From Bradley Cooper to Angelina Jolie, many A-list actors are stepping into adaptations of the classical music world. What do ...

Granted, many in attendance were avowed fans of Bernstein, Cooper and classical music. Still, most were well read on the details of the nose controversy and decidedly over it. “I thought it was ...

Compare and contrast my two transcriptions of Bill Evans' recordings of Leonard Bernstein's "Lucky To Be Me" with me. One is ...

Beyond his musical compositions, Marc Blitzstein was deeply engaged in the political and social movements of his time. His ...

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 ...

Maestro' is the movie — and man — on many people's lips, thanks to the awards buzz around Bradley Cooper's biopic of the legendary American composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein.

Join us next year: April 24-30, 2025. The Leonard Bernstein Festival of the Creative Arts celebrates the abundant creativity of Brandeis students, faculty and staff, joined by distinguished guest ...

Orin O’Brien performed with the New York Philharmonic for 55 years. Leonard Bernstein hired her in 1966. She was the first woman to become a full-time permanent member, and is the subject of a new ...

“’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 ...

One young man was due to go to America to study with Bernstein. ‘Be careful,’ his father warned. ‘Leonard Bernstein is gay.’ The young man looked up in wonder. ‘Is there nothing that man can’t do?’ he ...

Here are several Festival of the Arts special projects from the recent past that exemplify festival founder Leonard Bernstein's belief that "the art of an era is a reflection of the society in which ...