Long Island School Renames Building After Billy Joel’s Mom

A building at the Long Island High School for the Arts’ which Billy Joel helped save from closing has been renamed after the performer’s mother. Joel pledged $1.5 million last year to help save the school, which had been facing closure because of decreasing enrollment and tuition revenue. Newsday reports that Joel was in attendance at a special ceremony.More »

By mcarthurtiptoptux@comcast.net on December 21, 2017

A building at the Long Island High School for the Arts’ which Billy Joel helped save from closing has been renamed after the performer’s mother. Joel pledged $1.5 million last year to help save the school, which had been facing closure because of decreasing enrollment and tuition revenue. Newsday reports that Joel was in attendance at a special ceremony at the newly dedicated Rosalind Joel Conservatory for Music and Theatre, which houses the performing arts programs at the Long Island High School for the Arts’ campus in Syosset, Long Island. Students performed for and chatted with Joel, whose mother died in 2014. He says his mother encouraged his interest in music by paying for his piano lessons and taking him to shows when he was growing up. Copyright(c) 2017 RTTNews.com. All Rights ReservedLess «