Best of all possible overtures
‘Bugles, fifes, oboes, drums, and salvoes of artillery produced such a harmony…’
Voltaire – Candide, Chapter III
Bernstein – Candide, Overture
WCFSO – October 2008
Previewing Lenny
If you love the music of Leonard Bernstein as much as I do you’ll enjoy this interview previewing our upcoming Bernstein celebration at the WCFSO.
Interview with Jacqueline Hallbloom
Iowa Public Radio – October 2008
American icon
This weekend the WCFSO joins with New York musical institutions and other orchestras around the world in celebrating the life and work of Leonard Bernstein, who would have been 90 this fall. A highlight of our program is the Symphonic Dances from his most iconic composition, West Side Story, a work that has been thrilling audiences for more than half a century.
Here choreographer Jerome Robbins demonstrates a trademark move for the 1961 film. Learn more about the stage and film versions in a series of articles at NPR from last year’s 50th anniversary of the piece, including this one:
A Dream Team, a Dream Musical: ‘West Side Story’
NPR All Things Considered – September 26, 2009
Preluge, Fugue and Riffs, the official periodical of the Leonard Bernstein Office, also published an anniversary issue devoted to West Side Story [pdf].
Mahler grooves
The opening page of Leonard Bernstein’s 1960s-era score of the Sixth Symphony by Gustav Mahler, from the New York Philharmonic archives. [Photo by Don Hogan Charles, New York Times] More ties between these two composer-conductors this weekend at the WCFSO.
Meet Simone
Simone Dinnerstein has made a splash in classical music circles recently with her elegant playing and her intriguing path through the biz. Get to know her better ahead of her appearance with the WCFSO this weekend.
