Musicians of the Massapequa Philharmonic Orchestra.
In Friday’s (8/9) Long Island Business News, Adina Gen writes, “The Massapequa Philharmonic announced its 40th season under the direction of music director David Bernard. The philharmonic, which said it was recently named the resident orchestra of the Tilles Center of the Performing Arts in Brookville, will offer a season that includes performances at both Tilles and the Berner Auditorium in Massapequa. The programs—eight concerts in all—feature music that spans four centuries, including works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sergei Prokofiev, Camille Saint-Saens, Gustav Mahler, Leonard Bernstein and John Williams as well as new works at each concert as part of a partnership with the Long Island Composer’s Alliance…. ‘These concerts will be a shared experience between the audience and the musicians, where we will explore how composers achieve music’s potential for expression,’ [Bernard] said…. The arts are an economic driver to the region, and contributed $330 million to the Long Island economy, according to a 2023 study by the Long Island Arts Alliance.”
