Our Mission

Nassau Suffolk Performing Arts is a non-profit organization which was founded in 1994 in order to provide talented student musicians from across Long Island and the metropolitan area with additional rehearsal and performance opportunities in the concert band, jazz band, and vocal jazz genres. We are committed to offering our members a high quality educational and performance-based program that will provide enriching experiences and memories that will foster a lifetime love of music.
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REMINDERS
January 26 Concert Information
Posted by Nassau Suffolk on January 22, 2025 at 8:33 am
The Nassau-Suffolk Winter Concert for Youth Jazz Band, Jazz Band, Jazz Ensemble, Wind Symphony, and Alumni Band will take place on Sunday, January 26, 2025 at the Madison Theatre at Molloy University. Below, you will find the schedule and concert dress information for all of our ensembles, as well as concert ticket information.

Report Time/Concert Schedule
Students should arrive no later than 30 minutes prior to the scheduled sound checks.

1:00pm Concert - An Afternoon of Jazz:
Youth Jazz Band, Jazz Band, and Jazz Ensemble
  • Jazz Ensemble: 10:30-11:00am sound check
  • Jazz Band: 11:15-11:45am sound check
  • Youth Jazz Band: 12:00-12:30pm sound check

6:00pm Concert - Wind Symphony and Alumni Band
  • Wind Symphony: 4:30-5:30pm sound check
Concert Dress Information

Wind Symphony Dress
  • All black dress or black skirt/black top (no jeans or leggings, skirts must be at or below the knee), black dress shoes (no sneakers)
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  • Dark suit or tuxedo with White buttoned-down shirt and bow tie, black dress shoes (no sneakers) and black dress socks (no ankle socks)

Jazz Band and Jazz Ensemble Dress
  • Dark suit, shirt and tie or all black. Black dress shoes (no sneakers).

Important Concert Dress information for all ensembles
  • In consideration of your fellow musicians please refrain from wearing perfume or cologne on the day of the concerts.
Ticket Information

Join the 2025 Nassau-Suffolk Alumni Band
Posted by Nassau Suffolk on January 2, 2025 at 9:13 am

The Nassau-Suffolk Alumni Band will be performing on Sunday, January 26, 2025, at 6 pm at the Madison Theatre. 

 

Rehearsals will be held on Saturday, January 11, 2025 and Saturday, January 25, 2025. Both rehearsals will be held from 1-3pm at the LIU Music Rehearsal Building.

 

All graduates of our program are invited to join this year!

 

Click here to register for the Alumni Band!


Monday, Nov 18 and 25 Location Change
Posted by Nassau Suffolk on November 13, 2024 at 9:30 am

Attention Youth Band, Honor Band, and Youth Jazz Band families,

Rehearsals on November 18 and November 25 have been moved to Weber Middle School in the Port Washington School District. The address is 52 Campus Dr, Port Washington, NY 11050.

Rehearsal times on these dates have not changed. Please allow for extra travel time for this new location.


Concert Schedule Update
Posted by Nassau Suffolk on November 8, 2024 at 9:36 pm

Due to unavoidable conflicts, an important update has been made to our concert schedule. Information regarding ticketing and sound checks will be shared at a later date.

The concert dates for the winter concerts are now as follows:

Sunday, January 26, 2025

Madison Theatre at Molloy University

1:00 pm: Youth Jazz Band, Jazz Band and Jazz Ensemble

6:00 pm: Wind Symphony and Alumni Band

 

Monday, February 10, 2025

Tilles Center for the Performing Arts

7:30pm: Youth Band and Honor Band


Summer 2024 Update
Posted by Nassau Suffolk on August 23, 2024 at 7:24 pm

Happy Summer! We would like to take this opportunity to update our members, families, and alumni on a few important items.

  • We are currently facing issues with both our email and phone systems. If you need to contact us please use the following temporarily:
  • Audition results were distributed via email in July, prior to our email issues. However, if you submitted an audition by the June 14 deadline and have not yet received notification, please check your spam inbox.

  • Our 2024-2025 season schedule will be shared in the Schedule tab (above) by September 1st. Check back soon for more details.

  • Auditions are still being accepted for our ensembles so please spread the word about our groups to talented and interested students! Auditions may be submitted using the webform linked at the top of this page.

 


Professional Recordings and Photos
Posted by Nassau Suffolk on May 5, 2024 at 10:54 am

Professional recordings of the May 5 Nassau-Suffolk concerts may be ordered directly from Ghost Blossom Recordings. Click here to order concert recordings.

Professional photos of the May 5 Nassau-Suffolk concerts may be ordered directly from Musical Memories Inc. Click here to download a photo order form.


May 5, 2024 Concert Program
Posted by Nassau Suffolk on May 3, 2024 at 8:00 pm

Download a digital copy of the May 5, 2024 Concert Program by clicking on the program below!

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