Kimberly Musial Appointed Director of Fine & Performing Arts

Huntington School Board members have appointed veteran educator Kimberly Musial as district director of fine and performing arts effective Wednesday, July 10. She immediately dived into her new position and the work that comes with it.

Ms. Musial obtained a BM degree in viola performance at the University of Houston in 2002 and went on to engage in graduate studies at Longy School of Music in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She earned an MS degree in arts administration at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia in 2006.

Proficient in conversational French, Ms. Musial holds an advanced certificate in music education from CUNY Queens College and an advanced certificate in educational administration from St. John’s University. She completed the emergency medical technician-paramedic program at Stony Brook University in 2020.

Prior to coming to Huntington, Ms. Musial was director of orchestras in Levittown, a position she also previously held in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District. She was chairperson of music at Woodland Middle School in East Meadow and was director of orchestras and an instructor of interdisciplinary arts at the Portledge School in Locust Valley. She also worked as a leave replacement orchestra teacher in Levittown.

Ms. Musial has worked as president and artistic director of Luminous Sounds in Kings Park since June 2014. The company employs 30 of the New York City area’s most sought after professional musicians and performs at approximately 75 weddings and public concerts annually.

Ms. Musial has also worked as a private viola and violin instructor in Texas, Massachusetts, Virginia and New York. She also served as an executive assistant with the Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts.

Ms. Musial has also worked as an EMT-paramedic in Commack, Coram and Setauket. She has been an adjunct lecturer at Stony Brook University since January 2021.