PRELUDE, FUGUE News for Friends of Leonard Bernstein RIFFS Spring/Summer 2008 The Best of All Possible Worlds
by Craig Urquhart
arnegie Hall and the New York Philharmonic will join forces in a CNew York City - wide festival, Bernstein: The Best of A ll Possible Worlds. The festiva l will commemorate the 90th anniver sary of Bernstein's birth as well as the 50th anniversary of his appointment as M usic Director of the New York Philharmonic. Beginning on September 24 and running through December 13, 2008, the festival will fea ture more than 30 events at Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, New York City Center, and other venues throughout the city. The celebration will include concerts, recitals, musical theater, lectures and film screenings, as well as educational programming. "All of us at Carnegie Hall are very proud to be presenting jointl y, with his great orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, this special celebration of Leonard Bernstein," said Carnegie Hall's Executive and Artistic Director Cli ve Gillinson. "Lenny appeared on Carnegie Hall's stage more than 400 times in his career, with audiences experiencing his talents as performer, composer, and master educator. Well beyond our walls, he inspired an entire
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3 The 90th Worldwide 4 Spring Break in Snow 7 Leonard Bernstein: Inside ... Proves To Be Education American Original 8 In the News 10 Selected Performan'ces 14 Looking Ahead The Best of All Possible Worlds, continued To Our generation, bringing music to Thomas and the San Francisco the center of people's lives all Symphony Orchestra will be Readers around the world. A celebration joined by soloists Dawn Upshaw, of Lenny is a celebration of life Thomas Hampson, and Yo-Yo Ma and a celebration of music. Lenny in a program showcasing high was music! We look forward to lights from Bernstein's operatic joining our partners in placing and stage works, including e were pretty sure people weren't special focus on someone who selections from Fancy Free, forgetting who Leonard Bernstein W was not only a remarkable artist A Quiet Place, On the Town, was, but now, as his 90th birthday year and a great New Yorker, but also Wonderful Town, Candide gets underway, the veritable cavalcade someone who truly belonged to and West Side Story. of events being prepared in his honor is the world." Marking the 50th anniversary making us feel like Bernstein is more on "Leonard Bernstein's New of Bernstein's appointment as the map than ever. All over the world, York Philharmonic legacy is like their Music Director, the New orchestras, soloists, opera companies no other," said the orchestra's York Philharmonic will present and publishers are cooking up every President and Executive Director Avery Fisher Hall programs sort of celebration. Candide is sprout Zarin Mehta. "From the moment showcasing Bernstein's three ing like kudzu. The symphonies are of his legendary conducting debut symphonies with works by being programmed at a record pace. in 1943 to his final concert, from other 20th - century American We're only sorry that Leonard the players on stage to adoring composers. Music Director Bernstein's devoted helpmates, Harry audiences in New York and Lorin Maazel will lead the Kraut, Margaret Carson and Robert around the world, Leonard Philharmonic in Bernstein's Lantz, will miss the festivities this year. Symphony No. 2: The Age of The scope of the Carnegie Hall - Anxiety, paired with works by New York Philharmonic partnership "We look forward to Mahler, Boulez, and Maazel in celebrating Bernstein's 90th this fall himself on September 25-27. is very much in the grand Harry Kraut placing special focus David Robertson will conduct tradition of ambitious projects reaching a program featuring Bernstein's out to the maximum audience. And on someone who was Symphony No.1: Jeremiah, as how we will miss Ms. Carson and well as works by Copland, Elliott Mr. Lantz in the audience, adding not only a remarkable Carter and Christopher Rouse their keen observations and dry wit artist and a great on October 30-November 1. to the proceedings. On November 24, New York Meanwhile, throughout all the New Yorker, but also Philharmonic Music Director hoopla, the Leonard Bernstein Center Designate Alan Gilbert will continues to do the work closest to someone who truly lead The Juilliard Orchestra in Bernstein's heart: bringing the love of Bernstein's Symphony No. 3: learning to children and teachers alike, belonged to the world." Kaddish, paired with Beethoven's in ever-increasing numbers of school Symphony No. 3: Eroica. districts across the country, and making Bernstein inspired nearly every On November 14, 1943, inroads in Germany and Asia as well. one he encountered. Even today, Leonard Bernstein stepped onto Lenny's legacy - as conductor, the stage of Carnegie Hall for J.B.• composer, and educator - contin the first time, substituting at the ues to resonate throughout last minute for the ailing Bruno the New York Philharmonic. Walter and making his historic We look forward to celebrating New York Philharmonic debut. Leonard Bernstein and his music "ti On November 14, 2008, the iil with our partner, Carnegie Hall, c 65th anniversary of that special 0. and hope that all New Yorkers ·.,,"' occasion will be celebrated C will join us." IC with an unusual occurrence: C Bernstein: The Best of All The New York Philharmonic "'R" Possible Worlds launches on :,0 will travel back to its old resi ai September 24 with the 2008-09 dence, Carnegie Hall, for an V, season Opening Night Gala at ~ all-Bernstein program led by 5 '§, Carnegie Hall. Michael Tilson Music Director Designate Alan C: 3 Gilbert. The concert will feature 3 ~ N 0 0 00 0 The 90th Worldwide
by Craig Urquhart
Bernstein's music for the concert hall, ew York City is certainly not theater and film, including the two Nthe only place in the world that suites from West Side Story. is celebrating Leonard Bernstein in Among other exciting musical 2008. Earlier this year, the Philadelphia festival highlights are a semi-staged Orchestra presented a Bernstein Festival. production of the Bernstein/Robbins/ The Dallas Symphony also paid tribute Comden and Green musical, On The to Bernstein with three all-Bernstein Town, as part of New York City concerts conducted by Andrew Litton. Center's Encores! series (November February saw the Toronto Philharmonic 19- 23); performances of Bernstein's present a 90th Birthday celebration Mass with Marin Alsop and the under the baton of Kerry Stratton. Ba ltimore Symphony Orchestra (October Jamie Bernstein and Michael Barrett 24-25); and a one-night-only concert accompanied by members of the Israel with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonic and four vocal soloists featuring the rarely heard Concerto For on a five-city tour presenting Bernstein's Orchestra, led by Gustavo Dudamel at Broadway music. In March, the Sydney Carnegie Hall (November 16). Symphony joined in with a Bernstein A number of New York cultural Tribute conducted by Wayne Marshall. partners will broaden the reach of the On March 31 in New York City, the July also features a seven-concert festival, presenting Bernstein-themed Collegiate Chorale and the Orchestra Bernstein Series presented by the performances, film screenings and panel of St. Luke's gave the New York pre Singapore Symphony as well as a concert discussions. Joining Carnegie Hall and miere of A White House Cantata. In by the Shanghai Symphony in memory the New York Philharmonic in these celebration of both Jerome Robbins's of Bernstein. August will bring more special festivities are Absolutely Live and Leonard Bernstein's 90th birthdays, grand celebrations. Tanglewood Music Entertainment, The Jewish Museum, the New York City Ballet presented Center will repeat the Boston Pops Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, four programs in May featuring several Bernstein tribute, while the Blossom New York City Center and The Paley of their collaborations: Fancy Free, Music Center will present the Blossom Center for Media. • Dybbuk and West Side Story Suite. Festival Orchestra in a special concert Also in May, the Boston Pops featuring Jamie Bernstein as narrator, For a complete listing of events presented multiple Bernstein tribute with Loras John Schissel conducting. please visit www.bernsteinfestival.org. concerts with performances of Suite On August 24 the Schleswig Holstein from Fancy Free, Suite from On The Music Festival will present Viva Lenny! Waterfront, Overture to Candide and The Great Bernstein Gala Concert. selections from Broadway shows featur In September, the San Francisco ing the Boston Conservatory's Theater Symphony Orchestra will honor Division. Keith Lockhart conducted with Bernstein in concert; Michael Tilson special guest, John Williams. Thomas will conduct the all-star June marks the inauguration of program which will be repeated at the the Gettysburg Festival, a highlight of Gala Opening of Carnegie Hall. Marin which will be a performance of Songfest Alsop and the Baltimore Symphony conducted by Charly Prince. Orchestra will also pay tribute to On July 18, the Pacific Music Bernstein in performances of Symphony Festival will join in the celebrations No.1: Jeremiah and multiple perfor with a concert featuring the PMF mances of MASS in Baltimore, New Orchestra, members of the Sapporo York and Washington, DC. Symphony, Anne Akiko Meyers, violin; Many other celebrations are planned Peter Schmid!, clarinet; Makoto Ozone, throughout the world in the coming .,, iil piano and three conductors - Tadaaki months, to be reported in our next edi i: Q. Otaka, Luis Biava and Kentaro Kawase. tion. In the meantime, to find out more !"..., Japan will also see a flurry of Bernstein please visit www.leonardbernstein.com. • IQ" concerts presented by conductor Yutaka " I During March the Leonard as a focal point for teaching and shaped pieces of paper to get them Bemstei11 Ce11ter for Leaming at learning in all academic subjects. to balance on the edge of a table. Gettysbllrg College was featured "It's been a wonderful experi "It's fun when you get to do it in the Des Moines Register. ence," Rudolph said. "I wouldn't yourself," Sophia said. "Watching Ten education majors from the trade it for Florida or Cancun or someone do it is boring." On the Gettysburg College spent their any of that." other side of the room, Deviace spring breal~ observing teachers The students visited class Coleman, 7, drew pictures of fish and students in the West Des rooms at Crestview Elementary, in relevance to where they live in Moines school district llsing the Hillside Elementary and Phenix the ocean. "I like art and draw Leonard Bernstein Artfid Leaming Early Childhood Center last ing," he said. "This is more play method in their classrooms. week. Hillside and Phenix faculty than work." went through three years of train "Part of the reason teaching by Cynthia Reynaud ing to become certified Artful using the arts is effective is Learning schools. because it makes learning fun he snowy plains of West Des Wednesday, Phenix teacher and engaging," said Alison TMoines weren't exactly what Jessica George's second-graders Kenny-Gardhouse, president 20-year-old Allison Rudolph had buzzed about the classroom of Connexionarts, an arts-in envisioned as the perfect spring showing off their activities to education consulting firm based break destination, but sitting at the college students. The day's in Toronto. "When you present things to your students that are arts infused, you are giving them an opportunity to learn in a variety of different ways," Kenny-Gardhouse said. West Des Moines school district leaders decided to offer this method of learning after winning a Grammy award in 1999. "I think for my kindergart ners, allowing them to take risks with the songs and rhymes ... it allows them to do more creative things for their writing," said Anne Kooker, a kindergarten teacher at Crestview Elementary. The West Des Moines school district joins districts in Los Angeles; Portland, Oregon; Lafayette, Louisiana; Duluth, Minnesota; Chicago and Atlanta that use the arts method in schools, and new sites continue to pop up, said Ken Pool, execu tive director of the Leonard Students and Faculty in Level I t raining. Bernstein Center for Learning at Gettysburg College. "This has .,, a miniature table surrounded by lesson: balance. Unlike most been such a learning experience io i: 7- and 8-year-olds made the cold a. second-grade classrooms, these and a wealth of new knowledge," to..,, weather worth it. children weren't bound to their Rudolph said. "I can't wait to C: IO Rudolph, a junior at Gettysburg desks in front of the teacher. implement some of the strategies C: 11) 110 College, was one of 10 education Instead, they were paired in in my own classroom." • majors from the Pennsylvania col groups with other students and ""~ V,"' lege who spent their spring break given supplies and directions to Reprinted by permission ~ s observing teachers and students complete unconventional activities Des Moines Register, All '!2. V, C in the West Des Moines school on their own. Rights Reserved. :3 :3 district using the Bernstein Artful Sophia Jacobsen, 7, and Bianca ~ N Learning method in their class Solis, 8, spent the hour strategically 0 0 00 rooms. The method uses the arts placing clothespins on crescent- C, Teachers Reflect on The Bernstein Model The Bernstein Model has changed the way I teach. It has made me think outside the box. It has helped me create an environment within my classroom where students are comfortable to be creative and take risks in their own learning. Kristy Dietzenbach Teacher The Bernstein model for teach ing has inspired me to be a better teacher and truly have a passion for what I do. Everyday, I come to school excited and ready to teach my students. Incorporating the arts into everyday learning at school is a powerful way for all students to be successful in their learning. Kindergarten student work based on a Norman Rockwell painting. Britni Johnson Special Education Teacher The Bernstein Model has brought The Bernstein model is the be all, passion, excitement, and owner end all, for me. I adore the model. Bernstein has expanded my rep ship to my teaching. The same It teaches concepts via curriculum ertoire of good teaching practices three words can be used for and that is what life is about - with arts-based strategies that are how my students feel about their understanding concepts. If we can highly engaging and interactive. learning through the Bernstein send forth balanced kids, who Bernstein has expanded my know Model. It's a collaborative effort can adapt and understand systems ledge of the arts and increased my with teachers, students, adminis that they will encounter in life, I awareness of artful expression. trators and the community - and think we have done a good job in Judy Snyder IT WORKS! fourth grade. Each of our units Kindergarten Teacher Mrs. Cooper not only covers integrated curricu Fourth Grade Teacher lum but also relates the concept to the child and their lives. I am enthralled with the art education I have acquired through choosing master works. I even served as a docent at the Des Moines Art Center for a group I belong to. I have learned to play the violin. The little bit I know about the arts has whetted my appetite for learning more. I hope the Bernstein model does that for our students. I think at Hillside we provide an environment and curriculum that not only gives students a deeper understanding of the curriculum but excites them .,, co as well. They feel more powerful c C. and confident. They know they f.O.,, C: belong to the Bernstein environ u::, C: ment. They have the freedom 11) Q<> to explore the inner artist in ;,o themselves, and most of all, it a: V> is such great fun for all of us. I -g_ ::, think the Artful Learning Model 'B, C: is the BEST thing to happen to 3 3 education, kids, and me! ~ N 0 Candy McMains 0 A welcoming entrance to the classroom. (X) Fourth Grade Teacher • 0 ! Harry J. Kraut: April 11, 1933 - December 11, 2007 1 by Nina Bernstein Simmons into a superstar. When it came to Leonard Bernstein, Harry's hen Harry Kraut came into imagination took flight. No arena Wour lives in 1971 with the would go unconquered. Thus, founding of Amberson Productions, together with Unite!, they made I felt a mixture of pride and relief: over 200 films. With Deutsche at last, Daddy would have an Grammophon, they also made office to go to, like normal dads! hundreds of recordings. They To my disappointment, however, published books, spawned music I soon learned that Daddy was as festivals, and - of course - played allergic to the office as ever; the innumerable concerts with the REAL power in the swivel chair world's greatest orchestras. Was belonged to Harry Kraut. And it all too much? Perhaps. But thank God for that. As Daddy's I don't remember Daddy ever own father was the first to point asking for less. Harry in a rare moment of relaxation. out, his son was hopeless at With Daddy's death in 1990, business. With the exponential Harry's role took on the aspect It was devastating to lose growth of his career, someone of a Cerberus. He demanded that Harry, especially alongside the very capable had to oversee all the Bernstein legacy be treated deaths of Robby, Maggie and the aspects of his multi-faceted with supreme reverence. He Floria. These were the guardians life. Enter Harry. remained, as always, a shrewd at the gates of our lives for so Over the following decades, negotiator and a loyal colleague, many years. We thank Harry for Jamie, Alexander and I learned just helping to maintain Bernstein's looking after us, even when we how powerful Harry really was. relevance in the musical world up didn't want him to. We send him He could make popes, presidents to this very day. With respect to blessings and hope most fervently and queens appear; he could us siblings, he guarded our collec that wherever he is, there is caviar make deranged stalkers go away. tive well-being with a touchingly and foie gras. • He turned Leonard Bernstein paternal ferocity. Diminished Ranks by Jamie Bernstein represented the Estate of Jerome that launched them all. David and Robbins (for which reason we had his second wife, Ellen Adler, con t is bad enough to lose longtime occasion to see her often). No art tinued as longtime participants in Iloved ones - but it's far worse ist could hope for a more fiercely the Bernstein family's inner circle when you lose several of them at loyal protector and advocate. of beloved friends. the same time. In addition to the Floria was partial to very tall fur And finally, Robert Lantz. incalculable loss of Harry Kraut, hats. When she strode, hat first, To say that he was Leonard the Bernstein crew lost four impor into a meeting, she was so formi Bernstein's agent does not begin tant members over the past year. dable that it took many of us a to explain the scope of Robby's Margaret Carson was Leonard long time to discover what a influence. His devotion and love Bernstein's press agent for decades. thoroughly engaging, witty and were as dependable as sunlight. .,, Tough, classy and good-looking, warm woman she actually was. With his courtly European man iil she could easily have been the Truly, truly: they don't make ners and laser-like intelligence, c 0. template for the original Career women like these any more. he glided through the combined !D ..,, Gal. She had a sixth sense for what Later in the year, we lost David worlds and coasts of theatre and C eonard Bernstein's brother Composer John Adams; LBurton Bernstein and New American historians Paul Boyer York Philharmonic Archivist and Jonathan Rosenberg; music and Historian Barbara Haws historians James Keller and Joseph have brought together an array Horowitz; conductor and radio of writers to share and examine commentator Bill McGlaughlin; Leonard Bernstein's historic musicologist Carol Oja; and music BURTON BERNSTEIN ANO BARBARA HAWS relationship with New York City critics Tim Page and Alan Rich all and its Philharmonic for the book contribute essays. Burton Bernstein Leonard Bernstein American contributes reminiscences as well. AM ERI CA N OR I G I NA L Original: How a Modern The book incorporates nearly Renaissance Man Transformed rlo1t111 Modem Reu11isumct Mr111 Tmnsformed 150 images that include some Music 111,d the \'(/or/d During His Music and the World During His New York Philhnrmonic Ye,m, 1943· 1976 New York Philharmonic Years, photos never before published, 1943-1976. Haws says, "The excerpts from writings, marked intent of the book is not simply scores, and manuscripts. The to provide another telling of the book, which coincides with Bernstein story, but to place him in Bernstein's 90th birthday as well a particular context and to explore as the 50th anniversary of his first the synergies that arose between season as Music Director of the the person and the context." New York Philharmonic, will be published by Harper Collins in September of 2008. • A Jewish Legacy s part of the city-wide will be heard for the first time Conductor Johannes Somary A Bernstein celebration in New York. This, combined will direct the Amor Artis Chamber this fall, the Jewish Museum with another ensemble piece from Choir in Bernstein's setting of a will present a concert of mostly an aborted musical project with text from synagogue liturgy; a unknown works on Jewish lyrics by Comden and Green, popular tune of Israeli pioneer themes that will shed new light will be revealed, in a surprising days; and a joyful theater piece on some of Bernstein's more transformation, as a beloved about the ancient Hebrews deliv celebrated pieces. The program Bernstein choral setting in Hebrew. ered from bondage, among other includes the world premiere of The celebrated performing choral works. A Choral Quilt, arranged by Jack artists are mezzo-soprano The concert will be illuminated Gottlieb, conjoining a message of Janice Meyerson; baritones by projections of still photographs comfort, home and family found Robert Abelson and Richard and footage from the composer's in six Bernstein theater works. Holmes; soprano Heather Buck; personal and professional life, Other rarities to be heard are tenor Michael Steinberger and with a talk narrated by composer songs the composer wrote as a a boy soprano to be announced. teenager as well as the first per Gottlieb, Bernstein's longtime .,, The piano duo of Eric Birk ii1 formance of a later song written editor. The concert will take place, c and Bernadette Hoke will be C. in reaction to anti-Semitism. An October 23, 2008 at 8 PM. • featured both as soloists and ·"'"Tl ensemble number cut from West iE Side Story, lyrics by Sondheim, as accompanists. For more information: C "'11" www.bernsteinfestival.org. ;JJ ~ V, '=! 5" tD vi C 3 3 ~ N 0 0 00 0 THEINfle Gustavo Dudamel Receives Award ast November in New York, in music-making are a marvel LConductor Gustavo Dudamel that would surely leave even and the Simon Bolivar Youth Leonard Bernstein speechless. Orchestra of Venezuela received Jose Antonio Abreu ... has shown the 2007 WQXR Gramophone that music is a force for social Special Recognition Award. change," said Bernstein. Alexander Bernstein presented The award is part of a part the award. nership between WQXR, the "This award is given in New York Times-owned-and special recognition of an organi operated classical music radio zation or person that has made station (96.3 FM) and the British an exceptional contribution to magazine, Gramophone. expanding the boundaries of The Simon Bolivar Youth classical music," said Alexander Orchestra of Venezuela was Bernstein, when presenting the founded in 1975 by Dr. Abreu, award at Carnegie Hall before a an economist and musician, rehearsal. "This orchestra, you, under the auspices of the Maestro Dudamel, and the awe Fundaci6n de! Estado para el some 'System' put in place in Sistema Nacional de las Orquestas Venezuela by Dr. Jose Antonio Juveniles e Infantiles de Venezuela Abreu embody the spirit and (as El Sistema is formally known). purpose of my father's entire The scope of El Sistema's reach, life in music and education. along with the extraordinary musi Your fearlessness, hard work, cians it has produced, including commitment, love and respect Dudamel, have turned it into an Gustavo Dudamel and Jamie Bernstein celebrate. for one another, and sheer joy unparalleled national achievement. • Candide Everywhere Eclectic as Bernstein was, his ike its eponymous globe-trotter, work has a thumbprint that LCandide the musical is all over grows more distinct as time the map this year. This spring, the passes. Everything about the New York City Opera presented melodies and rhythms of songs fourteen performances of its like The Best of All Possible acclaimed production directed by Worlds, Glitter and Be Gay, Harold Prince. Meanwhile, across Auto da Fe and Make Our the ocean in Dresden, Germany, Garden Grow tells you that the Staatsoperette continues they're Bernstein's; if you to present performances of its knew his music but hadn't innovative, critically acclaimed the Wolf Trap Opera Company heard these pieces before, you production. In June, The English with the National Symphony would guess their authorship National Opera will present the Orchestra will present a concert in a matter of seconds. London premiere of the contro version of the work on the Wolf Allan Kozinn, versial Robert Carsen production Trap stage in July. Next autumn, The New York Times that raised eyebrows as well as Candide will travel to the Arden ovations last year at the Chatelet Theatre Company in Philadelphia [To Mr. Kozinn, we say in Paris and La Scala in Milan. as well as the Lyric Opera of San "Hear, hear!"] Crossing back over the ocean, Diego. We've got jet lag already! • Candide-style, to the United States, 0 A White House Cantata Receives New York Premiere n 1976 Alan Jay Lerner and Place. But the greater part of the ILeonard Bernstein presented score languished in obscurity. their eagerly anticipated first In 1997, there was at last a break Broadway collaboration, 1600 through of sorts. The Lerner and Pennsylvania Avenue. It proved Bernstein Estates agreed to fashion to be their last; the show was a some of the numbers into a concert colossal failure, closing after only work for orchestra, soloists and seven performances. choir; the new work was called The show proposed to retell A White House Cantata. The first the history of the first hundred performance in 1997 in London years of White House residents: resulted in a recording by the the Presidents and their wives London Symphony Orchestra upstairs, and successive genera with Kent Nagano conducting. tions of a family of servants However, it was not until this year (at first slaves) downstairs. In its that the Cantata was heard in Kalif Jones and Anita Johnson bicentennial year, America was New York. On March 31, Robert not in the mood to examine its Bass conducted the Collegiate Peter G. Davis for seismic flaws of racial injustice. Chorale and the Orchestra of St. MusicalAmerican. com wrote: In any event, the collaborators Luke's in a spirited performance "We now have a viable way of were so dejected by the show's of A White House Cantata. hearing some long inaccessible failure that they withdrew the Dwayne Croft and Emily Pulley but vintage Bernstein theatre music. work entirely. There was not even portrayed the various American Now that Bernstein's hometown a cast recording - a fact that has presidents and their first ladies. has finally heard A White House chagrined several generations On Variety.com, Steven Suskin Cantata, we should not have to of Bernstein fans. wrote: "1600 features some the wait for another election year to Bernstein was a resourceful finest music Bernstein ever wrote. encounter this lively score again." • recycler, and some of the 1600 Working in an impressive variety material showed up in later works of styles, the composer outdid such as Songfest and A Quiet himself, creating an assortment far too good to be left on the shelf." New West Side Story Publications he Leonard Bernstein Music Selections from West Side Story Publishing Company, Inc; for piano duet, and a new edition .., T nl Boosey & Hawkes and Hal i: of vocal selections. The edition a. Leonard are pleased to announce of vocal selections features pho !"..., C: three new West Side Story tos, facsimiles of some of the IQ C: publications: Suite from West .. original manuscripts, excerpts 110 Side Story for violin and piano from Bernstein's log and other :ii"' arranged by Raimundo Penaforte; special features. • V,"' -g ::, '& C: 3 3 ~ N 0 0 00 0 For a complete listing visit: Selected Performances www.leona rdbernstein.com Spring/Summer 2008 27 Weimar, Germany: CHICHESTER PSALMS; I April MDR Rundfunkchor, Staatskape ll e Weimar; Carl St. Clair, conductor; Neue Weimarha lle . 3 Haifa, Israel: SYMPHONY NO. 1: 27 Linz, Austria: SYMPHONIC DANCES FROM JEREMIAH; The New Haifa Symphony WEST SIDE STORY; Oberosterreichischen Orchestra; Edna Prochnic, mezzo-soprano; Jugendorchester; Andreas Schueller, John Axe lrod, conductor; conductor; Brucknerhaus. Teatron Hazafon K. Haim. 4-6 Phoenix, AZ: CHICHESTER PSALMS; Phoenix Symphony Orchestra; May Michael Christie, conductor; Phoenix Symphony Hall. 1, 4, New York, NY: Bernstein Collaborations: 8-20 New York, NY: CANDIDE; New York 6, 11 FANCY FREE, DYYBUK, WEST SIDE STORY City Opera; Harold Prince production; SUITE; New York City Ballet; Jerome Robbins, Arthur Masella, director; Daniel Reichard, choreographer; New York State Theater. Candide; Lauren Worsham, Cunegonde; 7-11, Boston, MA: Bernstein Tribute: Richard Kind, Dr. Pangloss; 15-17 ORCHESTRAL SUITE FROM FANCY FREE; George Manahan, conductor; ORCHESTRAL SUITE FROM ON THE New York State Theater. WATERFRONT; OVERTURE TO CAND IDE; 9, 10 Dresden, Germany: CAND IDE; SELECTIONS FROM THE BROADWAY SHOWS; Staatsoperette Dresden; Winfried Boston Pops Orchestra; Boston Conservatory Schneider, director; Ernst Theis, Theater division; John Williams, special guest; conductor; Staatsoperette. Keith Lockhart, conductor; Symphony Hall. 10-12 Cleveland, OH: CHICH ESTER PSALMS; 16 Murcia, Spain: THREE DANCE EPISODES Cleveland Orchestra and chorus; FROM ON THE TOWN; SYMPHONIC DANCES Robert Porco, conductor; Severance Hall. FROM WEST SIDE STORY; Orquesta Sinf6n ica 16 Salzburg, Austria: SYMPHONY NO. 1: Region Murcia; Jose Miguel Radilla; Aud itorio. JEREMIAH; Studierende der Universitaet 18 Quincy, MA: A Bernstein Birthday Bash!, Mozarteum; Dennis Russell Davies, CHICHESTER PSALMS, OLYMPIC HYMN, conductor; Grosse Studio. SELECTIONS FROM CAND IDE AND WEST 18 Manchester, UK: WEST SIDE STORY; SIDE STORY; The Quincy Choral Society; Royal Northern College of Music; John Nichols, conductor; Sacred Heart Church. Stefan Janski, director; Gregory Batsleer, 26,27 Bremerhaven, Germany: SYMPHONY NO. 2: conductor; Bruntwood Th eatre. THE AGE OF ANXIETY; Stadtisches Orchester 18, 20 Philadelphia, PA: SYMPHON Y NO. 3: Bremerhaven; Eugene Mursky, piano; KADD ISH; Philadelphia Orchestra; Stephan Tetzlaff; conductor; Stadttheater. Ke lly Naisieff, mezzo-soprano; 28 Paris, France: SYMPHONY NO. 3: KADD ISH; Samuel Pisar, speaker; John Axe lrod, Orchestre de Paris; Ana Marfa Martfnez, conductor; Verizon Hall. soprano; Samuel Pisar, speaker; John Axe lrod, .,, conductor; Salle Pleyel. ;;; 19 Liverpool, UK: CHICH ESTER PSALMS; i: C. Formby Choral Society; David Holroyd, !D.,, C: conductor; Philharmonic Hall. u:, C: Ithaca, NY: MASS; Cornell University; "'110 23-26 June "' Ithaca Perform ing Arts Department; ~ V, Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts. s: 4,5 Toronto, ON: OVERTURE TO CANDIDE; 5 '§. 26 Glasgow, UK: SYMPHONIC DANCES Toronto Symphony; Peter Oundjian, C 3 FROM WEST SIDE STORY; RSAMD conductor; Roy Thomas Hall. 3 ~ Symphony Orchestra; David Danzmayr, Dresden, Germany: CANDIDE; Staatsoperette N 4, 5 0 0 conductor; Royal Scottish Academy of 00 Dresden; Winfried Schneider, director; G) Music and Drama. Ernst Theis, conductor; Staatsoperette. 5 Copenhagen, Denmark: MAMBO!, 5 Wolf Trap, VA: CANDIDE (CONCERT SELECTIONS FROM WEST SIDE STORY; VERSION); Wolf Trap Opera Company; Tivoli Symphony Orchestra; Alexander Stephen Lord, conductor; Filene Center Shelley, conductor; Tivoli Gardens. at Wolf Trap. 7 London, UK: SYMPHONIC DANCES FROM 5 Frieburg, Germany: CHICHESTER PSALMS; WEST SIDE STORY; London Philharmonic Kantorei der Christuskirche Freiburg; Orchestra; Vladimir Jurowski, conductor; Jorg Endrebock, conductor; Martinskirche. Royal Festival Hall. 6 Essen, Germany: EL SALON MEXICO 7,8 Hyogo,Japan: SERENADE; Hyogo (arranged by Leonard Bernstein); Performing Arts Center Symphony; Maki Namekawa and Dennis Russell Phillippe Aiche, violin; Yutaka Sada, Davies, pianos; Philharmonie. conductor; Hyogo Performing Arts Center. 14 Halle, Germany: OVERTURE TO CANDIDE, THREE DANCE EPISODES FROM ON THE TOWN; Staatskapelle Halle; Bernd Ruf, conductor; Galgenbergschlucht. 16 Kiel, Germany: SYMPHONIC DANCES ~ FROM WEST SIDE STORY; Schleswig- sdlleswlg holsteln mu slk festival Holstein Festival Orchestra; Christoph Eschenbach, conductor; Schloss. 29 St. Petersburg, Russia: SYMPHONIC DANCES FROM WEST SIDE STORY; Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra; Christoph Eschenbach, conductor; Mariinsky Theatre. 7-12 London, UK: CANDIDE; English July National Opera; Robert Carsen, director; Ruman Gamba, conductor; Coliseum . 2-29 Central City, CO: WEST SIDE STORY; 10 Tel Aviv, Israel: OVERTURE TO CANDIDE; Ken Cazan, director; Gregory Tray, Tony: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; Zubin Mehta, Sarah Jane McMahon, Marfa; John Brail, conductor; Mann Auditorium. conductor; Central City Opera House. 10 Ely, UK: CHICHESTER PSALMS; Cambridge 4, 5 Lisbon, Portugal: FANFARE FOR THE Philharmonic Society; Timothy Redmond, INAUGURATION OF JOHN F. KENNEDY; conductor; Cathedral . SELECTIONS FROM MASS; SYMPHONIC DANCES FROM WEST SIDE STORY; Chorus 11 Singapore: ORCHESTRAL SUITE FROM A of the Teatro Nacional de Sao Carlos; QUIET PLACE; Singapore Symphony Orchestra; Orquesta Sinfonica Portuguesa; David Levi, Wang Ya-Hui , conductor; Esplanade. .., iil conductor; Teatro Nacional de Sao Carlos . 19 Sapporo, Japan: Celebration of the 90th c 0. 5 Shanghai, China: In Memory of Anniversary of Leonard Bernstein 's Birth: !O.,., C: Leonard Bernstein; SYMPHONIC DANCES OVERTURE TO CANDIDE; SERENADE; "'C: FROM WEST SIDE STORY; OVERTURE PRELUDE, FUGUE AND RIFFS; SYMPHONIC "'120 ;,, TO CANDIDE; DIVERTIMENTO FOR DANCES FROM WEST SIDE STORY; :i: SYMPHONY NO . 2: THE AGE OF ANXIETY; V,"' ORCHESTRA; FANCY FREE, THREE "S? 3 DANCE EPISODES FROM ON THE TOWN; PMF Orchestra; Sapporo Symphony Orchestra "'-V, members; Anne Akikio Mayers, violin; C Shanghai Symphony Orchestra; Chen 3 3 Xieyang, conductor; Shanghai Concert Hall. Peter Schmid!, clarinet; Makoto Ozone, piano; ~ N Luis Biava, conductor; Kentaro Kawase, 0 0 00 conductor; Art Park. CD 18, 19 Knoxville, TN: SYMPHONIC DANCES FROM August WEST SIDE STORY; OVERTURE TO CANDIDE; Knoxville Symphony Orchestra; Lucas Richman, 17 Lenox, MA: Bernstein Tribute: conductor; Tennessee Theatre. ORCHESTRAL SUITE FROM FANCY FREE; 20 Singapore: THREE DANCES EPISODES FROM ORCHESTRAL SUITE FROM ON THE ON THE TOWN; Singapore Symphony Orchestra; WATERFRONT; OVERTURE TO CANDIDE; Rossen Milanov, conductor; Esplanade. SELECTIONS FROM THE BROADWAY 24 Bethesda, MD: SYMPHONY NO. 1: JEREMIAH; SHOWS; Boston Pops Orchestra; Boston Baltimore Symphony; Kelly O'Connor, Conservatory Theater division; John mezzo-soprano; Marin Alsop, conductor; Williams, special guest; Keith Lockhart, Music Center at Strathmore. conductor; Tanglewood Music Center, The Shed . 25-27 Baltimore, MD: SYMPHONY NO. 1: JEREMIAH; Baltimore Symphony; Kelly O'Connor, 19 Singapore: SYMPHONIC DANCES FROM mezzo-soprano; Marin Alsop, conductor; WEST SIDE STORY; Singapore Symphony Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. Orchestra; Lim Yau, conductor; Esplanade. 26, 28 Detroit, Ml: ORCHESTRAL SUITE FROM 20-25 San Jose, CA: WEST SIDE STORY; CANDIDE; Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Children's Musical Theater of San Jose, Thomas Wilkins, conductor; Max M. casting TBA. Fisher Music Center. 24 Cuyahoga Falls, OH: A Bernstein 26-28 San Diego, CA: CANDIDE (SCOTTISH Celebration: SELECTIONS FROM CANDIDE, OPERA VERSION); Lyric Opera San Diego; WONDERFUL TOWN, ON THE TOWN Jack Montgomery, director; James Lowe, and WEST SIDE STORY; Blossom Festival conductor; Birch Park North Theatre. Orchestra; Jamie Bernstein, narrator; Loras John Schissel, conductor; Blossom Music Festival. 24 Kiel, Germany: Viva Lenny! The Great Bernstein Gala Concert: NDR Radiophilharmonie; Barbara Schbneberger, moderator; Measha Brueggergosman, soprano; Eiji Oue, conductor; Kieler Schloss. See Event Spotlight. [ Note to Readers] September Prelude, Fugue & Riffs will be and we shall do our best to sent upon request. Please send include such information in 12 Singapore: SERENADE, ORCHESTRAL all correspondence to: forthcoming calendars. Craig Urquhart SUITE FROM CANDIDE; Singapore Prelude, Fugue & Riffs™ is Prelude, Fugue & Riffs Symphony Orchestra; Huang Mengla, a publication of The Leonard .,, 121 West 27th Street iil violin; Lim Yau, conductor; Esplanade. Bernstein Society. i: Suite 1104 Q. 17 San Francisco, CA: FANCY FREE, © 2008 by The Leonard !"..,, New York, NY 10001 C: Bernstein Office, Inc. <0 SCENES FROM A QUIET PLACE; Fax: (212) 315-0643 C: Managing Editor: Craig Urquhart "' MEDITATION FROM MASS; SONGS e-mail: ~ Editors: Jack Gottlieb, :,0 FROM WEST SIDE STORY; ON THE [email protected] Jamie Bernstein a: V, TOWN; WONDERFUL TOWN; TROUBLE Q We appreciate notice of any Design: Borsa Wallace, NYC :i u::, IN TAHITI; San Francisco Symphony; performances or events featuring Visit our website: v\ C Dawn Upshaw, soprano; Peter Wyrick, cello; the music of Leonard Bernstein www.leonardbernstein.com 3 3 Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; or honoring his creative life ~ N 0 Davies Symphony Hall. 0 00 New Concert Narrations he Leonard Bernstein Music minimal staging and costumes TPublishing Company, Inc. has or with more elaborate direction. announced two new concert adap The minimum orchestra size is 15 tations of theatrical works, for with a complement of solo strings, Peter Pan and Wonderful Town. which can be expanded to full Nina Bernstein Simmons has string sections. It is appropriate adapted the concert staging for for children 8 and older. Music by Peter Pan from the novel Peter Theatrical star Kim Criswell Leonard Bernstein" and Wendy by J. M. Barrie. has written a concert narration lyric! by Betty Comden and Adolph Green It tells the story of Peter Pan for the musical Wonderful Town. through the songs and inciden Her narration tells the story of tal music Bernstein created for Wonderful Town, eliminating the 1950 Broadway production. dialogue and setting up the songs This new version is for chamber and scenes from the show. This orchestra, with singing roles for narration was premiered in Wendy (soprano), Captain Hook Rome and in Monte Carlo last (baritone), and TTBB men's cho year to great audience enthusiasm. rus or quartet of Pirates and Criswell, who has a performance Lost Boys (with optional roles history with the show, said, for an additional soprano and "By telling the story of the show, mezzo-soprano). The role of audiences who are not familiar Peter is non-singing, and may with New York's Greenwich be performed by an older boy Village in the 1930s can enjoy or younger male actor (up to his the wit and humor of the story mid-twenties). It is approximately and the music." 65 minutes long, and is easily Both concert narrations accessible for the resources are available from Boosey & available to the presenter - with Hawkes, Ltd. • ·SAM.UH "PIS'AR I RUNDfUNKCHOR BERLIN A New Kaddish STAATS · UNO DOMCH0R BERLI N LUZERNER SI NFON IEORCHESTER I JOHN AXELROD ,., BERNSTEIN I~EILL \ SCHOENBERG KADDISH imbus Records has released a asked his friend Pisar to consider ". Nnew recording of Bernstein's writing a personal text for the Symphony No. 3: Kaddish, with symphony, as a means for Pisar .,, John Axelrod conducting the to come to terms with his intern iil i: Luzerne Symphony Orchestra. ment and the death of his family Q. This is the first recording to in Auschwitz. Pisar has performed !D.,., C IC feature a new text by Samuel this version in Chicago, Berlin, C n, Pisar, who is also the Speaker Philadelphia and Paris. • 110 on the recording. Bernstein had :0 ~ V, -0 ::, , ::, '& C 3 3 ~ N 0 0 00 ead A New Biography New DVDs he French publishing edici Arts, Naxos and Unite! Classica have Tcompany Actes Sud/ Mjointly released two new Leonard Bernstein Classica has recently DVDs. The first presents Bernstein conducting published a biography Brahms Symphonies Nos. 2 and 4 with the Boston of Leonard Bernstein. Symphony Orchestra. The second features the Written by the highly Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra performing the regarded Parisian journalist Manfred Overture by Schumann and the Bavarian and broadcaster Renaud Radio Symphony Orchestra performing Schubert's Machart, the book is the Symphony No. 9. • first biography of Leonard Bernstein to appear in the French language. 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