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Preserving a classical music legacy online — summer festivals, morning series — and the people and student body and board of Renowned pianists Norman directors all really showed a lot Horowitz and Melvin Stecher, of support, and it was a great who founded and directed the place to have a school.” Stecher and Horowitz School of After the school closed in the Arts, in Cedarhurst, for 1999, the pair established the almost 40 years, Stecher and Horowhave now created a i t z Fo u n d a t i o n , YouTube channel which has funded showcasing some numerous scholarof their best work, ships and contests, including perforsuch as the New mances on Long York International Island. Piano Competition, The pair gained that have helped prominence as a launch the careers classical piano duo of many young piain the 1950s, pernists. forming in Europe, Horowitz said Japan, South that the foundaAmerica and tion’s mission is to across the United preserve classical States. In 1960 they NORMAN HOROwItz m u s i c , a n d h e founded their per- Founder, Stecher and believes that Youforming arts school Horowitz School of the Tube is a great way i n C e d a r h u r s t , Arts to do so with young which welcomed people. “In today’s some 15,000 students. society, everything is instant “The school was really the gratification, with things like cultural hub of the Five Towns, YouTube and TikTok,” he said. and really all of Nassau Coun- “Someone really has to make ty,” Stecher, who, like his part- an effort to keep classical and ner, is now in his 90s, said. “We piano music alive, and that is a started the first year with 40 part of our mission.” students, and when we closed, Calum Pasqua, a former stuwe had about 500 per week. We dent at the Stecher and Horowperformed many concerts there CoNTiNueD oN PaGe 18
By BRIAN NORMAN
bnorman@liherald.com
Courtesy David Friedman
The Nexus robotics team and Daniel Duffey-Birkenstock, its new coach, right, demonstrated a robot for fifth-graders in Grant Park on Jan. 12.
Hewlett High creates fourth robotics team, named Nexus By MELISSA BERMAN mberman@liherald.com
Hewlett High School’s newest robotics team, Nexus, may be small, but it is mighty. Nexus is the school’s fourth robotics squad, joining Bionica — an all-female team — Innovo and Roboboogie. Led by coach Daniel Duffey-Birkenstock, a special-education teacher at the high school, the team is made up of 15 students. Duffey-Birkenstock took over as coach last month, and has been enjoying every moment since, he said. “I became the coach because of my ability
to stay organized,” he said. “It’s definitely a role that requires a lot of making sure permission slips are signed and purchase orders are in on time, because we have such a large club. I was offered the role because I think that it was manageable for somebody of my skill set.” The school’s robotics teams are well known in the Hewlett and Woodmere communities for being committed and hardworking. There are more than 100 team members in all, and they meet every Friday from 3 to 9 p.m. “I have no issue dedicating myself to somebody who’s dedicating themselves equally as CoNTiNueD oN PaGe 16
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omeone really has to make an effort to keep classical and piano music alive, and that is a part of our mission.