Events

CU Bernstein at 100 comprises nearly 20 events on the 51勛圖厙 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 Peoples Concert; and Eklund Opera Programs production of West Side Story.
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    Members of the Marching Band and泭the Dance and Theatre Department present泭West Side Story
    (arrangements of Mambo, Cool, Tonight) during the CU football game泭halftime show.
    Friday, Aug.泭31, Halftime Show
    CU Football Game, Sports Authority Field, Denver
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  • "Bernstein as Teacher: Exploring the Language of Music."
    A presentation by泭Steve Bruns, Philip泭Chang, and Keith Waters
    Saturday,泭Sept.泭8,泭1-3 p.m.
    Chamber Hall (C199),泭Imig Music Building
    (This event is ticketed by the Office for Outreach and Engagement.泭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泭weekend@colorado.edu泭or 303-492-4561.)
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    "Celebrating Bernstein"
    Tuesday,泭Sept.泭11, 7:30 p.m.
    Grusin Music泭Hall,泭Imig Music Building
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  • Members of the Marching Band and泭the Dance and Theatre Department present泭West Side Story
    (arrangements of Mambo, Cool, Tonight) during the CU football game halftime show.
    Saturday, Sept.泭15, Halftime Show
    Folsom Field, CU campus
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  • The CU Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band celebrate Bernstein by featuring some of his greatest theater works:泭Slava!, Candide Suite,泭and泭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.泭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,泭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泭talks about Bernstein and the film by CU professors Andrew Cooperstock, Yonatan Malin, Nan Goodman, and泭Ernesto Acevedo-Munoz, as well as Kathryn Bernheimer,泭director of ACE: Arts, Culture, and Education at the 51勛圖厙 Jewish Community Center.
    Sunday, Sept.泭23, 6:00 p.m.
    Room 100, Atlas泭Building
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    New Director of the CU American Music Research Center Susan Thomas moderates a lively and personal panel discussion on Leonard Bernstein with guests Jamie泭Bernstein, the composers 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.泭24, 4-6 p.m.
    Grusin Music Hall,泭Imig Music Building
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  • Come celebrate Leonard Bernsteins chamber music and experience the more personal side of his compositions. Bernsteins eldest daughter, Jamie, hosts this concert featuring CU 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.泭25,泭7:30 p.m.
    Grusin Music Hall,泭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 For Aaron Copland, For Stephen Sondheim, For My Daughter, Nina, and many more.
    Wednesday, Sept.泭26, 2:00 pm
    Grusin Music Hall, Imig Music Building
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  • The泭Entrepreneurship Center for Music presents a泭conversation with Carol Oja on the enduring impact of a unique career.
    Wednesday, Sept.泭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 Bernsteins daughter, Jamie Bernstein, narrating and guest artist, former New York Philharmonic Orchestra Concertmaster, Glenn Dicterow. 泭Repertoire will include Bernsteins泭Overture to Candide"泭and泭Suite from On the Waterfront泭along with the Barber泭Violin Concerto.
    Thursday, Sept.泭27, 7:30 p.m.
    Macky Auditorium

  • Young Peoples Concert
    (A local event for elementary school students)
    Friday, Sept.泭28
    Macky Auditorium
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  • Members of the Marching Band and泭the Dance and Theatre Department present泭West Side Story
    (arrangements of Mambo, Cool, Tonight) during the CU football game halftime show.
    Friday, Sept.泭28, Halftime Show
    Folsom Field, CU 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.泭28, 3-5 p.m.泭
    Grusin Music Hall, Imig Music Building
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  • The University of Colorados two premiere choirs, University Singers and University Choir, will collaborate to perform Leonard Bernsteins泭Chichester Psalms泭under the direction of CUs Associate Director of Choral Studies, Dr. Elizabeth Swanson. A boy soloist from Colorado Childrens Chorale, organ, harp, and percussion will be included in the performance. Additionally, CUs Mens Chorus, Womens Chorus, and Collegiate Chorale will be featured on the program, and the concert will culminate with a massed choir performance of Bernsteins Make Our Garden Grow from泭Candide. Admission is free and there will be no intermission for this 75-minute concert in Macky Auditorium.
    Sunday, Oct.泭7, 7:30泭p.m.
    Macky Auditorium
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  • With Ernesto Acevedo-Mu簽oz
    The Department of泭Cinema泭Studies & Moving Image Arts and the College of Music present a special screening of the 1961 film version of泭West Side Story.泭Winner of泭10 Academy Awards including "Best Picture and "Best Director, and of a special泭achievement Oscar for choreography,泭West Side Storyis the most honored musical film in Hollywood history.泭Film泭historian Ernesto Acevedo-Mu簽oz,泭Chair of泭the Department of Cinema Studies & Moving泭Image Arts, and author of the only scholarly book on the film, will泭offer a brief presentation on the challenges of adapting泭West Side Story泭to the screen, the泭changes made to the song order and lyrics, and the泭controversy surrounding "ghost singers" and casting. The stage director of CU Operas new production of泭West Side Story, Leigh Holman, and piano professor and Bernstein specialist Andrew Cooperstock will join a panel discussion on the movies impact, popularity,泭controversy, and longevity with American audiences.
    Sunday, Oct.泭21, 2:00 p.m. (screening at 3 p.m.)
    Room 100,泭Atlas泭Building
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  • Wednesday, Oct.泭24, Noon
    Chamber Hall (C199), Imig Music Building
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  • Friday-Sunday, Oct.泭26-28
    Macky Auditorium
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  • Faculty Tuesday (Age of Anxiety, Hsing-Ay Hsu with Jeremy Reger)
    Tuesday, Mar.泭5, 2019,泭7:30 p.m.
    Grusin Music Hall,泭Imig Music Building