Connections The Bernstein Connection August 25, 2018 Leonard Bernstein at 100, and his wide-ranging influence on music — how we listen to it, hear and feel it. Listen / Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Leonard Bernstein's Black America Leonard Bernstein's Black America August 24, 2018 Leonard Bernstein's exploits as a prolific conductor, composer and cultural ambassador are well documented. What is less appreciated is his role in the fight for civil rights and racial integration in the '50s and '60s.
Classical There Would Be No 'West Side Story' If Bernstein Had Listened To His Classical Mentor August 19, 2018 | Stephen Peithman Today West Side Story is one of the best-known musicals in the world. But 12 years before Leonard Bernstein wrote it, his classical mentor spent three hours berating the young composer for squandering his talents on Broadway.
Classical On TV, Bernstein Opened A Gateway To Classical Music For Young And New Audiences August 19, 2018 | Stephen Peithman Leonard Bernstein wrote and appeared in eight televised lectures for adults and 53 concerts for young people as commentator, piano soloist and conductor. The programs were his attempt to make classical music accessible to all. Listen / Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Classical Composing Or Conducting, Bernstein Created Music August 19, 2018 | Stephen Peithman Leonard Bernstein loved to conduct every bit as much as he wanted to compose. In fact, Bernstein the conductor felt he “became” the composer of the work he led. Listen / Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Classical Bernstein's Music Reveals Much About The Composer's Personal Struggles — And Joys August 19, 2018 | Stephen Peithman Bernstein’s life was full of personal and professional conflict. Music was his way of working through that, speaking primarily to what he saw as a crisis of faith: his own and humanity’s.
