Bernstein at 100: A Colorado College Music Symposium

Celebrate the Leonard Bernstein Centenary with this publicly oriented conference on the life and music of one of America’s most celebrated musicians.

Friday, February 23

1:30 – West Side Story – Then and Now
Elizabeth Wells, Dean of Arts, Mount Allison University

2:30 – The Choreography of Leonard Bernstein’s Conducting
Daniel Callahan, Assistant Professor, Boston College

4:00 – Leonard Bernstein and Rhapsody in Blue
Ryan Raul Banagale, Crown Family Professor for Innovation in the Arts, Colorado College

7:30 – Concert featuring little-known Bernstein Works

Saturday, February 24

10:00 – Leonard Bernstein, Gustav Mahler, and the Shaping of Twentieth-Century Music
Matthew Mugmon, Assistant Professor, University of Arizona

11:00 – Leonard Bernstein and the Critics
Katherine Baber, Associate Professor, University of Redlands

1:30 – Keynote Address: Leonard Bernstein and the Performance of Social Justice
Carol J. Oja, William Powell Mason Professor of Music, Harvard University

3:00 – Closing Reception