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In the News Some Performances (continued on page 8 13 of art. If this was education — NOT we weren’t late. My life in the arts began, in front of intensely ironically, the TV, drawn by this handsome guy who made music fun and interesting, who involved the audience in actively experimenting with him, who moved the program along and fast who and led surprisingly, me to experience the beauty and horripilating (the perfect word — meaning having your hair stand on end) excitement of classical music, that stuff I experienced in school! — I wanted more of it. If this was what the arts were — I wanted a lifetime of it. And that is what I got. Concerts West Side Berlin Side West Remembering Friends 5 6 Fall/Winter 2014/2015 News for Friends of News for Friends Leonard Bernstein Young People’s with eonard Bernstein was the most powerful envoy from the high arts in my lifetime, and arguably in the 20th His century. education legacy When the ﬁrst came on television, it was the only show my contentious siblings and I could agree on watching, and my dad would call us to watch together to make sure embodied a new role for the artist-as- transformed educator, a generation’s view of the arts — and went presaging further, answers to the pressing challenges in the arts and in education that we face today. L

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all schools — alvador Magnet S Artful Learning Artful Learning, they : Nexus in Napa in : Nexus Snapshot Master Trainers Patrick Bolek, Master Patrick Trainers Hillcrest Community School All were thrilled also to be able to became a Legacy School, presented by Alexander Bernstein and Patrick by principal hosted Perkins, Pam the Salvador joins Harmony Leland School in Napa, led so splendidly Sustainability Plan in June and teachers from around the country team of educators continues to main- tain exemplary academic achievement teachers, who shared the work they’d learning institution with their fusion learning experiences for all grade levels and learners. Under the helm of wine, food and culture. In fact, the while being honored for their leading week’s activities. more on that in the next issue...). Festival del Festival Sole kindly discounted Elementary School (GA), Moffett District 73 (IL) and Hillside Principal Paul Principal Schullo, Paul this incredible Bolek. Long known as a progressive Elementary School (CA), Hawthorn Legacy School, Robert Davis, Jo Ann Isken, Ann Ott- It was exciting to observe their joy in Elementary School (IA) Cooper and Susan Stauter joined the done and imagined the work ahead. distinction in 2004. enjoy Napa’s many attractions: weather, of Boulé and continue to break new ground with collaboration and creativity. collaboration and creativity. or districts that received the same Just named an (MN) completed their Level III (and India! – watch this space for

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Artful Learning Artful Learning by Patrick Bolek by Alexander Bernsteinby Alexander formal presentation by Alexander Sweeney, Napa Valley Napa Uniﬁed School Valley Sweeney, Session in Napa, California. Principal School during the inaugural Summer the Sphinx Symphony Orchestra. the Festival the del Festival Sole. Jamie Bernstein them at with Michael Barrett conducting presence as an arts-integration school were on shining display during mid- as Jamie and co. were rehearsing, nomination and subsequent award. and shared leadership prompted the received this distinction. A perfect and students were on hand for the make this a showcase school. Visit synergy of school transformation since an sang the roles of Sam and Dinah. Matthew Worth and Matthew Heather Worth Johnson Marked academic achievement, numer- Patrick Bolek. Patrick It has been a decade Bernstein, Jamie Bernstein and District personnel, teachers, parents Pam Perkins, Superintendent Perkins, Pam Patrick dences!”), two sides of his legacy directed the semi-staged production, of its inaugural Summer Session for ous student awards and an emerging

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© AXEL NICKOLAUS but is also involved in making it come explode, sparkle, tear your heart out — alive for their contemporary audience. sometimes all at the same time. These The score of West Side Story, the young musicians were virtually killing movie, was performed originally live, themselves to make that happen. It was in a Los Angeles Studio, in sync with a truly inspired 3 days of performances. the film. There was no audience and One of the advantages of a festival they could stop and fix things, but the is that rehearsal time is much more aesthetical aspiration was the same. generous then during an orchestral This is what we are trying to recreate season. We had a lot of time to stop, in venues all over the world when we talk, discuss various issues. But even perform the score in sync with the film. with that, once you are performing, I had the chance recently to there is no stopping. So it becomes a conduct 3 performances with the “physical” event. I was so completely young musicians at the Schleswig impressed with the commitment and, David Newman by David Newman conducts the Holstein Music Festival. (The moniker dare I say, love that this orchestra “young musicians” really doesn’t do brought to this performance. As a SHMF musicians. have conducted West Side Story Ifilm with live orchestra at this point justice to how accomplished conductor you have lots of different in 8 different venues, for perhaps they are.) To do this music with experiences. You really are in a 20 performances. They have all had young musicians, this music that is “third person” situation. You are not a unique, unexpected quality. The so “young” itself, was a revelation. playing the music; you are trying to greatness of the music, the movie, and When I arrived, I found out that they help the musicians get to a place that the marvelous venues worldwide have had been rehearsing for a week ahead “animates” it. all contributed to this unique event: of our first rehearsal. They had watched The joy that one has when hearing a communal performance of a movie. the movie and woodshedded their this kind of passion and commitment This is something that would have parts. They were ready to make music. is, like the musicians themselves, been unthinkable to the generation West Side Story is very difficult simply FANTASTIC!!!! ■ technically. There are passages that of the West Side Story authors. Particularly unthinkable would have tax the greatest orchestras in the David Louis Newman is an been the concept of a movie having world. But maybe even more difficult American composer and conductor is getting the “feel” of the music — an element of reinterpretation. This known particularly for his film is the essence of the orchestra canon: the pulse, the phrasing, the energy, scores. In a career spanning forty each generation gets not only to and yes, the “youngness” of it. It’s a years, he has composed music for experience the great music of the past, dramatic event. The music needs to nearly 100 feature films.

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States Embassy in Berlin n February 2012, The United Ambassador John B. Emerson and the cast of Ambassador John B. Emerson and the cast by Craig Urquhart to Germany, The Honorable to Germany, The Honorable the making of the 20 minute film. Project (WSSP), engaging at-risk based on an original theater play implemented under the guidance of Teaching violence and change attitudes. various participants agreed to with the Violence Prevention replicable and substainable, the packed audience at a very special packed audience at a very special premiered this past spring for a premiered this past spring for a participate in a 20 minute film neighborhood of Wedding, Berlin; [Germany] teamed up with the youth in order to reduce youth

of the students. The United States I Network; and with the Berlin event hosted by US Ambassador event hosted by US Ambassador Police Department. Together, John B. Emerson. Embassy Public Affairs Office in Ernst Schering School in the Berlin provided the funding for conceived from the improvisations

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I found him which “takes” to which “takes” On the concert platform preparing John was blessed with incredible kept adding units and sometimes we’d but without an ounce of pretension. up-front aural presence he achieved for sessions, he was never a prima their instruments. He was immensely team player and a star — as tall and helpful when it came to keeping handsome as a Hollywood cowboy, have worked beside him. hour minimum call; but then you just pretty well infallible, and I admired the with Bernstein and the New York with Bernstein and the New York with his recordings: they have warmth, my musicianship,” my he musicianship,” added, but he needn’t have worried: my need, as film to director, create microphones and cables out of the and deciding a man of great integrity and a musician stamina. His recording sessions go 7-8-9 hours straight until we couldn’t select. “I didn’t have much faith in same interviewer, “a session was a three same interviewer, “a stand up... and that was amazing.” Philharmonic were legendary. Philharmonic were legendary. Behind the easy-going façade there was donna; in fact he identified with camera shots. So John was both a clarity and energy — just like LB himself. of the first rank. I count it a privilege to “In those he days,” recounted to the “clean” pictures of the musicians and “clean”

situation, situation, The Making defuse the . The recording Lear and tempers threaten to flare, John was a natural, instinctive Another DG assignment, up of John at work in a New York balks at the fence of his top B flat in that the session has run out of time take the flak, to play the to Fool the BBC’s 1985 the fly-on-the-wall BBC’s 1985 the film, and so he was: he never the film’s running features. When that it’s only needed because he to involve conductors and soloists joshing and badinage between lost his enthusiasm for music. The him (for all to hear) by suggesting laughs it off. When Jose Carreras won a Grammy. won a Grammy. announcing over the PA announcing system over the PA In general he anyway. is happy to we hear John say near the top of when listening to the playbacks musician and somewhat diffident about his lack of formal training. recording studio. “I’m so excited,” right spot. Ever the diplomat, John simultaneously made recordings of West Side of StoryWest , provides a close- Bernstein’s Philharmonic in the 70s and 80s. He told an interviewer he preferred Bernstein and McClure is one of documentary entitled of virtually all the works Bernstein conducted with the Vienna didn’t have the mikes open at the John is quick to John asks for a re-take, Lenny teases Maria in the Mahler’s We worked side We by side, I doing ago when he came to London to first met John close on half a century Remembering John McClure unflappability, even when dealing unflappability, by Bernstein himself, nearly two by Humphrey Burton by Humphrey the years into a deep personal and the 1960s, John the was Bernstein’s 1960s, Mr. trusted personal sound man; as such, the pictures and he the sound, on all his microphones; I loved the way he handled the maestro. Our rapport hundred titles in all, many available prepared his scores and distributed professional friendship. produce the recording of wasn’t quite up to Bernstein’s Mr. with the enormous problems was instantaneous and it grew over producer at Columbia Records in involved in taping (and televising) an amateur chorus which clearly named best recording of the year. at Deutsche Grammophon, who Mahler’s sprawling masterpiece with McClure had to tread a particularly Royal Albert Hall, which was later He was a model of affability and Leonard Bernstein’s music films for Symphony of a Thousand expectations. I loved the stylish way Unitel, ranging from the symphonies Unitel, diplomatic path with his colleagues of Mahler and Beethoven to works on Starting to DVD as this his day. John dressed; I loved the way he I right. and an Leonard Leonard exhausted Jennie Tourel, Jennie Tourel, John McClure John McClure Bernstein with

Prelude, Fugue & Riffs Fall/Winter 2014/2015 6 Prelude, Fugue & Riffs Fall/Winter 2014/2015 7 having fun at the piano. The two L.B.’s The two L.B.’s ■ Musical what I call a role model. so clearly in her creative that’s Mary and I shared the And I know that Mary and I know whether Mary got teased or book about a mother and a unable to blend in all the way with found a perfect way to express this ingenious plot device, Mary the rest of humanity. the rest of humanity. the conundrum of herself – while takes longer to ﬁgure your own stuff that would send the sturdiest human have shared the have who-am-I-anyway little different, a little apart — a little presence problem. Having a father who makes press a daily lifeload of complexity works. Take “Freaky Friday,” her “Freaky works. Friday,” Take me “Famous Father Girl.” me I Girl.” Father “Famous don’t not for being Richard Rodgers’s wind up giving you strong shoulders. whimpering off to the locker room. making it a vastly entertaining literary adventure for the rest of us. is a gift that can also be a burden. It second grade classmates to call daughter switching bodies; through enormous contributions to the world circumstance of fate that led my daughter, but daughter, I’ll bet she often felt a out — but carrying that burden can and has been nominated twice for the Drama Desk Award. Phyllis Newman is an American Phyllis Newman is an American actress and singer. She won the 1962 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Yup: Yup: And Mary Rodgers could bench COURTESY OF PHYLLIS NEWMAN ■

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fun. t you just picture it? ’ cigarette, and that on my father’s televised York Philharmonic. I can York always saying something She was very much a mother, Mary sure did have a lot of My earliest recollections of When you get older and I mean Well, you know Well, all her legend kids. kid. For kid. me, For this was the essential for all things stuffy that was such She wasn’t fancy; she wasn’t there must have been hiatuses... voice, the New her; she was still the the writer, life, she evidently remained very huge, antic personality, a huge, gravelly antic personality, witty and useful. In my memory, producer yet motherhood never deﬁned voice and an essential irreverence much in touch with her little-kid mystery and fascination of Mary at the same time. a delight to a kid in those days. intimidating; she was glasses, her she is always pregnant, although still see her with her big, smart self, because we can sense its she was like a grownup and a kid Mary are in her role as assistant Rodgers as I was growing up: composer, the composer, assistant producer. (spoiler alert)... And older... you start losing oh your... well... let’s just say, we “closies” have lost a biggie. we “closies” everyone up. She’d bring delicious, beautifully wrapped goodies from William (Google Poll them). From her clothes to her gifts, she was a perfectionist who was there for us when we needed a big time pal. material. Men fainted when she’d lower those eyes to look at them and say “Thanks, Can babe.” her pals and their kids. She didn’t miss a a budding school performance, play, and if you were in the hospital... you really wanted “Miss Bacall” to shape just hear it? Can And throughout her busy adult Young People’s Concerts

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who can compose, write novels, magine the marvel of a woman kind, generous and hilarious — um, by Jamie Bernstein Sondheim. Now hold her own in the presence of Steve very much her own person, with a not by her married name. She was referred to her as Mary Rodgers, schoolmates were mostly... well, schoolmates were mostly... ﬁve children, give the best parties, be different. First of all, my parents

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Mary Rodgers Guettel: The Coolest Woman in the World the in Woman Coolest The 1950s and 60s, 1950s the mothers of my woman’s woman and fiercely loyal to concert “do” to a Bar Mitzvah. concert “do” middle of any occasion, from a post finding each other hilarious in the to watch the two L.B.’s flirting and Lauren (Betty) Bacall. It was fun was the beyond glamorous cookie, the extended family. Among the them extended family. friends all over the world. way, the center of way, a universe of Alexander and Nina were, in a large their bright, sparky children, Jamie, the way his glorious wife and Felicia T by Phyllis Newman Thanks, Babe Remembering John McClure COURTESY OF THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY ■ ■

The Schleswig Holstein Previous winners: Previous Michael Tilson Thomas and technical sovereignty, an incredible technical sovereignty, is also a dedicated chamber musician. musical maturity and a particularly intense piano-playing culture.” the way he knows his own heart.” helm, a conductor who knows this Musikfestival jury stated, “Christopher Liszt, on the same label. Christopher Park impresses Park with a fascinating the San Francisco Symphony. composition — as well as its composer — 2002 Lang Lang 2003 Elisabeth Batiashvili 2004 Erik Schumann 2005 Jonathan Biss 2006 Alisa Weilerstein 2007 Martin Grubinger 2008 Anna Vinnitskaya 2009 Leonard Elschenbroich Kit Armstrong 2010 David Alan Carpenter 2011 2012 Cameron Carpenter 2012 Jan Lisiecki 2013 Confession, with works of Franz

West Side West Side with award Russian West Side Story Classics Today called In 2010 Christopher made In 2010 Born in Bamberg, the German/ The recording also features a Also in the booklet accompanying with Michael Tilson Thomas the peak of its powers; and at the the CD, Jamie Bernstein writes, the recording “A brilliant the recording “A live performance.” piece and to discover how well it performed with a full orchestra at printed interview with Michael works, musically, all on works, its musically, own in wonderful thing for all of us involved in the [San Francisco Symphony’s Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe; Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe; and Craig Stravinsky, Rachmaninov and Prokofiev. Stravinsky, his first solo recording for Deutsche winner Christopher as Park soloist. Hurwitz for and Paul and Daniel. Paul a performance of Rachmaninoff’s around the world. As a concerto renowned orchestras under the baton given concerts all over Europe, the soloist, he has performed with Story; if you want experience the shape of the entire complete, then this is the set to own.” Paavo Järvi,Paavo Christoph Eschenbach Korea, Korea, and has appeared at festivals Korean Korean pianist Christopher has Park Kuhnt; Reinhard Boll, president of the Bernstein Office. The concert featured Urquhart Urquhart representing The Leonard Grammophon entitled USA, South Africa, China and South of such conductors as Sebastian Tilson Thomas who says: “I think the Piano Concerto No. 2 Piano Concerto No. Weigle, Ruben Gazarian, Justus Weigle, Frantz, 2012 marked his second solo 2012 disk, Transcription with works from West Side Story] project was to “It’s a joy to hear my father’s score © AXEL NICKOLAUS The The , Mark Swed Rupert Christiansen West Side Story. The West Side Story.” The reviews have been nothing n July the Schleswig Holstein Music Festival Music awarded Festival the 13th n the spring ofMichael 2013, Tilson Thomas and the San by Christoph Eschenbach, the award Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe. Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe. At a gala pianist Christopher The Park. 10,000 was presented by Intendant Christian annual Leonard Bernstein to Award Muzik Festival Muzik Orchestra Festival conducted Euro award is made possible by the concert with the Schleswig Holstein I live performance of the complete less than stellar. Writing less in than Writing the stellar. performed the role of Bernardo. polished writes that is “this a recording that music from will blow your socks And off.” David Maria and Cheyenne Jackson as Tony. Francisco Symphony performed a CD was released this past spring. called the performance “A sleek called and the performance “A Jessica Vosk sang Anita and Kevin The cast features Alexandra Silber as I Vortman sang Riff. Kelley Markgraf Telegraph’s Los Angeles Times Leonard Bernstein Award Leonard West Side Story Kuhnt. and Christian Reinhard Boll, Reinhard Christopher Park,

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cast. It’s simply a cast. It’s Kaddish has received Kaddish overwhelming power and overwhelming power and His Pisar wrote his narration a decade opened On the Town lavish and clever visuals andlavish and clever biggest theater with big,biggest theater with helluva show.” heaven and earth.” it’s still a helluva show.” still it’s Takes the Town the Takes superb performances from from superb performances Broadway, and whaddya know, and whaddya know, Broadway, score belongs equally to belongs equally score New York Times New York Mark Kennedy, Marilyn Stasio, Ben Brantley, Ben Brantley, a massive of dance numbers, crowd-pleasing Variety Thursday, filling Broadway’s Broadway’s filling Thursday, for Holocaust and Genocide Symphony Orchestra conducted by the events of September 11, 2001, and the events of 2001, September 11, Holocaust survivor who Holocaust survivor who premiered it in 2003, with the Chicago performed his narration worldwide seemingly negligent or even with many other renowned orchestras. after Bernstein’s death, in the wake of soprano solo. Since then, Pisar has truthfulness of a passionate truthfulness of a passionate the Education, Pisar often performs his argument with God by a argument with God by a absent Creator.” actions and the motives of a Currently UNESCO’s Ambassador critical acclaim. John Axelrod, and Kelley Naisief as can justifiably question the can justifiably question the Kaddish in that role as well. Associated Press The Washington Times “Ah, that music.... Bernstein’s music.... Bernstein’s “Ah, that “An exuberant, dazzling revival revival “An exuberant, dazzling is back on “On the Town “Mr. Pisar’s libretto possesses libretto Pisar’s “Mr. with God as a Symphony No.3, life, his attention and an Olympic Symphony. and an Olympic Symphony.

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C On The Town The Town On 1963. Inspired by 1963. Pisar’s life story, unanimous raves. taxi driving Hildy, Elizabeth taxi Stanley driving Hildy, the sailors are performed by Tony performs the role of Claire de Loon, and New York City Ballet star and Megan New York as Ozzie. Alysha Umphress is the revival directed by John Rando with Madame Dilly and Allison Guinn as Lucy Schmeeler. Ivy Smith. With Jackie Hoffman as Fairchild plays “Miss Turnstiles,” plays Fairchild “Miss Turnstiles,” choreography by Joshua Bergasse,

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Candide, conducted Bernstein at 100, it has Songfest, Arias and Songfest, Arias and Matthew also introduced As The Leonard Bernstein Office by Bramwell Tovey. The cast by Bramwell Tovey. featured Nicolas Phan as Candide Stade was The Old Lady. and Anna Christy as Cunegonde. and LaRosa Paul sang Maximillian. Kathryn Leemhuis sang Paquette of Bernstein’s Sheri Greenawald, June Anderson, his advice. He will be working with pleased to have him aboard. prepares for in developing productions of the would become regular collaborators, including Frederica von Stade, Alan stage works and any needed artistic As a special treat, Frederica von Maria Ewing and Neil Rosenshein. Bernstein to many singers who Berlin. Mathew worked as well on Bernstein’s once again turned to Matthew for opera houses and other presenting organizations, offering his expertise or casting are recommendations. We concert performance of Beethoven’s Titus, Thomas Hampson, Jerry Hadley, Barcarolles and many other projects. 9th Symphony broadcast from

Candide La Bohême A Quiet Place at Mass was in its Matthew met Leonard Bernstein But no celebration of Bernstein Penelope Jencks, Nina Bernstein Simmons, John Williams at the Leonard Bernstein Tanglewood. Leonard sculpture, became a trusted advisor for vocal the Houston Opera, he later advised the Maestro on his the Santa Opera, Fe and as the creator the world’s major opera houses, and performance and DGG recording in planning stages to open the John F. projects over the last 20 years of the in Rome; on his LSO wide project that raised funds for the in 1970 when in 1970 advised Leonard Bernstein on many the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Maestro’s life. Kennedy Kennedy Center for the Performing Lyric Opera of Chicago; as General Director of National the Welsh would be complete without music — and in ﬁrst, a Tanglewood soloists performed a concert version development of Opera; as longtime Artistic Advisor to casting. Closely involved in the of Music Life, For a music industry- care of AIDS patients. He has had consulting relationships with many of The sculpture is now on view at Highwood campus. Tanglewood’s Tanglewood Festival Chorus Festival and Tanglewood Arts in Washington, Arts D.C.; in he Washington, soon 1989; and on 1989; the historic “Freiheit”

ing ing dedication ceremony. dedication ceremony. . Maestro Williams Bernstein Simmons were ver the course of Leonard Bernstein’s career, Bernstein’s there career, were This past summer, Tanglewood This past Tanglewood summer, Matthew has had a distinguished have always had a special anglewood and Leonard Bernstein Tanglewood Seranak, Serge Koussevitzky’s home; the daily conducting classes held at the 70th Birthday Celebration; and to the grounds until his ﬁnal concert head, created by Jenck. Penelope his convertible with the license plate are of Aaron Copland and Serge a new sculpture of the Maestro’s and Nina all the memorable concerts with the present at the in 1990. The in stories 1990. are legendary: Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Koussevitzky celebrated this history by unveil composers reviewing their works; connection. Bernstein was a part of The work was part of a triple gift to from its Tanglewood alumnus, John Tanglewood Music Center Tanglewood Orchestra. Tanglewood since its Tanglewood beginning in Williams; Williams; the two other sculptures 1940, and made 1940, a nearly annual visit for his work with Columbia Artists the upcoming Bernstein Centennial. the-scenes role as an Artistic Advisor for limelight. Matthew Epstein is a prime again taking on an important behind- always people who played important roles, but who stayed out of the Management; as Artistic Director of Bernstein Office, Matthew is once example. And now, for example. The And Leonard now, career in the music world, celebrated Welcome Matthew! Welcome O “Maestro 1;” the late nights with student T

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COURTESY PACIFICCOURTESY MUSIC FESTIVAL My father loved people, all kinds of people — but he especially loved young people, and best of all, he loved young musicians, like all of you. His idea of heaven was to stay up all night, talking with young musicians, playing stuff at the piano, laughing and arguing and singing, and feeling the energy of connectedness circling through the room. Leonard Bernstein is no longer with us, but look at the way he has created an environment where what he loved to do best can continue in his absence: a festival where musicians of many ages can come together to learn, to teach, to work hard and play hard, to stay up late — Top: Sapporo to share the beauty, the laughter and Mayor Funio the joy. All of you here are living Ueda and Jamie proof of my father’s belief that the Bernstein sharing of music is an act of love. Bottom: Ryohei Miyata and I hope you enjoy every minute of your Craig Urquhart experience here at PMF. Thank you, his past summer the Paciﬁc or singing the theme song from a TV at the unveiling and good luck in your music making! ■ ceremony. TMusic Festival (PMF), which show, or rehearsing Brahms 4th — it was founded by Leonard was all the same essential impulse of Bernstein, celebrated its 25th sharing something he cared about, © KAZU TSUCHIHASHI anniversary. As a generous token of making a connection with others. of thanks, the Festival unveiled And for my father, teaching was a statue of Bernstein created by simply an elevated form of sharing — Ryohei Miyata, President of the as was learning. In fact, teaching Tokyo University of the Arts. and learning were basically the same It now stands in front of the process to my father. He felt that concert hall in Sapporo, Japan. a good teacher was always curious, A few weeks after the dedication always learning about new things, ceremony, Jamie Bernstein while a truly enlivened student would attended PMF events and take what he or she was learning addressed the Festival students: and immediately share it with others, I just wanted to share a few thereby transforming that student thoughts with you about my father, into a teacher. who founded PMF 25 years ago. Music provides an ideal way to teach and learn simultaneously. When you rehearse, you’re learning, as well Everything he did in as sharing the experience with your fellow musicians. When you perform, life was essentially you’re sharing with an audience what you’ve collectively learned the same basic act in rehearsal. Musical performance Prelude, Fugue & Riffs creates a big circle of connectedness, of sharing. through the joy and beauty of the notes you’re playing. The thing about Leonard Bernstein was that he had to share. Everything he did in life was essentially the same basic act of 2014/2015 Fall/Winter sharing. Whether he was telling you a joke, or talking about Shakespeare,

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“a dump,” as one critic indelicately indelicately critic one as dump,” “a

constraints. The Vanguard was was Vanguard The constraints.

performance space imposed imposed space performance

“not-too-sumptuous” basement basement “not-too-sumptuous”

Village Vanguard’s cramped and and cramped Vanguard’s Village

“a little amateurish.” In part, the the part, In amateurish.” little “a

Following are a few excerpts. few a are Following Fugue & Riffs Prelude,

described as being young and and young being as described desegration of Broadway musicals. musicals. Broadway of desegration

first flush of success, they were were they success, of flush first

in her book focuses on the racial racial the on focuses book her in Carol J. Oja J. Carol

when The Revuers enjoyed their their enjoyed Revuers The when occasional pianist. A central theme theme central A pianist. occasional

During the 1938-39 season, season, 1938-39 the During team, for which Bernstein was an an was Bernstein which for team,

Politics (pp. 57-58) (pp. Politics and Green’s early sketch comedy comedy sketch early Green’s and

Comedy Skits, and Left-Wing Left-Wing and Skits, Comedy work of The Revuers, Comden Comden Revuers, The of work

to Broadway: The Revuers, Revuers, The Broadway: to from 1944. She also explores the the explores also She 1944. from

Chapter 2. From Nightclubs Nightclubs From 2. Chapter and on On the Town the On Free Fancy

Jerome Robbins by zeroing in in zeroing by Robbins Jerome

Comden, Adolph Green, and and Green, Adolph Comden, breakthrough.

of Leonard Bernstein, Betty Betty Bernstein, Leonard of conductor, marking another racial racial another marking conductor,

earliest professional adventures adventures professional earliest the show’s run, he took over as as over took he run, show’s the

Press. Oja chronicles the the chronicles Oja Press. orchestra, and nine months into into months nine and orchestra,

released by Oxford University University Oxford by released American violinist, played in the pit pit the in played violinist, American

a Time of War of Time a has recently been been recently has Plus, Everett Lee, an African- an Lee, Everett Plus,

Art in in Art a cast of 54 — that is, 11 percent. percent. 11 is, that — 54 of cast a Broadway: Collaborative Collaborative Broadway:

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little fanfare. Four blacks appeared appeared blacks Four fanfare. little

of which was implemented with with implemented was which of

out through casting and staging, all all staging, and casting through out

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actors on stage shifted as the show show the as shifted stage on actors

ﬂair. “And less than a year after that, that, after year a than less “And ﬂair.

choices about how to deploy black black deploy to how about choices

Green later recounted with dramatic dramatic with recounted later Green

racial representation, and individual individual and representation, racial

in the magniﬁcent Rainbow Room,” Room,” Rainbow magniﬁcent the in

race casting and non-stereotyped non-stereotyped and casting race

atop the glamorous RCA building building RCA glamorous the atop

organizations to promote mixed- promote to organizations

than six months we were up 65 ﬂoors ﬂoors 65 up were we months six than

movement on the part of civil rights rights civil of part the on movement

the Village Vanguard — and in less less in and — Vanguard Village the —

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Philadelphia. “We began in the cellar cellar the in began “We Philadelphia.

equitably with their white colleagues. white their with equitably

at the Curtis Institute of Music in in Music of Institute Curtis the at

ﬂedged citizens who were portrayed portrayed were who citizens ﬂedged

a master’s program in conducting conducting in program master’s a

hiring African Americans to play full- play to Americans African hiring

and that same fall, Bernstein began began Bernstein fall, same that and

also made a strong statement by by statement strong a made also

at the top of Rockefeller Center, Center, Rockefeller of top the at

American dancer Sono Osato, it it Osato, Sono dancer American

moved to the stylish Rainbow Room Room Rainbow stylish the to moved

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racial and ethnic stage practices of of practices stage ethnic and racial

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and and Town the On Broadway:

mini-productions, presented presented mini-productions,

Chapter 5. Desegregating Desegregating 5. Chapter put it. Their skits were essentially essentially were skits Their it. put Bernstein Meets Broadway Meets Bernstein Prelude, Fugue & Riffs Fall/Winter 2014/2015 13

For a complete listing visit: listing For a complete www.leonardbernstein.com THE AGE OF ANXIETY; Magdeburgische Magdeburgische THE AGE OF ANXIETY; Gil, piano; Joseph Philharmonie; Yejin Opernhaus.Bousso, conductor; 1: MD: SYMPHONY NO. Baltimore, Orchestra; Symphony JEREMIAH; Baltimore Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano; Marin Alsop, conductor; Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. MO: SERENADE; Kansas City Kansas City, Symphony; Philippe Quint, violin; Michael Stern,Hall. conductor; Helzburg Italy: SYMPHONIC SUITE FROM ON Turin, Sinfonica Orchestra THE WATERFRONT; conductor; Nazionale RAI; Steven Mercurio, Auditorium RAI. MI: THREE DANCE EPISODES Detroit, Symphony FROM ON THE TOWN; Detroit conductor; Max Boreyko, Andrey Orchestra; M. Fisher Music Center. Hong Kong: SYMPHONIC SUITE FROM ON Hong Kong Philharmonic THE WATERFRONT; Nick Davies, conductor; Hong Orchestra; Kong Cultural Center Concert Hall. St. Louis, MO: SYMPHONIC DANCES St. Louis FROM WEST SIDE STORY; David Robertson, Symphony Orchestra; conductor; Powell Hall. DC: SELECTED PIANO Washington piano; Enger, ANNIVERSARIES; Carolyn The National Gallery of Art. THREE DANCE EPISODES San Antonio, TX: Opera Version); Hessisches Staatstheater Opera Version); Wiesbaden; Bernd Albert Motti, director; Hall. Grosse Horne, conductor; Staatstheater, SERENADE; The Netherlands: Alkmaar, Nikolic, Gordon Nederlands Kamerorkest; conductor; De Vest. violin; Jonathan Waleson, Katowica, Poland: SERENADE; Aukso violin; Sergei Krylov, Chamber Orchestra; conductor; Sala Koncertowa. Mos, Marek Wiesbaden, Germany: CANDIDE (Scottish Teddy Abrams, conductor; Majestic Theater. Abrams, conductor; Majestic Teddy SYMPHONY NO 2: Magdeburg, Germany: FROM ON THE TOWN; San Antonio Symphony;FROM ON THE TOWN; 21-23 22,23 27,28 28,30 28,29 28,30 30 15 11 DECEMBER 6 6,12 20,21

Fall/Winter 2014/2015 San Diego, CA: THREE DANCE EPISODES FROM ON THE TOWN; San Diego Symphony; Jahja Ling, conductor; Symphony Hall. CHICHESTER PSALMS; MI: CHICHESTER PSALMS; Ann Arbor, Arie Orchestra; Ann Arbor Symphony conductor; Michigan Theater. Lipsky, DIVERTIMENTO;São Paulo, Brazil: de São Paulo; Sinfõica do Estrado Orquestra Eiji Oue, conductor; Sala São Paulo. UK: SYMPHONIC SUITE Manchester, Chetham’s FROM ON THE WATERFRONT; Paul Mann, conductor; Symphony Orchestra; Royal Northern College of Music. Naples, FL: SERENADE; Robert McDuffie, violin; Naples Philharmonic Orchestra; conductor; Hayes Hall. Boreyko, Andrey Hamburg, Germany: OVERTURE TO CANDIDE; Hamburg Symphoniker; Jason Hall. conductor; Laeiszhalle, Grosse Weaver, Wiesbaden, Germany: CANDIDE (Scottish Hessisches Staatstheater Opera Version); Wiesbaden; Bernd Albert Motti, director; Hall. Grosse Horne, conductor; Staatstheater, London, UK: SYMPHONY NO. 2: THE AGE new ballet; Royal Ballet; OF ANXIETY, Royal Opera Liam Scarlett, choreographer; House, Covent Garden. Center for the Arts. MASS; Queens MASS; Queens Queens, New York: Queens College College Orchestra, Copland School of Ensembles, Aaron conductor; Music Choir; Maurice Peress, Colden Auditorium at Kupferberg Melbourne, Australia: OVERTURE TO CANDIDE; Melbourne Symphony Orchestra; Keith Lockhart, conductor; Hamer Hall. Wiesbaden, Germany: CANDIDE (Scottish Hessisches Staatstheater Opera Version); Wiesbaden; Albert Bernd Motti, director; Hall. Grosse Horne, conductor; Staatstheater,

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OVERTURE TO . Birmingham, UK: DIVERTIMENTO;Birmingham, Michael Orchestra; of Birmingham City Hall. Symphony Seal, conductor; CA: Costa Mesa, NO. 2: SYMPHONY SLAVA!, CANDIDE, for Selections OF ANXIETY; THE AGE TROUBLE IN from concert performance ARIAS AND WEST SIDE STORY, TAHITI, TOWN; Pacific BARCAROLLES, WONDERFUL Pasternack, Benjamin Symphony Orchestra; soprano; Jamie piano; Dawn Upshaw, conductor; Bernstein, host; Carl St. Clair, Arts. Center for the Segerstrom SYMPHONIC DANCES Minneapolis, MN: SYMPHONY NO. 2: THE Nashville, TN: SYMPHONY NO. 2: THE Nashville Symphony; AGE OF ANXIETY; Kirill Gersten, piano; Schermerhorn Symphony Center. Milwaukee, WI: SYMPHONY NO. 2: THE Symphony Milwaukee AGE OF ANXIETY; William piano; Andrew Orchestra; Wolfram, Center for the Litton, conductor; Marcus Performing Arts. Antwerp, Belgium: SERENADE; Ferschtman,Liza Vlaanderen; Symfonieorkest violin; Keed Bakeis, conductor; deSingel. Bruges, Belgium: SERENADE; Symfonieorkest Vlaanderen; Liza Ferschtman, violin; Keed Bakeis, conductor; The Concergebouw. Naples FREE; Naples, FL: FANCY Kahane, Jeffrey Philharmonic Orchestra; conductor; Hayes Hall. THREE DANCE EPISODES CT: Hartford, Symphony FROM ON THE TOWN; Hartford Daniel Hege, conductor; The Orchestra; Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts. Costa Mesa, CA: OVERTURE TO SYMPHONY NO. 2: CANDIDE, SLAVA!, Selections for THE AGE OF ANXIETY; TROUBLE IN concert performance from ARIAS AND WEST SIDE STORY, TAHITI, Pacific BARCAROLLES, WONDERFUL TOWN; Benjamin Pasternack, Symphony Orchestra; soprano; Carl St. piano; Dawn Upshaw, conductor; Jamie Bernstein, host; Clair, Center for the Arts. Segerstrom FROM WEST SIDE STORY; Minnesota Minnesota STORY; FROM WEST SIDE conductor; Osmo Vänskä, Orchestra; Hall Orchestra 28 29-31 30 7 8 10 12,14 12-14 FEBRUARY 1 5,6 ), Ballett Vorpommern; ), Ballett Vorpommern; ), Ballett Vorpommern; ), Ballett Vorpommern; (new Ballet, In Love Theater. Ralf Dörnen, choreographer; SYMPHONIC Belgium: SLAVA!, Turnhout, Belgian SIDE STORY; DANCES FROM WEST conductor; Dirk Brosse, National Orchestra; Schouwburg. De Warande Riga, Latvia: WONDERFUL TOWN IN Latvian National Symphony CONCERT; Featuring Kim Criswell, Andris Orchestra; Guild. Poga, conductor; Great Germany: THREE DANCE Dresden, EPISODES FROM ON THE TOWN; Dresdner conductor; Philharmonie; HK Gruber, Albertinum. HK Gruber, conductor; Albertinum. HK Gruber, Straisund, Germany: SERENADE (new Ballet, In Love Ralf Dörnen, Theater. choreographer; Munich, Germany: GLITTER AND BE Diana Damrau, soprano; Münchner GAY; Honeck, Philharmoniker; Manfred conductor; Philharmonie. New Orleans, LA: THREE DANCE EPISODES FROM ON THE TOWN; Louisiana Philharmonic, Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor; Mahalia Jackson Theater. Genève, Switzerland: THREE DANCE EPISODES FROM ON THE TOWN; Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Osmo Vänskä, conductor; Victoria Hall. Montréal, QC: OVERTURE TO CANDIDE; Symphonique de Montréal; Kent Orchestre Nagano, conductor; Maison Symphonique de Montréal. SERENADE; Los Angeles, CA: SLAVA!, USC Thorton Symphony; Glenn Dicterow, Disney conductor; Walt violin; Carl St. Clair, Concert Hall. Dresden, Germany: THREE DANCE EPISODES Dresden, Philharmonie; FROM ON THE TOWN; Dresdner SYMPHONIC SUITE CA: SYMPHONIC Los Angeles, Angeles Los WATERFRONT; ON THE FROM conductor; James Gaffigan, Philharmonic; Hall. Disney Concert Walt DANCES SYMPHONIC PA: Philadelphia, Philadelphia SIDE STORY; FROM WEST conductor; Bramwell Tovey, Orchestra; Hall at the Kimmel Center. Verizon SERENADE Straisund, Germany: 14 28-30 31 13 1,16 2,3 8 13 24 1 JANUARY 11,13, 14 11-13 13,30

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ale University Press has and work receive a fully integrated Yreleased a new book, Leonard analysis, offering a comprehensive Bernstein: An American Musician appreciation of a multi-faceted by composer, pianist, educator, and musician who continued to grow as author Allen Shawn. an artist well into his final days. In this fascinating new biography, About the book, Kirkus Reviews the breadth of Bernstein’s musical writes, “A few luscious slices from influence is explored, through the massive cake that was the life the spectacular range of music he of the great pianist, composer, composed — from West Side Story conductor and public personality... to Kaddish to A Quiet Place A nearly impossible task, recording and beyond — as well as through this lush life, but Shawn helps us his intensely public role as an comprehend the magic.” ■ internationally celebrated conductor. For the first time, the composer’s life