Becoming “the kind of musician Lenny wanted us to be”
I first encountered Maestro Bernstein as an elementary school kid growing up in Metuchen, NJ, in the 1960's.
Tag: Memory Project
Celebrities, musicians, and everyday people remember Leonard Bernstein. Explore their memories and submit your own. How did Leonard Bernstein influence you?
Leonard Bernstein’s “ability to teach and connect with a young audience … made a lasting impression”
I remember him at one concert describing Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition" and evoking so vividly the vision of someone walking down the hall at a museum and looking at the paintings.
“Leonard Bernstein reminds me that art matters”
"To me, he will always represent the passionate pursuit of expression and a love for beauty in spite of the pain and tragedy of life," says Matt W. of California in this week's edition of remembering Bernstein.
“Lenny changed my life”
"From the very first moment he stepped on the podium, Lenny changed my life."
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