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- Bringing Classical Music into Children's Homes with TONIES® Inspiring the next generation by introducing children to classical music early, tonies® has launched a delightful double-bill showcasing charming evergreens ‘Peter & The Wolf’ and ‘Carnival of the Animals’ in a Tonie that plays these beautiful orchestral fairy tales when placed on its Toniebox audio player. Read June 28, 2021
- A Chat with Maestro Chien Wen-Pin Craig Urquhart recently interviewed Taiwanese conductor Chien Wen-Pin to discuss Chien's career in Asia and Europe, the Pacific Music Festival in Japan, and Leonard Bernstein's Young People's Concerts. Read June 28, 2021
- In Memory of Mary Ahern (1922-2021) Mary Ahern was a television pioneer and one of TV's earliest producers. She produced features on music, history, and theater for the seminal cultural magazine series Omnibus, including Leonard Bernstein's seven historic programs. Jack Gottlieb, who was Bernstein’s assistant for many years, shared his memories of Ahern in his book "Working With Bernstein," some of which are excerpted here. Read June 28, 2021
- From the Archives: Trouble in Tahiti TROUBLE IN TAHITI by Humphrey Burton (as printed in the Winter 1993 issue of Prelude, Fugue & Riffs) Read June 28, 2021
- Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2021 available for Pre-Order You can now purchase the Vienna Philharmonic's Summer Night Concert 2021 album in various formats to remember the magical night in the comfort of your living room. Read June 25, 2021
- Summer 2021 Reading As the summer arrives, there are armfuls of books about Bernstein collaborators and friends to keep our beach days full. Read June 25, 2021
- New Documentaries to Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival in June Two documentaries of interest are premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival: a film about Bernstein by Doug Tirola, as well as a documentary about conductor and Bernstein protegée, Marin Alsop. Read May 6, 2021
- Watch the Official Teaser for Steven Spielberg's West Side Story Watch the Official Teaser for Steven Spielberg's West Side Story Read April 25, 2021
- 2021 Leonard Bernstein Festival of the Creative Arts at Brandeis University - April 25-May 1 Online and on campus, art finds a way. Read April 25, 2021
- From the Archives: MASS Revisited by James Carroll In the late 1960's Jacqueline Kennedy asked Leonard Bernstein to compose a mass in honor of her slain husband to be performed at the dedication of Washington's Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The result was Bernstein's "MASS: A Theater Piece for Singers, Players and Dancers," an extraordinary composition [written in collaboration with Stephen Schwartz] that combined the production values of opera, choral magnificence, the hip choreography of Broadway, intricate symphonic harmonies - and a heartbreaking narrative turning on the figure of an all-too-human young priest. I was such a priest when I attended a performance of MASS in its opening run in 1971, and it left me shaken. Read April 21, 2021
- West Side Story to open TCM's Classic Film Festival with 60th Anniversary cast reunion Rita Moreno is reuniting with her West Side Story costars George Chakiris and Russ Tamblyn on the 60th anniversary of the screen classic. The trio will get together virtually on the opening night of the 2021 TCM Film Festival on Thursday, May 6 where they will discuss the making of the 1961 film. Read April 19, 2021
- New Box Set: Bernstein conducts Stravinsky A new box set, Bernstein conducts Stravinsky, will be released by Sony Classical in remembrance of the great composer and conductor Igor Stravinsky. Read March 29, 2021
- New Ballet by Alexei Ratmansky set to Leonard Bernstein's Divertimento Enjoy a night at the ballet with works by acclaimed choreographer and American Ballet Theatre Artist in Residence Alexei Ratmansky. Filmed live on the City Center stage, the company’s renowned dancers bring to life the World Premiere of Ratmansky’s Bernstein in a Bubble, along with excerpts from his recent works for ABT. Read March 22, 2021
- From the Archives: Writing the Life of Leonard Bernstein From the Archives: Writing the Life of Leonard Bernstein Read March 21, 2021
- From the Archive: Bernstein Meets Broadway Carol Oja’s Bernstein Meets Broadway: Collaborative Art in a Time of War has recently been released by Oxford University Press. Oja chronicles the earliest professional adventures of Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, and Jerome Robbins by zeroing in on Fancy Free and On the Town from 1944. She also explores the work of The Revuers, Comden and Green’s early sketch comedy team, for which Bernstein was an occasional pianist. A central theme in her book focuses on the racial desegration of Broadway musicals. Following are a few excerpts. Read March 20, 2021
- Longy honors Ellis Marsalis Jr. with 2021 Leonard Bernstein Award Longy honors Ellis Marsalis Jr. with 2021 Leonard Bernstein Award Read March 18, 2021
- Theater Osnabrück presents "Trouble in Tahiti" as part of digital season Theater Osnabrück in Germany presents "Trouble in Tahiti" as part of digital season Read March 18, 2021
- Available for Pre-Order: In My Own Time by Humphrey Burton This long-awaited autobiography is a must-read for classical musical enthusiasts and those fascinated by some of the twentieth century's star performers. It also offers unique insights into the history of music, the BBC and arts broadcasting in twentieth-century Britain. Read March 18, 2021
- Mike Nichols: A Life by Mark Harris A magnificent biography of one of the most protean creative forces in American entertainment history, a life of dazzling highs and vertiginous plunges–some of the worst largely unknown until now–by the acclaimed author of Pictures at a Revolution and Five Came Back Read March 18, 2021
- From Times Square NYC to Times Square HK The #HongKongPhilharmonicOrchestra launched its new video collaboration with the city’s Mass Transit Railway—entitled #PhilYourMTRRideWithMusic—with Leonard Bernstein’s “Times Square: 1944” from On the Town. Read March 12, 2021