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Film, Video Bernstein's America: Celebrating the Collection "West Side Stories"

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Title

  • Bernstein's America: Celebrating the Collection "West Side Stories"

Summary

  • To celebrate the centennial of Leonard Bernstein, the Music Division held a special, day-long event; an immersive experience anchored by an extensive display of manuscripts, letters, playbills, photographs and memorabilia, sketches, casting notes, and designs. As part of this special event, the Music Division's Cait Miller gave a presentation showcasing materials from the Library of Congress's Bernstein Collection relating to West Side Story. She focused on material that was cut from or changed in the final version of the show. Her presentation included performances of several examples from the collection. Program:; Leonard Bernstein:; [22:04] "Mix!"; Benjamin Pattison, tenor; Jon Kalbfleisch, piano; [32:11] "One Hand, One Heart"; Tracy Olivera, soprano; Benjamin Pattison, tenor; Jon Kalbfleisch, piano

Names

  • Library of Congress
  • Library of Congress. Music Division, sponsoring body

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2018-05-19.

Notes

  • -  Classification: Music and Books on Music.
  • -  Cait Miller, Benjamin Pattison, Tracy Olivera, Jon Kalbfleisch.
  • -  Recorded on 2018-05-19.

Medium

  • 1 online resource

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024697691

Online Format

  • video
  • image
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. Music Division. Bernstein's America: Celebrating the Collection "West Side Stories". Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -05-19, 2018. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2024697691/.

APA citation style:

Library Of Congress & Library Of Congress. Music Division, S. B. (2018) Bernstein's America: Celebrating the Collection "West Side Stories". Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -05-19. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2024697691/.

MLA citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. Music Division. Bernstein's America: Celebrating the Collection "West Side Stories". Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -05-19, 2018. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2024697691/>.