Leonard Bernstein: Celebrating 100 Years
When most people think of Leonard Bernstein, they think of West Side Story. Bernstein was a composer, but in addition to composing for Broadway, he also wrote symphonies, ballet scores, film soundtracks, chamber pieces, choral music and religious works. He was a conductor and the music director of the New York Philharmonic, the first American to ever lead a major American orchestra. He was a concert pianist, lecturer and educator. Personally, Bernstein was charismatic, articulate and a natural communicator. Most signi