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Welcome to Craig Knapp's Website

Craig Knapp is the director of the Nassau and Suffolk Treble Choirs of the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of New York, Elementary Classroom Music Specialist, Choral Director and Elementary Music Department Chairperson in the Rocky Point Public School District, former Adjunct Assistant Professor at Hofstra University, former Director of the Early Childhood Community Music Program at Stony Brook University, music educator, guest conductor, clinician, folk dance leader and author.

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Upcoming Events

July 16-19, 2026

Feierabend Association for Music Education 6th Biennial Conference

Chicago, IL

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July 16-19, 2026

Feierabend Association for Music Education 6th Biennial Conference

Craig will be co-presenting workshops with Joani Brandon, Betsy Greene and Andy Himelick on First Steps in Music with Orff Schulwerk and Con...

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Chicago, IL

November 4-7, 2026

American Orff-Schulwerk Association 2026 Annual Conference: Flowing Forward

Richmond, VA

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November 4-7, 2026

American Orff-Schulwerk Association 2026 Annual Conference: Flowing Forward

Craig will be co-presenting a workshop Andy Himelick on Conversational Solfege with Orff Schulwerk.


https://aosa.org/programs-events/conferen...

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Richmond, VA

May 16, 2027

Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of New York at Carnegie Hall

New York, NY

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May 16, 2027

Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of New York at Carnegie Hall

Craig will be conducting both the MYO Nassau Treble Choir and MYO Suffolk Treble Choir in separate concerts at Carnegie Hall in New York Cit...

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New York, NY

Video

Sing To Me, by Andrea Ramsey

Craig Knapp guest conducting the Ohio Music Education Association 2023 Children's All-State Chorus at the Hyatt Regency Ballroom in the Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, OH.

Spirits (adapted from, "A Midsummer Night's Dream"), by Douglas Beam

Craig Knapp guest conducting the Ohio Music Education Association 2023 Children's All-State Chorus at the Hyatt Regency Ballroom in the Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, OH.

Walk in Jerusalem, African American Spiritual, Arranged by Rollo A. Dilworth

Craig Knapp guest conducting the Nassau Music Educators Association 2020 Division I (5th Grade) East All-County Chorus Festival at the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts on Long Island.

Flooding Rains, by Harley Mead

Craig Knapp guest conducting the Nassau Music Educators Association 2020 Division I (5th Grade) East All-County Chorus Festival at the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts on Long Island.

Audio

Here are some recordings from Craig's recent choral conducting with the MYO Nassau and Suffolk Treble Choirs, which includes children in grades 4-6.

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