PRELUDE, FUGUE News for Friends of Leonard Bernstein RIFFS Spring/Summer 2004 The Leonard Bernstein School Improvement Model: More Findings Along the Way by Dr. Richard Benjamin THE GRAMMY® FOUNDATION eonard Bernstein is cele­ brated as an artist, a CENTER FOP LEAR ll I IJ G teacher, and a scholar. His Lbook Findings expresses the joy he found in lifelong learning, and expounds his belief that the use of the arts in all aspects of education would instill that same joy in others. The Young People's Concerts were but one example of his teaching and scholarship. One of those concerts was devoted to celebrating teachers and the teaching profession. He said:

"Teaching is probably the noblest profession in the world - the most unselfish, difficult, and hon­ orable profession. But it is also the most unappreciated, underrat­ Los Angeles. Devoted to improv­ There was an entrepreneurial ed, underpaid, and under-praised ing schools through the use of dimension from the start, with profession in the world." the arts, and driven by teacher each school using a few core leadership, the Center seeks to principles and local teachers Just before his death, Bernstein build the capacity in teachers and designing and customizing their established the Leonard Bernstein students to be a combination of local applications. That spirit Center for Learning Through the artist, teacher, and scholar. remains today. School teams went Arts, then in Nashville Tennessee. The early days in Nashville, their own way, collaborating That Center, and its incarnations were, from an educator's point of internally as well as with their along the way, has led to what is view, a splendid blend of rigorous own communities, to create better now a major educational reform research and talented expertise, schools using the "best practices" model, located within the with a solid reliance on teacher from within and from elsewhere. GRAMMY Foundation based in professionalism and leadership. (continued on page 2)

Inside ... 3-6 Success Stories 8 Wonderful Town 13 Calendar of Events 7 WEST SIDE STORY 10 In the News 16 Looking Ahead The Leonard Bernstein School Improvement Model, continued To Our Readers

THE GRAMMY® leaders, Boards of Education, and FOUNDATION a few serious friends of the arts, hen I was a kid, I attended a /,,.,,,.,J;; l.~1-/.:':; 1111 to embark on a longer-term Wfancy-pants private school. CENTER FOR LEARNING n vision embracing broader educa­ B tional goals. The Bernstein I later taught at a fancy-pants pri­ model encourages the kind of vate school. And I must say that (continued from page 1) solid community involvement and the faculties, administrators and The model features the skillful support that make long-term trustees of those schools could and pervasive use of the arts, not only in the education of students, goals achievable. have learned plenty from the but also in the continuing educa­ Leonard Bernstein, with his teachers, principals, superintend­ tion of teachers and other school spirit of lifelong learning and his ents and school-board members leaders. There is also a firm desire to honor the teaching that are working now with the commitment not only to raise profession, would certainly be Leonard Bernstein Center. under-performing students, but proud of this continuing work. At the Leadership Institute that Hundreds of teachers and thou­ took place in Los Angeles in sands of students learn about his It takes courageous legacy, and his devotion to using February, a truly amazing group of the arts to instill "joy" in learn­ education leaders from California, teachers, school leaders, ing. He set in motion a powerful Iowa, Georgia and Illinois met for Boards of education, force that is being sustained by a weekend of sharing what they his son Alexander, who continues know and how to understand and a few serious friends to inspire and encourage the what they do. They asked diffi­ teachers as they instill joy of cult questions. (Assessment? of the arts, to embark learning in their students. • Standards? Trailing indicators? - this stuff will give you a brain on a long-term vision Dr. Richard Benjamin was Super­ intendent of Schools in Nashville, cramp if you're not careful.) They embracing broader TN when the family of Leonard created new perspectives and Bernstein located the Leonard deeper understandings of their educational goals. Bernstein Center for Education work. Sharing, asking, creating. Through The Arts in Nashville. Teachers, scholars, artists. It is also to challenge and engage Benjamin is semi-retired, and the wonderful tension between high-performing ones. In addi­ now serves as Executive in these elements that is at the core tion to knowledge-skills, the pro­ Residence at Kennesaw State of the Artful Learning Model. gram also addresses character University and as a senior con­ sultant to the Leonard Bernstein It was an honor to spend the and moral development. There are specific provisions to serve Center for Learning at the weekend with these remarkable English Language Learners and GRAMMY Foundation. people. The Leonard Bernstein Special Education populations, Center staff, and their director, always with the arts playing a Patrick Bolek, are beyond terrific powerful role. These days, few .., in their commitment, inventiveness school systems can support the iil and sheer love of the program. arts. Other models - more pre­ i: a. All of this was made possible, of scriptive, less open to teacher !D.,, C course, by the Grammy Foundation leadership and more focused on IQ C short-term educational objectives II> and its new, fine, fearless leader I!<' ' - seem to be more in fashion. It :,:, Kristen Madsen. ai takes courageous teachers, school V, The weekend was inspiring. -g. ::, co The program is working and vi C growing. LB would be weeping 3 3 with joy. ~ N 0 0 Alexander Bernstein • .i,. 0 Moffett Elementary School

recitation of a great historic speech Shown with in the principal's office; parents Alexander engaged in a class read-along; a string instrument class taught by Bernstein, members of the LA Philharmonic; Educators from or students singing mathematic functions or equations fluently in the Moffett English and Spanish. Elementary The LBC approach has pro­ pelled teachers to new heights School: JoAnn about what is possible for them lsken, Dr. Bruce to do as professionals when edu­ cating children. One teacher McDaniel and exclaimed, "Until the Bernstein Patrick Bolek of program, teachers did not think they had time to teach science the LB Center and social studies. I rarely by Franklin Campbell Jones, Leonard Bernstein Center (LBC) cracked open the books. I am Maria D. Fernandez, April Artful Learning school reform happy to report that the teachers Mosby and Fernanaco Vigil model. This model allows stu­ at my school are teaching more dents to engage in the study of math and science than they have offett Elementary is a large mathematics, science, social ever done, due to the way the inner-city school located in science, and English Language M Bernstein units facilitate our the Los Angeles Metropolitan area. Arts through the experience of a teaching of standards." In 1999, the California Attorney selected artistic masterwork. Teachers and administrators General's office cited the school's Upon cultivating their learning are not the only ones motivated neighborhood as the most gang­ through inquiry investigation, to get involved at Moffett. infested in the state. Fifty-three students develop an original cre­ Parents roll up their sleeves and percent of Moffett's parents have ation. This is followed with par­ join the extravaganza of learning. resided in the United States less ticipation in reflective processes They take courses in computer than five years; of those, 85% are and activities such as writing technology, arts and crafts, solely Spanish speaking. Over journals, doing orations or Spanish literacy, nutrition, sewing, the years, Moffett's student giving presentations. guitar, folkloric dance, aerobics, achievement data were consis­ It has been well documented and English literacy. One parent tently below the 25th quartile on that participation in the arts posi­ offers the following testimony: standardized assessment measures. tively influences brain perform­ "When my kids first came home With achievement scores in a ance. It is also known that bore­ from school, they did their home­ downward spiral, Moffett was dom can thin the brains and the work at the kitchen table. All of identified as an underperforming lives of adults as well as children. a sudden they started singing and school by the state of California Bernstein Model educators are not dancing in the middle of the in 1999. mindless workers on a teaching floor. When my wife and I first Recently however, Moffett has assembly line inserting knowl­ heard this, we got after them and taken a turn for the better. In edge factoids into the brains of told them to do their homework 2001, their Academic Performance their students. Nor are they just and stop singing and dancing. Index (API) score jumped 30 implementers of ideas created by But they said to us, 'We are tired. points. The following year in others far from their classrooms. Singing and dancing for a little 2002 the API increased another These teachers engage in the while helps rest our brain cells 40 p~ints, 23 more than expected. exciting dynamic of reciprocal so we can study more and learn .., In 2003, Moffett's score soared learning. In other words, as stu­ iil better.' So now, we sing and c 64 points above the state target dents benefit from the enriching Q. dance with them." • for student improvement. learning environment provided !I>..., C IC Moffett's API base in 2000 was through the arts, so do teachers, C Franklin Campbell Jones is asso­ ID 417. Today it stands at 616. administrators, and parents. QO ciate professor in the Doctorate This startling change in student Such is the excitement at "' Program for Education Leadership ~ academic performance at Moffett Moffett that it is not uncommon V, at Rowan University in Glassboro, ,; grabs the attention of the even for parents, teachers, or school 5 New Jersey. Maria D. Fernandez, '§; the most obdurate curators of administrators to participate. C April Mosby and Fernando Vigil 3 education. However, what makes On any given day, a visitor may 3 are second, fifth and kindergarten ~ N these gains even more eye-catching witness multiple oration perform­ 0 teachers respectively at Moffett 0 is that they were achieved with the ances in the hallway: a student +> Elementary School. 0 Artful Learning: The "Hook" for Student Achievement

Sandra Ervin, students are learning in their classrooms. If parents participate Dr. Thomas in at least six sessions throughout Dohrmann, the school year, they graduate from Parent University at the award Alexander ceremony that ends the school Bernstein, year. These training sessions have proven to be an extremely effective Betty Gray, way to get parents to facilitate Anna Johnson, student achievement. The Principal, Ms. Ervin, Johnny Johnson, meets with the parents at each Dr. Richard grade level once a year reviewing their child's performance and sets Benjamin, goals for achievement. In the Susan Hanson, spring of each year, there is a "State of the State" address for Patrick Bolek parents, students and teachers about the school's performance. Reflection is an important by Susan Hanson implemented the Bernstein Artful strand of the Artful Learning Learning Model as a school-wide Model. Harmony Leland imple­ s visiting teachers walk down initiative to create a focus and ments a school-wide strategy for A the hallways of Harmony improve learning. This Title 1 writing, meaning that teachers Leland Elementary School in Cobb School once had low test scores are responsible not only for stu­ County, Georgia, they often hear and high student absentee and dents' writing scores, but also for this comment from students: "Do transience rates. Today, test scores setting benchmarks to improve the teachers in your school teach are improving, students and writing scores for the entire like this? If not, they should." teachers are engaged in learning, school. The staff believes writing Visitors always see a love for and visitation days have to be is the number one indicator of learning on the faces of these stu­ scheduled to accommodate the student assessment. dents and teachers. What causes large demand of national and Relationships, collaboration the excitement in this school? international visitors wanting to and teacher leadership are key It is the Leonard Bernstein tour the school. concepts to the success of the Artful Learning Model - the Using the Bernstein Artful Bernstein Model. Teachers at arts-based school improvement Learning Model, Harmony Leland Harmony Leland work collegially program that prepares teachers to students learn research-based in "critical friends" groups to engage students through the use strategies to improve achievement analyze student work. They of arts and artistic processes. This and demonstrate to all a love for bring student writing to the table model is designed to strengthen learning. For this model to be to decide what exemplary writing teaching and learning by integrat­ successful, the school focuses on should look like for all students. ing the arts into standard teach­ many transformational steps. This way of working as colleagues ing practice. However, Bernstein Teachers meet regularly to coordi­ helps teachers improve their teachers usually teach beyond the nate their curriculum, instruction instruction by giving and receiving standards. Artful Learning and assessment, which helps them authentic feedback from one instruction engages students in a create their Bernstein units of study. another. The goal at Harmony masterwork; creates inquiry Weekly, teachers receive profes­ Leland is "striving for excellence, through a significant question; sional, high quality, on-site staff sparking creativity, working and allows students to demon­ development establishing a shared together hand in hand." Art is strate learning through original vision where teachers become the glue that holds this school's creations. Finally, they reflect on learners along with the students. vision together. • what was learned by responding An important component in to ever deepening questions. the success of this program is that Susan Hanson is a national trainer Six years ago, Principal Sandra the parents of the students are also for the Leonard Bernstein Artful McGary Ervin, along with the trained in the Bernstein Model. Learning Model and a Bernstein former Cobb District Superinten­ The parent facilitator at the school Facilitator at Harmony Leland dent, Dr. Richard Benjamin, offers bi-monthly meetings to Elementary School. 0 instruct parents on the strategies Arts-based Lessons a Hit in West Des Moines, Iowa

by Megan Hawkins especially effective for "at-risk" • Do hands-on, independent Register Staff Writer students at other schools, typically activities at inquiry centers, or March 27, 2004 minority students or those from stations that teachers set up, with low-income households. The activities ranging from drawing a indergartner Kobi Ozimek three West Des Moines schools partner's body language to identi­ Kglanced at the painting on the using the model have a large fying instruments in a song. wall, rolled his eyes upward, and number of "at-risk" students. Older students work on murals then thoughtfully named its Schools across Iowa and the and timelines. famous creator: "Norman ... nation are struggling to find • Share their own original Rockwell." effective ways to narrow the creation, such as a collage or The boy is not in a special achievement gap between poor a performance. class for art prodigies. He and and minority students and their The concept also is worked his West Des Moines classmates more affluent peers. into class lessons. are participating in a learning While many of the lessons Third-graders, who studied method used by only 35 school have not changed, the ideas are synthesis and the idea of parts districts in the nation. They taught differently, educators said. making a whole, studied separate study the arts to link lessons from Instead of talking about commu­ regions that make up Australia, different subject areas together in nication, for example, kindergart­ the various parts that make up a a program called the Grammy ners watched Swan Lake and story, and combined ingredients Foundation Leonard Bernstein made foil sculptures of dancers to make a sandwich, for example. Center for Learning model. to show how they communicate "It's really fun," said an enthu­ Students at Phenix, Rex Mathes through body language. siastic Lyndsie Angus, 8, a third­ and Clegg Park elementary school Using the arts "expands the grader at Clegg Park. are completing their first units, lesson. We're taking it to a high­ Her mother, Kelly Angus, who which teachers planned and pre­ er level of thinking," said Phyllis also has a fifth-grade daughter pared for months. Staplin, curriculum director. at Clegg Park, is supportive of "They're being exposed to The arts-based model challenges the program. things they wouldn't learn other­ students to think more independ­ "It gives students different wise," said Judy Snyder, a Rex ently and make more connections angles, different ways to learn," Mathes Elementary kindergarten between lessons in different sub­ she said. "Not everyone learns teacher. "I think they really ject areas, Staplin said. the same way, so this gives them understand and can articulate the In the units, students: a chance to apply (their talents)." ideas so much better." • Study a piece of art, such as a Teachers said they like the The district adopted the pro­ painting or song. They answer a program, although they noted gram to boost test scores, in general question that relates to that it takes many extra hours of hopes that creative activities would the art and other lessons, typically work and collaboration to plan appeal to students and help them something broad like, "How do the units, which must mesh into learn. The model has proven we communicate with the world their usual curriculum. They around us?" now have one unit that they will tweak and use again next year. Educators said they hope to Dr. Donna Wilkin, have another new unit ready for next year so they can do one Dr. Phyllis Staplin, each semester. Alexander Students' work will be evaluat­ ed, and both attendance and Bernstein, test scores will be monitored for Dr. Robert Davis, the next few years to determine the program's effectiveness at Susan Moritz, each school. • John Villotti,

Reprinted by permission from the Dr. Les Omotani, Des Moines Register. Patrick Bolek

0 Hawthorn Schools' Bernstein Adventure

by Rich Paul make the subject matter come for the Artful Learning Model, alive for the student," said scheduled to open in the fall of n the spring of 2002 groups of Associate Superintendent Dr. Sue 2005. Since we are requiring all Iteachers and administrators Zook. "It doesn't seem to matter of the teachers in that school to from the Hawthorn Elementary whether it's language arts, social complete training in the Artful School District #73 in Vernon studies, science or even math. Learning model, it looks as if our Hills, Illinois began a journey There's a tie-in that captures the Bernstein Learning Trainers will that would bring the Leonard student's attention in a way that have a busy summer Bernstein Artful Learning model I've never seen before." As we look to the future, it is into its schools. Hawthorn Zook noted that teachers conceivable that the majority of schools, now in their second year throughout the district who have Hawthorn's teachers across the of the program, were invited to employed the Artful Learning district will utilize the Bernstein participate in a leadership confer­ model comment that learning is Artful Learning model. We are ence hosted by the GRAMMY more fun for the students and excited about the possibilities Foundation in February. The gets the information deeply into that being a leadership district conference included a tour of the their long-term memory rather will open up. We are ready to Moffett Elementary School than just memorizing facts for step up to the plate and promote in suburban Los Angeles, as well a test. this wonderful model for engaged as two intensive days of discus­ Level III training is scheduled student learning to other districts sion and analysis regarding the to take place from June 8-11. across the country. • Artful Learning program and Approximately 40 teachers have leadership techniques. already signed on. There has Rich Paul is the School "It is amazing how the been a great deal of interest in a Board President of The Hawthorn Bernstein program really helps to new school being built specifically School District. www.artfullearning.com

THE GRAMMY® butions to the worlds of music FOUNDATION and education, complete with I • , 1 an Interactive Timeline from CENTER FOR LEt,R ~!NG D 1940 - 1990. • About The Program: Discusses the components of the Artful Learning School Reform Model, its Mission and History, and an animated sequence that explains the four learning quadrants of Experience, Inquire, Create and Reflect. by Patrick Bolek for the event were Leonard • Masterworks: Showcases a Bernstein Office Vice President of complete Unit of Study from a he GRAMMY Foundation's Public Relations Craig Urquhart; Level Two Bernstein School. The TLeonard Bernstein Center for GRAMMY Foundation Board viewer will see real learning come Learning (LBC) officially launched of Directors Vice President to life, based on Bernstein's inter­ artfullearning.com at the National Alexander Bernstein; LBC disciplinary philosophy that "The Leadership Institute in Los Angeles Program Manager/Website best way to 'know' a thing is in during the 2004 GRAMMYFest Project Leader Patrick Bolek; and the context of another discipline." Week. This interactive website honorees from four Bernstein (The Unanswered Question­ explains the intricacies of the Leadership Schools located in Norton Lectures-1973) Artful Learning™ methodology, California, Georgia, Illinois, • Program Updates: The honors the impressive legacy of and Iowa. Omnibus Page alerts Bernstein Leonard Bernstein, and serves as Log-on to artfullearning.com Schools and the world to new a resource for educators imple­ and explore the following sections: developments and successes with menting this comprehensive • Leonard Bernstein: Informs the the Artful Learning Model. school reform model. On hand viewer about Bernstein's contri- (continued on page 9) West Side West Side Story Story in the Snow in Germany

he BB Promotion production of TWest Side Story will continue to tour Germany this summer. After rave notices in Frankurt and Baden-Baden, the production is currently in Munich and will continue onto Cologne (July 6- 25) and Berlin (August 12 thru September 5). Produced by Michael Bremmer, directed by Joey McKneely and conducted by Donald Chan, this production has been called, "a must see" by Das Bild. •

ast summer the Bregenz Festival at Bregenz Festival, Florian Lpresented an acclaimed produc­ Kradolfer. Before the event, sever­ tion of West Side Story on the al hundred cubic metres of snow floating stage on Lake Constance, were heaped up by teams from Austria. While the stage was deep the Elbigen Alp wood-carving in hibernation, West Side Story school, the Bregenz Festival and received a special mid-winter the Lech-Ziirs Tourism Bureau, premiere: an abridged version of following Kradolfer's designs. Bernstein's musical was per­ Glass also was used to finish off formed high up a mountain in the the stage sculpture, creating a Austrian Alps, at the ski resort of work of art that shimmered in the The Lech am Arlberg. light of the mountain arena. Wrapped warmly in new win­ This summer the "warm ter costumes, the festival artists weather" production, directed by New York Katja Reichert and Christian Francesca Zambello, returns to Baumgartel sang and acted their Bregenz from July 22 through City Ballet roles, Maria and Tony, accompa­ August 22. For more information: nied on a grand piano made of www.Bregenzerfestspiele.com. • glass by Eric Machenic. 'There has never been a West n June 2, The New York City Side Story in the middle of the Ballet will premiere a new O Austrian Alps at an altitude of ballet created by Artistic Director iil"" 1,500 metres. So we've dreamt c Peter Martins, set to Bernstein's a. up a glittering stage of snow and .!".,, Chichester Psalms. The music C: ice,' explained the head of decor IC will be performed by the Juilliard ,.C: 110 Choral Union and the New York ;:o City Ballet Orchestra. Also repre­ a: V, sented this season will be Fancy -g. :::, Free and West Side Story Suite, '§, C: works by choreographer 3 3 Jerome Robbins, with music ~ N 0 by Bernstein. • 0 .i,. 0 Wonderful Town Wows Broadway!

Donna Murphy Michael Kuchwara, Associated Press receiving "This Wonderful Town is impos­ Brazilian naval sible to resist."

support Charles Isherwood, Variety "The music captures the brassy energy and excitement of urban living in melody and rhythm - it's almost a character itself, rep­ resenting the drumbeat of street life that goes on outside the win­ dows of the subterranean apart­ ment where Ruth Sherwood (Donna Murphy) and her sister Eileen (Jennifer Westfeldt) struggle to find a foothold on happiness." David Richardson, WOR "Just plain the best musical run­ ning on Broadway at this moment in time." Joan Hamburg, WOR "This was one of the most extraordinary theatrical experi­ Linda Winer, Newsday onderful Town's return to ences I've had in years!" "A big wet kiss for old-time W Broadway has been an "It is a joy, there isn't one nega­ Broadway, dream-boat unqualified success! Here is what tive thing I can say." Manhattan and high-style the reviewers had to say: "This is an unqualified rave for screwball musical comedy." Ben Brantley, NY Times one of the most joyous nights I've "Wonderful Town captivates in Liz Smith, Newsday had in theater in a long time." "If this wonderfully produced ways achieved by no other new Richard Ouzounian, Toro11to Star production this fall." and acted Wonderful Town with "It's brash, bright, fresh, funny, its wonderful orchestra under touching, tuneful, heartfelt John Simon, NY Magazine Rob Fisher, isn't the biggest, "Long may Wonderful Town and hilarious." hottest, most commercial and, wave and weave its life-enhancing yes, wonderfully entertaining hit enchantment." Wonderful Town is currently of the season, then I give up." playing at the Al Hirschfeld Clive Barnes, NY Post Roma Torre, NYl Theatre in New York. For more "What a musical this is! Leonard "This marvelous collaboration information visit: www.Wonderful Bernstein's score wears its 50 of supreme talents - past and Townthemusical.com years with no sense of middle-age present - is an utter delight and • spread but with a lightness like just as we were starting to give springtime. Bernstein's sheer up on a season filled with disap­ musical virtuosity of melody and pointment, along comes this rhythm is consistently amusing terrific gem - a giddy gleeful when it's not enchanting, and romp through the streets of old enchanting when it's not amusing. New York." And often it's both." Michael Sommers, Howard Kissel, NY Daily News Nf Star-Ledger "The work harnesses the magical "Wonderful Town is vintage vibrancy that radiates from Broadway effervescence, served Manhattan bedrock, which gives with class and pizzazz. Enjoy!" the city its limitless energy." Robert Feldberg, The Bergen Record "You just don't hear this kind of melodic, romantic, clever score in new shows." Wonderful Town I Wonderful Vocal Selections & Score I Town Cast Are Published Album

he Leonard Bernstein Music oh why, oh why did I ever leave RG Records released the new TPublishing Company, LLC is Ohio?"), they find New York to Dcast recording of Wonderful pleased to announce two new be the "wonderful town" of the Town. The recording features the publications featuring music from title. The original run of the Broadway revival's cast members: Wonderful Town, now enjoying show opened in 19 5 3 and starred Donna Murphy as Ruth Sherwood, its critically acclaimed revival run Rosalind Russell. The Broadway Jennifer Westfeldt as Eileen on Broadway. The show's score is revival, which opened November Sherwood and Gregg Edelman as by Leonard Bernstein with lyrics 23, 2003, stars Donna Murphy. Robert Baker. The acclaimed cast by Betty Comden and Adolph The Wonderful Town vocal and 25 piece orchestra is conduct­ Green. Vocal selections, out of selections songbook features ten ed by Rob Fisher. To order, visit: print for 40 years, now appear in songs from the production for www.leonardbernstein.com. • a sparkling new edition. The voice and piano: Ohio, One complete Wonderful Town vocal Hundred Easy Ways, What a ru HW IUADWAT cu, HCGUIIS score follows in mid-May. Both Waste, A Little Bit in Love, are publications of the Leonard Pass That Football, A Quiet Girl, Bernstein Music Publishing My Darlin' Eileen, Swing, It's Company, with the cooperation Love, The Wrong Note Rag. of Warner/Chappel, exclusively The songbook has a preface by distributed by Hal Leonard. Comden and Green, and a com­ Based on the play My Sister plete plot synopsis. The vocal Eileen, Wonderful Town tells the score will feature the complete story of sisters Eileen and Ruth, original music. who leave Ohio to move to Available from www.leonard- Greenwich Village. After many bernstein.com. • hardships of adjustment ("Why, www.artfullearning.com, continued

(continued from page 6) Authoring Tool that helps educa­ Two arts partnerships were • Join The Program: Explains tors automatically link state and formed in California - one with what benefits and services are national standards to their inter­ Diavolo Dance Theatre and provided by the Leonard disciplinary lesson experience. another with PS Arts - to Bernstein Center for Learning. In March, LBC participated in embrace the Bernstein methodo­ It also has a data-entry form to the Association for Supervision logy and give educators a broader request requirements for becoming and Curriculum Development repertoire of authentic artistic a Bernstein School or requesting (ASCD) Convention with their techniques to bring into the class­ additional information about presentation The Arts: The Heart room for students. • of Reform documenting the the program. .,, • Schools: This password-protect­ academic success of the Moffett Patrick Bolek is Program iil c ed page provides Bernstein School (Lennox, CA), currently in Manager for the Leonard Q. schools with resources such as the its third year of implementation Bernstein Center for Learning ~.,., C: 10 Masterwork Gallery, Arts-Based of Artful Learning. LBC is The GRAMMY Foundation C: 11) Skills and Strategies to implement completing work on the School in Santa Monica, CA 11<> ::a into all curricular areas of Design Book: Artful Leadership ai instruction including the Arts, and as well as the Level Three -gV,_ Professional Development ::, and the Bernstein Unit of Study '3, Manualffraining Sequence. Both C 3 will appear on June 2004. 3 ~ N 0 0 .i,. 0 THEINfle

ASCAP Award

Jamie Bernstein t a December ceremony, in New York City, the ASCAP presents A Foundation Leonard Bernstein the award Composer Fellowship at Tanglewood award was presented to Michael Djupstrom. Michael is currently completing his Master of Arts at the University of Michigan and has also received ASCAP Foundation Morton Gould Composer Award. The Bernstein Composer Fellowship gives its recipients the opportuni­ ty to study at Tanglewood. •

MASS: Continues to Receive New Performances

oravian College in Bethlehem, as part of their 50th year anniversary cele­ MPA mounted a production of bration. This chamber version of MASS was MASS on April 17 and 18. This conducted by Timothy Russell and featured was the first time MASS was per­ Douglas Webster as the Celebrant. Webster formed in Pennsylvania. has performed this role many times, includ­ The following week, as part of ing the June 2000 Vatican performance and their year-long Bernstein retrospec­ the November 22, 2004 performance in tive, the Boston Conservatory per­ Dallas, Texas. The ProMusica Chamber formed MASS, uniting the music, orchestra also hosted a symposium called drama and dance departments. Mass: A Community Conversation on Faith, .., On May 7 and 8 the Indiana­ Music and Social Justice with Stephen iil i: polis Arts Chorale, St. Luke's Schwartz (MASS lyricist), Dr. Jack Gottlieb Cl. United Methodist Church, East (composer), Dr. Paul Laird (musicologist), !"..., C: 91st Street Christian Church Anne Midgette (The New York Times), Dr. C: '°m performed MASS at the St. Luke's Peter Kountz (cultural historian) and Dr. ""::,:, United Methodist Church in Paul Sullins (sociologist) as participants. a: Indianapolis, Indiana. These On August 19 MASS will be presented V, -g. performances were conducted by for the first time at the Hollywood Bowl in ::, 'B, Artistic Director Chris Ludwa and presented Brent Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Philharmonic C 3 Wright, a registered clergyperson, performing the and the Pacific Chorale will be conducted 3 ~ role of the Celebrant. by Marin Alsop, with Jubilant Sykes as N 0 0 On May 14, 15, 16 MASS was performed by the the Celebrant. • -I'> ProMusic Chamber Orchestra of Columbus, Ohio, The Leonard Bernstein Collectors Edition

eutsche Grammophon has Dlaunched a major retrospec­ tive of recordings conducted by Leonard Bernstein. Pianist Arthur Rubinstein called Bernstein "the greatest pianist among conductors, the greatest conductor among composers, and the greatest composer among pianists ... a universal genius." Bernstein's wide-ranging orches­ tral discography for Deutsche Grammophon documents the conductor's later years from the late 1970s through his valedictory concert on August 19, 1990 at Tanglewood. The "Leonard Bernstein Collectors Edition" brings this legacy together in comprehensive box set releases, including several long-unavailable items and a new, previously unre­ leased recording, from 1986, of Lukas Foss's The Song of Songs. The Edition also documents Bernstein's electric partnership with the Vienna Philharmonic, as well as memorable collaborations with the New York Philharmonic, • Harris: Symphony No. 3 the Israel Philharmonic, the Concertgebouw Orchestra, the • Ives: Central Park in the Dark, Bavarian Radio Symphony The Unanswered Question Orchestra and others. • Rorem: Violin Concerto, The Edition's striking covers Gidon Kremer, violin show charismatic portraits of the • Schuman: American Festival HAYDN: Complete Recordings artist. Newly commissioned liner Overture on Deutsche Grammophon notes by leading writers and critics (4 CDs) offer a thoughtful reassessment of BEETHOVEN: The Symphonies • Symphonies Nos. 88, 92, Bernstein's DG recordings. (5 CDs) 94,102 • Sinfonia concertante THE AMERICANS: (6 CDs) BRAHMS: The Symphonies & • The Creation • Barber: Adagio for Strings Orchestral Works (5 CDs) • MASS No. 9: Paukenmesse • Copland: Appalachian Spring, • Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 .,, Connotations • Haydn Variations ~ SIBELIUS, ELGAR, BRITTEN C: • Del Tredici: Tattoo a. • Tragic Overture • Sibelius: Symphonies !".., C: • Foss: Song of Songs (Premiere u::, • Academic Festival Overture Nos. 1, 2, 5 & 7 C: recording), Israel Philharmonic, "' • Elgar: Enigma Variations 11" Sheri Greenawald, soprano • Violin Concerto, "" Gidon Kremer, violin • Britten: Four Sea Interludes ai V> • Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, -g. • Double Concerto, from Peter Grimes ::, Leonard Bernstein, piano. lCl vi Gidon Kremer, violin; C: 3 Misha Maisky, cello 3 ~ N 0 0 -" Remembering A New Concert for Robert Harth Young People Featuring a Bernstein Work

n May 8, Jamie Bernstein and before, the mostly teenage audi­ OMichael Barrett premiered ence got an authentic glimpse of their latest family concert at an orchestra's rehearsal process. Carnegie Hall's new underground Taking advantage of Zankel auditorium, Zankel Hall. Titled Hall's technological capabilities, Practice, Practice, Practice! in a Michael and Jamie showed nod to its location, the concert archival footage of Bernstein and was, uniquely, also a rehearsal. Benny Goodman (who premiered Michael Barrett guided members Prelude, Fugue & Riffs in 1955), of the Orchestra of St. Luke's while video cameras onstage pro­ through a first reading of jected various aspects of the Leonard Bernstein's challenging rehearsal on a series of plasma jazz-flavored composition screens. A "scorecam" perched Prelude, Fugue & Riffs, while directly above the podium showed Jamie interjected questions and Michael's score, while stagehands commentary. As the orchestra moved other video cameras around had never worked on the piece the musicians to show closeups of the rehearsal process. • arnegie Hall, always an august Cand beautiful place, was becoming a warm and happy place as well, under the gentle, creative stewardship of Robert Harth. He was, among CANDIDE at the other things, a Bernstein fan, and our conversations with him were spirited and stimulating. The sadness we all New York Philharmonic feel at his sudden death is incalcula­ ble. We are sad, too, for all our friends at Carnegie who worked closely with Robert, in particular his pera, operetta, and Broadway close colleague Ara Guzelimian, who Ojoined hands when the New surely feels most keenly the pain of York Philharmonic presented a Robert's absence. Our wish for semi-staged performance of Carnegie's staff members is that they CANDIDE on May 5, 6, 7 and 8. succeed in gathering themselves back Bernstein protegee Marin together with a minimum of distress, Alsop conducted the performanc­ and recapture the spirit of cultural es, whose cast members were adventure that was Robert's greatest drawn equally from the classical gift to the place, as well as to us, its and musical-theater worlds: grateful visitors. soprano Kristin Chenoweth J.B. • (Cunegonde) in her Philharmonic subscription debut; actress-singer Patti LuPone (The Old Lady); tenor Paul Groves (Candide); tenor Stanford Olsen (Governor/ Vanderdendur/Ragotski); baritone Sir Thomas Allen The May 6th performance (Pangloss/Martin); and the was the New York Westminster Symphonic Choir, Philharmonic's Spring Gala. Joseph Flummerfelt, director. The evening's Honorary Gala Broadway actor-director Lonny Chairs were Alexander Bernstein Price staged the musical. Jamie Bernstein, and Nina ' Bernstein Simmons. • *Partial listing. Please note that all dates and Calendar of Events prog rams are subject to change. For a more complete listing visit u L leonardbernstein .com April

4 Sydney, Australia: CANDIDE OVERTURE; 5,8 Reggio Valli, Italy: BERNSTEIN DANCES; Woollahra Philharmonic Orchestra; John Neumeier, choreographer; Math ias Rogala-Kaczorowski, conductor; Teatro Municipale. Scots Co llege. 5-8 New York, New York (US): CANDIDE 4,5 Dresden, Germany: SYMPHONY NO. 3: (Scottish Opera Version); New York KADD ISH; Saechsusch Staatskapel le Dresden, Philharmonic; Westminster Choir (Joseph Chor der Saechsischen Staatoper, Flummerfelt, director); Marin Alsop, Sinfoniechor Dresden; Ruth Ziesak, soprano; conductor; Lonny Price, director; Kristin Boris Carmeli, speaker. Chenoweth, soprano (Cunegonde); Paul Groves, tenor (Cand ide); Sir Thomas Allen, 17, 18 Bethlehem, PA: MASS; Moravian College. baritone (Dr. Pangloss); Avery Fisher Hall. 18 New York, NY: LA BONNE CUISINE; Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano; Alice Tully Hall. 21,22 Vienna, Austria: TROUBLE IN TAHITI; Orchestra of the University Vienna; Marton Terts, conductor; Neue Studiobuehn. 22 Barcelona, Spain: SERENADE; Barcelona Symphony Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor; Bernstein Dances Ange l Jesus Garcia, vio lin; Aud itori. returns to the Hamburg Ballet. 22-24 Boston, MA: MASS; Boston Conservatory. Choreographed 26 Tokyo, Japan: CANDID E; Amon by John Neumeier. Miyamato, director; David Charles Abel l, conductor; Tour runs until May 9. 28 Stockholm, Sweden: WEST SIDE STORY (Concert Suite); Swedish Radio Symphony 7,8 Nashville, TV: SERENADE; The Nashville Orchestra; Wayne Marshall, conductor; Symphony; Kenneth Schermerhorn, Berdwaldhellen . conductor; Robert McDuffie, vio lin ; Andrew Jackson Hall. 8 Indianapolis, IN: MASS; Indianapolis Arts May Chorale; Chris Ludwa , musical director; Bob Zehr, stage director; Brent Wright, Celebrant; 1-30 Munich, Germany: WEST SIDE STORY; St. Luke's United Methodist Church. Michael Brenner, producer; Joey McKneely, 8 New York, NY: "Practice, Practice, director and choreographer; Donald Chan, Practice!" A family co ncert featuring .,, musical supervisor; Paul Gailis, set design; ii1 PRELUDE FUGUE & RIFFS; St. Luke's i: Renate Schm itzer, costume design; Peter C. Orchestra, Michael Barrett, conductor; !".,, Halbsgut, lighting design; Rick Clarke, C: Jamie Bernstein, narrator; Zankel Hall. 1.0 C: sound design; Deutsches Theater. II> 12, 13 Montreal, Canada: SONGFEST; Orchestre l!O 2 Yorktown, VA: CHICHESTER PSALMS; :,0 Symphonique de Montreal; Jacques ~ Virginia Choral Society; James Powers, Lacombe, conductor; Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier. conductor; St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church . 14-16 Columbus, OH: MASS; Promusica 5 Newark, NJ: SYMPHONIC DANCES FROM Chamber orchestra; Michael Scarola, WEST SIDE STORY; New Jersey Symphony director; Douglas Webster, Celebrant; Orchestra; Jose Serebrier, conductor; The Southern Theatre. New Jersey Performing Arts Center. [ Calendar of Events ]

May, continued 20,24 Hamburg, Germany: BERNSTEIN DANCES; 2-6 New York, NY: CHICHESTER PSALMS John Neumeier, choreographer; Staatsoper. (premiere), FANCY FREE, WEST SIDE STORY SUITE; New York City Ballet, State Theater. 25 Poole, UK: TROUBLE IN TAHITI; The Opera Group; Patrick Bailey, conductor; 4 Lubeck, Germany: SERENADE; NDR The Lighthouse. Sinfonieorchester; Phillipe Jordan, conductor; Roland Gruetter, violin; Musik 26 Helsinki, Finland: CHICHESTER PSALMS; und Kongresshalle. Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Radio Chamber Choir; Wayne Marshall, 4,5 Hamburg, Germany: SERENADE; NDR conductor; Finlandia Hall. Sinfonieorchester; Phillipe Jordan, conductor; Roland Gruetter, violin; Staatsoper. 27 Salisbury, UK: TROUBLE IN TAHITI; The Opera Group; Patrick Bailey, conductor; 8 Hamburg, Germany: BERNSTEIN DANCES; Salisbury Playhouse. John Neumeier, choreographer; Staatsoper. 12-14 Amsterdam, The Netherlands: CANDIDE OVERTURE: SYMPHONIC SUITE FROM ON THE WATERFRONT; Yakov Kreizberg , conductor; Concertgebouw.

April 26-May 11 19 lnsburck, Austria: CHICHESTER PSALM S; University Orchestra Mozarteum Innsbruck; CANDIDE Michael Konig, conductor; Congress Hall. in Tokyo, Japan 28,29 Breman, Germany: THREE DANCE EPI SODES Amon Miyamoto, FROM ON THE TOWN; Breman Philharmonic; director; David Martin Yates, conductor; Die Glocke . Charles Abell, conductor July

4 Katonah, NY: Bernstein Beat; Orchestra of St. Luke's; Michael Barrett, conductor; Jamie Bernstein, narrator; Caramoor June Music Festival. 6-25 Cologne, Germany: WEST SIDE STORY; 1-13 Munich, Germany: WEST SIDE STORY; Michael Brenner, producer; Joey McKneely, Michael Brenner, producer; Joey McKneely, director and choreographer; Donald Chan, director and choreographer; Donald Chan, musical supervisor; Paul Ga ili s, set design; musical supervisor; Paul Gailis, set design; Renate Schmitzer, costume design ; Peter Renate Schmitzer, costume design; Peter Halbsgut, lighting design; Rick Clarke, Halbsgut, lighting design; Rick Clarke, sound design; Musical Dome. sound design; Deutsches Theater. 11 London, UK: SYMPHONY NO. 2: THE AGE 2 Paris, France: MASS; L'Orchestra National OF ANXIETY, THREE DANCE EPISODES d'lle de France; more information pending. FROM ON THE TOWN, CANDIDE (selections), 2 Huddersfield, UK: TROUBLE IN TAHITI; PRELUDE, FUGUE & RIFFS, WEST SIDE STORY The Opera Group; Patrick Bailey, conductor; (selections), WONDERFUL TOWN (selections); Lawrence Theatre. London Symphony Orchestra; Marin Alsop, conductor; Jean Yves Thibaudet, piano; Kim Criswell, soprano; Barbican Hall . 11 High Wycombe, UK: TROUBLE IN TAHITI; 12-29 Berlin,Germany: WEST SIDE STORY; The Opera Group; Patrick Bailey, conductor; Michael Brenner, producer; Joey McKneely, The Swan. director and choreographer; Donald Chan, musical supervisor; Paul Gailis, set design; 11 Katonah, NY: Extreme Orchesta a Concert Renate Schmitze r, costume design; Peter for Young People; Orchestra of St. Luke 's; Halbsgut, lighting design; Rick Clarke, Michael Barrett, conductor; Jamie Bernstein, sound design; Deutsches Oper. narrator; Caramoor Music Festival. 13,21 Buxton, UK: TROUBLE IN TAHITI; The Opera Group; Patrick Bailey, conductor; Buxton Opera House. September 14 Lichfield, UK: TROUBLE IN TAHITI; The Opera Group; Patrick Bailey, conductor; 17,18 Chicago, IL: SYMPHONY NO . 1: JERE MIAH; The Garrick. Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Daniel Barenboim, conductor; Rinat Shaham, 17 Aspen, CO: Bernstein Gala, selections mezzo-soprano; Orchestra Hall. from: ON THE TOWN, TROUBLE IN TAH ITI , WONDERFUL TOWN and CANDIDE; WEST 18 New York, NY: SERENADE, PRELUDE, SIDE STORY SUITE NO. 2; Aspen Chamber FUGUE & RIFFS, Selections from A QUIET Symphony; David Zinman, conductor; Judy PLACE, Kaddish 2 from SYMPHONY N0.3: Kaye, mezzo-soprano; Ester Heideman, KADDISH, THREE DANCE EPISODES FROM soprano; Benedict Music Tent. ON THE TOWN; Gotham City Orchestra, Vax Vocal Ensemble, George Steel, conductor; 24,25 Linz, Austria: DIVERTIMENTO; Jennifer Koh, vio lin; Derek Bermel, clarinet; Jugendblasorcher der Gustav Mahler Amy Burton, soprano; Miller Theatre. Musikwochen; Hans Pircher, conductor; Gustav Mahler Saal. For additional performances of WEST SIDE STORY. please visit the official WEST SIDE STORY web site. August 1 Lenox, MA: BENEDICTION; Tanglewood [ Note to Readers ] Music Center Orchestra; John Williams, conductor; Seiji Ozawa Hall. Prelude, Fugue & Riffs will be Prelude, Fugue & Riffs™ is 7 Hartney Whitney, UK: TROUBLE IN TAHITI; sent upon request. Please send a publication of The Leonard The Opera Project; Patrick Bailey, conductor; all correspondence to: Bernstein Society. West Green House . Craig Urquhart © 2004 by The Leonard Prelude, Fugue & Riffs Bernstein Office, Inc. 12 Hollywood, CA: SYMPHOINIC DANCES 25 Central Park West, Suite 1 Y Executive VP: Harry]. Kraut FROM WEST SIDE STORY; Los Angeles New York, NY 10023 Managing Editor: Craig Urquhart Philharmonic; Yakov Kreizberg, conductor; Fax: (212) 315-0643 Editors: Jack Gottlieb, Hollywood Bowl. e-mail: Jamie Bernstein [email protected] Design: Borsa Wallace, NYC 19 Hollywood, CA: MASS; Lo s Angeles We appreciate notice of any Visit our website: Ph il harmonic; Pacific Chorale; Los Angeles performances or events featuring www.leonardbernstein.com Children's Chorus; Jubi lant Sykes, Celebrant; the music of Leonard Bernstein Marin Alsop, conductor; Hollywood Bowl. or honoring his creative life and PRELUDE, we shall do our best to include FUGUE & such information in forthcom­ ing Calendars. RIFFS \[ON\kt.J - ead BERNSTEIN Record Company Updates

his spring has seen the release NAXOS presents Symphony No. BLUE NOTE brings us a refresh­ Tof many new recordings. 1: Jeremiah and Concerto for ing recording by the Bill Charlap Orchestra "Jubilee Games" per­ Trio titled Somewhere: The Songs CHANDOS has released an all formed by the New Zealand of Leonard Bernstein. This album Bernstein recording that includes Symphony Orchestra conducted contains inventive arrangements Chichester Psalms, Missa Brevis by James Judd. Jeremiah features of favorites such as Cool, Lucky and Symphony No. 3: Kaddish. Helen Medly, mezzo-soprano and to Be Me, Glitter and be Gay, The BBC Symphony Chorus and the Concerto features Nathan and America among others. Ben Orchestra, BBC Singers and the Gunn, baritone. This recording is Ratliff in the New York Times London Oratory School Schola are the first time the Concerto has wrote, "rarely is a new jazz conducted by Leonard Slatkin. been recorded by someone other record so well placed. Internalize This recording features a new than Bernstein. David Hurwitz it, and you realize how frayed the narration revised and performed from ClassicsToday.com wrote, process of making most records by Jamie Bernstein. Writing in "I can't thank Naxos, conductor has become." the Classical Source, Colin James Judd, and his terrific New Anderson remarked, "While Zealanders enough ... These per­ "Whistling is an idea whose time Leonard Bernstein's recordings of formances not only match has returned," says Steve Herbst, his own music are of course won­ Bernstein's in idiomatic flair, America's Champion Whistler derful documents, I don't think rhythmic zest, and sheer spunk; who has performed at the Kaddish has been better done they often surpass them, and Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall than here ... Bernstein's daughter, believe me I spent a lot of time and Avery Fisher, Herbst brings Jamie, supplies [a text] that is comparing recordings before us a entertaining CD Broadway effectively a portrait of her father going out on this particular limb." & Beyond that features whistling and his 'communication' with arrangements of songs from God. It works well . " West Side Story. •

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