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West Side Story
David Garland welcomes kaleidoscopic singer/songwriter Sport Murphy to the studio, as they revisit Leonard Bernstein's most famous musical, "West Side Story." Also, Sara Fishko provides her own take on this seminal work, and we hear another episode of Steve Rowland's acclaimed documentary series "Leonard Bernstein: An American Life."
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Sport Murphy on Spinning on Air (September 5, 2003)
West Side Story Revisited
Singer/songwriter Sport Murphy combines an expressively fluid voice with a wry sense of ironic humor and free-form musical style to create his unique and compelling songs. Murphy joins David Garland in the studio to take a tour of one of his favorite musicals, Leonard Bernstein's immortal "West Side Story."
The Fishko Files: West Side Story
The 1950's was a time of great tension, both around the world and on the streets of New York. On Broadway, a new musical attempted to capture that tension on stage. WNYC's Sara Fishko reports on how the emotion and politics of the times infected the cast, and the show's creators.
Leonard Bernstein: An American Life
WNYC Presents Steve Rowland's groundbreaking documentary, "Leonard Bernstein: An American Life," a comprehensive exploration of virtually every aspect of Bernstein's life and career. Tonight's episode: New York, New York.
Hour three takes a look at the peripatetic world of the young Leonard Bernstein as he establishes himself as the wunderkind of American culture. We follow him from the creation of the groundbreaking Musical Comedy "On The Town" with Jerome Robbins, Adolph Green and Betty Comden, to his emergence as a force in the world "serious music" with the composition of his first two symphonies, "Jeremiah" and "Age of Anxiety."
We look at some of the other personalities that were key in Bernstein’s development, including the composer Mark Blitzstein, and we follow Bernstein as he takes the baton of The New York City Center Orchestra. We also discuss Bernstein’s role in the Israeli War of Independence, the establishment of the Israel Philharmonic and generally examine Bernstein’s role as both agent and representative of the change in American culture during the immediate post war era. The hour ends with Bernstein’s marriage to the Chilean actress, the former Felicia Montealegre.
More of "Leonard Bernstein: An American Life" on WNYC
Buy the entire series at Steve Rowland's website
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Festivals and Specials
Listen on demand to our online archive of music festivals and specials, where you'll find a treasure-trove of stimulating conversations, opinions, reflections, and of course, great music!
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Ear to Ear
Ear to Ear takes innovative musicians off the New York stages and into the studio for relaxed, insightful conversation, as they share their personal recordings with host David Garland.
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69th American Music Festival: American Blend
May 21-22, at 7pm; May 23-24 at 8pm; May 25-27 at 7pm
Hosts Terrance McKnight and David Garland will curate and host a weeklong festival with special guests and rare recordings, concluding with live performances in WNYC's Jerome L. Greene Performance Space by Dafnis Prieto, Paola Prestini, Ezequiel Vinao and Yungchen Lhamo May 27.
globalFEST 2009
Listen on Demand
On January 11th, WNYC and NPR Music presented a live webcast of globalFEST 2009, the annual showcase that provides a "sneak peek" of global musicians on the verge of international fame.
Wordless Music
Concerts on Demand
WNYC presents web-exclusive concerts from the Wordless Music Series, hosted by Radio Lab's Jad Abumrad. Devoted to the desegregation of musical boundaries, Wordless Music pairs rock and electronic musicians with more traditional chamber and new music performers, to create an entirely new concert experience.
Deerhoof/Metropolis Ensemble
Live Webcast
WNYC and NPR Music team up to bring you this live webcast from the Prospect Park Bandshell, which pairs indie rock sensation Deerhoof with the progressive Metropolis Ensemble. Presented by Celebrate Brooklyn! and Wordless Music, and hosted by David Garland, the program features an ambitious re-imagining of Igor Stravinsky's Rite of Spring, The Rite: Remixed.
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