Travel Dispatch: Where in the World is “Famous Father Girl”? (Part 1)
Enjoy a whirlwind "Reader's Digest" panorama from Leonard Bernstein's eldest daughter, Jamie. Her memoir, "Famous Father Girl," is available June 12.
Author: Jamie Bernstein
Jamie Bernstein is a writer, narrator, and film maker. Beginning with “The Bernstein Beat,” a family concert about her father’s music modeled after his groundbreaking Young People’s Concerts, Jamie has continued to design, write and narrate concerts for worldwide audiences of all ages about the classical music repertoire. Jamie is the co-director of an award-winning film documentary, Crescendo: the Power of Music, which is available on Netflix. Jamie's memoir, Famous Father Girl, will be published by HarperCollins this June.
“Mambo!” in Miami
"Between our tripartite activities in Philadelphia and Sarasota, I scampered over to Miami to host a Bernstein "Forever Young" kids' concert with the New World Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas’s visionary musical academy," blogs Jamie Bernstein. ...
Bernstein Music Sparkles as Young Musicians Lead
Jamie Bernstein blogs about two weeks of sparkling Bernstein performances -- from Chicago, Colorado Springs, New York City, Washington DC, Scottsdale, and Memphis -- many of which featured inspiring young musicians.
Three Concerts, Two Coasts, One Super Weekend
Getting from New York City to Philadelphia is a breeze. In a little over an hour, the train pulled into beautiful, be-vaulted 30th St. Station. I settled into my hotel room, directly opposite the clock tower atop Philadelphia’s famously beautiful City Hall. From my window perch on the 10th floor, […]
Bernstein in Tucson: Kaddish, ‘Chich’, and Smiles
Jamie, Alexander, and Nina are taking you around the globe, celebrating their father’s legacy with you and adoring fans at thousands of Bernstein Centennial events. In this post, Jamie Bernstein blogs about the marvelous collaborations in Tucson, Arizona.
