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PRESORTED STANDARD U.S. POSTAGE PAID Wonderful Town Conquers the UK NEWARK, NJ PERMIT NO. 625 121 West 27th Street or the first time ever the “Sheer feel-good energy. A © Al as t Suite 1104 Royal Exchange Theatre, The lavishly decorated slice of the F a ir Muir Hallé Orchestra and The Lowry heart of Broadway.” New York, NY 10001 combined their artistic forces Daily Express and presented a fully staged, News for Friends of choreographed production of “An all-singing, all-dancing Leonard Bernstein Leonard Bernstein's musical triumph. This new staging of comedy, Wonderful Town, which Leonard Bernstein’s musical Spring/ Summer 2012 opened on March 31. sure hits the mark.” At the creative helm was The Times The Royal Exchange Theatre Artistic Director Braham Murray “The music is irresistible, a Phoenix House Changes Lives with OBE. Bernstein’s musical score Bernstein burn-up of jazz, was performed by The Hallé jig, ballad, rag and tap. Orchestra, conducted by their One triumphant number “Terrific” the West Side Story Project Musical Director, Sir Mark Elder. follows another in snappy Daily Mail Connie Fisher played Ruth succession.” Sherwood, who arrives in New The Times “Andrew Wright’s by Blythe Gillespie York with her beautiful younger choreography is also a breath sister Eileen, performed by Lucy “It’s Connie Fisher’s turn and a of fresh air, the polished eonard Bernstein observed, “Music... Van Gass. Other performers star is reborn. There’s terrific movements and high energy can name the unnameable and include Michael Xavier as Bob support all round, hats off to levels proving a real treat communicate the unknowable.” This Baker and Nic Greenshiels as the lot of them!” to watch. The attention to Printed on recycled paper was proven at a recent West Side Story Wreck. Wonderful Town first Daily Telegraph L detail and slickness of every Project (WSSP) workshop at the Phoenix premiered in New York in 1953 gesture has that same magic House Career Academy in Brooklyn, NY. where it won five Tony Awards “Exhilarating and jazzy appeal of a Fred Astaire and Using the themes and content of West Side including Best Musical. score. Remarkable zing and Ginger Rogers classic.” Story, the WSSP bridges cultural differences This production has been freshness.The operative word Whatsonstage.com and fosters positive relationships between lauded by the critics, and after its is ‘comedy’. Sharp, literate youth and law enforcement. initial run in Manchester it will and funny.” The communication breakthrough that visit several cities in the United The Guardian evening was owed to five notes played, then Kingdom touring through July 7. hummed, in succession. Five notes beginning Mahler: The Complete with the E above middle C, followed by a quick, one-octave jump, then a slide down to C sharp, to A, ending on an unexpected D Symphonies sharp: the intro to “Jet Song.” It was the final note of the iconic musical Wonderful Town UK Tour 2012 phrase that resonated with the workshop participants. Just as its foreboding tone set ony Classics has recently We share a few excerpts: to the pinnicle of worldwide the stage for Tony and Maria’s tragic story,

© Al as t released a new box set of recognition. It turned this SHEFFIELD NORWICH Connie Fisher S “One thing was perfectly clear it became the soundtrack to the stories Bernstein’s first complete cycle to everybody: Leonard Bernstein ever-inquisitive, rambling shared by the young men present. Painful

Lyceum Theatre Theatre Royal a ir Muir as Ruth of the Mahler symphonies as composer into a classical figure May 1-5 June 5-9 simply had to be seen and heard. confessions of confrontations with police – of well as two separate recordings of a stature that hardly existed He defied every cliché. This days they’d like to forget, but needed to deal of Kindertotenlieder, with before. GLASGOW NEWCASTLE alone sufficed to establish a with in order to heal. the New York Philharmonic. His complete recording of King’s Theatre Theatre Royal bond with Gustav Mahler and In fall 2011, Phoenix House, one of the These historic recordings Mahler’s symphonies created May 8-12 June 12-16 his music. Bernstein became nation’s leading non-profit providers of feature soloists, Janet Baker Mahler’s ambassador in the such a stir throughout the substance abuse treatment, was awarded a

Prelude, Fugue & Riff s Spring/Summer 2012 (Kindertotenlieder), Jennie Tourel world that people everywhere NOTTINGHAM WOKING post-war world. He did more grant from the U.S. Department of Justice’s (Kindertotenlieder, Symphony began once again to take a Theatre Royal New Victoria Theatre than just unveil the masterly Office of Community Oriented Policing No. 2), Martha Lipton close look at this strange, May 15-9 June 19-23 craftsmanship of Mahler’s music. Services to implement the WSSP across the (Symphony No. 3), Reri Grist maverick composer – and to His performances situated country. Phoenix House is fortunate to have (Symphony No.4) and others. All admire him. Bernstein proved BIRMINGHAM PLYMOUTH Mahler in a full-blown universe WSSP creator, Anna Laszlo, serving the original album covers have to be a musical shaman at Hippodrome Theatre Royal of action, thought, feeling and (continued on page 2) been reproduced. the conductor’s desk. People May 22-26 June 26-30 music making never previously The set also includes an essay, explored on this scale by a listened to him and formed a From the Hereafter to the Here thorough acquaintance with SOUTHAMPTON CARDIFF For more information: creative musician. and Now, by leading German Mahler for the first time since Mayflower theatre Wales Millennium Centre www.wonderfultown.co.uk The discovery was new and music writer Klaus Geitel. the war.” ■ 3 Phoenix House West 5 When Lenny Taught 8 In the News May 29-June 2 July 3-7 staggering. It catapulted Mahler Inside... Side Story Discussed Me Piano 11 Some Performances 4 Artful Learning 7 Late Night with LB 13 8 Stuttgart, Germany: OVERTURE 10,11 Santiago, Chile: SYMPHONIC DANCES FROM WEST Phoenix House Changes Lives TO CANDIDE, MAMBO; SIDE STORY; Orquesta Sinfónica de Chile; Eckart For a complete listing visit: Jugendsinfonieorchester Stuttgart; Peru, conductor; Teatro Universidad de Chile. www.leonardbernstein.com with the West Side Story Alexander Adiarte, conductor; Liederhalle. 14 Sante Fe, NM: SONATA FOR CLARINET; David 14 Lenox, MA: THREE DANCE EPISODES Shifrin, clarinet; Anne-Marie McDermott, piano; Project, continued FROM ON THE TOWN; Tanglewood 75th St. Francis Auditorium. Spring/Summer 2012 Anniversary Celebration; Boston Pops Orchestra; Keith Lockhart, conductor; as Technical Advisor for the six in Phoenix House programs 1 Cottbus, Germany: SYMPHONIC DANCES Tanglewood Music Shed. funded sites, located in Arlington, engage in activities designed to FROM WEST SIDE STORY; Philharmonisches September May 15 Highland Park, IL: OVERTURE TO Virginia; Dallas, Texas; Orange help them work through the Orchester Cottbus; Evan Christ, conductor; CANDIDE, LUCKY TO BE ME, SIMPLE County and Los Angeles, conflicts and frustrations they’ve Staatstheater. SONG; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; f the disparate assemblage of articles 9 Moab, UT: TROUBLE IN TAHITI (Chamber version); California; and Long Island and experienced. There remains 1-4 Geneve, Switzerland: SYMPHONIC 3 Halberstadt, Germany: SYMPHONY NO. Barbara Cook, singer; Richard Kaufman, in this issue tell us anything, it is Moab Music Festival; Sasha Cooke, Dinah; Kelly I New York City. no better line than, “Officer DANCES FROM WEST SIDE STORY; 1: JEREMIAH; Orchester des Nordharzer conductor; Ravinia Pavillion. that Leonard Bernstein's influence Markgraf, Sam; Jamie Bernstein, director; Michael Krupke, we’re misunderstood,” Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Philippe Stätebundtheater; Johannes Reiger, can be felt further afield than ever. 17 Gera, Germany: THREE DANCE EPISODES Barrett, conductor; Star Hall. Giving underserved with which to kick-start a Beran, conductor; Victoria Hall. conductor; Dom. West Side Story alone is making discussion regarding how youth FROM ON THE TOWN, SYMPHONIC 15 Seattle, WA: SERENADE, SYMPHONIC DANCES 4,5 Austin, TX: CHICHESTER PSALMS; Austin itself felt in all sorts of new places: and police officers perceive – and 4 Hamburg, Germany: BERNSTEIN DANCES, SUITE FROM ON THE WATERFRONT; new FROM WEST SIDE STORY; Seattle Symphony youth access to theatre Symphony Orchestra; Craig Hella Johnson; in concert halls for the thrilling new misperceive – each other. Budesjugendballett; John Neumeier, Ballet titled Zeit Punkt; Thüringern Ballet, Orchestra; Joshua Bell, violin; Ludovic Morlot, conductor; The Long Center. experience of seeing screenings of the arts is a wonderful During role reversal exercises choreographer; Börse. Philharmonisches Orchestra Altenberg conductor; Benaroya Hall. film accompanied by live orchestra; using the West Side Story book MISSA BREVIS; Portland –Gera; Jens Troester, conductor; Silvana 5,6 Portland, OR: 7,8 Prague, Czech Republic: SYMPHONY 20-22 Baltimore, MD: SYMPHONIC SUITE FROM in Japan as the road company of the side-effect of the WSSP. and score, police officers act out Schröder, choreographer; Bühne der Stadt. Symphonic Choir; Justin Smith, conductor; NO. 3: KADDISH; Czech Philharminic, oN THE WATERFRONT; Baltimore Symphony Broadway revival travels east; and scenes as Jets; youths learn what St. Mary’s Cathedral. Czech Philharmonic Children’s Choir Brno, 20 Lenox, MA: SERENADE; Boston all over the U.S. in an innovative Orchestra; Marin Alsop, conductor; Meyerhoff Since its inception in it’s like to walk a beat in Officer 10-13 Boston, MA: FANCY FREE; Boston Ballet; Kühn Children’s Choir; Paula Vtkopalová, Symphony Orchestra; Dan Zhu, violin; program that uses elements of West Symphony Hall. Seattle in 2007, the WSSP Krupke’s shoes; and everyone 17-20 original Jerome Robbins choreography; soprano; Samuel Pisar, speaker; Eliahu Inbal, Christoph Eschenbach, conductor; Side Story to help heal relations 22 Zürich, Switzerland: TROUBLE IN TAHITI; has been deconstructing performs from both a Jet’s and Boston Opera House. conductor; Dvorak Hall. Tanglewood Music Shed. between at-risk youth and their local stereotypes; promoting positive a Shark’s point of view. These Opernhaus Zürich; Aglaja Nicolet, director; Tom police force. relationships between youth fictional roles are discussed in 11,13, Portland, OR: CANDIDE; Portland Opera; 7,8,10 Neubrandenburg, Germany: SYMPHONIC 20 Gainesville, GA: OVERTURE TO Barthel, conductor; Oper auf Achse. Meanwhile, a much-heralded 17,19 Jonathan Boyd, Candide; Rachele Gilmore, DANCES FROM WEST SIDE STORY; CANDIDE; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; and law enforcement; building terms of the participants’ real-life 27-29 São Paulo, Brazil: SYMPHONY NO. 2: THE AGE production of Wonderful Town is Cunegonde; Christopher Mattaliano, stage Neubrandenburger Philharmonie; Garrett Keast, conductor; Smithgall Arts collaborative partnerships between experiences with crime, racism, oF ANXIETY; Orquestra Sinfónica de Estado de São touring the U.K., while Candide Director; Cal Stewart Kellogg, conductor; Hu Yongyan, conductor; Kozertkirche. Center. law enforcement agencies and and violence. Walls come down. Paulo; Jean Luis Steueman, piano; Lawrence Renes, sweeps up awards in Boston and Portland Opera House. community-based organizations Commonalities are found. And, 8-10 Denver, CO: SYMPHONIC DANCES FROM 22 Vail, CO: THREE DANCE EPISODES FROM conductor; Sala São Paulo. Trouble in Tahiti travels to Canada, serving youth; and engaging as often happens through group 11 Philadelphia, PA: SYMPHONIC DANCES WEST SIDE STORY; Colorado Symphony ON THE TOWN; New York Philharmonic; Utah and beyond. Leonard Bernstein's 28-30 Detroit, MI: OVERTURE TO CANDIDE, youth in dialogue about peaceful performance, relationships FROM WEST SIDE STORY; Curtis Symphony Orchestra; Christian Arming, conductor; Bramwell Tovey, conductor; Gerald R. Ford educational legacy continues to grow SYMPHONY NO. 1: JEREMIAH; DIVERTIMENTO; conflict resolution. The WSSP’s are built. Orchestra; Rossen Milanov, conductor; Boettcher Concert Hall. Amphitheater. stronger through the ever-growing curriculum was a perfect fit for the Giving underserved youth SERENADE; Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Joshua Mann Center for the Performing Arts. 14-17 Seattle, WA: OVERTURE TO CANDIDE; 25 Vail, CO: SYMPHONY NO. 2: THE AGE OF Artful Learning initiative, while vulnerable youth Phoenix House access to theatre arts is a Bell, violin; Sasha Cooke, soprano; Leonard Slatkin, Seattle Symphony; Ludovic Morlot, ANXIETY; Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra; re-releases of Bernstein recordings serves, many of whom come from wonderful side-effect of the 12 Colorado Springs, CO: ORCHESTRAL conductor; Orchestra Hall. SUITE FROM CANDIDE; Colorado Springs conductor; Benaroya Hall. Orli Shaham, piano; David Robertson, continue to appear. disadvantaged backgrounds and WSSP. Arts programs are 28-30 Baltimore, MD: SYMPHONY NO. 3: KADDISH; Philharmonic Orchestra; Thomas Wilson, conductor; Benedict Music Tent. In the midst of all this forward have experienced criminal justice almost always the first to 22-24 London, UK: WEST SIDE STORY FILM Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, The Washington conductor; Pikes Peak Center. motion, it is deeply touching to system and gang involvement. go when school funding is WITH LIVE ORCHESTRA; Royal Philharmonic 27 Los Angeles, CA: OVERTURE TO Chorus; Claire Bloom, speaker; Marin Alsop, hear from those members of an At weekly WSSP workshops cut; many young people who 18 Dresden, Germany: SYMPHONIC DANCES Orchestra; Jayce Ogren, conductor; Royal CANDIDE, THREE DANCE EPISODES FROM conductor; Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. older generation who had first-hand frequently attended by members enter Phoenix House have FROM WEST SIDE STORY; Curtis Symphony Albert Hall. ON THE TOWN; Los Angeles Philharmonic; experiences with Bernstein long ago. of law enforcement, young adults never had the opportunity to Stéphane Denève, conductor; Hollywood Orchestra; Robert Spano, conductor; Messe. 25 Hamburg, Germany: BERNSTEIN DANCES, As the years pass, such direct links to Bowl. Bernstein the young man become ever © T o m De e n ko ff 19 Salt Lake City, UT: SYMPHONIC SUITE Budesjugendballett; John Neumeier, more precious. FROM ON THE WATERFRONT; Salt Lake choreographer; Ernst Deutsch Theater. Symphony; Robert Baldwin, conductor; J.B. ■ Libby Gardner Concert Hall. August Prelude, Fugue & Riffs will be and we shall do our best to July sent upon request. Please send include such information in Prelude, Fugue & Riffs Spring/Summer 2012 Prelude, Fugue & Riff s Spring/Summer 2012 2 Saratoga Springs, NY: OVERTURE TO all correspondence to: forthcoming calendars. Prelude, Fugue & Riff s Spring/Summer 2012

n a recent afternoon, Jamie OBernstein sat down with Amy Singer, Senior Vice President and Director of Phoenix House; Anna Lazslo, founder of the West Side West Side Story Project; and Phoenix House Story Project Teaching Artist Tom Demenkoff. smiling A conversation ensued about the West Side Story Project and its participants amazing new chapter at Phoenix express themselves through syllables. This is my story. This House. Here are a few excerpts performance, or to learn about is why I’m here. of their discussion. To hear the theatre and music – despite the A primary objective of the full podcast, please visit fact that the arts have proven WSSP is to keep youth from www.leonardbernstein.com. therapeutic value, as evidenced ending up on the wrong side by the WSSP participants’ of the law, a jail cell, a gun. Amy Singer on bringing the response to “Jet Song.” It was Leonard Bernstein said, “This project to Los Angeles that ominous D sharp that will be our reply to violence: “We got together with the police opened them up. to make music more intensely, from Los Angeles and started more beautifully, more devotedly working in that community, and than ever before.” Through it was really quite incredible how Through the WSSP, the WSSP, Phoenix House enthusiastic they were and how easy is witnessing first hand the it was to bring in something new to Phoenix House is ameliorating effect music can the Foothills Police Division. have, specifically Mr. Bernstein’s witnessing firsthand In the beginning I think there music. And they’ve only was some skepticism – you know: just begun. the ameliorating how could we use music that was To learn more about Phoenix from many, many years ago? Are House’s work or the West Side effect music can the issues the same today? But Story Project please contact really magical things happened have, specifically Mr. Amy Singer at once they got together with our [email protected] or kids in Los Angeles. It was magic Bernstein’s music. (646) 505-2161. ■ on both sides. The kids came to the early meetings with a lot of “That note is whack!” Blythe Gillespie is Executive preconceptions about the police. they said. “That note is ill!” Assistant at Phoenix House. Many of them had negative It might not sound like it, but experiences where they felt like these are high compliments they’d been singled out and stopped from a generation coming of by the police when there wasn’t any age more than half a century reason to be stopped. So all of a after Mr. Bernstein’s West sudden they had an opportunity to Side Story score debuted, just talk with and interact with police another anecdote supporting officers, and see them as human Prelude, Fugue & Riff s Spring/Summer 2012 the timelessness of the songs. beings, as parents – members of During the workshop at the their community with some of the Career Academy that night, same concerns. So we kept hearing under the direction of Tom from our California staff how Demenkoff, Artistic Director happy they were to be participating of PossibleArts, program in this work.” participants punctuated their (continued on page 6) personal experiences with Mr. Bernstein’s music. “Ba-DAH da-da daaah,” they sang after each reveal. Five notes. Five

3 Artful Learning Update When Lenny Taught Me Piano Co ur by Patrick Bolek Artful Learning ReFresh arts alignment and Artful Learning by Jules Wagman © Fl et ch e r Dra ke in the school. To learn more about tes y L ibrary O f Con gr ess Concept-Based Learning rtful Learning ReFresh the school and organization go to hile the world has lost a ASummer Session and salvadorschool.com and great musician in the death oncept-Based Learning is W FollowUp Sessions provided festivaldelsole.org. of Leonard Bernstein, I have lost one of the main components C educators and leaders at a special friend. of the Artful Learning model. Hillside Elementary School, Joining the Cadre Bernstein was my piano This philosophy helps educators Howe Elementary School, and teacher. I was 9 or 10 at the connect all learning through e are pleased to announce Wright Elementary School (IA), time. It was the mid-1930s and a powerful concept. Leonard the addition of two new the opportunity to support their W Bernstein, just graduated from Bernstein’s idea that “the best way Artful Learning Schools from continuing designing/revising of Harvard, could not get his father to ‘know’ a thing is in the context the Metropolitan School District the grade-level Units of Study for to pay for additional music of another discipline,” is coming of Decatur Township located more engaged student inquiry, training. Our families summered to life on a daily basis at every in Indianapolis, Indiana. West incorporation of the Iowa Core in Sharon, a small Massachusetts Artful Learning school across the Newton Elementary School and (Common Core) Standards lake town, and everyone in country. With the Concept-Based Central Decatur High School and reinforcing artistic fluency the summer colony knew Learning approach, students ICE (Imagine, Create & Express) through evolved Original everyone else. can actively embrace and enjoy Community will begin their Creations. Lenny began to give piano their learning at a more rigorous respective implementations this lessons to raise money for his cognitive level, with dramatic Arts Partnerships summer. This district has been Leonard education. My mother heard results. Below are a few examples leading the charge with 21st Bernstein as a about it and decided it would be captured from our schools across ne powerful element of Artful Century Learning, Common Core young pianist a good idea if two of my sisters the country. OLearning is its introduction adoption and learning linked to in Boston and myself took lessons. of community artists and innovation. Both schools represent She had Lenny come over specialists into the classroom. the progressive, transformative lessons ended in that long- I was always struck by the fact and audition for her on our tiny Experts in the fields of visual and thinking that melds so beautifully ago spring. that I could do absolutely nothing upright. He played “The Happy performing arts, as well as new with the Artful Learning model. People knowledgeable in the to enhance Bernstein’s career or Farmer.” I don’t remember the digital media, work closely with Other schools continuing the music world have written eulogies position in the musical world, yet melody very well. I heard him our school educators and leaders professional development training of Bernstein the musician. I he never failed to single me out play, and I was hooked. I wanted to enrich and enliven the students’ are: Level III - Danville High knew him as a person, and he when the opportunity arose. One to learn to play the piece. learning experience. Each Artful School: Academy of Creative was special. sister, who lives in New York, The lessons began that Learning School cultivates its Experiences (ACE), Danville, I did not see him from told me that she had a similar summer and continued through own partnerships. For example, IL and Fairview Elementary 1948 until about 1970 when experience when she saw Lenny in the fall, winter and into the Salvador Elementary School in School, Bloomington, IN; Level he conducted the Cleveland the 1950s and 1960s. spring. In the summer, he would Napa, California has partnered II - Hillcrest Community School, Orchestra at Blossom Music It was not until three or walk to our house from the other with the Festival del Sole, a local Bloomington, MN and Salvador Center, its then new summer four years ago that I came to side of the lake. In the winter, cultural organization to support Elementary School, Napa, CA. home. When he saw me, he understand what he meant about when we were back in Boston, Other Artful Learning Legacy interrupted his press conference the Wagman family. His father, he took the streetcars and the Schools are located in Oregon, and threw his arms about me, fearing Lenny would end up as a elevated railway. Iowa, Illinois and Florida. announcing that it was because piano player for weddings and bar If you are interested and of Jules Wagman that he was mitzvahs, would not put up any want to learn more about Artful I heard him play, about to conduct the Cleveland more money. Learning, please e-mail Orchestra. It was people like my mother [email protected] and and I was hooked. His effusiveness in front of the who stepped in and paid him to a representative will be in touch other reporters was embarrassing teach three of her children how How does it feel to I wanted to learn with you. ■ to me, but he was absolutely to play the piano, providing have to adapt in order to play the piece. sincere. Since then, I saw him at the wherewithal for Lenny to to be able to create Patrick Bolek is an education Tanglewood in the Berkshires, in continue his studies and begin his art? The question St. Louis at the Municipal Opera musical career. That made all of

Prelude, Fugue & Riffs Spring/Summer 2012 design consultant for his company Prelude, Fugue & Riff s Spring/Summer 2012 Since it took him more than posed to 3rd Grade Momentum ProjectLab. He and a second time in Cleveland. us, whether we realized it or not, an hour to get to our house in the students at Salvador currently serves as Advancement Each time I sent a note to special in Lenny’s eyes. ■ winter and he had three pupils, Elementary School Consultant and the National Lead his dressing room, he was kind my mother let him eat supper enough to invite me in. Each time Jules Wagman is a retired (CA) as they explored Trainer for Artful Learning, Inc. with us as part of his pay. I think I entered his room, which was newspaperman and an active the concepts of he was paid $2 or $3 a week, plus always crowded, he silenced the book reviewer. Adaptation, Balance, the supper. throng to announce that here was Transformation, and Sad to say, Lenny’s efforts Jules Wagman, and “Without the Reprinted with permission of Interdependence. were a failure with this pupil, Wagman Family I wouldn’t be The Sharon Advocate. because I don’t play the piano. here today.” Every time, I would In fact, I did not play at all once be both pleased and embarrassed.

4 5 Artful Learning Update When Lenny Taught Me Piano Co ur by Patrick Bolek Artful Learning ReFresh arts alignment and Artful Learning by Jules Wagman © Fl et ch e r Dra ke in the school. To learn more about tes y L ibrary O f Con gr ess Concept-Based Learning rtful Learning ReFresh the school and organization go to hile the world has lost a ASummer Session and salvadorschool.com and great musician in the death oncept-Based Learning is W FollowUp Sessions provided festivaldelsole.org. of Leonard Bernstein, I have lost one of the main components C educators and leaders at a special friend. of the Artful Learning model. Hillside Elementary School, Joining the Cadre Bernstein was my piano This philosophy helps educators Howe Elementary School, and teacher. I was 9 or 10 at the connect all learning through e are pleased to announce Wright Elementary School (IA), time. It was the mid-1930s and a powerful concept. Leonard the addition of two new the opportunity to support their W Bernstein, just graduated from Bernstein’s idea that “the best way Artful Learning Schools from continuing designing/revising of Harvard, could not get his father to ‘know’ a thing is in the context the Metropolitan School District the grade-level Units of Study for to pay for additional music of another discipline,” is coming of Decatur Township located more engaged student inquiry, training. Our families summered to life on a daily basis at every in Indianapolis, Indiana. West incorporation of the Iowa Core in Sharon, a small Massachusetts Artful Learning school across the Newton Elementary School and (Common Core) Standards lake town, and everyone in country. With the Concept-Based Central Decatur High School and reinforcing artistic fluency the summer colony knew Learning approach, students ICE (Imagine, Create & Express) through evolved Original everyone else. can actively embrace and enjoy Community will begin their Creations. Lenny began to give piano their learning at a more rigorous respective implementations this lessons to raise money for his cognitive level, with dramatic Arts Partnerships summer. This district has been Leonard education. My mother heard results. Below are a few examples leading the charge with 21st Bernstein as a about it and decided it would be captured from our schools across ne powerful element of Artful Century Learning, Common Core young pianist a good idea if two of my sisters the country. OLearning is its introduction adoption and learning linked to in Boston and myself took lessons. of community artists and innovation. Both schools represent She had Lenny come over specialists into the classroom. the progressive, transformative lessons ended in that long- I was always struck by the fact and audition for her on our tiny Experts in the fields of visual and thinking that melds so beautifully ago spring. that I could do absolutely nothing upright. He played “The Happy performing arts, as well as new with the Artful Learning model. People knowledgeable in the to enhance Bernstein’s career or Farmer.” I don’t remember the digital media, work closely with Other schools continuing the music world have written eulogies position in the musical world, yet melody very well. I heard him our school educators and leaders professional development training of Bernstein the musician. I he never failed to single me out play, and I was hooked. I wanted to enrich and enliven the students’ are: Level III - Danville High knew him as a person, and he when the opportunity arose. One to learn to play the piece. learning experience. Each Artful School: Academy of Creative was special. sister, who lives in New York, The lessons began that Learning School cultivates its Experiences (ACE), Danville, I did not see him from told me that she had a similar summer and continued through own partnerships. For example, IL and Fairview Elementary 1948 until about 1970 when experience when she saw Lenny in the fall, winter and into the Salvador Elementary School in School, Bloomington, IN; Level he conducted the Cleveland the 1950s and 1960s. spring. In the summer, he would Napa, California has partnered II - Hillcrest Community School, Orchestra at Blossom Music It was not until three or walk to our house from the other with the Festival del Sole, a local Bloomington, MN and Salvador Center, its then new summer four years ago that I came to side of the lake. In the winter, cultural organization to support Elementary School, Napa, CA. home. When he saw me, he understand what he meant about when we were back in Boston, Other Artful Learning Legacy interrupted his press conference the Wagman family. His father, he took the streetcars and the Schools are located in Oregon, and threw his arms about me, fearing Lenny would end up as a elevated railway. Iowa, Illinois and Florida. announcing that it was because piano player for weddings and bar If you are interested and of Jules Wagman that he was mitzvahs, would not put up any want to learn more about Artful I heard him play, about to conduct the Cleveland more money. Learning, please e-mail Orchestra. It was people like my mother [email protected] and and I was hooked. His effusiveness in front of the who stepped in and paid him to a representative will be in touch other reporters was embarrassing teach three of her children how How does it feel to I wanted to learn with you. ■ to me, but he was absolutely to play the piano, providing have to adapt in order to play the piece. sincere. Since then, I saw him at the wherewithal for Lenny to to be able to create Patrick Bolek is an education Tanglewood in the Berkshires, in continue his studies and begin his art? The question St. Louis at the Municipal Opera musical career. That made all of

4 5 Phoenix House West Side Story Late Night with LB Project Discussed, continued Co ur by Michael Boriskin after-hours maestro [that] revealed his mischievous personality and tes y Th e Leon ar d Be r nste i n O ff ic © T on y G al e to reach young people, especially are moments like a finished ate Night with LB was musical predilections.” the young people who need your performance piece that just kind Lborn as one of the ancillary This intimate, affectionate intervention the most. And this of emerges. They may do this performances surrounding the musical mini-biography traces [program] is a tool… It’s a tool scene over and over again, or they New York Premiere in 2010 of LB’s journey back to his years as a in your toolbox.” may dance to a specific melodic Bernstein's 1983 opera, A Quiet prodigiously-gifted undergraduate line or passage within the piece Place. New York City Opera who loved jazz, classics, and Amy Singer speaks about and that becomes the showcase General Director George Steel, thorny modernists with equal the Brooklyn program. at the end that then promotes who produced AQP, intended passion, and his early efforts the discussion. So when I design that these other programs would as an up-and-coming composer “Our program in Brooklyn is one of these workshops it’s really celebrate different facets of and arranger of musicals, dance, a residential treatment program; about that moment. And so the Bernstein’s life and career. LB’s and pop novelties. Several of his many of the young people who next time I’m there we may do longtime insomnia suggested one most intimate works are heard, are there have been required the same scene again, cause I may such event: a multi-media portrait along with some of his favorite by the court to go there. They have some new folks, or we may of the singularly-public Maestro’s compositions by Copland, may or may not like the idea have some folks who really want personal side. For Bernstein, night Schubert, Grieg, Zez Confrey, that they’ve been sent to to drill a little deeper in that scene. was a time for friendship and Noel Coward, and others, as well Teaching Artist, Anna Lazslo on moving treatment. And when you see They took the five notes, revelry, as well as for creativity as personal stories and even audio Tom Demenkoff; beyond bias. Tom interacting with the young Ba-DAH, da-da daaah [“You’re and deep introspection. While he and video excerpts of LB himself. After sold-out performances Jamie Bernstein United States people who are in that program loved to work into the wee hours, As The New York Times noted, at Lincoln Center and as opening “We come to situations with never alone...” from the Jets with her father, Drug Czar Gil and the smiles and the laughter… he also often entertained friends “there were lots of little surprises night this past fall of Copland our own human biases, and Song], and what they did is we Leonard Bernstein. Kerlikowske; I had this experience a couple of and guests late into the night, … early bits of aborted projects House’s mainstage season at those biases are built on our talked about that fifth note and Phoenix House weeks ago where someone came dazzling them with charismatic that later surfaced, re-imagined, the historic Merestead estate in experiences. Many of the Los everybody goes: “Yeah, that fifth up to Tom in the hallway and performances of a wide range in famous works like West Side Mount Kisco, Late Night with Director of Angeles police officers are policing note is whack, man, that thing asked him, “You know when of musical styles. Co-hosted Story and Mass; a tongue-twisting LB hits the road next season with Vocational very, very difficult neighborhoods is like so…. it’s twisted, it’s out you're gonna be back? When can and narrated by Steel and Jamie parody [of Tchaikovsky’s 4th performances in several cities Services, Lynn night after night, day after day. there, it just really makes me we do this again?” It was really a Bernstein, and featuring soprano Symphony] by Bernstein‘s buddy around the U.S. ■ Lockamy; Craig freak!” They go crazy with that I don’t think there’s a human great moment and I think there’s Amy Burton with John Musto Adolph Green; a film clip of Urquhart, and being in the world that wouldn’t note. So I said, “Well, what does a sort of spillover effect in the and me taking turns or playing Bernstein at the piano, singing a Pianist Michael Boriskin has at some point start becoming a it feel like?” They say: “Well, it Jamie Bernstein residential treatment program together at the pianos, Late Night Marc Blitzstein novelty number. performed in over 30 countries bit cynical and a bit defensive, feels like something went wrong.” participating in a where it’s brought a lot of fun with LB is, according to The The audience filled the room with and is Artistic and Executive if that’s what your day is. You So now they all tell stories and West Side Story and laughter into our program, New York Times, “a look at the lusty laughs and applause.” Director of Copland House. see homicide and really horrible they go: “I remember I was on Project workshop. and that’s important. I mean, the subway platform and this cop violence happening; it’s difficult treatment is difficult, people are to intervene there. Simultaneously came to me and said he wanted separated from family members, my ID and stuff – Ba-DAH, da-da the young people see themselves they’re involved in a lot of Remembering Michael Wager being profiled and being harassed daaah.” It’s now become like a introspective therapeutic work, kind of catch phrase down in by the police and they bring those so having this ability to relieve Brooklyn. So those five notes Mendy was a profound biases to the table. stress and have fun and also look e was a complicated man. mean something. And it created lifelong intellectual, with a That resistance is normal at your peers and members of the HHis stage name was Michael a dialogue, so they all tell stories complex personal life and a lively, human behavior, and I think the police in a different light is really Wager – Mendy to his many, and then they sing the five notes spirited family. Above all, he was beauty of the transformation a wonderful experience for them many friends, not least among after. It’s become one of our a true friend. If, as the saying that can happen is that through and it’s just wonderful that we them the entire Bernstein family. exercises.” ■ goes, one finds out in a crisis dialogue those stereotypes, those have this opportunity to make Born Emanuel Weisgal, he was who one's true friends are, then biases start getting broken down it happen.” the scion of a founding father of and rather than seeing either party Israel, became an actor of (as they Mendy, who was right there with as a stereotypical group of gang Tom Demenkoff speaks say) stage, screen and television, our family at the deaths of both Prelude, Fugue & Riffs Spring/Summer 2012 kids or stereotypical cops, people about how a workshop and was a veritable giant of the our parents, was in a category Prelude, Fugue & Riff s Spring/Summer 2012 see each other as individual works. voice-over arts. On numerous unto himself. human beings. The mother police occasions, Mendy provided We lost him on December officer, the young person in front “At Phoenix House, each the narration of the Kaddish 26th, 2011, and we will long feel of you who could just as easily individual workshop is its own Symphony with our father his absence with sadness, but be your son or daughter, there’s thing. And we will have some conducting. A truly cultured remember his presence in our lives really not that much difference. turnover, we’ll have some new human being, Mendy was as with gratitude and joy. ■ And so I think that’s the beauty folks, we’ll have some folks devoted as anyone could be to and the transformation, and what leave and things change, but literature, painting, opera – he Alexander Bernstein we say to police officers is, look: each workshop is designed to devoured it all. And no one could Jamie Bernstein you’re always looking for ways be its own moment. And there tell the venerable Jewish jokes like Nina Bernstein Simmons. he could.

6 7 Phoenix House West Side Story Late Night with LB Project Discussed, continued Co ur by Michael Boriskin after-hours maestro [that] revealed his mischievous personality and tes y Th e Leon ar d Be r nste i n O ff ic © T on y G al e to reach young people, especially are moments like a finished ate Night with LB was musical predilections.” the young people who need your performance piece that just kind Lborn as one of the ancillary This intimate, affectionate intervention the most. And this of emerges. They may do this performances surrounding the musical mini-biography traces [program] is a tool… It’s a tool scene over and over again, or they New York Premiere in 2010 of LB’s journey back to his years as a in your toolbox.” may dance to a specific melodic Bernstein's 1983 opera, A Quiet prodigiously-gifted undergraduate line or passage within the piece Place. New York City Opera who loved jazz, classics, and Amy Singer speaks about and that becomes the showcase General Director George Steel, thorny modernists with equal the Brooklyn program. at the end that then promotes who produced AQP, intended passion, and his early efforts the discussion. So when I design that these other programs would as an up-and-coming composer “Our program in Brooklyn is one of these workshops it’s really celebrate different facets of and arranger of musicals, dance, a residential treatment program; about that moment. And so the Bernstein’s life and career. LB’s and pop novelties. Several of his many of the young people who next time I’m there we may do longtime insomnia suggested one most intimate works are heard, are there have been required the same scene again, cause I may such event: a multi-media portrait along with some of his favorite by the court to go there. They have some new folks, or we may of the singularly-public Maestro’s compositions by Copland, may or may not like the idea have some folks who really want personal side. For Bernstein, night Schubert, Grieg, Zez Confrey, that they’ve been sent to to drill a little deeper in that scene. was a time for friendship and Noel Coward, and others, as well Teaching Artist, Anna Lazslo on moving treatment. And when you see They took the five notes, revelry, as well as for creativity as personal stories and even audio Tom Demenkoff; beyond bias. Tom interacting with the young Ba-DAH, da-da daaah [“You’re and deep introspection. While he and video excerpts of LB himself. After sold-out performances Jamie Bernstein United States people who are in that program loved to work into the wee hours, As The New York Times noted, at Lincoln Center and as opening “We come to situations with never alone...” from the Jets with her father, Drug Czar Gil and the smiles and the laughter… he also often entertained friends “there were lots of little surprises night this past fall of Copland our own human biases, and Song], and what they did is we Leonard Bernstein. Kerlikowske; I had this experience a couple of and guests late into the night, … early bits of aborted projects House’s mainstage season at those biases are built on our talked about that fifth note and Phoenix House weeks ago where someone came dazzling them with charismatic that later surfaced, re-imagined, the historic Merestead estate in experiences. Many of the Los everybody goes: “Yeah, that fifth up to Tom in the hallway and performances of a wide range in famous works like West Side Mount Kisco, Late Night with Director of Angeles police officers are policing note is whack, man, that thing asked him, “You know when of musical styles. Co-hosted Story and Mass; a tongue-twisting LB hits the road next season with Vocational very, very difficult neighborhoods is like so…. it’s twisted, it’s out you're gonna be back? When can and narrated by Steel and Jamie parody [of Tchaikovsky’s 4th performances in several cities Services, Lynn night after night, day after day. there, it just really makes me we do this again?” It was really a Bernstein, and featuring soprano Symphony] by Bernstein‘s buddy around the U.S. ■ Lockamy; Craig freak!” They go crazy with that I don’t think there’s a human great moment and I think there’s Amy Burton with John Musto Adolph Green; a film clip of Urquhart, and being in the world that wouldn’t note. So I said, “Well, what does a sort of spillover effect in the and me taking turns or playing Bernstein at the piano, singing a Pianist Michael Boriskin has at some point start becoming a it feel like?” They say: “Well, it Jamie Bernstein residential treatment program together at the pianos, Late Night Marc Blitzstein novelty number. performed in over 30 countries bit cynical and a bit defensive, feels like something went wrong.” participating in a where it’s brought a lot of fun with LB is, according to The The audience filled the room with and is Artistic and Executive if that’s what your day is. You So now they all tell stories and West Side Story and laughter into our program, New York Times, “a look at the lusty laughs and applause.” Director of Copland House. see homicide and really horrible they go: “I remember I was on Project workshop. and that’s important. I mean, the subway platform and this cop violence happening; it’s difficult treatment is difficult, people are to intervene there. Simultaneously came to me and said he wanted separated from family members, my ID and stuff – Ba-DAH, da-da the young people see themselves they’re involved in a lot of Remembering Michael Wager being profiled and being harassed daaah.” It’s now become like a introspective therapeutic work, kind of catch phrase down in by the police and they bring those so having this ability to relieve Brooklyn. So those five notes Mendy was a profound biases to the table. stress and have fun and also look e was a complicated man. mean something. And it created lifelong intellectual, with a That resistance is normal at your peers and members of the HHis stage name was Michael a dialogue, so they all tell stories complex personal life and a lively, human behavior, and I think the police in a different light is really Wager – Mendy to his many, and then they sing the five notes spirited family. Above all, he was beauty of the transformation a wonderful experience for them many friends, not least among after. It’s become one of our a true friend. If, as the saying that can happen is that through and it’s just wonderful that we them the entire Bernstein family. exercises.” ■ goes, one finds out in a crisis dialogue those stereotypes, those have this opportunity to make Born Emanuel Weisgal, he was who one's true friends are, then biases start getting broken down it happen.” the scion of a founding father of and rather than seeing either party Israel, became an actor of (as they Mendy, who was right there with as a stereotypical group of gang Tom Demenkoff speaks say) stage, screen and television, our family at the deaths of both Prelude, Fugue & Riffs Spring/Summer 2012 kids or stereotypical cops, people about how a workshop and was a veritable giant of the our parents, was in a category Prelude, Fugue & Riff s Spring/Summer 2012 see each other as individual works. voice-over arts. On numerous unto himself. human beings. The mother police occasions, Mendy provided We lost him on December officer, the young person in front “At Phoenix House, each the narration of the Kaddish 26th, 2011, and we will long feel of you who could just as easily individual workshop is its own Symphony with our father his absence with sadness, but be your son or daughter, there’s thing. And we will have some conducting. A truly cultured remember his presence in our lives really not that much difference. turnover, we’ll have some new human being, Mendy was as with gratitude and joy. ■ And so I think that’s the beauty folks, we’ll have some folks devoted as anyone could be to and the transformation, and what leave and things change, but literature, painting, opera – he Alexander Bernstein we say to police officers is, look: each workshop is designed to devoured it all. And no one could Jamie Bernstein you’re always looking for ways be its own moment. And there tell the venerable Jewish jokes like Nina Bernstein Simmons. he could.

6 7 Broadway West Side Story Travels to Japan

he acclaimed Broadway “The cast of the touring TTouring Company of the production tearing up the revival of West Side Story will stage... is so strong, and travel to Japan this summer. It the overall production so will open in Toyko at the Theatre sensational” Orb from July 18 through August Deborah Martin, West Side Story Tours Europe 5, and then travel to the Orix San Antonio Express News Theatre in Osaka from August 8 through August 12. “...[this] revival breathes ollowing a short hiatus, a new life, passion into TOUR DATES Frenewed and refreshed BB Below are excerpts of reviews West Side Story.” Promotions West Side Story will from the US tour: Mike, Fisher, Berlin, Deutsche Oper begin to tour Europe once again. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel June 24-July 8 This production has been “There’s no question West heralded from Sydney, Australia Side Story is a masterpiece of “From the first finger-snap to Leipzig, Oper to Paris, France. musical theater.” the last stifled sob, West Side July 10-July 15 Everett Evans, Story remains a masterpiece.” “Dynamic, astounding. Houston Chronical Judith Newmark, Cologne, Philharmonie A musical masterpiece.” St. Louis Post Dispatch ■ Herald Sun July 16-July 29

“Glorious music and razor- Hamburg, Hamburgische sharp lyrics – a vibrant Staatsoper Music Was It! Wins Book Award production.” August 1-26 Sydney Telegraph Essen, Colosseum Theater Taylor, author of the classic “All- songs he heard in shul, and “A thrilling, hurtling triumph.” October 8-20 of-a-Kind Family” series. This he rewrote many of them. If you buy one theatre biography is also one of five Rubin said that the biggest ticket this summer, make it Paris, Theatre du Châtelet finalists for the YALSA Award thrill of her long odyssey of this one.” October 24-January 1 for Excellence in Nonfiction from writing and researching this The Observer the American Library Association. book came when she found a The book focuses on comment that Sam Bernstein Bernstein’s drive to succeed made to reporters after his in the world of music in spite son’s spectacular debut at age West Side Story with Live Orchestra of great opposition from his 25 conducting the New York family. It covers his early Philharmonic at Carnegie fter successful screenings © T odd R O sen b e rg childhood life and ends with Hall. When asked why he Ain Los Angeles, New York, his astonishing Carnegie Hall had ever objected to his son Chicago and Sydney, West Side debut at the age of 25. Rubin becoming a musician, Sam Story Film With Live Orchestra states that she deliberately chose replied, “How could I know continues its international tour this focus instead of trying to my son was going to grow up this summer. In London, under cover Bernstein’s later life and to be Leonard Bernstein?” the direction of conductor Jayce successes because she felt his The Sydney Taylor Awards Ogren, the Royal Philharmonic struggle to pursue his dream as Concert Orchestra will play By Lisa Silverman will be presented in June at the five performances, June 22-24, a young adult would be more Association of Jewish Libraries at the Royal Albert Hall. usan Goldman Rubin, the meaningful to her readers. “The convention in Pasadena. Following the performances in SLos Angeles-based author of conflict between doing what To view the other gold London, The Wolf Trap Music many nonfiction books for young you want to do and following medal and honor winners, go

Prelude, Fugue & Riffs Spring/Summer 2012 ■ Festival in McLean, Virginia, people, has won the 2012 Sydney a parent’s wishes is a universal to www.jewishlibraries.org. Prelude, Fugue & Riff s Spring/Summer 2012 will see a screening by The Taylor Book Award for her theme. And I thought that if National Symphony Orchestra engaging biography “Music Was readers didn’t know who Lenny Lisa Silverman is the director under the baton of Emil de Chicago Symphony Orchestra Performance It: Young Leonard Bernstein” was, they might relate to the of the Sinai Temple Blumenthal Cou on August 4. September (ages 10 and up). Presented arc of the story and be drawn Library in Los Angeles. She is the will bring performances to For more information: Japan: http://westsidestory- by the Association of Jewish into listening to his music.” Vice President of the Association Japan. On September 21 and London: http://www. concert.jp/ ■ Libraries, the award honors new The Jewish aspect of his of Jewish Libraries (AJL) and a 22 The Tokyo Philharmonic royalalberthall.com/ story is also strong. Along with conducted by Yutaka Sado will tickets/west-side-story books for children and teens that frequent reviewer of children's present the film at the Tokyo Wolf Trap: http:// exemplify the highest literary issues of discrimination that literature. International Forum followed purchase.tickets.com/buy/ standards while authentically Bernstein experienced because by additional performances TicketPurchase?agency=WOLF_ portraying the Jewish experience. he was a Jew, he was quite at the Orix Theater in Osaka. TRAP&pid=7223384 The award memorializes Sydney influenced by the melodies and

8 9 Broadway West Side Story Travels to Japan

8 9 Trouble in Tahiti

o celebrate the 60th This new production will © Emily Coope r Tanniversary of the first be directed by Jay Turvey with performance of Leonard musical direction by Paul Sportelli. Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahiti The opera will be designed by (original orchestration) the Shaw Michael Gianfrancesco with Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake, lighting design by Andrew Smith. Ontario, Canada is presenting It will be choreographed by over sixty performances of Linda Garneau. The cast will the opera between June 1 feature Elodie Gilbert as Dinah and October 7 this year. and Mark Uhre as Sam. The Trouble in Tahiti is the performances will take place story of Sam and Dinah in the Court House Theatre. trapped in 1950s suburbia For dates and times please called the American Dream. visit: www.shawfest.com/playbill/ trouble-in-tahiti/story. ■

Candide Wins United States Marine Band

© LI z L aur en F has been part of events that have shaped the nation. Established by an Act of Congress in 1798, the Marine Band is America’s oldest professional musical organization. Its primary mission is unique – to provide music for the President of the United States and the Commandant of the United States Marine Corps. Now in its third century, he recent Huntington Theatre Company of the Marine Band continues been arranged for band including Boston production of Candide, directed by T a tradition of excellence that USMB premiere arrangements: Mary Zimmerman, was awarded 11 awards in earned the title “The President’s A Bernstein Tribute, On The the ‘Large Theater’ category by The Independent Own” from President Thomas Reviewers of New England. The Leonard Town, and selections from A Jefferson. Musicians are selected Bernstein Office congratulates them all. White House Cantata. The USMB at auditions like those of major has also presented Overture to symphony orchestras, and they Best Set Design Best Ensemble Candide, Three Dance Episodes enlist in the U.S. Marine Corps Daniel Ostling from On The Town, Symphonic for duty with the Marine Band Best Supporting Actress Dances from West Side Story, only. Most members are graduates Best Lighting Design Cheryl Stern (Old Lady) Slava!, Divertimento, Candide of the nation’s finest music TJ Gerckens Suite and Prelude, Fugue and Riffs schools, and nearly 60 percent Best Actor in arrangements by the outstanding hold advanced degrees in music. Best Sound Design Geoff Packard (Candide) arrangers of the country. Richard Woodbury We at The Leonard Bernstein We salute the fine musicians Office are grateful to be a part Prelude, Fugue & Riffs Spring/Summer 2012 Best Direction that serve in the United States Best Costume Design Mary Zimmerman of this tradition as the music Marine Band. ■ Mara Blumenfeld of Leonard Bernstein has been Best Musical performed by the United States Best Choreography Marine Band over the years. Daniel Pelzig Many of Bernstein’s works have

Best Music Direction Douglas Peck

10 PRESORTED STANDARD U.S. POSTAGE PAID Wonderful Town Conquers the UK NEWARK, NJ PERMIT NO. 625 121 West 27th Street or the first time ever the “Sheer feel-good energy. A © Al as t Suite 1104 Royal Exchange Theatre, The lavishly decorated slice of the F a ir Muir Hallé Orchestra and The Lowry heart of Broadway.” New York, NY 10001 combined their artistic forces Daily Express and presented a fully staged, News for Friends of choreographed production of “An all-singing, all-dancing Leonard Bernstein Leonard Bernstein's musical triumph. This new staging of comedy, Wonderful Town, which Leonard Bernstein’s musical Spring/ Summer 2012 opened on March 31. sure hits the mark.” At the creative helm was The Times The Royal Exchange Theatre Artistic Director Braham Murray “The music is irresistible, a Phoenix House Changes Lives with OBE. Bernstein’s musical score Bernstein burn-up of jazz, was performed by The Hallé jig, ballad, rag and tap. Orchestra, conducted by their One triumphant number “Terrific” the West Side Story Project Musical Director, Sir Mark Elder. follows another in snappy Daily Mail Connie Fisher played Ruth succession.” Sherwood, who arrives in New The Times “Andrew Wright’s by Blythe Gillespie York with her beautiful younger choreography is also a breath sister Eileen, performed by Lucy “It’s Connie Fisher’s turn and a of fresh air, the polished eonard Bernstein observed, “Music... Van Gass. Other performers star is reborn. There’s terrific movements and high energy can name the unnameable and include Michael Xavier as Bob support all round, hats off to levels proving a real treat communicate the unknowable.” This Baker and Nic Greenshiels as the lot of them!” to watch. The attention to Printed on recycled paper was proven at a recent West Side Story Wreck. Wonderful Town first Daily Telegraph L detail and slickness of every Project (WSSP) workshop at the Phoenix premiered in New York in 1953 gesture has that same magic House Career Academy in Brooklyn, NY. where it won five Tony Awards “Exhilarating and jazzy appeal of a Fred Astaire and Using the themes and content of West Side including Best Musical. score. Remarkable zing and Ginger Rogers classic.” Story, the WSSP bridges cultural differences This production has been freshness.The operative word Whatsonstage.com and fosters positive relationships between lauded by the critics, and after its is ‘comedy’. Sharp, literate youth and law enforcement. initial run in Manchester it will and funny.” The communication breakthrough that visit several cities in the United The Guardian evening was owed to five notes played, then Kingdom touring through July 7. hummed, in succession. Five notes beginning Mahler: The Complete with the E above middle C, followed by a quick, one-octave jump, then a slide down to C sharp, to A, ending on an unexpected D Symphonies sharp: the intro to “Jet Song.” It was the final note of the iconic musical Wonderful Town UK Tour 2012 phrase that resonated with the workshop participants. Just as its foreboding tone set ony Classics has recently We share a few excerpts: to the pinnicle of worldwide the stage for Tony and Maria’s tragic story,

June CANDIDE, THREE DANCE EPISODES FROM Craig Urquhart ® 3-5,7 New York, NY: THREE DANCE EPISODES Prelude, Fugue & Riffs is a ON THE TOWN; Philadelphia Orchestra, Prelude, Fugue & Riffs FROM ON THE TOWN; New York publication of The Leonard Stéphane Denève, conductor; SPAC 121 West 27th Street 1,3 New York, NY: FANCY FREE, New York Philharmonic; Bramwell Tovey, conductor; Bernstein Office, Inc. Amphitheatre. Suite 1104 City Ballet; original Jerome Robbins Avery Fisher Hall. ©2012 by The Leonard New York, NY 10001 choreography; David H. Koch Theater. 4 Chicago, IL: OVERTURE TO CANDIDE; Grant 6 London, UK: MASS; Musicians from Bernstein Office, Inc. the Royal Welsh College of Music and Fax: (212) 315-0643 1,6,22 Gera, Germany: THREE DANCE EPISODES Park Orchestra; Christopher Bell, conductor; Managing Editor: Craig Urquhart Drama, BBC National Chorus of Wales, e-mail: FROM ON THE TOWN, SYMPHONIC Jay Pritzker Pavillion. Editor: Jamie Bernstein BBC National Orchestra of Wales; Marten curquhart@leonardbernstein.com SUITE FROM ON THE WATERFRONT; new Design: BorsaWallace, NYC 5 Heidelberg, Germany: SLAVA!; Fran Larsen, Celebrant; Kristjan Järvi, Ballet titled Zeit Punkt; Thüringern Ballet, We appreciate notice of any Visit our website: Akademische Philharmonie Heidelberg; Jesko conductor; BBC Proms. Philharmonisches Orchestra Altenberg – performances or events featuring www.leonardbernstein.com Sirvend, conductor; Stadhalle. the music of Leonard Bernstein or “Like” us on Facebook: West Side Story Project Workshop Gera; Jens Troester, conductor; Silvana honoring his creative life www.facebook.com 2 11 Schröder, choreographer; Bühne der Stadt. 12 8 Stuttgart, Germany: OVERTURE 10,11 Santiago, Chile: SYMPHONIC DANCES FROM WEST Phoenix House Changes Lives TO CANDIDE, MAMBO; SIDE STORY; Orquesta Sinfónica de Chile; Eckart For a complete listing visit: Jugendsinfonieorchester Stuttgart; Peru, conductor; Teatro Universidad de Chile. www.leonardbernstein.com with the West Side Story Alexander Adiarte, conductor; Liederhalle. 14 Sante Fe, NM: SONATA FOR CLARINET; David 14 Lenox, MA: THREE DANCE EPISODES Shifrin, clarinet; Anne-Marie McDermott, piano; Project, continued FROM ON THE TOWN; Tanglewood 75th St. Francis Auditorium. Spring/Summer 2012 Anniversary Celebration; Boston Pops Orchestra; Keith Lockhart, conductor; as Technical Advisor for the six in Phoenix House programs 1 Cottbus, Germany: SYMPHONIC DANCES Tanglewood Music Shed. funded sites, located in Arlington, engage in activities designed to FROM WEST SIDE STORY; Philharmonisches September May 15 Highland Park, IL: OVERTURE TO Virginia; Dallas, Texas; Orange help them work through the Orchester Cottbus; Evan Christ, conductor; CANDIDE, LUCKY TO BE ME, SIMPLE County and Los Angeles, conflicts and frustrations they’ve Staatstheater. SONG; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; f the disparate assemblage of articles 9 Moab, UT: TROUBLE IN TAHITI (Chamber version); California; and Long Island and experienced. There remains 1-4 Geneve, Switzerland: SYMPHONIC 3 Halberstadt, Germany: SYMPHONY NO. Barbara Cook, singer; Richard Kaufman, in this issue tell us anything, it is Moab Music Festival; Sasha Cooke, Dinah; Kelly I New York City. no better line than, “Officer DANCES FROM WEST SIDE STORY; 1: JEREMIAH; Orchester des Nordharzer conductor; Ravinia Pavillion. that Leonard Bernstein's influence Markgraf, Sam; Jamie Bernstein, director; Michael Krupke, we’re misunderstood,” Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Philippe Stätebundtheater; Johannes Reiger, can be felt further afield than ever. 17 Gera, Germany: THREE DANCE EPISODES Barrett, conductor; Star Hall. Giving underserved with which to kick-start a Beran, conductor; Victoria Hall. conductor; Dom. West Side Story alone is making discussion regarding how youth FROM ON THE TOWN, SYMPHONIC 15 Seattle, WA: SERENADE, SYMPHONIC DANCES 4,5 Austin, TX: CHICHESTER PSALMS; Austin itself felt in all sorts of new places: and police officers perceive – and 4 Hamburg, Germany: BERNSTEIN DANCES, SUITE FROM ON THE WATERFRONT; new FROM WEST SIDE STORY; Seattle Symphony youth access to theatre Symphony Orchestra; Craig Hella Johnson; in concert halls for the thrilling new misperceive – each other. Budesjugendballett; John Neumeier, Ballet titled Zeit Punkt; Thüringern Ballet, Orchestra; Joshua Bell, violin; Ludovic Morlot, conductor; The Long Center. experience of seeing screenings of the arts is a wonderful During role reversal exercises choreographer; Börse. Philharmonisches Orchestra Altenberg conductor; Benaroya Hall. film accompanied by live orchestra; using the West Side Story book MISSA BREVIS; Portland –Gera; Jens Troester, conductor; Silvana 5,6 Portland, OR: 7,8 Prague, Czech Republic: SYMPHONY 20-22 Baltimore, MD: SYMPHONIC SUITE FROM in Japan as the road company of the side-effect of the WSSP. and score, police officers act out Schröder, choreographer; Bühne der Stadt. Symphonic Choir; Justin Smith, conductor; NO. 3: KADDISH; Czech Philharminic, oN THE WATERFRONT; Baltimore Symphony Broadway revival travels east; and scenes as Jets; youths learn what St. Mary’s Cathedral. Czech Philharmonic Children’s Choir Brno, 20 Lenox, MA: SERENADE; Boston all over the U.S. in an innovative Orchestra; Marin Alsop, conductor; Meyerhoff Since its inception in it’s like to walk a beat in Officer 10-13 Boston, MA: FANCY FREE; Boston Ballet; Kühn Children’s Choir; Paula Vtkopalová, Symphony Orchestra; Dan Zhu, violin; program that uses elements of West Symphony Hall. Seattle in 2007, the WSSP Krupke’s shoes; and everyone 17-20 original Jerome Robbins choreography; soprano; Samuel Pisar, speaker; Eliahu Inbal, Christoph Eschenbach, conductor; Side Story to help heal relations 22 Zürich, Switzerland: TROUBLE IN TAHITI; has been deconstructing performs from both a Jet’s and Boston Opera House. conductor; Dvorak Hall. Tanglewood Music Shed. between at-risk youth and their local stereotypes; promoting positive a Shark’s point of view. These Opernhaus Zürich; Aglaja Nicolet, director; Tom police force. relationships between youth fictional roles are discussed in 11,13, Portland, OR: CANDIDE; Portland Opera; 7,8,10 Neubrandenburg, Germany: SYMPHONIC 20 Gainesville, GA: OVERTURE TO Barthel, conductor; Oper auf Achse. Meanwhile, a much-heralded 17,19 Jonathan Boyd, Candide; Rachele Gilmore, DANCES FROM WEST SIDE STORY; CANDIDE; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; and law enforcement; building terms of the participants’ real-life 27-29 São Paulo, Brazil: SYMPHONY NO. 2: THE AGE production of Wonderful Town is Cunegonde; Christopher Mattaliano, stage Neubrandenburger Philharmonie; Garrett Keast, conductor; Smithgall Arts collaborative partnerships between experiences with crime, racism, oF ANXIETY; Orquestra Sinfónica de Estado de São touring the U.K., while Candide Director; Cal Stewart Kellogg, conductor; Hu Yongyan, conductor; Kozertkirche. Center. law enforcement agencies and and violence. Walls come down. Paulo; Jean Luis Steueman, piano; Lawrence Renes, sweeps up awards in Boston and Portland Opera House. community-based organizations Commonalities are found. And, 8-10 Denver, CO: SYMPHONIC DANCES FROM 22 Vail, CO: THREE DANCE EPISODES FROM conductor; Sala São Paulo. Trouble in Tahiti travels to Canada, serving youth; and engaging as often happens through group 11 Philadelphia, PA: SYMPHONIC DANCES WEST SIDE STORY; Colorado Symphony ON THE TOWN; New York Philharmonic; Utah and beyond. Leonard Bernstein's 28-30 Detroit, MI: OVERTURE TO CANDIDE, youth in dialogue about peaceful performance, relationships FROM WEST SIDE STORY; Curtis Symphony Orchestra; Christian Arming, conductor; Bramwell Tovey, conductor; Gerald R. Ford educational legacy continues to grow SYMPHONY NO. 1: JEREMIAH; DIVERTIMENTO; conflict resolution. The WSSP’s are built. Orchestra; Rossen Milanov, conductor; Boettcher Concert Hall. Amphitheater. stronger through the ever-growing curriculum was a perfect fit for the Giving underserved youth SERENADE; Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Joshua Mann Center for the Performing Arts. 14-17 Seattle, WA: OVERTURE TO CANDIDE; 25 Vail, CO: SYMPHONY NO. 2: THE AGE OF Artful Learning initiative, while vulnerable youth Phoenix House access to theatre arts is a Bell, violin; Sasha Cooke, soprano; Leonard Slatkin, Seattle Symphony; Ludovic Morlot, ANXIETY; Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra; re-releases of Bernstein recordings serves, many of whom come from wonderful side-effect of the 12 Colorado Springs, CO: ORCHESTRAL conductor; Orchestra Hall. SUITE FROM CANDIDE; Colorado Springs conductor; Benaroya Hall. Orli Shaham, piano; David Robertson, continue to appear. disadvantaged backgrounds and WSSP. Arts programs are 28-30 Baltimore, MD: SYMPHONY NO. 3: KADDISH; Philharmonic Orchestra; Thomas Wilson, conductor; Benedict Music Tent. In the midst of all this forward have experienced criminal justice almost always the first to 22-24 London, UK: WEST SIDE STORY FILM Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, The Washington conductor; Pikes Peak Center. motion, it is deeply touching to system and gang involvement. go when school funding is WITH LIVE ORCHESTRA; Royal Philharmonic 27 Los Angeles, CA: OVERTURE TO Chorus; Claire Bloom, speaker; Marin Alsop, hear from those members of an At weekly WSSP workshops cut; many young people who 18 Dresden, Germany: SYMPHONIC DANCES Orchestra; Jayce Ogren, conductor; Royal CANDIDE, THREE DANCE EPISODES FROM conductor; Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. older generation who had first-hand frequently attended by members enter Phoenix House have FROM WEST SIDE STORY; Curtis Symphony Albert Hall. ON THE TOWN; Los Angeles Philharmonic; experiences with Bernstein long ago. of law enforcement, young adults never had the opportunity to Stéphane Denève, conductor; Hollywood Orchestra; Robert Spano, conductor; Messe. 25 Hamburg, Germany: BERNSTEIN DANCES, As the years pass, such direct links to Bowl. Bernstein the young man become ever © T o m De e n ko ff 19 Salt Lake City, UT: SYMPHONIC SUITE Budesjugendballett; John Neumeier, more precious. FROM ON THE WATERFRONT; Salt Lake choreographer; Ernst Deutsch Theater. Symphony; Robert Baldwin, conductor; J.B. ■ Libby Gardner Concert Hall. August Prelude, Fugue & Riffs will be and we shall do our best to July sent upon request. Please send include such information in Prelude, Fugue & Riffs Spring/Summer 2012 Prelude, Fugue & Riff s Spring/Summer 2012 2 Saratoga Springs, NY: OVERTURE TO all correspondence to: forthcoming calendars. Prelude, Fugue & Riff s Spring/Summer 2012