Grammy Museum Commemorates Leonard Bernstein Centennial With Traveling Exhibit

Leonard Bernstein: Centennial Celebration

The GRAMMY MUSEUM is mounting a special traveling exhibit as part of the worldwide celebration of the 100th birthday of LEONARD BERNSTEIN. The exhibit, "LEONARD BERNSTEIN At 100," will premiere SEPTEMBER 21st, at the JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS in WASHINGTON, D.C. It willthen open at the NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS on DECEMBER 12th and the SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER in LOS ANGELES on APRIL 26th, 2018. 

"LEONARD BERNSTEIN At 100" celebrates the centennial of the great classical composer and conductor. Drawing from more than 150 photographs, personal items, papers, scores, correspondence, costumes, furniture, and films, the show marks the official exhibit of the centennial and is the most comprehensive retrospective of BERNSGTEIN's life and career ever staged in a museum setting.

Commented the GRAMMY MUSEUM Founding Executive Director BOB SANTELLI, who curated the exhibit, "As one of the first U.S.-born conductors to receive worldwide acclaim, LEONARD BERNSTEIN continues to have an immeasurable influence on classical music and popular culture. He was the epitomy of the AMERICAN dream. His incredible achievements not only as a conductor and composer, but as an educator, musician, humanitarian, and cultural ambassador, continue to inspire future generations of artists. The GRAMMY MUSEUM is honored to have the opportunity to pay tribute to LEONARD by curating a traveling exhibit that will educate visitors of all ages on the legacy and impact of this great AMERICAN icon."

In addition to the objects and the multi-media presentations, the exhibit includes a number of interactive displays, designed to allow the museum visitor deep access into BERNSTEIN's creative mind and music legacy. A listening bar will enable visitors to explore some of his most noted works; and a vocal booth gives visitors the chance to sing lead in "West Side Story". Another interactive breaks down the parts of a symphony for greater understanding of BERNSTEIN's greatest orchestral works, while a specially designed interactive gives visitors the opportunity to step into BERNSTEIN's conducting shoes and lead the NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC. There are home movies, GRAMMY performances, interviews with contemporaries and colleagues, clips of his most noted stage works, segments taken from his famous Young People's Concerts, and performances with the NEW YORKI PHILHARMONIC.

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