, Margriet Van Reisen, Tomasz Dziecielski, Ingrid Vermeulen, Roy Mahandratha, Elise Keep, Barbara Schilstra, Violetta Lazin, Zoe Albrecht, Marie Claire Op Ten Woort.

During Mr. McCray's years in Yugoslavia, his many students included Branislav Vukasovic, Igor Ksionzik, Dejan Herakovic. Mr.McCray's years in Yugoslavia were made very much easier because of his friensship with two great men: Zoran Petrovic and Pavle Savin, and the family Petkovic.

As a matter of interest, after only six months of studying with Mr.McCray, Frank van Aken and Eva Maria Westbroek accomplished almost the unimaginable, they both won a competition in Rome (Italy), and as the prize, they were awarded a production of Puccini's Tosca, which they performed in October 1995. A very auspices way to begin a career.

After Rome, these two singers along with Nanco de Vries and Mr.McCray, at the invitation of the director of the Opera in Novi Sad (Yugoslavia) sang a gala evening of Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci.

During the same period Mr .Van Aken sang the title role in Massenet's Werther and Ms. Westbroek, in addition to Santuzza in Mascagni's "Cavalleria", sang the title role in Puccini's "Tosca".

It was there that Mr.McCray met and then married Prizrenka Petkovic McCray.

Prizrenka Petkovic McCray was already at the age of 17 one of Yugoslavia's most beloved TV actresses. At age 20 she went to The Bucharest academy in Rumania to study with the legendary soprano Magda Janculescu. After receiving her diploma with honours, she returned to Yugoslavia and dominated the concert stages there for 20 years.

In addition to that and her operatic career she was also for a period of 20 years, one of Yugoslavia's most famous and successful teachers.

It was actually her idea to create the McCray Studio of Vocal Arts and to this day her partnership and collaboration with Mr. McCray is apparent to everyone, especially the students.

This McCray Studio of Vocal Arts moved to Holland in 1997 at the invitation and indeed insistence of many Dutch singers all of whom are mentioned above.