Featured Work
A Musical Toast (1980)
A Musical Toast is Leonard Bernstein's tribute to André Kostelanetz. It may seem strange to write a memorial tribute in a "party" vein, rather than an elegiac one; but the composer is simply complying with the wish of Maestro Kostelanetz.
The Leonard Bernstein Office Mission
The Leonard Bernstein Office (LBO) sustains and strengthens Leonard Bernstein’s legacy by inspiring global engagement with his work as a composer, conductor, educator, and humanitarian. Through licensing, promotion, music editing, and publishing, the LBO strives to communicate his lifelong devotion to the transformative power and joy of music.
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Thus Spake Leonard Bernstein:
"The reason why I love conducting is that I love the people I conduct and I love the people for whom we play."
Leonard Bernstein