PRELUDE, FUGUE News for Friends of RIFFS Fall/Winter 2008/2009

West Side Story: Returns to Broadway

"Could it be? Yes it could; Something's coming, something good!"

est Side Story will return to Broadway in a W new production directed by , who wrote the book of the show. Produced by Kevin McCollum, James L. Nederlander, Jeffrey Seller with Terry Allen Kramer, Freddy DeMann, Roy Furman, Robyn Goodman, Walter Grossman, Sander Jacobs, Hal Luftig, Roy Miller and Broad­ way Across America, will open on Broadway on Thursday, March 19, 2009 with preview performances beginning on Monday, February 23, 2009 at the Palace Theatre. From December 15, 2008 through January 17, 2009, West Side Story will play an out-of-town engagement at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C., where the musical had its world premiere in 1957. The original Jerome Robbins choreography will be restaged by Tony Award nominee Joey McKneely (The Boy from Oz, The Life). "This show will be radically different from any other produc­ tion of West Side Story ever done," (continued on page 2)

Inside ... 3 Lenny Remembered 6 In the News 10 Selected Performances 5 Artful Learning 7 in Santa Barbara 14 Looking Ahead West Side Story: Returns To Our to Broadway, continued said Arthur Laurents, who was recently nominated for a 2008 Readers Tony Award for his direction of Gypsy, another one of his shows. "The and cultural conventions of 1957 made it next to impossible for the characters to e barely have time to write in have authenticity. Every member of this space to enumerate all the W both gangs was always a potential worldwide events and convey all the Matt Cavenaugh Josefina Scaglione killer even then. Now they actually excitement surrounding the celebration as "Tony" as "Maria" will be. Only Tony and Maria try of Bernstein's 90th birthday. There to live in a different world." could barely have been more hoopla The cast of 3 7 will star Matt This production, with Patrick had he been here personally. (But Cavenaugh (A Catered Affair, Grey Vaccariello conducting 30 musi­ there would have been more hugs.) Gardens) as "Tony," Karen Olivo cians in the orchestra pit, will has been at the (In the Heights) as "Anita," Cody introduce the unprecedented front of the birthday parade. In an Green (Movin' Out) as "Riff" element of selectively weaving unprecedented move, Carnegie Hall and George Akram (The Farrelly's Spanish throughout both the and the New York Philharmonic have Stuck on You) as "Bernardo." The book and songs. collaborated on a citywide festival, role of "Maria" will be played Leonard Bernstein: the Best of All by Broadway newcomer Josefina Possible Worlds, featuring countless This show will be radically Scaglione from . She concerts and events covering every was choosen for the role after an nook and cranny of Bernstein's different from any other exhaustive international search. career. He seemed to be everywhere Also in the cast will be Steve Bassett this fall: on the radio, on posters, production of West Side as "Lt. Schrank," Kyle Brenn as on television, in magazines. Only "Boy Soprano," Joshua Buscher the Presidential campaign seemed to Story ever done ... as "Diesel," Mike Cannon as be getting more attention. "Snowboy," Kyle Coffman as As if all this were not enough, West Side Story, which "Arab," Joey Haro as "Chino," we also have the Broadway revival premiered at the Winter Garden Eric Hatch as "Big Deal," Curtis of West Side Story to look forward Theatre on September 26, 1957, Holbrook as "Action," Michael to in the early spring. features one of Broadway's Mastro as "Glad Hand" Danielle Needless to say, it has been most luminescent collaborations. Polanco as "Consuela," Jennifer profoundly gratifying to see so Jerome Robbins, who conceived Sanchez as "Rosalia," Lee Sellars much attention and praise lavished the idea for the musical, was as "Krupke," Tro Shaw as upon our excellent musical hero. joined in its creation by three "Anybodys," Ryan Steele as We are fairly certain he wouldn't theatrical luminaries: Arthur "Baby John," Greg Vinkler as have minded either. Laurents (book), Leonard "Doc" alongwith Madeline Cintron, Bernstein (music) and Stephen Lindsay Dunn, Matthew Hydzik, J.B.• Sondheim (lyrics). Marina Lazzaretto, Chase Madigan, West Side Story transports Kaitlin Mesh, Pamela Otterson, the iconic tale of Shakespeare's Sam Rogers and Amy Ryerson Romeo and Juliet to the turbulent as "The Jets" and Isaac Calpito, streets of New York City's Upper Haley Carlucci, Peter John Chursin, West Side in the 1950's. The Yurel Echezaretta, Manuel Herrera, star-crossed lovers, Tony and Yanira Marin, Mileyka Mateo, Maria, find themselves caught Kat Nejat, Christian Elan Ortez, between rival street gangs of Michael Rosen, Manuel Santos, different cultural backgrounds. Michaeljon Slinger and Tanairi The lovers' doomed struggle to Sade Vazquez as "The Sharks." exist together in a world of vio­ Tickets for the new Broadway lence, hate and prejudice inspired production of West Side Story are one of the most innovative available through TicketMaster.com. musical masterpieces of all time. Tickets for the pre-Broadway West Side Story features such engagement at the National classic songs of the American Theatre in Washington, D.C. are musical theatre as Something's on sale through Telecharge.com. • Coming, Tonight, America, I 0 Feel Pretty and Somewhere. Lenny Remembered by Kenneth LaFave American symphonists, of Haydn and Schumann. I treasured even n 1985, I took a job writing more Bernstein the composer. Ipress releases for The New "There is no more beguiling York Philharmonic. It was a melodist," my teacher Ned Rorem helluva position for a guy right wrote of Bernstein on the occasion out of music grad school and of Lenny's 70th birthday. fresh from the backwoods of Bernstein's uniquely enchan­ Tucson, Arizona. I'd sit at my ting gift owed largely, in my view, desk on the fourth floor of Avery to the congruence of his particular Fisher Hall penning releases talents with the mood and musical about this concert or that, while language of New York City in the rehearsals were piped in from the 1940s and '50s, and specifically hall below. This was so I could the harmonic pungency and hear when the breaks came, in rhythmic kick of the Broadway case I needed to run downstairs musical. The musical was the and get musicians' permissions lingua franca that made possible a for photographs and quotes. constant cross-pollination between One day, the music over the commercial and non-commercial intercom was Aaron Copland's music in that era. Like George Fanfare for the Common Man, Gershwin before him, Bernstein wrote for the popular stage and a short, simple piece known Leo nard Bernstei n forward and backward by most the concert hall, without any lovers of American music. Zubin fundamental change in melodic­ in charge of making sure everyone Mehta, the Philharmonic's music harmonic-rhythmic method. was in their places and ready to director, was leading the rehearsal. As evidence, consider the go at concert time. Lenny wasn't I sat concentrating on a release middle movement of Bernstein's in his dressing room and we about the upcoming concerts . The main couldn't locate him at any of the celebrating Copland's 85th melody was originally set to a usual backstage spots. Finally, we birthday, vaguely aware that completely different text for an found him in a darkened corner the rehearsal had come to an abandoned musical, with lyrics backstage, talking about Mahler... unscheduled stop. Then all of a by the legendary to the janitor. The janitor was sudden, it started up again, and and Adolph Green. Yet it makes mesmerized - and perhaps some­ when it did, I literally jumped the transition from Broadway to what baffled - as he listened to in my seat. It was still the sacred concert work without Lenny exult about music and Copland Fanfare, but... different, anyone being the wiser. Then nature and what it means to be transformed, re-energized, bold. there's a theme in the scherzo a musician. The music had taken on a new of Bernstein's Symphony No. 2: Lenny wanted everyone to love sense of urgency. Age of Anxiety, which had earlier music as he did, and so he spared Leonard Bernstein, the been a song called Ain't Got No no energy performing music, orchestra's Laureate Conductor, Tears Left, again with words by composing music, and educating had taken over the rehearsal. Comden and Green. people about how music relates That was Bernstein the No memories of Lenny to our most basic experiences conductor. I treasured his Bernstein would be complete as humans. Bernstein took a lot performances of Mahler, of the without recalling the way he of criticism for not sticking to loved to talk to people about one musical discipline, but in my music. This was Bernstein the Lenny wanted every­ book his appetite for all aspects Educator. Some have said it was of music was indicative of a large .,, Lenny's ego that led him to speak iil one to love music soul, of an unqualified capacity i: at length about music, about C. for love and life. We'll never see !D composers' lives, about the arts .,, as he did, and so his like again. C: and what they mean to us. I say • '°C:

ames M. Keller, the New York presentations through his Insights JPhilharmonic's Program Series events and Pre-Concert Annotator, has been appointed Talks, and the results of his the Leonard Bernstein Scholar- investigations of our Archives. in-Residence at the New York His participation in the 2008-09 Philharmonic for the 2008-09 season will lead to wonderful season. From this new position lifelong learning offerings at he hosts the Insights Series the Philharmonic." lectures; gives a number of Pre­ The Leonard Bernstein Concert Talks; conducts in-depth Scholar-in-Residence program research into the rich holdings of at the New York Philharmonic the Philharmonic's Archives; and honors and recognizes the provides scholarly support to a enduring contribution of Bernstein, variety of Philharmonic endeavors. the Orchestra's Music Director He will continue to serve as from 1958 to 1969 and subse­ Program Annotator. quent Laureate Conductor. The "James M. Keller has been position was created in the 2005- a valuable member of the 06 season to coincide with the Philharmonic family since 1995, 15th anniversary of Bernstein's so we are all delighted that he is death on October 14, 1990. increasing his presence with this Charles Zachary Bornstein served appointment," says Theodore as the first Leonard Bernstein Wiprud, the Philharmonic's Scholar-in-Residence from 2005-06 Education Director. "His lively, through 2007-08. In the 2008-09 informative program notes only season Mr. Bornstein continues James M. Kell er begin to hint at what he can share to give Pre-Concert Talks as well as a public scholar. We look for­ as an Insights Series lecture. • ward to the depth and wit of his

Bernstein Scholarships

uring his lifetime, Leonard LEONARD BERNSTEIN DBernstein was devoted to SCHOLARSHIP FUND helping young artists obtain {INDIANA UNIVERSITY an education. He established a SCHOOL OF MUSIC) Leonard Bernstein Scholarship • Mike la Asano, Violin Fund at the Indiana University • Ivan Ugorich, Viola School of Music, a Leonard • Ashley Walla, Horn Bernstein and Felicia Montealegre THE LEONARD BERNSTEIN AND Bernstein Fellowship Fund at the FELICIA MONTEALEGRE Tanglewood Music Center and FELLOWSHIP FUND {TANGLEWOOD) The Felicia Montealegre Scholarship • Yao Chen, Composition at Columbia University's School • Helen Grime, Composition of the Arts. We are pleased to • Tatiana Vassilieva, Vocal Piano share with you the names of this

year's recipients. • THE FELICIA MONTEALEGRE SCHOLARSHIP AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS • Jonathan H. Luke, Actor Indiana University Scholarship • Meera Kumbhani, Actor recipients: Mikela Asano, Ivan Ugorich and Ashley Walla 0 Artful Learning: Educators Unite to Study West Side Story June 17-21, 2008 by Judith Clurman

eonard Bernstein once said, L"I am proud and honored to be part of it." 1 The "it" he was referring to was West Side Story. I, too, was proud and honored to have been part of "it" as I served as Artistic Consultant for the Leonard Bernstein Center for Learning (LBC) this past year. The LBC is a K-12 comprehensive school model which places the arts at the center of learning and harnesses the idea that the arts cross all disciplines. Schools that employ the LBC method provide their teachers with a system that organizes curriculum around a "masterwork;" teachers in all subjects design their units of study around the same master­ Alexander Bernstein participates in a workshop. work, creating an atmosphere of creativity, cohesiveness and the conference topics included: both from the West Des Moines, intense student participation. Maria: Tension and Resolution; Iowa school district. Once a year, these teachers Gee, Officer Krupke: Text and It was extremely gratifying to that use the LBC's "Artful Tableau; Dance at the Gym: be involved with so many dedi­ Learning" method convene at a The Classroom as a Museum; cated professionals who were so conference at Gettysburg College. The Rumble: The Evils of thoroughly committed to sharing Working with Kenneth Pool, Prejudice; Cool: Page to Stage the joy of teaching and learning. Executive Director of the Leonard - Characterization in West Though the task of education Bernstein Center, with LBC Side Story; Quintet: Creating a reform is challenging, the reward Chairman Alexander Bernstein Museum; Tonight: Comparisons is in the proven outcome that and with LBC consultants, I and Contrasts; America: The learning can be successful by created the 2008 LBC "master­ Magic of Movement; and Dance being fun. work" conference. I chose the at the Gym: The Sounds of the Please go to http://www.leon­ obvious: West Side Story. Not Street/Percussion Workshop. ardbernstein.com/artful_learning. only did the musical celebrate Guest artists and teachers pdf and read about the conference its 50th birthday last fall, but included: Mark Eden Horowitz, in detail. • it also fit the LBC educational a Senior Music Specialist in the model perfectly. Music Division of the Library Copyright 2008 Judith Clurman Our conference was a combi­ of Congress; Jamie Bernstein, nation of interactive workshops, the composer's daughter; LBC Judith Clurman has served small group discussions, and staff member Charles Dittrich; as Director of Choral Activities master class activities. Each LBC consultants Alison Kenny­ at The Juilliard School, as a session, named after a song from Gardhouse and Susan Stauter; guest artist teacher at Cambridge the show, reflected the Bernstein massage specialist Hank University and has conducted "model." The participants used Blumenkranz; American Ballet and collaborated in numerous the same four elements they and New York City Ballet dancer/ projects at Carnegie Hall and employed with their own students: choreographer Robert Lafosse; Lincoln Center. She was co­ they experienced, inquired, created psychotherapist Gene Guberman; director of Harvard's Leonard and reflected. composer and Philadelphia Bernstein, Boston to Broadway: We began each morning with Orchestra/Juilliard educator Concerts and Symposia in a coffee hour called Dance at Thomas Cabaniss; University October, 2006. the Gym: The Fabulous Fifties - of Michigan and "Silk Road" Were They Fabulous? We showed percussionist Joseph Gramley; 1Leonard Bernstein, "West Side 1950s news clips as well as scenes and Phyllis Staplin, Director of Story Log," August 20, 1957, from TV shows and movies Curriculum and Pamela Ballard, published by Leonard Bernstein dating from the era. Some of Instructor and Art Chairperson, Office, 1982. 0 THEfleIN

Carnegie Hall Opening

vocal soloists Dawn Upshaw, Christine Ebersole and Thomas Hampson. Yo-Yo Ma and Mr. Hampson brought the house to tears with a selection from Bernstein's Songfest: To What You Said. An ensemble of the Vocal Arts Department with the Drama Division of The Juilliard School presented lively selections from West Side Story. After the concert, elegantly dressed patrons were whisked away in buses to the Waldorf Astoria for a full - tilt gala dinner, complete with crabmeat Louis and filet mignon. Clive Gillinson, executive and artistic director of Carnegie Hall, spoke with great warmth about Leonard Bernstein's relationship Gee, Officer Krupke! h, what a night! September to Carnegie Hall and the city of O24th was the Gala Opening New York. Thomas Hampson Night of Carnegie Hall's 118th and Yo-Yo Ma, seemingly still season. The evening was also under the spell of their magical the launch of the city-wide collaboration earlier in the festival Leonard Bernstein: evening, were among the last The Best of All Possible Worlds to leave, and could not seem celebrating the life of that to stop affectionately clowning longtime New Yorker. The San around with each other. • Francisco Symphony, under the baton of Bernstein's friend , presented an all­ Bernstein program featuring Alexander Bernstein, Nina Bernstein Simmons and Jamie Bernstein.

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he Leonard Bernstein from the discography and video­ TOffice, Inc. is pleased to graphy to amazon.com, an easier announce a new look for to read Calendar of Events, a www.leonardbernstein.com. more user-friendly store and It has all the features you have many other new features. Come come to expect laid out in a and explore the new website. • more user friendly and efficient way. New features include links 0 Peter Pan in Santa Barbara

he Santa Barbara Theatre is SBT Managing Director Ellen Tpresenting the first production Pasternack said, "We're thrilled to of Leonard Bernstein's complete present this beautiful and joyous music for J. M. Barrie's classic play to audiences of all ages as our fantasy play Peter Pan, scheduled gift for the December holidays." to run from December 17th Albert Idhe, SBT's Producing to the 28th. This version uses Director and Peter Pan's director, J. M. Barrie's classic Peter Pan, adds: "This version of Peter Pan the comic-fantasy play that has was the first professional play I entranced young and old for over ever saw, and it hooked me on 100 years. The actors will be theatre for life. Many critics have accompanied by a live orchestra said that it's the best Peter Pan performing the songs and inciden­ ever to appear on Broadway." tal music by Leonard Bernstein, Ms. Pasternack added, "Our from the original 1950 Broadway quest to unearth the rights took Production which starred Jean a year and a half, and a trip to Peter takes flight ! Arthur as Peter Pan and Boris . In 2005, I discovered Bernstein's Peter Pan, he called from Karloff as Captain Hook and that conductor Alexander Frey, Berlin to ask if he could conduct the Mr. Darling. working with the Leonard show. It didn't take us long to say yes!" Bernstein Office, had released a For more information, please call CD of the complete songs and the Lobero Theatre at 805.963.0761 previously unrecorded incidental or go to www.sbtheatre.org. • music. When Mr. Frey heard that the Santa Barbara Theatre had secured the rights to stage

Chetham's School of Music: Leonard Bernstein - A Celebration

hetham's School of Music, Joining the celebration was Cthe largest music school in Bernstein biographer Humphrey the UK {located in Manchester, Burton, who delivered a lecture England), presented Leonard on the composer before a screen­ Bernstein - A Celebration in ing of the film Leonard Bernstein: October. The celebration featured A Total Embrace. This film was mutiple performances by staff produced by Nina Bernstein and students, including evening Simmons, Bernstein's youngest recitals, symphonic performances, daughter, who was also in a film, a children's concert and a attendance. Both also presented Rush Hour series that explored pre-concert talks at two concerts the composer's best-loved as well given by Chetham's Symphony as his lesser-known works. Orchestra: one at Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester and another at Cadogan Hall, London. •

0 Schleswig Holstein Music Festival Honors Bernstein

n August the Schleswig Holstein IMusic Festival presented the seventh annual Leonard Bernstein Prize to a young performer to boost their career. This year the 10,000 Euro prize was presented to pianist Anna Vinnitskaya, who performed the Rachmaninoff Piano Concert No. 2. The prize is made possible by Sparkasse im Giroverbandes fur Schleswig Holstein. On hand to present the prize was bank president Jorg­ Dietrich Kamischke; Rolf Beck, the Director of the Festival; and Alexander Bernstein. The following day, the Festival presented a Gala Concert, Viva Mrs. Dietrich Kamischke, Anna Vinnitskaya, Mr. Dietrich Kamischke, and Lenny! The NDR Radiophilhar­ Alexander Bernstein. monic was conducted by a former student of Bernstein's, Eiji Oue. soloists Measha Brueggergosman soloist. The concert was broad­ Barbara Schoneberger narrated and Lina Tetruashvili, sopranos, cast throughout Europe by the the concert, which featured vocal and Luciano Botelho, . European Broadcasting Union. • Makoto Ozone was the piano

Vienna Remembers Bernstein

n September and October, from Bernstein's early days in In October, the Friends of Iseveral events in Vienna Vienna directing the State , the presented commemorated Leonard Bernstein as well as his last appearance a matinee concert honoring on his 90th Anniversary. The first in Vienna. After the film, close Bernstein. Participants in the event, hosted by Renata Wunderer, confidants and collaborators Ernst event included Christa Ludwig, was an intimate gathering of 200 Wolfram Marboe, Maximillian Adolf Dallapozza, Bernst Weikle, friends and colleagues of the Schell, Otto Schenck, Renate Prof. Peter Schmid! and Michael Maestro. The evening began Wunderer, Christa Ludwig and Bernstein, the Maestro's nephew. with a performance of the Peter Weiser shared stories and Thomas Danemark moderated Socrates-Alcibiades movement impressions of Bernstein, and all the afternoon event, which from Serenade, followed by a were in agreement he was "one featured musical selections short film comprising footage of a kind." After the round table by Bernstein performed by discussion members of the Vienna Lurie Ciobanu, tenor and Philharmonic performed the Katja Reichert, soprano. • Mozart Clarinet Quintet.

Minnesota Orchestra to Celebrate Bernstein

aestro Osmo Vanska from West Side Story. The festival Jamie Bernstein will also Mwill lead the Minnesota culminates in a full staging of participate in the festival by Orchestra in a two-week, six­ Bernstein's , which calls for presenting her family concert, concert festival from January more than 300 performers in all. The Bernstein Beat, which 15-25, 2009, exploring the music Raymond Ayers will sing the explores the use of rhythm in of Leonard Bernstein, from his primary role of the Celebrant. her father's compositions. • Jeremiah Symphony to selections 0 Leonard Bernstein on DVD

s part of the worldwide The Unanswered Question A celebration of the legacy and a Symphonieorchester des of Leonard Bernstein in his Bayerischen Rundfunks perfor­ 90th birthday year, Deutsche mance of Ives's Symphony No. 2. Grammophon (DG) and Medici Another DG Release is an all­ Arts have released many new Tchaikovsky DVD featuring New DVDs of Leonard Bernstein York Philharmonic performances conducting the great orchestras of the Symphony No. 4, Andante of the world. Cantabile and the Concerto for DG has released the complete Violin and Orchestra in D Major. Vienna Philharmonic Bernstein/ The DVD also presents a perfor­ Beethoven cycle, featuring all the mance of Symphony No. 5 with symphonies and overtures; the the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Choral Fantasy; String Quartet The DG Bernstein conducts Op. 131 (scored for string Bernstein DVD celebrates Bernstein orchestra, and one of Bernstein's conducting his own works with the finest recordings with the Vienna New York Philharmonic, includ­ Philharmonic); and complete ing performances of Serenade with piano concertos featuring violin soloist Gidon Kremer and Krystian Zimerman. Also part Symphony No. 2: The Age of of this seven-DVD set is the Anxiety, with Krystian Zimerman Missa Solemnis recorded with on piano. The Vienna Philharmonic the Orchestra is represented with Divertimento. and Chorus. Medici Arts has released a As part of the 90th birthday deluxe five DVD box set of celebration, DG is releasing previously released concerts. The the complete symphonies of set contains some of Bernstein's Robert Schumann, again with the most famous performances Bernstein as piano soloist. Also Vienna Philharmonic. Another caught on film, including Brahms's included in the set is Bernstein's DVD features the New York Symphonies Nos. 1 and 3 and final concert in Vienna with the Philharmonic performances of Franck's Symphony in D Major, Vienna Philimonic of Bruckner Gershwin's An American in both with the Israel Philharmonic Symphony No. 9. Rounding out and Rhapsody in Blue with Orchestra. A first time DVD the set is the 1989 historic Ode Bernstein conducting from the release presents performances to Freedom performance in Berlin piano. This DVD is coupled with of Milhaud's La Creation du of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, another New York Philharmonic Monde and Le Boeuf sur le Tait which Bernstein conducted to cel­ performance of Charles Ives's performed by the Orchestre ebrate the fall of the Berlin Wall. • National de France. Bernstein conducts the Vienna Philharmonic in Mozart's Symphony No. 39 and Piano Concerto No. 17 with

Beijing Music Festival

n October 11, 2008, the included Serenade, Three Dance .:tl::.~OO'J!J.F'i!t*"'P~-*A1ir~ OBeijing Music Festival Episodes from and Beijing Music Festival Arts Foundation (BMF) presented Bernstein Symphonic Dances from West Celebration at the EMF, an all­ Side Story. Vera Tsu was the Bernstein concert with the China featured violin soloist in Serenade Jamie Bernstein said, "seeing Philharmonic and narrated by and Yang Yang was the conductor. the China Philharmonic on the Bernstein's daughter Jamie. The Excerpts of the concert were Jumbotron in Times Square concert, commemorating the included in a film telecast on playing Times Square from composer's 90th birthday year, October 21, seen simultaneously On the Town was the biggest online and on the Jumbotron in kick imaginable!" • Times Square, New York City. 0 For a complete listing visit: Selected Performances www.leona rd bern stein .com Fall/Winter 2008/2009

Musiktheaters im Revier; Rasmus Baumann, October conductor; Musiktheater. 13 Manchester, UK: FIVE ANNIVERSAR IES, 2 Jena, Germany: PRELUDE, FUGUE AND , THIRTEEN RIFFS; Jenaer Philharmonie; Hans Rotmann, ANNIVERSARIES; Chetham's School conductor; Volkshaus. of Music; Whiteley Hall, Chetham's; Performance of the comp lete set of 2, San Diego, CA: CAND IDE (SCOTTIS H 27 Anniversaries. [Leonard Bernstein - 4-5 OPERA VERSION); Jack Montgomery, A Celebration] director; Lyric Opera San Diego; James Lowe, conductor; Birch North Park Theatre. 14 Manchester, UK: , SYMPHON IC DANCES FROM WEST 7 Manchester, UK: TOUCHE S; Peter Lawson, SIDE STORY; Chetham's School of piano; Whiteley Hall, Chetham's. Music; Martin Bussey, conductor; [Leonard Bernstein - A Ce lebration] Whiteley Hall, Chetham's . 8 Manchester, UK: CLARINET SONATA, [Leonard Bernstein - A Celebration] , VIOLIN SONATA; Chetham 's 16-18 , MD: MASS (FULL VERSION); School of Music; Baronial Hall, Chetham's. Peabody Children's Chorus; Morgan State [Leonard Bernstein - A Ce lebration] University Choir; Baltimore Symphony 10 Manchester, UK: · PRELUDE ' ' Orchestra; Marin Alsop, conductor; FUGUE AND RIFFS; Chetham's School Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. of Music; Baronial Hall, Chetham's. 17 Vilnius, Lithuania: JEREMIAH (SYMPHONY [Leonard Bernstein - A Celebration] NO . 1); Liora Grodniik, mezzo-soprano; 11 -12 Berlin, Germany: Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra; (REDUCED EN SEMBLE VERS ION; Fabio Mastrangelo, conductor; Congress Hall. NEW PRODUCTION); Rachel Fiona Juschka, 17 Singapore: OVERTURE TO , director; Students of Music School DIVERTIMENTO, DREAM WITH ME, FANCY Hanns Eisler; Young Eun Hur, conductor; FREE-THREE DANCE VARIATIONS; Singapore Tempodrom. Symphony Orchestra; Lan Shui, conductor; 11 Beijing, China: OVERTURE TO CANDIDE, Esplanade Concert Hall. , THREE DANCE EPISODES 18 Jerusalem, Israel: SERENADE (AFTER FROM ON THE TOWN, SYMPHON IC PLATO'S 'SYMPOSIUM'); Jerusalem DANCES FROM WEST SIDE STORY; Symphony Orchestra; Robert McDuffie, Beijing Music Festival; Yang Yang, violin; Leon Botstein, conductor; conductor; Jamie Bernstein, narrator; Henry Crown Hall. Concert Hall; Beijing Music Festival. 18 Geislingen, Germany: CHICHESTER 12 Munchen, Germany: DIVERTIMENTO, PSALMS; Ansbacher Kammerorchester; SYMPHONIC DANCES FROM WEST SIDE Geislinger Singkreis; Gerhard Klu mpp, STORY, TROUBLE IN TAHITI (OR IGINAL conductor; Stadtkirche. ORCHESTRAL VERSION); Kim Criswe ll, ,, Rod Gilfry, Martene Grimson, Adrian 23-24 Manchester, UK: DIVERTIMENTO, @ Dwyer, Ronan Collett; Munchner JEREMIAH (SYMPHONY NO . 1), C: C. SYMPHON IC DANCES FROM WEST SIDE !" Rundfunkorchester; Ulf Schirmer, "T1 C: conductor; Prinzregententheater. STORY; Chetham's Symphony Orchestra; "'C: ti) Stephen Threlfall, conductor; Haden 12 Eastbourne, UK: OVERTURE TO CANDIDE, 11'> Freeman Concert Hall, RNCM . "' SYMPHONIC DANCES FROM WEST SIDE :i: [Leonard Bernstein - A Ce lebration] "'-n OJ STORY; London Philharmonic Orchestra; i Carl Davis, conductor; Congress Theatre. 24 New York, NY: MASS (FULL VERSION); ::, ~ The Brooklyn Youth Chorus; Morgan State N 12 Gelsenkirchen, Germany: CANDIDE 0 University Choir; Baltimore Symphony 0 (SCOTTISH OPERA VERS ION; NEW ~ Orchestra; Marin Alsop, conductor; 0 0 PRODUCTION); Gil Mehmert, director; \JJ Stern Auditorium, Carneg ie Hall. Orchestra, Chorus and Soloists of 0 25 New York, NY: MASS (FULL VERS ION); 1 New York, NY: JERE MIAH (SYMPHONY The Brooklyn Youth Chorus; Morgan State NO. 1); Michelle De Young, mezzo-soprano; University Choir; Baltimore Symphony New York Philharmonic; David Robertson, Orchestra; Marin Alsop, conductor; conductor; Avery Fi sher Hall, Lincoln Center. United Majestic Theatre. 2 Buxton, UK: OVERTURE TO CANDIDE; 25-26 Delemont, Switzerland: CHI CHE STER Halle Orchestra; John Wilson, conductor; PSALMS; Choeur Viva ld i Delemont; Opera House. Mark Kblliker, conductor. 5 Dublin, Eire: OVERTURE TO CANDIDE; 26 IVlunchen-Laim, Germany: CHIC HESTER National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland; PSALMS; Junges Ensemble Munchen; Il se Ion Marin, conductor; National Concert Hall. Kruger, cond uctor; Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche. 8 Manchester, UK: PRELUDE, FUGUE AND 28 London, UK: KADDISH (SYMPHONY RIFFS; Chetham's School of Music. NO . 3); Samuel Pisar, narrator; Ke ll y Nassief, [Leonard Bernstein - A Celebration] soprano; Symphony Orchestra; 9 Hamm, Germany: CHICHESTER PSALMS; Philharmonia Chorus; Trinity Boys Choir; Kirchgemeinde der Pauluskantorei; Heiko lttig, , conductor; Barbican Kaddish conductor; Pauluskirche . Commemorative Concert in support of 9, 11 The Holocaust Centre and Aegis Trust. Budapest, Hungary: MASS (full versio n) Zuglo Philharmonia, King St. Stephen 30 Birmingham, AL: THREE DANCE EPISODES Symphony Orchestra and Oratorio Choir, FROM ON THE TOWN; Alabama Symphony students of the Zoltan Koda ly Hungarian Orchestra; Ju stin Brown, conductor; Choir School; Ka lm an Zabotszky, conductor; Alys Stephens Center. Gyorgy Bohm, director; Bela Bart6k National 30-31 Atlanta, GA: JEREMIAH (SYMPHONY Concert Hall. NO. 1); Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; 11 Hannover, Germany: CHICHESTER PSALMS; Nancy Mau ltsby, mezzo-soprano; Messias Kantorei Hannover; Bielefelder Leonard Slatk in , conductor; Philharmoniker; Guido Murmann, Symphony Hall, Woodruff Arts Center. conductor; Markuskirche . 30-31 New York, NY: JEREMIAH (SYMPHONY 14 New York, NY: ON THE WATER FRONT- NO. 1); Michelle De Young, mezzo-soprano; SYMPHONIC SUITE , SER EN ADE (AFTER New York Philharmonic; David Robertson, PLATO'S 'SYMPOSIUM'), WEST SID E STORY, conductor; Avery Fisher Hall, Linco ln Center. CONCERT SU ITE NO. 1, WEST SIDE STORY, 30-31 lserlohn, Germany: OVERTURE TO CONCERT SUITE NO. 2; Glenn Dicterow, CAND IDE, DIVERTIMENTO, SEREN ADE violin; Ana Marfa Martinez, soprano; (AFTER PLATO'S 'SYMPOSIUM'), Paul Groves, tenor; New York Philharmonic; SYMPHONIC DANCES FROM WEST SIDE Alan Gilbert, conductor; Stern Auditorium , STORY; Vadim Gluzman, vio lin; WDR Carneg ie Hall . Rundfunkorchester Kbln; Michail Jurowksi, 16 New York, NY: CONCERTO FOR ORCHESTRA conductor; Parktheater. (JUBILEE GAMES), HALIL; Israeli Symphony Orchestra; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall. November 16 Berlin, Germany: THE BERNSTEIN BEAT; Christian Schruff, narrator; Deutsches 1 New York, NY: THE BERNSTEIN BEAT; Symphonie-Orchester Berlin; Lan celot Fuhry, Jamie Bernstein, host; Orchestra of conductor; Haus des Rundfunks. "D iil St. Luke's; Michael Barrett, conductor; i: 19-20 Aachen, Germany: DIVERTIMENTO; c.. Carneg ie Hall. !" Sinfon ieorchester Aachen; Marcus R. Bosch, .,, C: IO 1 Lippstadt, Germany: CHICHE STER conductor; Eurogress . C: rt> PSALMS; Bochumer Symphoniker; 110 21 Kassel, Germany: SONGFEST; Studenten :ii"' Stadttheater. der Musikakademie Kasse l; Hans-Dieter "'.,, ~ 1 Atlanta, GA: JEREM IAH (SYMP HONY Uhlenbruck, conductor; Musikakademie. ~ NO . 1); Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; ;c; 21 Berlin, Germany: CLARINET SONATA; ~ Nancy Maultsby, mezzo-soprano; N Ralf Forster, clarinet; Angela Gassenhuber, 0 0 , conductor; Symphony ;3 piano; Konzerthaus, Kle iner Saal. 0 Hall, Woodruff Arts Center. 0 '"" CD 21 Wien, Austria: CANDIDE (CONCERT VERSION); Steve Davislim, Patricia Petibon, December Majana Lipovsek, Otto Sander; Wiener Singakademie; Tonkunstler-Orchester 5-6 , PA: SYMPHONIC DANCES Niederosterreich; Kristjan Jarvi, conductor; FROM WEST SIDE STORY; Pittsburgh Konzerthaus, GroBer Saal. Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, 22 Freiburg, Germany: MASS (FULL conductor; Heinz Hall VERSION); John Cashmore, celebrant; 8-9 Augsburg, Germany; CHICHESTER Opernchor des Theater Basel; Jazzchor PSALMS; Philharmonischer Chor Augsburg; Freiburg; Knabenkantorei Basel; Philharmonisches Orchester Augsburg; Karl Basel Sinfonietta; Karen Kamensek, Andreas Mehlin g, conductor; Kongresshalle conductor; Konzerthaus . 10-13, Paris, France: ON THE TOWN; 22 Hamburg, Germany: 15-16, Theatre du Chatelet; Orchestre Pasdeloup; OVERTURE TO CAND IDE; 18-21, Choeur du Chatelet; Jude Kelly, direction; Landesjugendorchester Hamburg; 23-24, David Charles Abell, conductor; Theatre du Joseph Bousso, conductor; Laeiszhalle . 26-28, Chatelet English National Opera production. 22-23 Lubeck, Germany: OVERTURE TO 30-31 CANDIDE, THREE DANCE EPISODES FROM ON THE TOWN, SYMPHON IC DANCES FROM WEST SIDE STORY; Studenten der Hochschule; Bernd Ruf, conductor; Lubeck. 23 Basel, Switzerland: MASS (FULL VERS ION, SWISS PREMIERE); John Cashmore, ce lebrant; Opernchor des Theater Basel; Jazzchor Freiburg; Knabenkantorei Basel; Basel Sinfonietta; Karen Kamensek, conductor; Konzerthaus. 23,25 Winston-Salem, NC: SYMPHONY NO. 3: KADDISH, CHICHESTER PSALMS, SIMPLE SONG; Winston-Salem Symphony and Chorale; UNCSA Cantata Singers; Winston- Salem Children's Chorus; Jamie Bernstein, narrator; Amy Johnson, sop rano; Robert Moody, conductor; Stevens Center. 24 New York, NY: KADDISH (SYMPHONY NO. 3); Julliard Orchestra; Young Person's Chorus of New York; Alan Gilbert, conductor; Avery Fisher Hall. 27-28, Leipzig, Germany: CANDIDE-SUITE FOR 11-12 Hannover, Germany: CANDIDE-SUITE FOR 30 ORCHESTRA; Gewandhausorchester; ORCHESTRA, SYMPHONIC DANCES FROM Kristjan Jarvi, conductor; Gewandhaus, WEST SIDE STORY; NDR Radiophilharmonie; GroBer Saal. Eiji Oue, conductor; NDR, GroBer Sendesaal. 28 Berlin, Germany: THE AGE OF ANXIETY 11-13 Munchen, Germany: KADDISH (SYMPHONY NO. 2); Benjamin Pasternack, (SYMPHONY NO. 3); Angela Maria Blasi, piano; Orchester der Komischen Oper soprano; Mervan Mehta, speaker; ,, iil Berlin; Carl St. Clair, conductor; Philharmonischer Chor Munchen; c C. Komische Oper. Tolzer Knabenchor; Munchner Philharmoniker; !"..., C: Zubin Mehta, conductor; Philharmonie. "'C: 29 Oldenburg, Germany: ON THE TOWN (1) (PREMIERE OF NEW PRODUCTION); Roman 13 New York, NY: ARIAS AND BARCAROLLES; 11<> "' Hovenbitzer, director; Oldenburgisches CLARINET SONATA; PRELUDE, FUGUE AND a: "n Staatstheater; Jason Weaver, conductor; RIFFS; Members of the Brooklyn Ph ilh armonic; '!'_ ~ Staatstheater, GroBes Haus. Ricardo Morales, Jeremy Denk; Zankel Hall, ~ ~ Carnegie Hall. N 29 London, UK: OVERTURE TO CANDIDE; 0 0 Royal Academy of Music Junior ~ 0 0 Department; Peter Stark, conductor;

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