蜜糖直播 Bernstein at 100 comprises nearly 20 events on the 蜜糖直播 Boulder campus over the course of the Fall 2018 semester. Highlights include a colloquium with special guests Jamie Bernstein, former New York Philharmonic concertmaster Glenn Dicterow, and Bernstein scholar Carol Oja; our own recreation of a Young People鈥檚 Concert; and Eklund Opera Program鈥檚 production of 鈥淲est Side Story.鈥�
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Members of the Marching Band and听the Dance and Theatre Department present听West Side Story
(arrangements of Mambo, Cool, Tonight) during the 蜜糖直播 football game听halftime show.
Friday, Aug.听31, Halftime Show
蜜糖直播 Football Game, Sports Authority Field, Denver
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"Bernstein as Teacher: Exploring the Language of Music."
A presentation by听Steve Bruns, Philip听Chang, and Keith Waters
Saturday,听Sept.听8,听1-3 p.m.
Chamber Hall (C199),听Imig Music Building
(This event is ticketed by the Office for Outreach and Engagement.听Free required tickets will be distributed at noon on Sept. 8 at Imig music building on a first-come, first-serve basis. For questions, please contact听weekend@colorado.edu听or 303-492-4561.)
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"Celebrating Bernstein"
Tuesday,听Sept.听11, 7:30 p.m.
Grusin Music听Hall,听Imig Music Building
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Members of the Marching Band and听the Dance and Theatre Department present听West Side Story
(arrangements of Mambo, Cool, Tonight) during the 蜜糖直播 football game halftime show.
Saturday, Sept.听15, Halftime Show
Folsom Field, 蜜糖直播 campus
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The 蜜糖直播 Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band celebrate Bernstein by featuring some of his greatest theater works:听Slava!, Candide Suite,听and听Three Dance Episodes from On the Town. Join us in Macky Auditorium as we pay tribute to one of the most well known and loved composers of our time.
Thursday, Sept.听20, 7:30 p.m.
Macky Auditorium
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Join the College of Music, the Program in Jewish Studies, and the Department of Cinema Studies and Moving Image Arts for a screening of the 1937 film,听The Dybbuk, the film that inspired Leonard Bernstein's musical compositions for the 1974 ballet of the same title. The screening will be preceded by short听talks about Bernstein and the film by 蜜糖直播 professors Andrew Cooperstock, Yonatan Malin, Nan Goodman, and听Ernesto Acevedo-Munoz, as well as Kathryn Bernheimer,听director of ACE: Arts, Culture, and Education at the Boulder Jewish Community Center.
Sunday, Sept.听23, 6:00 p.m.
Room 100, Atlas听Building
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New Director of the 蜜糖直播 American Music Research Center Susan Thomas moderates a lively and personal panel discussion on Leonard Bernstein with guests Jamie听Bernstein, the composer鈥檚 daughter; Glenn Dicterow, former concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic; and Carol Oja, leading Bernstein scholar, from Harvard. The discussion will conclude with questions from the audience. Come welcome our guests, as they embark on a weeklong residency of additional exciting events.
Monday, Sept.听24, 4-6 p.m.
Grusin Music Hall,听Imig Music Building
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Come celebrate Leonard Bernstein鈥檚 chamber music and experience the more personal side of his compositions. Bernstein鈥檚 eldest daughter, Jamie, hosts this concert featuring 蜜糖直播 music faculty and guests. Works include selections from Candide, Peter Pan, and 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue; selected Piano Anniversaries; the Clarinet Sonata; Brass Music; and some surprises!
Tuesday, Sept.听25,听7:30 p.m.
Grusin Music Hall,听Imig Music Building
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Throughout his career, Leonard Bernstein composed 29 Anniversaries for solo piano, each dedicated to someone important to the composer. Join our College of Music piano students as they explore these highly personal and beautiful miniatures. Selections include 鈥淔or Aaron Copland,鈥� 鈥淔or Stephen Sondheim,鈥� 鈥淔or My Daughter, Nina,鈥� and many more.
Wednesday, Sept.听26, 2:00 pm
Grusin Music Hall, Imig Music Building
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The听Entrepreneurship Center for Music presents a听conversation with Carol Oja on the enduring impact of a unique career.
Wednesday, Sept.听26, 5:00-6:30 p.m.
Chamber Hall (C199), Imig Music Building
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The University Symphony Orchestra and conductor Gary Lewis celebrate "Bernstein at 100" with Leonard Bernstein鈥檚 daughter, Jamie Bernstein, narrating and guest artist, former New York Philharmonic Orchestra Concertmaster, Glenn Dicterow. 听Repertoire will include Bernstein鈥檚听Overture to 鈥淐andide"听and听Suite from 鈥淥n the Waterfront鈥澨�along with the Barber听Violin Concerto.
Thursday, Sept.听27, 7:30 p.m.
Macky Auditorium - Young People鈥檚 Concert
(A local event for elementary school students)
Friday, Sept.听28
Macky Auditorium
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Members of the Marching Band and听the Dance and Theatre Department present听West Side Story
(arrangements of Mambo, Cool, Tonight) during the 蜜糖直播 football game halftime show.
Friday, Sept.听28, Halftime Show
Folsom Field, 蜜糖直播 campus
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One of the most respected and influential concertmasters of his generation, Mr. Dicterow worked with Music Directors Zubin Mehta, Kurt Mazur, Lorin Maazel and Alan Gilbert, as well as a long working relationship with Leonard Bernstein. He teaches at the USC Thornton School of music and is much in demand as a soloist, chamber musician and pedagogue.
Friday, Sept.听28, 3-5 p.m.听
Grusin Music Hall, Imig Music Building
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The University of 蜜糖直播鈥檚 two premiere choirs, University Singers and University Choir, will collaborate to perform Leonard Bernstein鈥檚听Chichester Psalms听under the direction of 蜜糖直播鈥檚 Associate Director of Choral Studies, Dr. Elizabeth Swanson. A boy soloist from 蜜糖直播 Children鈥檚 Chorale, organ, harp, and percussion will be included in the performance. Additionally, 蜜糖直播鈥檚 Men鈥檚 Chorus, Women鈥檚 Chorus, and Collegiate Chorale will be featured on the program, and the concert will culminate with a massed choir performance of Bernstein鈥檚 鈥淢ake Our Garden Grow鈥� from听Candide. Admission is free and there will be no intermission for this 75-minute concert in Macky Auditorium.
Sunday, Oct.听7, 7:30听p.m.
Macky Auditorium
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With Ernesto Acevedo-Mu帽oz
The Department of听Cinema听Studies & Moving Image Arts and the College of Music present a special screening of the 1961 film version of听West Side Story.听Winner of听10 Academy Awards including "Best Picture鈥� and "Best Director,鈥� and of a special听achievement Oscar for choreography,听West Side Storyis the most honored musical film in Hollywood history.听Film听historian Ernesto Acevedo-Mu帽oz,听Chair of听the Department of Cinema Studies & Moving听Image Arts, and author of the only scholarly book on the film, will听offer a brief presentation on the challenges of adapting听West Side Story听to the screen, the听changes made to the song order and lyrics, and the听controversy surrounding "ghost singers" and casting. The stage director of 蜜糖直播 Opera鈥檚 new production of听West Side Story, Leigh Holman, and piano professor and Bernstein specialist Andrew Cooperstock will join a panel discussion on the movie鈥檚 impact, popularity,听controversy, and longevity with American audiences.
Sunday, Oct.听21, 2:00 p.m. (screening at 3 p.m.)
Room 100,听Atlas听Building
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Wednesday, Oct.听24, Noon
Chamber Hall (C199), Imig Music Building
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Friday-Sunday, Oct.听26-28
Macky Auditorium
听- Faculty Tuesday (Age of Anxiety, Hsing-Ay Hsu with Jeremy Reger)
Tuesday, Mar.听5, 2019,听7:30 p.m.
Grusin Music Hall,听Imig Music Building