How Does a Composer Write Music for 100 Instruments? (Video)
Leonard Bernstein explains that composing a piece of music is like choosing the right clothes to wear--only harder.
Tag: Young People’s Concerts
Leonard Bernstein Praises Teaching, “the Noblest Profession” in the World (Video)
In what was perhaps a predecessor of "Teacher Appreciation" week, Bernstein says to appreciate teachers, using the examples of those who taught him. Watch this priceless clip from Young People's Concert #24.
Young People’s Concert #2: What Is American Music? (Video)
Explore the characteristics that make American music sound American in the second televised Young People's Concert.
“What Does Music Mean?” The First Young People’s Concert
In 1958, a new type of television programming premiered on CBS, with Leonard Bernstein at the helm.
Leonard Bernstein, Master Educator
"Leonard Bernstein was the most powerful envoy from the high arts in my lifetime, and arguably in the 20th century," says educator, author, and former broadway actor, Eric Booth.
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.
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, […]
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.
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