Our Directors
Emmanuel Coraza
Director of Orchestras
Emmanuel Coraza is currently in his tenth year teaching at The Woodlands College Park High School. Prior, Mr. Coraza served as the Assistant Director of Orchestras. Under the direction of Mr. Coraza, the CP Camerata and Chamber Orchestras consistently earned a “Sweepstakes” rating at UIL Concert and Sight-Reading Evaluation. In 2019, Mr. Coraza was selected as a semi-finalist in the Youth Orchestra category of the American Prize in Conducting.
Mr. Coraza received his Bachelors in Music Education degree from the University of North Texas, where he was involved in the String Project providing beginner lessons to local Denton-area students. While at North Texas, Mr. Coraza served as the President of the UNT American String Teachers Association Student Chapter. In 2021, Mr. Coraza received his Masters in Instrumental conducting from Sam Houston State University, studying with Dr. Jacob Sustaita and Dr. Joshua Bronfman. In his free time, Mr. Coraza is a section violinist with Symphony North of Houston and the Conroe Symphony. He also is involved as a Music Director with ImagineNation Theatre.
His professional affiliations include membership in the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA), American String Teachers Association (ASTA), Texas Orchestra Directors Association (TODA), and a provisional member with the Texas Music Adjudicators Association (TMAA).
Ms. Sarabeth Gheith
Assistant Director of Orchestras
Sarabeth Gheith began her musical career playing piano, flute and cello. Since the schools that she attended did not have orchestra programs, Ms. Gheith received orchestral experience while in high school as a member of the West Suburban Youth Orchestra. These formative years instilled in her an understanding of the value of orchestra programs in the schools. Ms. Gheith began studying conducting with Bridget-Michael Reischl at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, where she received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music and English. In 2005 she received a Master of Arts Degree with an emphasis in Orchestral Conducting from the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa. During her studies, she assisted Rebecca Burkhardt with productions of Aaron Copland’s The Tender Land and Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd, served as assistant conductor with the Northern Iowa Youth Orchestra, and had a conducting internship under Jason Weinberger with the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony Orchestra. After receiving her graduate degree, she studied with Cliff Colnot, Music Director/Conductor of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago. Before becoming Orchestra Director at Harlingen High School South in 2014 she served as Music Director/Conductor of the Murfreesboro Youth Orchestra in Murfreesboro, TN and taught Introduction to Music and String Techniques classes at Middle Tennessee State University.
