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[email protected] [email protected] www.sfsymphony.org/press FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / April 21, 2014 (Cover art above and images from the San Francisco Symphony’s performances of West Side Story are available for download from the San Francisco Symphony’s West Side Story online press kit) MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS AND THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY RELEASE LIVE RECORDING OF THE FIRST EVER COMPLETE CONCERT PERFORMANCES OF WEST SIDE STORY FEATURING CHEYENNE JACKSON, ALEXANDRA SILBER, JESSICA VOSK, AND JULIA BULLOCK JUNE 10, 2014 Exclusive early digital release available from iTunes starting May 20 pre-order at iTunes.com/SFSymphony SAN FRANCISCO, April 21, 2014 – Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas (MTT) and the San Francisco Symphony (SFS) will release a new live recording of the first-ever concert performances of Leonard Bernstein’s complete score for the musical West Side Story featuring a stellar Broadway cast including Cheyenne Jackson and Alexandra Silber, and the San Francisco Symphony Chorus, on June 10, 2014. This collector’s edition two-disc set available from the SFS Media label includes a 100-page booklet featuring a new interview with MTT, notes from Rita Moreno and Jamie Bernstein, as well as a West Side Story historical timeline, archival photographs, complete lyrics, and rehearsal and performance photos. Beginning May 20, West Side Story will be available for an exclusive early download from iTunes.com/SFSymphony where it is now available for pre-order. The iTunes release is Mastered for iTunes and offered as an interactive iTunes LP with bonus visuals and content provided when viewed in iTunes.