Joel Levy
Music Director and Conductor
Wind Symphony Joel Levy received a Bachelor of Music Degree from SUNY Potsdam, and a Master of Music Degree in Performance from Stony Brook University. As an active musician in the New York metropolitan area, Mr. Levy has performed with the Merrick Symphony, Long Island Concert Pops, Queens Festival Band, Long Island Masterworks Orchestra, Francis C. Roberts and company, and the New York Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra. Mr. Levy played frequently in the Broadway production of Thoroughly Modern Millie. Additional Broadway credits include Fosse, Little Women, Sweet Charity and Young Frankenstein. Currently Mr. Levy performs with the Richie Iacona Bad Little Big Band, Interplay Jazz Orchestra, Leon Petruzzi Jazz Orchestra, FM Steely Dan Tribute Band, and is the reed player for the Engemen Theater in Northport.

Mr. Levy taught at both the middle and high school levels on Long Island since 1980. He recently retired as band director and department chair at East Meadow High School after a 34 year teaching career. His various ensembles have won numerous awards of distinction, which include 13 first place finishes in the New York City Columbus Day Parade.

Joel Levy has been a guest soloist and clinician for several Long Island school districts and he has served as guest conductor for the Suffolk All-County Festival Bands. He has been the guest conductor at the U. S. Eastern Music Camp at Colgate University, at George Mason University in Virginia and at the CW Post Band Festival. He has also served as guest conductor and clinician at Fresno State University in California and for the Fairfax, Virginia school district.

Under Mr. Levy’s direction, the Nassau-Suffolk Wind Symphony has performed at MENC National and Eastern Division Conferences. Guest soloists with the Wind Symphony have included Phil Smith, Joe Alessi, Stanley Drucker, Carol Wincenc, Lew Tabackin, Erik Ralske, Michael Blutman, Steven Blutman, Julian Rose, Patrick Sheridan and Ed Joffe. Mr. Levy is also conductor of the Nassau Suffolk Alumni Band and the Atlantic Wind Symphony.

Mr. Levy has taught courses for Five Towns College, SUNY Potsdam and was a faculty member of the C.W. Post, Long Island University faculty, teaching clarinet, saxophone and flute. Mr. Levy is pleased to have been listed in Who’s Who Among American Teachers on numerous occasions. In addition, Mr. Levy has been featured on Rico’s thelessonroom.com, and is a D’Addario educational clinician and performing artist.