Leonard Bernstein - Stockbridge, MA
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A bust of and multi Grammy Award winning American composer, conductor, author, and pianist Leonard Bernstein is located at the entrance to the Highwood Manor House on the campus of the Tanglewood in Stockbridge, MA.
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Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 09/01/2017
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A life size bronze bust of Leonard Bernstein is set on a 5' high wooden pedestal just inside the entrance to the Highwood Manor House. Bernstein is depicted from the neck up looking straight ahead. He has a full head of hair combed back in a pompadour hairstyle. The sculpture was created by Penelope Jencks. It was dedicated in July 2014 as the second sculpture of notable composers to be installed on the Tanglewood campus.
Leonard Bernstein was born on August 25, 1918 in Lawrence, MA. After graduating from Boston Latin School he attended Harvard University where he majored in music. Upon graduating from Harvard he studied at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia where he was influenced by conductor Fritz Reiner.
Leonard Bernstein had a legendary musical career. He was a prolific composer of ballets, operas, musicals, music for film and theater, orchestral works, choral music, chamber music, vocal music, and piano music. During his life he received the George Peabody Medal, for his made exceptional contributions to music in America, a Tony Award for his musical West Side Story, and nine Grammy Awards for his musical compositions.
Bernstein gained wide fame as the conductor of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and for their many recordings of classical music. He became a popular celebrity for his television series of 53 Young People's Concerts broadcast by CBS and his books especially The Joy Of Music.
Leonard Bernstein was elected to the American Theater Hall of Fame and the Television Hall of Fame. He died on October 14, 1990 in New York City at age 72. He is interred in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY.
A plaque on the wall opposite the bust is inscribed:
LEONARD BERNSTEIN
by PENELOPE JENCKS
A gift of John and Samantha Williams
A brief summary of his works include:
Ballet:
Fancy Free, 1944
Facsimile – Choreographic Essay for Orchestra, 1946
Dybbuk, 1974
Operas:
Trouble in Tahiti, 1952
Candide, 1956
A Quiet Place, 1983
Musicals:
On The Town, 1944
Wonderful Town, 1953
West Side Story, 1957
Vocal Music:
I Hate Music: A cycle of Five Kids Songs for Soprano and Piano, 1943
Big Stuff, 1946
La Bonne Cuisine: Four Recipes for Voice and Piano, 1948
Silhouette (Galilee), 1951
Two Love Songs, 1960
So Pretty, 1968
Piccola Serenata, 1979
Arias and Barcarolles for mezzo-soprano, baritone and piano four-hands, 1988
Books:
The Joy of Music, 1959
Infinite Variety of Music, 1966
Young People's Concerts, 1970