Trisha Craig

Flute

  • Flutist Trisha Craig specializes in 20th Century and contemporary repertoire, and performs in solo and chamber settings throughout the region. Her training includes the BM from Ithaca College and the MM in Flute Performance from Longy School of Music, where she studied with Robert Willoughby.

    Trisha is a sought-after instructor and clinician. She teaches flute privately and through the Ted Herbert Music School, and is also the Conductor of the NMYO Flute Choirs and the Farmington NH Community Band.  She has been the Flute Specialist at Salem State University’s Woodwind Day for several years and has adjudicated countless flute festivals and competitions throughout New England. Her students have won awards at the local, regional and national levels, and have been accepted to some of the finest music colleges in the country.  

    For twenty-two years, Ms. Craig was the Owner and Director of Music Makers, a music school on the NH Seacoast. She has also taught flute at The Governor’s Academy, Flute Teaching Methods at University of New Hampshire, Applied Flute at Johnson State College, and has been the Guest Conductor with Willow Flute Ensemble and the Center Harbor Town Band.  She was also the first winner of the Robert Willoughby Baroque Flute Scholarship, through which she studied baroque flute with Carol Epple.  

    Trisha’s solo concerts are favorites among museums, art galleries, and other small venues. She is known for bringing the music and its time periods to life while engaging the audience in lively conversation.

    Meet Trish and hear more about her philosophy HERE..

Diane Francoeur

Clarinet

  • Diane is a retired music educator from the Manchester School District and has had the privilege of teaching at the elementary, middle and high school levels. Her last 15 years were spent at West High, leading the Marching Blue Knights, the Concert Band and Jazz Band. She also had the pleasure of spending some of this time working with the Choirs. Diane completed her undergraduate work at the University of New Hampshire, a Masters in Education, and a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies (CAGS) in Educational Leadership from Plymouth State University.

    Awards include the Manchester High School West “2010 Teacher of the Year”, the New Hampshire Music Educators Association “2015 Distinguished Music Educator of the Year”, the New Hampshire Band Directors Association, “2016 Outstanding Band Director”, the 19th Annual 50 Band Directors Who Make a Difference issue of School, Band and Orchestra Magazine (SBO), the 2016 Grammy Signature Schools Community Award, and the 1st recipient of the 2017 Aaron Singer Award.

    “My hope is that every student who enters my classroom will enjoy music, learning, and life! May they have the courage to reach for new challenges that will bring them to their level of excellence.”

    Meet Diane and hear more about her philosophy HERE..

Andrew Emanuel

Clarinet, Saxophone

  • Andrew Emanuel is a recent graduate of the University of New Hampshire with a B.M. in Music Education. While at UNH, Emanuel was fortunate enough to share the stage with notable artists such as Chris Potter, Allen Vizzutti, Dave Pietro, Steve Wilson, and Marshall Gilkes, and these experiences have also helped shape him as a musician.

    Emanuel’s teaching style is greatly influenced by all of the teachers he studied with at UNH, including Nathan Jorgensen, Elizabeth Gunlogson, Peggy Vagts, Janet Polk, and Ryan Parker. In addition to teaching private lessons, Emanuel keeps an active gig schedule throughout NH with The Wicked Smart Horn Band, as well as his own band, Clandestine. Andrew Emanuel offers lessons on Clarinet, Saxophone, and Flute. He also offers improvisation lessons on any instrument.

James Snarski

Retired December 2023

  • James graduated from Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. He is a veteran of U.S. military service and also a veteran of 30 years in the Manchester Public School System teaching general and instrumental music.

    James has performed in pit orchestras, big bands, and various small groups in southern N.H. to Boston, Mass. He is a long time member of Ted Herbert’s faculty and is ready to continue training young aspiring musicians (of all ages).