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Bernstein Findings: Lenny on the Town, at Bruno Walter Auditorium (Site)

Monday November 13, 2017, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Free

The Library teams up with The New York Philharmonic Archives and Music from Copland House to present a sonic portrait of Leonard Bernstein’s spirited first years in New York City. In 1940, after graduating from Harvard and the Curtis Institute of Music, Bernstein moved to Manhattan, where he palled-around with Stella Adler and Marlon Brando, and accompanied Judy Holiday in Greenwich Village night clubs. By 1943, he was conducting The New York Philharmonic. Just one year later he had created the Broadway sensation On the Town with Jerome Robbins, Adolph Green, and Betty Comden. Join us for a multifaceted celebration of young talent in an exhilarating city. Follow Bernstein’s hand marked conductor’s score, while listening to an archival recording of his Philharmonic debut; hear recitations of Bernstein letters and diaries, plus Comden and Green comedy sketches; and enjoy live performances of the song cycle I Hate Music and the enchanting Sonata for Clarinet and Piano.

Reserve your general admission seat HERE starting October 13, 2017.

Program:

Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990), I Hate Music!: A Cycle of Five Kids Songs (1943).

I. My Name is Barbara
II. Jupiter Has Seven Moons
III. I Hate Music!
IV. A Big Indian and A Little Indian
V. I’m a Person Too

Sonata for Clarinet and Piano (1941-42).
I. Grazioso
II. Andantino

Details

Date:
Monday November 13, 2017
Time:
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Cost:
Free
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Website:
https://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2017/11/13/bernstein-findings-lenny-town

Venue

Bruno Walter Auditorium
40 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York, NY 10023 United States
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Phone:
917.275.6975
Website:
https://www.nypl.org/locations/lpa