糖心传媒淏ernstein was a master of multiple media. He was not only the most famous conductor in America and a distinguished composer in his day, but he also was a genius at adapting his message to different audiences and particularly to television and to print,糖心传媒� says , the Ani & Mark Gabrellian Director of the at the University of Rochester.
Three speakers will bring complementary perspectives on Leonard Bernstein in a series of events titled 糖心传媒淟eonard Bernstein and American Musical Theater,糖心传媒� from March 20-23.
The series opens with a writer, broadcaster, and narrator, who will discuss her father糖心传媒檚 legacy and her memoir, Famous Father Girl: A Memoir on Growing up Bernstein (Harper Collins, 2018).
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Jamie Bernstein will provide a unique and familial dimension to the series that includes a panel discussion on 糖心传媒溙切拇綕 with Lara Housez, a musicologist at McMaster University specializing in American musical theater in the era of Bernstein, Robbins, and Sondheim; and John Mauceri, an award-winning conductor and producer. Mauceri had an 18-year professional relationship with Leonard Bernstein which included serving as music director for Hal Prince糖心传媒檚 production of Bernstein糖心传媒檚 Candide in 1974 and conducting the American and European premiers of Bernstein糖心传媒檚 A Quiet Place in 1984. , a professor of musicology at the University糖心传媒檚 Eastman School and a professor of music in the , will moderate the discussion.
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Other events include an 聽by John Mauceri on Wednesday, March 20. The program will feature alumni and performances of Bernstein糖心传媒檚 music on Saturday, March 23.
The event is supported by a grant, Alumni Relations, and the at the University of Rochester.
