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- Leonard Bernstein Bust at Tanglewood Tanglewood Music Center unveils a new sculpture paying homage to Leonard Bernstein. Read July 29, 2014
- On The Town revival releases promo video Promo video released for On The Town's upcoming Broadway revival plays tribute to the classic 1949 film - stream it here! Read July 14, 2014
- 'On the Town' revival featured on So You Think You Can Dance On the Town's memorable opening number New York, New York was performed this week on the hit reality show So You Think You Can Dance, featuring cast members from the upcoming Broadway revival. Watch the performance here! Read July 11, 2014
- First complete concert version of "West Side Story" now available The San Francisco Symphony, conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas, has now released the first ever complete concert version of Bernstein's "West Side Story". Read June 10, 2014
- Digital Theatre to Release "Candide" The May 2004 Candide concerts with the New York Philharmonic — starring Tony Award winners Kristen Chenowith and Patti LuPone — will be released online via Digital Theatre June 4. Read June 3, 2014
- BBC 4 Program - West Side Story letters & manuscripts Conductor Marian Alsop, librarian Mark Horowitz and author Nigel Simeone discuss marvelous West Side Story letters and manuscripts archives at the Library of Congress. Please enjoy this fantastic BCC interview aired on Tuesday, May 20, 2014 – interview begins at 1 minute and 30 seconds.http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b043wz2c Read May 21, 2014
- "In the presence of greatness:" Candide, Menier Chocolate Factory There’s always the clinching moment of catharsis in Bernstein scores and the mother of them all is “Make Our Garden Grow” where even Voltaire’s scepticism pales beneath the wholehearted belief of the melody. When the ensemble goes a capella at the climax there isn’t a soul alive who’s not going to know from the shiver down their spine that they are in the presence of greatness. Read December 3, 2013
- Looking Up, Figuratively and Literally, at Wright Elementary Things are looking up these days at Wright Elementary School, both figuratively and now literally, after the installation of a student-created mural this morning that represents the capstone of “Big Arts Week” at the Artful Learning Legacy school. Read November 11, 2013
- Kultur International Films to Release Leonard Bernstein's Young People's Concerts with the New York Philharmonic - Volume 2 Kultur International Films will release Volume 2 of the New York Philharmonic’s Young People’s Concerts with Leonard Bernstein on November 19, 2013, featuring 27 digitally restored videos of the landmark televised concerts on nine DVDs. This is the first release of Young People’s Concerts in more than 20 years, following the popular release of Volume 1 in 1993; with this release the entire series of Bernstein’s Young People’s Concerts is now available on DVD Read November 8, 2013
- Leonard Bernstein: An Exploration of His World To celebrate the life and work of Leonard Bernstein, the American Academy in Berlin has invited his daughter, Jamie Bernstein, to give a talk about her father and her own work, which is inspired by his legacy. The evening will take place in cooperation with the Konzerthaus Berlin, which is organizing a concert and lecture series from November 8-13 in honor of Lenny. Jamie's talk is scheduled for Thursday, November 7, at 7:30pm CET (Berlin), 1:30 pm EST. Read November 6, 2013
- Hiding Within His Own Words Nigel Simeone Edits Leonard Bernstein's Letters Read October 28, 2013
- Tribute to Leonard Bernstein ...he [Bernstein] once said of the Konzerthaus Berlin: "You have to know: I love this house, I love the people here, and I love this audience. And I'll be back! " Read October 14, 2013
- Dancers a highlight of Bernstein celebration A celebration of Leonard Bernstein with the Philadelphia Orchestra plus guests from the New York City Ballet pretty much guarantees a good time. And Friday night at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center did not disappoint. Read August 13, 2013
- The Musical Treasure-Trove At The Library Of Congress The Music Division of the massive Library of Congress in Washington, DC, is a place where performers, composers, scholars and the general public make discoveries of the musical kind. Read July 29, 2013
- The Letters of Leonard Bernstein to Be Published for the First Time by Yale University Press On October 29, 2013, Yale University Press will publish The Leonard Bernstein Letters, edited by Nigel Simeone. No selection of Leonard Bernstein's correspondence of this size and scope has been previously published, and most of the letters in this brand new collection are previously unseen. Read July 11, 2013
- Pressed for Time and Looking for Love In 'On The Town', sailors on leave look for love Read June 23, 2013
- Leonard Bernstein's Arts-Based Education Revolution In 1990, Bernstein provided a grant to develop an arts-based education program. He firmly believed that the spirit of artistic creativity through the visual arts, music, theater, and dance would improve students' reading, writing and math skills. He was right. Read June 12, 2013
- Looking back at "Lenny's Playlist" In the early years of his tenure as the Philharmonic’s music director, Leonard Bernstein brought a similarly ambitious vision to orchestral programming, introducing themes and festivals to the regular season. Read June 3, 2013