Beyond his musical compositions, Marc Blitzstein was deeply engaged in the political and social movements of his time. His ...
Leonard Bernstein’s operetta “Candide” deserves its place of honor in the repertoire of any contemporary classical music company. Since its Broadway debut in 1956 as a musical, the complex ...
Compare and contrast my two transcriptions of Bill Evans' recordings of Leonard Bernstein's "Lucky To Be Me" with me. One is ...
As publicly as circumstances have allowed over the last twenty-nine years—and for the last fourteen of them that has been very publicly indeed—Leonard Bernstein, a formidably gifted and ...
“’Westside’ goes along with the previous single, ‘Cost of Living,’ which was subconsciously influenced by Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story and hence the name. Really.” Similarly, vocalist David Yow ...
Given its enormous place in American and world history, it is an oratorical masterpiece, and aside from its social impact and ...
Orin O’Brien performed with the New York Philharmonic for 55 years. Leonard Bernstein hired her in 1966. She was the first ...
What do St. Hildegard of Bingen — a writer, composer, philosopher and Christian mystic from the Middle Ages — and jazz ...
Maryland Hall is the home stage for several performing arts companies in Annapolis, but it’s rare when their performances ...