Northport Symphony Orchestra welcomes new music director for season; auditions ongoing

The Northport Symphony Orchestra (NSO) has appointed Eric Mahl as its new music director for the 2023-2024 season, following his successful conducting debut with the orchestra at this year’s spring concert.

In addition to the Northport Symphony Orchestra, Mahl is music director of the Geneva Light Opera Company, the Philharmonia Orchestra at Third Street, and the Western Connecticut Youth Orchestra, as well as associate conductor with the Greenwich Village Orchestra and faculty/festival ensemble conductor at the Charles Ives Music Festival. He is also the founder and music director of OrchestraOne, a New York City-based nonprofit built on a foundation of community involvement and participation.

Mahl inherits the mantle from founding music director Richard Hyman, who closed out 16 years with the NSO. The new director has programmed an ambitious season for NSO, with a mix of symphonic favorites and works of diverse, lesser-known composers, capped off by virtuoso Metropolitan Opera violinist Jeremías Sergiani-Velázquez performing Prokofiev’s Concerto No. 1 at the orchestra’s spring 2024 concert. This season will also mark the addition of a children’s concert to the regular schedule.

NSO welcomes inquiries from interested musicians regarding joining the ensemble and will hold ongoing auditions; email joinus@northportsymphony.org for additional information.

For information about NSO and its events, visit www.northportsymphony.org or follow the group on Facebook.