Bernstein The Maestro and His Music

Leonard Bernstein found his "voice" in the early 1940s and projected the sound of urban and urbane America from the period of World War II to the fall of the Berlin Wall and Soviet communism. He was an American conductor, composer, and pianist noted for his accomplishments in both classical and popular music, for his flamboyant conducting style, and for his pedagogic flair. In this lecture, we will analyze some of his finest works, both familiar and unfamiliar, in an effort to appreciate musically this treasure of American culture.