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ugust 25, 1993 would have Abeen Leonard Bernstein's 75th birthday. Mr. Bernstein would doubtless have been feted in concert halls and festivals, on radio and television, with compact discs, cassettes and even vinyl, from Vienna to Sapporo and everywhere in between, all fitting testimonials to the Maestro's energy, to his eager sharing of the beauty he perceived, and to his remarkable genius. It is the fortune of great artists that when they do leave us, they nevertheless bequeath us a special part of themselves, namely their art. In his , his writings, his teaching, Leonard Bernstein left us an invaluable legacy. His ideals are the foundation for the recently inaugurated Bernstein Center for Education Through the Arts in Nashville, Tennessee. His Leonard Bernstein greeting the crowd in Lawrence, MA , during his 65th birthday celebration. YOUNG PEOPLE'S CONCERTS remain the standard by which by Jamie Bernstein Thomas Four years later, my brother The next biggie was 50, and by is measured. Two Alexander and I honored Daddy's then Alexander and I had honed of his most famous ince I was old enough to otherwise unremarkable 44th our skills on three birthday shows works, landmarks of the American remember, my father's birthday with a television parody for Daddy. This time we pulled music, will be published in fu ll round-number birthdays called "The Ape Solomon Show." out all the stops. Our mother had score after years of painstaking were observed with Six-year-old Alexander, as Louis a big yel low-striped tent set up work and research. The Maestro's S Armstrong, "played" a dented (co ntinued on page 5) elaborate, and sometimes epic, life and accomplishments in all his late-summer spectaculars. August trumpet. Rosalia, our highly fields of activity are being 25, 1958 is the first of his theatrical Chilean cook, recited the commemorated throughout the birthdays I remember; Leonard advertising copy for Aquamarine LEONARD world. In keeping with this Bernstein turned 40 that year. Lotion and stole the show. We famous "Bernstein spirit" and in wrote him a concluded with a rendition of honor of the Maestro's 75th "Hey Look Me Over," lyrics song for the occasion, the lyrics of birthday, we ask you to join us in which began, "And you're only as rewritten by a not-so-promising 9- celebration. • old as you look - let me look year-old: again - 50." There was a 0 Happy Birthday, dear treasure hunt all around our Daddy-a summer house on Martha's I guess that life just doesn't go Vineyard. The event confirmed so slow my 5-year-old's view that 'Cause you're already 44 years old grownups were an unstable group But you can conduct and you prone to wild screaming and much can compose BERNSTEIN pounding around. And you can still be bold ... The BETA Fund

Something Within Me From Alexander Bernstein

SOMETHING WITHIN ME a better person." SOMETHING was, at 55 minutes, the shortest WITHIN ME, presenting a real entry at the prestigious Sundance view of the value and purpose of Film Festival in Park City, Utah, the arts in education that the BETA and also the film that got the BET A Fund has always strongly loudest applause from the advocated, won The Audience audience of young moviemakers Award, The Filmmakers' Award FUND and Hollywood powerbrokers. and a Special Jury Prize. The Howie Movshovitz in the BET A Fund is very proud to have Post wrote "[SOMETHING assisted Jerret Engle and Emma he Bernstein Education WITHIN ME] is one of those rare Joan Morris, producers of T Through th e Arts (BET A) movies th at makes you want to be SOMETHING WITHIN ME. Fund is pleased to congratulate producers Jerret Engle and Emma Joan Morris on the extraordinary critical response to their new documentary film SOMETHING WITHIN ME. This film docu­ ear Friends, ments a visit to th e remarkable St. DTHANK YOU to those of you Augustine's School of the Arts. who responded to my questions in Located in one of the poorest the last issue! All of the corre­ sections of New York's South spondence was thoughtful, Bronx, St. Augustine's, called provocative and most enlightening. SASA by most students and We will reprint a sampling in the faculty, is the only school of the next issue and perhaps begin a arts in the New York archdiocese. dialogue on the points you have Unlike most specialized schools of brought up. this type, it admits average But these pages of the BET A students and encourages each of Fund are devoted to the inaugual them to discover their individual conference of the Leonard artistic potential. With 350 Bernstein Center in Nashville, students, the most the school can Tennessee. Our hopes for its acco mmodate, St. Augustine's success are higher than ever after primary emphasis is on music (a ll participating in those extraordi­ of the school's music teachers play nary few days. Thanks to the professionally), in conjunction Herculean efforts of Scott Massey with art classes, choral singing and and the Nashville Institute for the even modern dance. In an Arts; Kitty Moon and her planning interview in , committee; and the staff at Scene principal Tom Pilecki said of St. Three, th e conference was an Augustine students: "Our main auspicious beginning indeed. I am Th e children of St. Augustine's in SOMETHING WITHIN ME. aim is to turn out good people. awed by the vision and commit­ Art enhances life, and we try to ment of my new friends in 2 use the arts to enhance the Nashville, and I hope to make character of our kids, to make many, many more as the Center them more interested and flourishes in its invaluable work.• interesting learners. " The Leonard Bernstein Center

A Weekend of Learning and Art

he Leonard Bernstein Center Bernstein Center, welcomed the trying to add the arts to the Tfor Education Through the participants and guests and gave current school curriculum . We're Arts, a collaborative project of the an overview of what the Center looking at the way the whole Bernstein Education Through the hoped to accomplish in the area of school learning context can be Arts (BET A) Fund and the Nashv ill e arts in education. This was reconsidered and redesigned so Institute for the Arts, was officially followed by a workshop presenta­ that students are actively making inaugurated in Nashville, tion of Mr. Bernstein's YOUNG things and being more creative and Tennessee. Beginning on Thursday, PEOPLE'S CONCERTS coordi­ innovative in the way they learn, April 29th with a lavish reception nated by a team of well-known not just sitting there absorbi ng at Tennessee Gov. Ned Mc Wherter's educators and artists, including information. We're trying to residence, the series of events Mr. Larry Scripp of the Harvard model the learning process on th e lasted through the weekend. The Project Zero, Dr. John Knowles creative process." Alexander keynote address at Vanderbilt and Mr. Eric Booth of the Bernstein, President of the University was given by ABC News Nashville Institute for the Arts and Bernstein Ed ucation Through the anch or and Bernstein Center Dr. Edward Bilous of the Juilliard Arts (BET A) Fund and founding National Advisory Council member School of Music. chairman of the Leonard Bernstein Peter Jen nings, who spoke on Alexa11der Benzstei11 and Dr. Scott Massey. Later that afternoon, Peter Center, explained th e selection of Friday morning to an audience of Jennings moderated a symposium Nashville for the Center: "My arts, education and business play a central role towards in which the aims of the Leonard father was deeply committed to leaders about the opportunities for educational reform. The actress Bernstein Center and the issues the idea of the arts as being totally transforming American education. Lauren Bacall, also a National surrounding arts in education were "The real trick is to create an Advisory Council member of the discussed by the panel, including educational environment that creates Bernstein Center, led a session on James Berk, president of the heart - not 'smarts'," Jennings "The Art and Genius of Leonard National Association of Recording said. "All good teachers know Bernstein," in which the longtime Arts and Sciences Foundation, that the one thing they want to friend of the recited former Secretary of Education find is anything that will bring the poetry by Bernstein, quoted the Lamar Alexander, Dr. Kristina student to life." composer's notes to WEST SIDE Woolsey, former director of the STORY and presided over a Apple Computer Multimedia Lab, selection of compositions , and Jim highlighting Mr. Bernstein's Ed Norton, president of Warner prodigious talents. These were Brothers Nashville and audience sung, played and danced by members. The day closed with a performers from throughout the gala black-tie dinner, hosted by Advisory Council Member Lauren Bacall. Nashville metropolitan area, Sony Music Nashville and the including the Metro Schools American Society of , connected to the process of Children's Chorus, the Tennessee Authors and Publishers, at the new learn ing, and to the idea that you Dance Theatre, and members of ASCAP Corporate Headquarters cannot study any particular subject the con­ on Music Row. Over 450 guests, in a vac uum. I know that he was ducted by . including singer and thrilled by what they were doing in Advisory Council Member . Following lunch at the former National Gallery of Arr Nashville." Parthenon, Nashville's famous director and new member of the Saturday morning featured a These remarks were followed replica of the original in Athens, in Center's Advisory Council, brunch at the Opryland Hotel and by a multimedia presentation by Centennial Park, inaugural J. Carter Brown, attended the an exhibit of the latest technolo­ 3 Dr. Charles Fowler, Director of proceedings recommenced in the fundraiser for the Nashville gies in interactive ed ucational National Cultural Resources, Inc., Main Auditorium of the Hospital Institute for the Arts and the media. To close the sessions, John of Washington, D.C. His Corporation of America, where Bernstein Center. Naisbitt, author of the best-selling irresistable video examples Dr. Scott Massey, president of the The mission of the Leonard book Megatrends, led a discussion illustrated the need for the arts to Nashville Institute for the Arts and Bernstein Center, Dr. Massey has of future directions for the founding President of the Leonard said, "We're not just looking at Bernstein Center. • The Definitive Editions

WEST SIDE STORY and 1n Full Scores

by Charlie Harmon CANDIDE 1. Allt&ronwllotonbrlo J• IJ1 or , CANDIDE ~,., ----- .,__ F and , /- ' " &. '., pinnacles of the musical legacy of '_J\:-j l 1'.t ~~ I Leonard Bernstein and treasures of \ u I .I ."l,_ l .- (' I the American musical theatre, are .,. available from Jalni Publishing and : · 1\ Boosey & Hawkes in full score, in printings as complete, thorough and precise as the works of 1 I Mozart, Verdi and Wagner. But why did it take three decades , between first performance and 'll ~ r~~p:-g,~~~~ il- Filli• _.. o.::. . ~ g. final printing? Let me explain. It was as a serious recording project that Leonard Bernstein approached WEST SIDE STORY in 1984. Rumors of stepping im­ promptu into the pit to conduct the , overture of the Broadway show ~..!.~:::.":.~... :,-;.;.:.~:.:::.---':!:.!:.·...... _, notwithstanding, the recording was the CANDIDE Overture in Leonard Bernstein's fa ir copy and the new engraved score. first time Mr. Bernstein had looked at the entire score since A major aspect of putting the DANCES FROM WEST SIDE throughout. writing it in 1957. DG recording together was STORY, a large suite culled from Finally, there are manuscripts. Several days before the correcting the thousands of errors the show by Mr. Bernstein, aided Most of the manuscripts for WEST recording date, Bernstein received for which the score of WEST SIDE by and , in SIDE STORY and CANDIDE are a copy of the full score of WEST STORY was notorious. One 1960. The here is in the in SIDE STORY in an ozalid print of particularly egregious error was for a large symphony orchestra Washington. Mr. Bernstein's the manuscript by arrangers Sid found in the Balcony Scene, in sitting on a performing platform, painstaking way of making his Ramin and Irwin Kostal. This which the line "Today all day I and is not usually appropriate for own fair copies (pencil copies score reflected all the last-minute had the feeling a miracle would a theatre pit, as it would tend to carefully laid out on the page, changes from the out-of-town run happen ... " has always been sung drown out all but the most athletic clear enough to distribute for leading up to Broadway. Bernstein by Maria; in fact it belongs to Tony, singers. But the SYMPHONIC rehearsals) are treasures. Every reviewed the dynamics, setting who is referring to his frame of mind DANCES also show how Mr. note is in place, every articulation, levels that supported the singers. expressed in "Something's Coming." Bernstein re-thought some of the every dynamic and tempo He phrased the string writing, The score used by Bernstein for dance music. marking. On the other hand, we adding some bowings and the recording sessions became the Other references for WEST do not have manuscript full scores articulations. Sudden pianissimi basis for preparing a paste-up for SIDE STORY include the printed of either WEST SIDE STORY or were highlighted with his familiar an engraving of the full score. In piano/vocal from 1958, a copy of CANDIDE by him, since on red/blue pencil. making this paste-up, everything which Mr. Bernstein marked Broadway it is traditional for the Some revisions to the score was first written out by hand, in extensively in preparing the singers orchestration to be completed by 4 came about in the recording this case by David Abell. Com­ for the DG recording, and the someone other than the composer. studio: in the Prologue, the drums parisons were made to the original printed libretto. Since an In fact, when the full score of at the opening were always written cast album from 1957 and to the engraving includes not only music CANDIDE arrived on his desk in as drum and bass drum, but recording of the film soundtrack, but also words, cues (words November 1989, Mr. Bernstein in the recording studio the tenor (although this had a slightly spoken by actors to signal the remarked that he had never before drum wasn't enough of a contrast different orchestration). There beginning of a musical number), examined the music "as a through­ in pitch, so snare drum was played was another source to examine and stage directions, it's important composed work." He had written instead, with the snares off. and that was the SYMPHONIC that these be correct and consistent CANDIDE in the mid-fifties, 0 Happy Birthday, continued

number by number. Discovering it pages in its first proof, which took (continued from page 1) and monumental attention had to anew, he dug into the score as though five months to inspect. behind our house, with a raised be paid. The event was a grand composing it all over again. Taking this corrected proof, the platform at one end. After the concert at Bernstein's beloved As always, there were quite a engraver prepares a second proof, feasting, Alexander and I did our , packed with musical few corrections to be made. The which goes back to the editor for show for a large and illustrious talent and running over four score Bernstein conducted from for re-examination. Interestingly, it is crowd of our parents' friends. Six- hours. My father had not been in the London recording of CANDIDE at this stage when a number of year-old Nina joined us for the the best of spirits, feeling supersti- by Deutsche Grammophon is filled formerly unnoticed mistakes finale: a 3-part round entitled "Olga tious and anxious at the attain- with his usual careful dynamic Koussevitzky Isn't Coming." We ment of his biblical allotment of indications, tempo markings and were a smash, Daddy was ecstatic, threescore and ten years. We all articulations for the orchestra. As and the three of us were irrepara- did our utmost to cheer him up, with WEST SIDE STORY, the CANDIDE bly stage-struck for life. but it was heavy sledding. Even sources for preparing an engraving LEONARD BERNSTEIN Leonard Bernstein's 60th the weather was damp and chill. for CANDIDE were essentially the birthday festivities were planned Finally, the sun came out the same: Bernstein's way in advance to be an elaborate afternoon of the birthday concert, score, orchestra material, a outdoor concert at Wolftrap, just and my father could not help but previously printed piano/vocal outside of Washington, D.C. But enjoy the major-league lineup of score, and the manuscripts in the the family was still devastated friends who performed in his Library of Congress. from our mother's death earlier honor: everyone from to The CANDIDE score took five that summer, and nobody was in a Bobby Mcferrin to Lauren Bacall months to compile, after locating partying mood, least of all the to - and, for old times' 's large pages of become apparent. Eventually, a birthday man himself. The great sake, a surprise performance by his orchestration distributed through third proof is made, and some- celebration machine could not be three children, now nicely rounded nineteen packing crates in the times a fourth. As the printing stopped, however, and we endured out by the addition of my husband Boosey & Hawkes warehouse in gets closer to completion, the other a hot, muggy Virginia evening in David's unflappable tenor. Farmingdale, Long Island. parts associated with a printed our finery, unable to fully appreciate Now 75 has rolled around, and But locating source materials is score are pulled together: a quite wonderful array of artists alas, alas: Leonard Bernstein is no only the first step in this long and copyright notices, preliminary performing Bernstein music. longer here. Yet predictably, even meticulous progression to a final pages, appendices, a cover design. After sixty, the cycle of round in his absence, Bernstein's birthday printed version. The process of The preliminary pages of music number birthdays shortened to generates a flurry of celebratory engraving begins with a graphic theatre works traditionally list the five-year intervals. For his 65th activity. Events are scheduled representation of everything opening night cast, the name of the birthday, everyone felt better around the world. Here in New connected to a performance. This theatre and sometimes the number about life, and we thoroughly York, the family will take part in a is called a paste-up. Everything on of performances. A recording of enjoyed a return to Leonard concert of songs, chamber music it has to be clear and accurate, to the work, if made, is mentioned, Bernstein's birthplace, Lawrence, and at Alice Tully Hall, ,. allow the engraver simply to too. If, as in the case of CANDIDE, ., where our entire family was benefiting the Bernstein Education follow graphically what is a work has a convoluted history, paraded down Main Street in Through the Arts (BET A) Fund. presented on the paste-up. then other versions may be listed. antique open cars, to the bemuse- All this will undoubtedly fill us The engraver decides how An appendix can include musical ment of a sparse curbside crowd. with the joyous Bernstein spirit - much music appears on each page. numbers considered optional, or There was a picnic lunch and a although I will continue to miss He or she is also responsible for numbers dropped during the run nice mayor and we all wore sky- seeing Daddy festooning his mighty the vertical line-up. When the first of the show. blue armbands to advocate No ears with gift ribbon - a sure sign attempt at layout is completed, For both WEST SIDE STORY Nukes. Jennie Bernstein, mother he was having a happy birthday. • _____J 5 this is called a first proof and it and CANDIDE, having the music of the Maestro, was celebrated in goes to the editor. The editor in complete, carefully edited and equal measure that day; her examines everything on the page, legible editions is the greatest triumphal return to the town even extraneous markings which service of all to Mr. Bernstein's where she'd worked in the mills as sometimes appear, while marking musical vision, since all future a child was the most resonant part as clearly as possible all correc- performances, recordings, or other of the day for our family. tions. To give an idea of what this representations rely on this printed By age 70, Leonard Bernstein entails: CANDIDE came to 480 material. • was nothing short of a monument, Looking Ahead

YOUNG PEOPLE'S CONCERTS SONY NewDG on Home Video Planned for continues the Releases Bernstein 75th Anniversary Royal Edition

contains 25 concerts on ten VHS SONY I n honor of cassettes. The Society will also ..iiiiiiii Leonard offer a "Sampler Set" of six concerts r,..- Bernstein, Sony on three cassettes and selected c '· s s' c • ~ Classical is continu­ individual titles. Inquiries may be ing to release the now-famous sen t directly to Prelude, Fugue & Royal Edition of compact discs. Riffs, 25 Central Park West, Suite The Roya l Edition is a library of lY, New York, NY 10023. recordings made with the New The Society will also specialize York Philharmonic during three in making the programs avai lable decades. The Royal Edition will to educational and performing arts ultimately include 119 CD's. institutions. Alexander Bernstein, These historic recordings have the Maestro's son, said, "My been digitally remastered and n honor of Leonard Bernstein's father's YOUNG PEOPLE'S represent improved sound quality I 75th birthday, Deutsche CONCERTS represent the over the original recordings. Grammophon will release a special disc ca lled "Somewhere." This ne of the highlights of the extraord in ary legacy of his life as Haro ld Fein, Sony Class ical Vice an educator. Always provocative President, stated, "Bernstein's record ing features selections from 0 1993 commemorations the Maestro's favorite composi­ planned to mark the 75th and never condescending, he was influence was so enormous that ab le to engage his audiences only an enormous edition cou ld do tions and recordings. Artists on anniversary of Leonard Bernstein's this disc of live performance birth will be the home video release (children and parents alike) as it justice. This is the largest active participants in their own edition in the history of Son y concerts include of an enduring part of the Maestro's singing "Somewhere," Tyne Daly, legacy as a musician and teacher. learning. The Leonard Bernstein Classical or its predecessor, CBS Center in Nashville is developing Masterworks." , Frederica van Leonard Bernstein's YOUNG • Stade, , Tatiana PEOPLE'S CONCERTS with the material to accompany the tapes and broaden their educational Troyanos, Jose Carreras, Thomas , the Hampson and Mstislav landmark TV broadcasts which scope. I am proud and thrilled that The Leonard Bernstein Society Rostropovich. provided a gateway to music for In autumn, Deutsche millions of Americans, will arrive is making these educa tional treasures avai lable for generations Grammophon will release a new on VHS cassette tape on Leonard recording and video of the musical Bernstein's birthday, . to study and en joy." In a parallel marketing effort, , featuring the The programs, originally broad­ London Symphony Orchestra led cast by the CBS television network Sony has arranged for the by . The from 1958 to 1972 and retransmitted Smithsonian Institution to offer cast includes Tyne Daly, Frederica by broadcasters around the world, the video series as a continuity van Stade, Sam Ramey, Thomas changed forever the way audiences program, as they have with book Hampson, , Kurt listen to music and estab li shed Mr. and record series. Subscribers to Ollm ann and Cleo Laine. Writing Bernstein as America's most the Institution's program will in (London), captivating music teacher. receive a new title approximately Edward Greenfield remarked of The home video edition will every six weeks. this performance: "If Lenny was present 25 one-hour broadcasts as The restoration and remaster­ looking down from heaven, he they were originally aired. Included ing of the original programs were must have been thrilled." in the series are programs that supervised by BetaFilm, a • discuss musical basics, musical KirchGroup company. • 6 styles, and specific composers such as Beethoven and Mahler. By arrangemen t with Sony Classical, The Leonard Bernstein Society will be the only source for the complete set of available titles. The Society's "Collector's Edition " Leonard Rehearing New Kultur RCA Red Seal Bernstein Place Bernstein Releases

he Atlantic magazine, in the n August, 1993, Kultur will T June 1993 issue, offered its Irelease "Leonard Bernstein in readers a cover-story featuring a Paris, " featuring Berlioz' critical reevaluation of Leonard with the Orchestre Bernstein's career and accomplish­ National de France, the Orchestre ments. In his article Re-Hearing Philharmonique de France, the Bernstein, Reporter Chorus of the Orchestre National writes: "As a conductor there is de France and tenor Stuart Barrows. nobody who can touch Bernstein, Maestro Bernstein conducts this the way he brought excitement to powerful work in the chapel of St. Mayor Dinkins with Bernstein family the audience. It's amazing what a Louis des lnvalides in Paris. o honor the 75th birthday of and friends. wonderful teacher he was, how In September, 1993, Kultur will TLeonard Bernstein RCA Red sophisticated and ambitious he release "Leonard Bernstein in Seal is releasing a new recording of n ceremonies in City Hall's Blue was in teaching the American Japan, " in which Maestro Bernstein SONGFEST. This recording, by the Room on Friday, May 28 , 1993, I public, and children especially." • conducts the New York Philhar­ St. Louis Symphony, is conducted New York Mayor David Dinkins monic in Schumann's SYM­ by Leonard Slatkin and features signed a bill naming West 65th PHONY NO. 1, "THE SPRING" Wendy White, Patricia Spense, Street between Amsterdam Avenue and an historic performance of Linda Hohenfeld, John Cheek, and Broadway in 's SYM- Vernon Hartman, and Walter "Leonard Bernstein Place. " PHONY NO. 5. • Plante as the vocal ensemble. Running through the heart of Coupled with this recording is , this block is linked a rare performance by the St. historically to the artistic life of the Louis Symphony of SYMPHONY conductor-composer and contains NO. 1,"JEREMIAH", conducted the stage entrances to Avery Fisher by Leonard Bernstein in 194 5. • Hall (home of Bernstein's beloved New York Philharmonic), The Metropolitan , the Mitzi Newhouse and Vivian Beaumont Theaters. The new Leonard One Hand, One Heart Bernstein Bernstein Place will also include Alice Tully Hall, The Juilliard Honored by School and the New Yark Philharmonic Archives, which will Stamp eventually house the Maestro's arbra Streisand is releasing a he Caribbean musical library. The ceremony Bnew recording of Broadway Tisland was attended by Jamie Bernstein songs entitled "Back to Broad­ republic of Thomas, Alexander Bernstein, way." This collection includes "I Grenada has Nina Bernstein, Shirley Bernstein, Have A Love/One Hand, One recently issued Francisca Thoma s, singer Roberta Heart" from WEST SIDE STORY. postage stamps Peters, longtime friend and Ms. Streisand had apparently honoring colleague , Nat wanted to include Bernstein's C..-l

WEST SIDE STORY at Bernstein Year in Lawrence, NY Indiana University

EST SIDE STORY was the he Public Schools of Wlast work presented by the TLawrence, New York, have Indiana University Opera Theater just finished celebrating "The in its 1992-93 season. Guest Leonard Bernstein Year 1992- director/choreographer Michael 1993" in honor of his 75th DiFonzo and conductor Robert birthday. "The Leonard Bernstein Porco succeeded in taking Indiana Year" in Lawrence, a suburban University students of opera, community of New York located theatre and dance and forming on Long Island, focussed on the them into an ensemble of players contributions of Bernstein as both who were impressive as a team a teacher and a composer. Alexander Bernstein with students at and as individual performers. Proposed and developed by the Lawrence High School. Stage designer C. David Higgins Supervisor of music and arts-in­ University and at school functions . beautifully recreated the West Side education for the Lawrence School In different venues, some of Mr. neighborhood in Manhattan where District Dr. Bert Konowitz, "The Bernstein's less familiar works the musical unfolds, while lighting Leonard Bernstein Year" culmi­ were also presented, including the designer Michael Schwandt nated on May 12 with a concert of song "Who Arn I" from the effectively illuminated the action in Bernstein works at Lawrence High Indiana University Opera Theater Bernstein version of . the alleys and bedrooms. Indiana School, including favorite songs production of WEST SIDE STORY. Students and faculty together University Opera Theater will from WEST SIDE STORY and a watched and discussed the tapes of perform MASS in Bloomington and sing-along of TONIGHT. In Mr. Bernstein's celebrated Norton Washington, D.C. as a part of the addition, Alexander Bernstein, Lectures, originally presented at 75th Birthday Commemoration. • president of the Bernstein . Education Through the Arts By choosing to celebrate the life (BET A) Fund, attended classes all and accomplishments of Leonard day long and then spoke about his Bernstein, Dr. Konowitz says, "We BBC Radio Celebrates the father's impassioned beliefs in the were interested in offering students importance of the arts to education. a model, someone that they might Maestro's 7 5th Birthday Earlier this year, the Lawrence emulate, who represents a bonding High School Marching Band of the intellectual with the artistic played Bernstein works at Hofstra pril 12, 1993 was Leonard which he replaced an ailing Bruno and a concern for life in general."• ABernstein Day for BBC Walter at and began Radio 3, which celebrated the 75th his meteoric rise to prominence; anniversary of the Maestro's birth the ballet music to , with a full day of special programs introduced by sister Shirley Note to Readers broadcast live from BBC studios in Bernstein; , conducted New York. With Jamie Bernstein by Maestro Bernstein and Prelude, Fugue & Riffs will be sent the music of Leonard Bernstein Thomas and , introduced by former General upon request. Please send all or honoring his creative life and Radio 3 treated its UK audience Manager at the Metropolitan correspondence to: shall do our best to include such (the show wasn't available in the Opera Schuyler Chapin; ON THE Craig Urquhart information in forthcoming US) to 15 hours of programming TOWN, with special narrations by Prelude, Fugue & Riffs Calendars. devoted to recorded highlights of Alexander and Nina Bernstein. 25 Central Park West, Suite 1Y Leonard Bernstein's career, Other guests stopped by BBC 8 New York, NY 10023 Prelude, Fugue & Riffs"' is a conversations with family studios to reminisce about Mr. Fax: (212) 315-0643 publication of The Leonard members and colleagues who Bernstein, including singer Barbara Bernstein Society. worked with the Maestro over Cook, composer , Tax-deductible donations to © 1993 by Jalni Publications, Inc. many years, and works to which Jr. and . • The Bernstein Education Through Executive VP: Harry]. Kraut the Maestro had special ties. The the Arts (BETA) Fund, Inc. may be Manager: Craig Urquhart musical selections included Mr. sent in care of the same address. Editorial: Ned Davies Bernstein's extra-ordinary New We appreciate notice of any Design: Borsa Wallace, NYC York Philharmonic concert, at performances or events featuring

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