Meet the Artistic
Director
Eric Blatt, our Interim Artistic Director,
is a veteran teacher and conductor who has spent the
majority of his 26-year career teaching High School Choir,
Music Theory and Advanced Placement Music Theory at Mount
Sinai High School. Additionally, Mr. Blatt taught Music
History, conducted the Jazz Choir and small ensembles, and
has stage/vocally directed the high school musicals. He is
now building an incredible Choral program at the 5th-8th
grade level while also teaching General Music to 5th and 6th
grades. Mr. Blatt has spent the last 12 years proudly
conducting with the Brookhaven Choral Festival.
Mr. Blatt's choirs consistently scored well at NYSSMA majors
as well as receiving highest marks in Choir competitions in
both Virginia and Philadelphia. His choir premiered the
work, "There Shines a Light Ahead," by composer/pianist
Jeffrey Biegel, and also worked with composer/conductor
Michael Bussewitz-Quarm.
Mr. Blatt is a passionate supporter of music education that
continues to advocate for both his s |