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eonard Bernstein's life had Ltremendous forward momentum, and so it continues wlth his legacy. 1997 has brought a difficult but inevitable transition to Bernstein's family and friends: the sale of his apartment in the Dakota in City. Warmth, laughter and music ruled in that place for 23 years. Felicia Montealegre Bernstein brought her unerring sense of style to Apt. 23, com­ bining elegance and comfort in perfect harmony. The high ceil­ ings took your breath away; the floppy green velvet couch restored it. Many a friend and colleague reveled in the rich sounds of Bernstein's enormous black ("my B-52," he called it) - and how lucky were those who feasted on the beautiful soups of his house­ keeper, Julia Vega. (The soups , Leonard Bernstein and , 1955. continue.) All things must pass, no mat­ by Nina Bernstein especially, the , CANDIDE was ready for perfor­ ter how hard we try to keep whose Inquisition routinely tor­ mances in Boston. At some point change at bay; on the other f the theater community were tured and killed "heretics" in a during the Bos.ton run, Dorothy hand, rebirth cannot be held to award a special prize for ghastly event known as an "Auto Parker contributed lyrics for "The back either. Here comes CAN­ "most labored-over show in da Fe" ("act of faith"). Hellman ", while Bernstein DIDE, back on Broadway! Imusical theater history", the observed a sinister parallel and Hellman had also added Here comes a concert hall rein­ honor wou ld most certainly go to between the Inquisition's church­ lyrics of their own to other num­ carnation of 1600 PENNSYL­ CANDIDE. Life has imitated art: sponsored purges and the bers. The authors' credits were VANIA AVENUE! Here comes the show's forty-four year saga "Washington Witch Trials" being already beginning to mount up. new musical life at the Leonard resembles 's picaresque waged by the House Un-American The production, directed by Bernstein Jerusalem International narrative itself, as numerous bril­ Activities Committee. Fueled by Tyrone Guthrie with sets by Music Competition! Here come liant minds have endeavored ga l­ rage and indignation, she began and costumes by newly released letters and manu­ lantly to create the "Best of All her adaptation of Voltaire's book. , opened at the scripts, available to all at Possible" shows. Herewith, a John LaTouche was engaged as Martin Beck Theater in New www .leonardbernstein.com ! brief history: initial lyricist, while Bernstein York on December 1, 1956, to And while you're there, you can In 1953, the renowned play­ made numerous musical sketches. mixed reviews. Hellman's satire contemplate a small piece of wright Lillian Hellman proposed Before long, La Touche was was thought cerebral and heavy­ electronic immortality: the to Leonard Bernstein that they replaced by poet . handed; the sophistication of th e design of the website's home­ adapt Voltaire's CANDIDE for Hellman, Bernstein and Wilbur music (much of it in operetta page is a recreation of the musical theater. Voltaire's worked periodically over the next style) did not appeal to audiences. Bernstein's studio - at the novella of 17 58 satirized the fash­ two years, but labored in earnest The production closed on Dakota. J.B. T. • ionable philosophies of his day, through 1956. By October, (continued on page 4) The BETA Fund

BETA Salutes Schuyler Chapin WAM! YOUNG PEOPLE'S and the Center for Arts Education CONCERTS

Cultural Affairs and the United --·- beginning to see a new commit­ Federation of Teachers in a --- ment to arts education growing unique collaboration. ••.,· '"' • ... ~- .. d • . • . all over the country. Television In a city as large as New York, ~ ·-\i ._- must become part of that effort. BETA there are hundreds of cultural Today I am proud and excited organizations, community-based that WAM! America's Kidz Net­ FUND organizations, foundations and I fr work will be broadcasting these corporations that, along with the r- YOUNG PEOPLE'S CONCERTS Board of Education, provide and again. WAM! obviously has a Alexander Bernstein, John Sie, Chairman support arts education in our & CEO of Encore Media Co. and Midge strong commitment to the cultural by Alexander Bernstein schools. The Center for Arts Pierce, VP of WAM! Programming. growth of our children, and a pas­ Education's role is to harness sion for ensuring that a new gen­ he BETA Fund is proud of these efforts to improve arts edu­ n February 14, in the eration knows . Tour Board Member Schuyler cation in individual schools and ORohatyn Room at Carnegie "I have had the good fortune Chapin, who, as Commissioner of the school system as a whole and Hall, WAM! America's Kidz recently to watch videos of these Cultural Affairs for the City of assist the Board of Education to Network announced the return to programs with kids in classrooms. New York, has skillfully led the form a collective focus which will television of LEONARD BERN­ I can report, most happily, that effort to make arts education sustain itself after the initial five­ STEIN'S YOUNG PEOPLE'S the programs still enthrall, excite, again a vital part of the city. year stage is completed. CONCERTS WITH THE NEW inform, engage and amuse. My Undaunted by politics, budget The Center for Arts Education YORK PHILHARMONIC father 's enthusiasm is infectious. battles and bureaucracies, Mr. will lead a concentrated effort to Alexander Bernstein shared these His ability to make connections Chapin, along with Mayor rethink the pivotal role of arts in words at the announcement: between music and other disci­ Rudolph Giuliani, the growth of our youngsters, and "It never occurred to me, as I plines is uncanny. He never con­ Public School's Chancellor Rudy will develop a broad base of sup­ accompanied my father at 6:00 descends, he is funny, and boy, Crew, as well as his wonderful port to sustain arts education in a.m. on a Saturday to Carnegie does he know a lot! He just doesn't colleagues and staff, have put the New York City's public Hall or Philharmonic Hall for sing very well at all. And even together a public and private part­ schools. bleary-eyed camera rehearsals and though some of these shows are in nership which serves as a model On a personal note, I thank and Eloise-like romps through those black-and-white, it doesn't matter for the nation. salute Schuyler for his level-head­ places which I considered my own a whit to kids who watch them. The Center for Arts Education ed, sage advice, and for hi s always personal play-houses, running "So I salute WAM! heartily is an independent, not-for-profit dependable support on matters from the control room in the for this effort, and fondly organization established in artistic and philanthropic. • truck, to the stage, to the produc­ acknowledge the New York September 1996 to administer tion meeting in the dressing room, Philharmonic - its players and and provide leadership for the For more information contact: to the spot-light booth way up in management, as well as Roger New York City Arts and The Center for Arts Education, the heavens behind the last seats Englander, who directed these Education Initiative, supported in 120 West 46th St., The Jacqueline of the balcony - it never occured programs, Mary Rodgers Guettel, part by a five-year, $12 million Kennedy Onassis High School, to me that there would be a day Elizabeth "Candy" Finkler, Jack challenge grant from the Room 108, New York, NY 10036. when there would not be Gottlieb, and John Corigliano, Jr. Annenburg Foundation. The YOUNG PEOPLE'S CONCERTS - all of whom patiently abided Initiative brings together the on television. I think that most an energetic pest of a little boy Center for Arts Education, the viewers of these programs, while who loved to hang around and be New York City Board of treasuring the experience of a part of it all." • Education, the Department of watching them, took them for 2 granted - much as we took music For channel information education in school for granted. please contact the Encore Media "Now we have become all too Group at (303) 771-7700. The aware of the impoverished state YOUNG PEOPLE'S CON­ of education without music and CERTS are available from The all the arts - impoverished Leonard Bernstein Society. Call because of budget cuts, fear and (800) 382-6622, or on the inter­ inattentiveness - and we are net at www.leonardbernstein.com. Updates www.leonardbernstein.com Leonard Bernstein Jerusalem International Music Competitions

eactions to www.leonard Since the November 14, 1996 arch 1 brought registration Rbernstein.com have been launch, the site has been updated Mfor the 1997 Leonard overwhelmingly positive. Visitors three times. In December, it fea­ Bernstein Jerusalem International to the site have left numerous tured the YOUNG PEOPLE'S Composing Competition to a congratulatory messages in the CONCERTS, and in January, the close . Applicants from 40 coun­ "Guest Book"; many say how Harvard Norton Lectures. Both tries submitted 159 compositions, grateful they are for the opportu­ video series have been made avail­ the largest number coming from nity to learn more about this able for purchase directly from the (40). There extraordinary man and his legacy. the site. In February, it celebrated were 14 entries from Israel, 13 Critically, the site has been a , and dis­ from Italy, 10 from Russia and resounding success. Excite, which played production stills from the many more from other countries. is a search engine on the World original Broadway production as The theme for this year's competi­ Wide Web, awarded leonard well as never-before-seen letters tion is the city of Jerusalem. The bernstein.com a four-star rating from Bernstein to his wife, Felicia, works must be based on the Holy and recommends it as a must-see. describing the final stages of Books, and/or secular poetry and literature written in, inspired by, or otherwise connected with Jerusalem. There are two cate­ gories of composition - orches­ tral and chamber - which must The Sponsoring Institutions be 15 to 30 minutes long. are Accademia Nazionale di Santa After a preliminary screening, Cecilia, Deutsche Grammophon, 39 compositions from 17 coun­ the Estate of Leonard Bernstein, tries have been selected for further Indiana University, the Israel consideration. Each Sponsoring Philharmonic, the Jerusalem Institution will receive a copy of Symphony Orchestra/IBA, the the compositions selected for the London Symphony Orchestra, the semi-final ratings. Ten composi­ , the tions will be selected to become , the Finalist Works, to be scheduled Pacific Music Festival, Royal for performance in Jerusalem Concertgebouw Orchestra, Sony beginning November 29, 1997. Classical, the Tanglewood Music The composers of these works Center of the Boston Symphony will be invited to Jerusalem. After Orchestra, and the Vienna rehearsal for the landmark musi­ Classicalinsites.com, which hosts these events, the judges appointed Philharmonic. • the Bernstein website, has cal. Looking ahead, the plan is by the Sponsoring Institutions will received accolades from leading to update the site every two award the prize of Leonard For more information contact: Internet publications including months. In April the site will fea­ Bernstein Laureate. There is no The Leonard Bernstein Jerusalem Project Cool, Infi.net, Music­ ture CANDIDE in conjunction limit to the number of Laureates International Music Competitions, Search, The Gist, NetGuide Live, with the new Broadway revival and there is no rating. Each 11 Rivka St. POB 10185 Up2Day, and Yahoo In. produced by Livent Inc. In June, Laureate will receive a prize of Jerusalem 91101 Israel Bernstein's New York Philhar­ the site will explore Bernstein's $20,000. Tel: (972 -2) 6735032 monic debut CD, available exclu­ long and cherished association sively on the Bernstein website, is with the Tanglewood Music 3 one of the top-selling discs to date Festival. at "MusicBoulevard" (the leading When you visit www.leonard online record store - bernstein.com, please remember http://www.blvd.com). And the to "sign" the Guest Book. Your site is still only four months old! comments, questions, and sugges­ tions are always welcome. • CANDIDE

CANDIDE Travels, continued

(continued from page 1) circus-like atmosphere. The other things, two dozen bars in February 2, 1957. Fortunately, young and lively cast, and spirited the "Auto-da-Fe", shuffled the the original cast alb um was musical direction by John order in the second act, and recorded by . Mauceri, helped make this pro­ touched up the The music continued to thrive; duction CANDID E's firs t critical throughout. For example, he the original cast album sold well and popular success. (Known as altered the endings of several and Bernstein's score gained a the "Chelsea" version, this is the numbers, including "Glitter and sort of cult status. The Indiana earliest version of CANDIDE Be Gay", where he placed chords University School Of Music per­ available for performance. It is on off-beats in the manner of formed CANDIDE in December, licensed by Music Theater Tchaikovsky, whose Fourth 1957, importing the sets and cos­ International.) Symphony he had just conducted. tumes from the Broadway pro­ In October, 1982, New York This revised and renewed ver­ duction. In 1958 there was a suc­ City (Beverly Sills, general sion of CANDIDE was presented cessful seven-week national tour manager) presented CANDIDE in by the London Symphony in a concert adaptation by its first version for an opera Orchestra in concert at the Michael Stewart, with music sup­ house. As a full length two-act , London, plied by two . In 1958, a as Dr.Pangloss/Voltaire, production, much music that had England, in December, 1989, and full -scale production in London, as Cunegonde, and been cut in 1973 was reinstated, was recorded by Deutsche England, was prepared, with a as the Old Lady in the under Bernstein's supervision, by Grammophon and videotaped by revised book credited to Lillian Liven/ production of Leonard Bernstein's . New scenes were Video Music Productions. Hellman assisted by Michael CANDIDE. written by , adapt­ Bernstein and created Stewart, and one new musical ed from Voltaire. Once again a narration, performed at the time production was not successful, it number ("We Are Women", a directed. (This ver­ by Ado lph Green, that moved the seems to have stirred up interest duet for Cunegonde and the Old sion is available from Boosey & action swiftly from one musical in CANDIDE. In 1973, Harold Lady, with lyrics by Bernstein). Hawkes.) number to the next. This concert Prince and Hugh Wheeler devised CANDIDE opened at the Saville As music director of the version, revised in 1993, a new small-scale version which Theater in London on April 30, Scottish Opera in Glasgow, John is available from Boosey & Hawkes. won the support of Lillian 1959. Mauceri took the opportunity to Harold Prince continues to Hellman, who at this time with­ In the United States, there was examine CANDIDE one more champion CANDIDE: in 1994 he drew her original adaptation of no production which could be time in 1988, with a production directed the 1982 New York City Voltaire. Thus, the 1956 version called major until 1966, when that included even more music, Opera version at the of CANDIDE is no longer avail­ Gordon Davidson directed CAN­ including a new "Entr'acte" and a Lyric Opera, and this spring Mr. ab le for performance. DIDE for the Theater Group at recurring chorale, "Universal Prince directs CANDIDE for the University of California at Los This new version opened at Good", created by Bernstein from Livent, on Broadway. This will the Academy of Music's Angeles, with Carroll O'Connor a long-discarded . Jonathan also be the Chelsea Theater in December, in the role of Pangloss. Concert Miller directed, and John Wells version, with yet more lyrics by 1973. Harold Prince directed a performances were given at Grant further adapted Hugh Wheeler's . free-wheeling single-act produc­ Park, Chicago and at the New script. The engraving of this ver­ It has been more than twenty tion, which included some new York Philharmonic in 1967 and sion is also available from Boosey years since CANDIDE has had a lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a 1968, respectively. & Hawkes, in a piano/vocal and in Broadway production. We hope thirteen-instrument orchestration In 1971 the Los Angeles Civic a full score. that with this revival a new by . When this pro­ Light Opera Association mounted After Bernstein had attended generation learns to love this duction moved to the Broadway a production which attempted a the final rehearsals ahd the open­ wonderful, difficult show. Theater in , the theater 4 complete revision of Hellman's ing in Glasgow, as well as a pro­ Perhaps young writers and direc­ itself was rebuilt from the inside book, as well as a substantial duction later in the season devised tors will become inspired to take out: walkways and platforms shuffling of musical numbers. It by for the Old up its challenge. Like its hero, were constructed around the audi­ is probably at this time that Vic in London, he decided the CANDIDE is perhaps destined torium, and the audience sat on Bernstein wrote the song "Words, time had come for the composer never to find its perfect form and wooden benches, right in the mid­ Words, Words", which includes a himself to re-examine CANDIDE. function; in the final analysis, dle of the action. The audience bitter reprise of "The Best of All Taking the Scottish Opera version however, that may prove philo- was even invited to eat peanuts Possible Worlds". Though this as a base, he restored, among sophically appropriate. • during the show, adding to the CANDIDE Goes to College

by Jack Gottlieb approach, isn't it ?" She agrees, and the two authors go on from Adapted from the program there with a discussion of general notes for a concert version of approach problems to their col­ CANDIDE, November 10, 1968 laborative work-in-progress: CANDIDE. Which stylistic route t is th e last of the graduate stu­ to travel from the novel to the Idents' monthly get-togethers stage, on the journey from with Leonard Bernstein; it has Westphalia to Eldorado and been a delightful, informative and back? It is an engrossing dia­ unorthodox educative encounter. logue, capped by the composer The sce ne is a frame house co n­ playing, for the first time in pub­ verted to a music classroom build­ lic, the opening number The Best ing on a muddy campus in of All Possible Worlds and I Am Waltham, Massachusetts. Within Easily Assimilated. The latter he a few years th e yo ung Brandeis sings (well, a kind of singing) in Univers ity will replace it with the his distinctive croak. Lillian Hellman and Leonard Bernstein with students at , 1954. rather grand Slosberg Music The unique teaching manner Center. But this is 1954 and we of Bernstein had already crysta l­ most potent examples, however, work makes it perhaps a new are in Roberts Cottage. Seated at lized by this time. Who else are vividly illustrated in an analy­ kind of show... There seems to be the piano is a nervous student would attempt to conduct a col­ sis of scenes from 's no really specific precedent for it composer, with an audience of his lege workshop for a full semester opera Regina. Blitzstein himself is in our theater, so time wi ll tell." peers, and faculty composers in terms of a not-yet-completed still another seminar guest. One Indeed, time has told. The origi­ Arthur Berger, Harold Shapero theatrica l endeavor? Composers, is haunted by the memory of nal cast album established an and Irving Fine. However, the as a rule, are notoriously gua rded Blitzstein and Bernstein recreating enormous CANDIDE following. focus of attention this evening is about their unfinished works; but parts of Regina with unabashed In its time, it was probably the on a special guest, Lillian here is a case where a work in enthusiasm. only such recording that achieved Hellman. She is here at the invi­ progress became a springboard Certainly Blitzstein influenced greater popularity than its tation of Mr. Bernstein, the peri­ for a kind of textbook syllabus. It the thea ter works of Bernstein. original Broadway production. In patetic professor of this particu­ was a valuable experience, both The styles of both composers have addition, the Overture has become lar seminar series. The student is for students and teacher. always been characterized by a stand ard orchestral repertoire, about to perform an operatic One assignment was to write healthy eclecticism, and in CAN­ played far and wide, and in many excerpt he has derived fr om a battle music. But how? DIDE Bernstein luxuriates in this different instrumental versions. • chapter by Voltaire entitled Ominously, as Prokofiev did in propensity. The globe-trotting "What Happened to Candide and Alexander Nevsky? Or victorious plot allows him to satirize many Postscript: For those interest­ Martin in France." In this inci­ bombast a la 1812 Overture? A national forms: schottische, ed in genealogies, the student­ dent, Candide is bilked of his month later, various student tango, polka, mazurka, Venetian composer from 19 54 mentioned gold by a fa lse Cunegonde work­ attempts have been made. Then, wa ltz, English folk song, gavotte, at the beginning of this article is ing in cahoots with such cheats as Professor Bernstein gives his solu­ barcarolle, Neapolitan be! canto the author. Obviously, the CAN­ a maid-in-waiting, policemen and tion: a deceptively simple takeoff and Germanic chorale, as well as DIDE seminar paid off: artisti­ an abbe. About to be hauled off on a march-step that mocks tonic an extravagant aria, cally, it encouraged me to write to the pokey, Candide buys off and dominant relationships. (The and the inside joke of a twelve­ my first opera; and professional­ his persecutors, and Martin second section of the CANDIDE tone row in a song about boredom. ly, it was a factor in persuading remarks: "I am more of a Overture includes this march par­ Voltaire similarly hits out in Leonard Bernstein to hire me as 5 Manichaean than ever." ody.) All told, a revealing lesson. all directions and at all human his assistant four years later, a The performance over, dutiful Another enlightening session nonsense. As Bernstein described position which developed into a , and Professor Bernstein concerns the knack of the so ng it in a New York Times article: life-long friendship. comments to Playwright Hellman cue, how to sneak music in over "The particular mixture of styles that "it is quite a different and under spoken words. One and elements that goes into this source of lecture-demonstration is the melodrama in . The CANDIDE

You Want Me to do What?

By "Well my dear, you have GREAT I didn't know a role that con­ musical courage." tained - and believe me, I count­ hen I first heard about To which I replied, "You ed them - four E-flats over high WCANDIDE, I had already mean I gotta lotta guts!" C, six D-flats, sixteen B-flats and done a couple of Broadway It was decided that I would twenty-one high C's, was sup­ shows, but I had never sung any­ begin with Sam posed co be impossible to sing on thing even remotely as difficult as Krachmalnick, the conductor. an eight times a week schedule. this new Bernstein operetta. One They had to know whether I Actually, thanks to my of , Ethel Reiner, could manage chis killer aria, teacher, Robert Kobin, I already called me and asked if I could "Glitter And Be Gay." I didn't had a solid technique, and my "sing a high C," and when I said know either. I'd never sung any­ voice seemed only to thrive on yes, she asked if I would come in thing onstage higher than the G at that musical grind. to see them. the top of the staff, and didn't I'm proud of having been a I arrived early, and Ms. Reiner take my high notes seriously. For part of the original CANDIDE, suggested I look over Cunegonde's me, they were like "pretending to and of having had the courage to big aria while we waited for the be an opera singer." take what was for me an enor­ Barbara Cook (Cunegonde), Robert others. I don't read music, but Rozmseville (Candide) and lrra Petina After six or seven sessions mous musical leap. I learned so even I knew all those lines above (Old Lady) listen to recording session with Sam, I was told that Lenny much! I'm proud, too, of having the staff meant "high" - REALLY playbacks. was going to drop by to see how been a part of this enterprise HIGH! That actually relaxed me we were coming along. What I, which made a very clear, bold somewhat because I thought, "Don't sing 'You Are Love.' very kindly, was NOT told, was political statement during the dif­ there's no way in hell I'm gonna know EXACTLY how yo u'd sing that this was the day he would ficult and dangerous time of get this part. Then Bernstein 'You Are Love."' decide whether he wanted me for McCarthyism. swept in wearing black patent ... BIG pause ... the role. Believe it or not, I had A lot of courage was shown by leather loafers and a loden cape "Well ... I've never sung this dared to make a couple of the many creators of CANDIDE. • lined in red. I'd never seen any­ outside my voice teacher's studio, changes in the music, because I thing like it or his energy. His but I guess I could sing Madame thought they worked better - an Barbara Cook originated the incredible energy! Butterfly's entrance for you -­ incredibly nervy thing to do, as I roles of Cunegonde (CANDIDE) I sang my usual audition num­ but I don't have the music. " think about it now. Miraculously, and Marian the librarian (The ber, "Make The Man Love Me" "Thar's OK, I know it," he not only was he pleased with my Music Man), among others. She from A Tree Grows In Brooklyn. replied, and sat down at the performance, but he liked my is regarded as a leading concert Then he asked, "Do you have piano. changes, and gave me one of his and cabaret artist. anything else?" "Oh Lord," I thought. signature bear hugs. "I have a version of 'You Are But when I ended with the In some ways, my musical Love' I could sing for you. It's got big high D flat, (I sang the naivete worked to my advantage. a big high C ending." BEJEESUS out of it), he just BEAMED.

CANDIDE on Broadway!

6 he new Livent, Inc. produc­ April 29, 1997, at the Gershwin Martin as the Old Lady, Harolyn Ttion of Bernstein's . Blackwell as Cunegonde and CANDIDE, with a book by Hugh CANDIDE is directed by Hal as Candide. The Wheeler, lyrics by Richard Wilbur Prince. This production is based cast also includes comedians Arte and additional lyrics by Stephen on earlier versions of the musical Johnson and Mal Z. Lawrence Sondheim and John LaTouche, directed by Mr. Prince. The full ­ playing multiple roles. Eric Stern opened on Broadway, Tuesday, scale production stars Jim Dale as is the musical director. • Pangloss/Dr. Voltaire, Andrea In the News

In Memoriam: Robert Saudek (1911-1997)

e pay tribute to Robert Ahern met Bernstein for the WSaudek, pioneering televi­ first time at a luncheo n-meeting sion producer, who died Ma rch (she recalls the Maestro down ing 13 at age 85. It was on Sa udek's a raw egg as hi s entire meal). trailblazing "Omnibus" program Leafing through the pile of mate­ of November 14, 1954 that rials sent in by the music teacher, Leona rd Bernstein was introduced Bernstein was intrigued by seve ral to a nationwide audience. pages of sketches for Beethoven's Bernstein used to say there are no Fifth and Sixth Symph oni es. accidents. Early on, Sa udek had Ahern th en di scove red a copy of encouraged viewers to submit the hologra ph for the Fifth id eas for poss ible "Omnibus" seg­ Symph ony at the New York ments, paying them for their con­ Public Library. After Bernstein tri butions. Among these propos­ had wa ded through the messy als were a stack of research original full score, he said: "I papers on Beethoven from a cou ld do something with thi s. Robert Saudek, Leonard Bemstein, Jack Gottlieb, Glenn Gould and Igor Stravinsky. music teacher, with the suggestion Figure out where the sketches that something be done on the might have origin ally fit in the sketches in context, ir was Sa udek create 24 more progra ms. Sa udek composer's deafness or, in th e first movement, and why who insisted that the first move­ was a witty, urbane and wide­ words of Mary V. Ahern, Beethoven rejected them." And ment also had to be performed in ranging innovator. He may have Sa udek's long-time feature editor: so a new era in musical enlighten­ its fin al for m, thereby hi king up been sma ll in physical stature, "the old blood-on-the-piano-keys ment was born. producti on costs. No one ever but he was a giant of imagination. approach to music appreciation." Although the program was at regretted his decision. Saudek, His cultural contribution to telev i­ first des igned only to illustrate the Ahern and Bernstein went on to sion is inestimabl e. J.C.•

Wall-to-Wall Bernstein

n March 22, 1997, New tion of encoura gin g yo ung people were presented by an array of when members of the Bernste in OYork City's Symphony Space to make mu sic, the New York's singers, including Joyce Castle, fami ly - Jamie, Alexander and presented "Wa ll to Wall Leonard lnterschool Orchestra performed Angeli na Reaux, Louise Ede iken, Nin a, their uncle Burton and his Bernstein". This free 12-hour the OVERTURE TO "CAN­ Peter Kazaras, Chester Ludgin, daughter Karen - participated celebration of the life and music DIDE" and selections from WEST Chris Pedro T rakas, Douglas in a uproarious "famil y round­ of Bernstein, broadcast live over SIDE STORY. The opera TROU­ Webster, Harolyn Blackwell , Ivy table", moderated by their life­ WNYC-FM, included perfor­ BLE INTAHITI was heard in its Austin, John Kramer and Emily long fami ly friend "uncle" Mike mances of his music and rem ini s­ entirety, as well as selecti ons Golden. An earl y piece of Mind lin. cences by hi s family, friends an d from . Leonard Bernstein, his of The all-day affa ir proved to be colleagues. Long time co ll abora­ Bernstein Laurea te Kelly Nassie£ 1937, was played by the Ahn Trio an emotionally gratify in g event tors an d Ado lph joined Michae l Wager and th e (three sisters). fo r all co ncerned, and especially Green performed selections from Eos Ensemble, conducted by Reminiscences by Bernstein's for the fans who experienced it. an d WON­ Jona than Sheffe r, in two friends and co ll eagues added a It was a powerful reminder of DERFUL TOWN. Pau l excerpts fr om SYMPHONY NO. personal touch to the day. Leonard Bernstein's unique ability Sperry and pianist John Musto 3 "KADDISH" and OPENING Schuyler Chap in, Michael Wager, to to uch the lives and so uls of all performed LA BONNE CUISINE. PRAYER. The Eos Ensemble also Mary Rodgers Guettel, John who encountered him . We sal ute A selection of piano ANNIVER­ played the THREE DANCE Corigli ano Jr., Craig Urquhart, Isa iah Sheffer, Director of SARIES was played by James EPISOD ES FROM "ON THE Lukas Foss, Ned Rorem, Sid Symphony Space, his Producer, Tocco, while the New York TOWN" and SERENADE. Ramin and Gordon Davidson Stephanie Altman Dominus. and Fes tival of Song offered a var iety AND BARCAROLLES were among the speakers. The his en tire professional staff for a of songs. In the Bernstein tradi - and many other vocal selecti ons audience received a special treat grand job! • - - - . -- - - -_ - =-- -_____:_ - - .,__:;:- In the News

Bernstein RCA Completes Thomas Conducts The Early Years Plays Bernstein Hampson Sings CANDIDE Whitman

he recording of Leonard CA Victor Go ld Seal has CA Victor has released on MI Classics has released To TBernstein's 1989 concert per­ Rreleased the fourth volume of RCD, "Canadian Brass Plays EThe Soul, with formance of CANDIDE, with the "Leonard Bernstein: The Early Bernstein". The world famous singing the London Symphony Orchestra and Years ." This new CD contains brass quintet plays Bernstein with poetry of Walt Whitman, accom­ Chorus, has been reissued as a Bernstein's performances from new arrangements by their own panied by Craig Rutenburg, special edition "two-fer" (2 CDs 1945 through 1949, including player, Christopher piano. This collection of songs for the price of one). This coin­ Stravinsky's L'Histoire du Soldat Dedrick, of selections from WEST includes Bernstein's To What You cides with the major Broadway and Octet, with members of the SIDE STORY and CANDIDE. Said, along with 17 other com­ revival of the musical. Boston Symphony, recorded at Also, included is an original posers, including songs by Performers on the CD include Tanglewood, and Milhaud's La "Bernstein Portrait" by Dedrick. Bernstein's friends and colleagues: , , Creation du Monde with the This 8 minute composition is de­ , Ned , , Victor Chamber Orchestra. Also signed for each member to shine as Rorem, Gerald Busby and Craig and . included is Bernstein's own song a soloist and to improvise riffs. • Urquhart. • This recording received the 1991 Afterthought and his song cycle I Grammy Award for "Best HATE MUSIC, with Blanche Classical Recording" and the Thebom, mezzo-soprano, and Publishing Update Maria and Tonight from WEST 1993 Gramophone Award for Bernstein at the piano. This is the SIDE STORY, selections from "Best Musical Theatre Album." first time the Thebom perfor­ he Leonard Bernstein Music CANDIDE, , ON THE The CD booklet reproduces mances have been released. • TPublishing has TOWN, A QUIET PLACE and remarks made by Bernstein before released new instrumental arrange­ . These the p_erformance. Time magazine ments of some of Bernstein's most arrangements are suitable for said a bout this recording: famous compositions. The pedagogic purposes, but they "Bernstein's Final Triumph, the arrangements are for , , also offer performance pleasure. best of all possible performances , , , Available from Boosey & in a stunning valedictory by the , horn, trumpet, Hawkes, sole agents for the late composer." • , with piano accompani­ Leonard Bernstein Music ment. Included in the series are Publishing Company. •

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2,4 Richmond, VA: ; The 25 - 29 Southhampton, England: TROUBLE IN 1 Santa Cruz, CA: SYMPHONY NO. 2 Richmond Symphony; George Ma nahan, TAHITI; Hillside Opera; University of "THE AGE OF ANXIETY"; Cabri ll o conductor; Ca rpenter Center. Sourhhampton. Festival Orchestra; , conductor; Dean Kramer, piano; Santa 3 New York, NY: New York,New York; 28 Stockholm, Sweden: OVERTURE TO Cruz Civic Auditorium. New York Philharmonic YOUNG "CANDIDE "; Swedish Radio Orchestra; PEOPLE'S CONCERTS; , Petier Sundkvist, conductor; 1 Kobe, Japan: ; conductor; Avery Fisher Hall. Benwaldhallen Pacific Music Festival Orchestra; Yu taka Sado, conductor; Portopia Hall. 4 Roanoke, VA: WEST SIDE STORY (Overture); Roanoke Symphony; Jim 4 Aberdeen, Scotland: PRELUDE, FUGUE Glazebrook, cond uctor; Civic Center. & RIFFS; Baden Wurtemberg Yo uth July Festival; Fe li x Hauswirth, conductor; 5 Frieberg, Germany: SYMPHONIC Mitchell Ha ll. DANCES FROM "WEST SIDE STORY"; 6 Daytona Beach, FL: SLAV A! OVER­ SWF Sinfo ni e Orchester; Donald 3-5 New York, NY: FANCY FREE; TURE; London Symphony Orchestra; Runnicl es, cond uctor; Konzerthaus. American Ballet Theater; Jerome Robbin s, choreographer; Mstisla v Rostropovitch, cond uctor; Peabody Auditorium. 16 Naples, FL: THREE DANCE EPISODES Hou se. FROM "ON THE TOWN"; Nap les 5 Breman, Germany: SERENADE; 26-31 Vienna, VA: WEST SIDE STORY; Ph il harmon ic; Evans Hail e, con ductor; Wolf Trap Performing Arts Center; Phi lharmonic Center for the Arts. Deutsche Kammerphilharmonic Bremen; Marin Alsop, cond uctor; Kilja Blacher, Filene Center. 17 St. Joseph, MI: SYMPHONIC SUITE ; Die Glocke. FROM "ON THE WATERFRONT" , 8 London, England: A THREE DANCE EPISODES FROM CANTATA (Wo rld Prem iere); London "ON THE TOWN"; Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; Kent WEST SIDE STORY Symphon y; Robert Vodnoy, cond uctor; Naga no, co nducto r; Barbican Center. Lake Mich igan College Ma instage. Tour Continues 11 Vienna, VA: 23-25 Denver, CO: MASS; Co lo rado Symphon y No . 1 and No. 2; National Symphony and Choru s; Marin Alsop, conductor; Orchestra; Donald Pippin, cond uctor; Douglas Webster, Celebrant; Boettcher Wolf Trap Performing Arts Center. Concert Hall. 13 Lenox. MA: The Tanglewood Leonard 23 Trondheim, Sweden: SYMPHONY Bernstein Memorial Concert; NO. 2 "THE AGE OF ANXIETY"; FACSIMILE; Tanglewood Music Center Trondh eim Sym phony Orchestra; Orchestra; Robert Spano, conductor; Goran W. Nilson, conductor; The Shed. Bengt Fo rsberg, piano; Ol avs ha ll en. 19 Navorro, CA: PRELUDE, FUGUE & 28,31 New Yo rk, NY: WEST SIDE STORY RIFFS; Mendocino Music Festiva l SUITE; ; Jerome Orchestra; Albert Yammer, conductor; Robb in s, choreographer; New York State Mend ocin o Music Festival. Theater. 21 Sapporo, Japan: POSTLUDE TO ACT I from A QUIET PLACE; Lond on 6-11 Richmond, VA: Landmark Theater Symph ony Orchestra; Micha el Tilson 12-15 Greensboro, SC: War Memorial Thoma s, conductor; Kitara Ha ll. 16-25 Wilmington, DE: Pla yhou se June 26,27 Sapporo, Japan: OPENING PRAYER; Pacific Music Festival Orchestra; Yutaka 27-31 St. Paul, MN: Ordway Theater 9 1 New York, NY: WEST SIDE STORY Sado, cond uctor; Kitara Hall. SUITE; New York Ci ty Ba llet; Jerome JUNE Robbin s, choreographer; New York State 29 Tokyo, Japan: OPENING PRAYER; Th eater. Pac ifi c Mu sic Festiva l Orchestra; Yutaka 3-8 Colorado Springs, CO: Sado, conductor; Orchard Ha ll. Pike's Peak Th eater

31 Kyoto, Japan: OPENING PRAYER; 17-29 Los Angeles, CA: Pantages Theater Pac ifi c Music Festival Orchestra; Yutaka Sado, conductor; Kyoto Concert Hall. Remaining dates TBA. Looking Ahead

A Bernstein West Side Story Memorial Let's Get World Premiere in the U.K. Concert Connected

eonard Bernstein's A WHITE orty years after WEST SIDE he Tanglewood Music Center he staff of the Leonard LHOUSE CANTATA, with FSTORY took the West End by TOrchestra will perform this TBernstein website would like lyrics by Alan Ja y Lerner, will storm, it will return to tour the year's Leonard Bernstein to stay in touch with you via e­ have its world premiere on July 8, United Kingdom. Beginning at Memorial Concert on July 13 at mail. Please visit the site and 1997 by the London Symphony the Theatre Royal in Plymouth on 2:30 p.m. The concert will fea­ join our mailing list Orchestra and Chorus under the August 9, this Pola Jones first ture a performance of Bernstein's (http://www.leonardbernstein.co direction of Kent Nagano. A class production will subsequen­ FACSIMILE. Also included on m/help/) or send us a postcard WHITE HOUSE CANTATA is a tially tour Manchester, Bristol, the program are Mozart's Violin with your name, mailing address new version of the flawed 1976 Liverpool, Edinburgh, Oxford Concerto No . 3 in G, Dvorak's and e-mail address to: musical 1600 PENNSYLVANIA and Birmingham. • Romance in F minor for violin Leonard Bernstein Website AVENUE, which received hostile and orchestra, and Brahms' c/o N2K Entertainment reviews, but remains a musically Symphony No. 1. The concert 55 Broad Street, 10th Floor strong work. The Cantata trans­ will be performed in the Shed and New York, NY 10004. • forms the musical into a concert conducted by Robert Spano. • piece. On the evening of the premiere the LSO will host a pre-concert talk with music critic Edward Greenfield and Harry Kraut, who was Bernstein's manager and friend. This promises to be a fas­ cinating insight into the Cantata's Tanglewmd unusual origins. •

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