Leonard Bernstein was born in Lawrence ... He was elected in 1981 to the American Academy of Arts and Letters, which gave him a Gold Medal. The National Fellowship Award in 1985 applauded his ...

making available online for the first time free access to more than 3,700 items including letters, photographs, audio recordings, and other material from its vast Leonard Bernstein Collection.

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 strong letter of protest ...

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 ...

Leonard Bernstein (1918-90) was one of the great artists of the ... Among Bernstein's many honors and awards are membership in the American Academy of Arts and Letters; the Kennedy Center Honor; a ...

Leonard Bernstein – or Lenny as he was affectionately ... There was certainly great warmth between the men – with Bernstein addressing letters to Copland as ‘Dear Venerable Giggling Dean ...

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.

(Photo courtesy of South Florida Symphony) Leonard Bernstein’s operetta “Candide” deserves its place of honor in the repertoire of any contemporary classical music company. Since its ...

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 ...