Classically Jewish

1-7: Leonard Bernstein

by Adam Fine

September 11, 2019

1-7 Leonard Bernstein  A preeminent American composer and conductor of the 20^th century, Leonard Bernstein often incorporated his Jewish heritage into his music, once referring to himself as a “chip off the old tanakh.”

Music Includes:

Invocation and Trance from Dybbuk
Psalm 148
Hashkivenu
Halil
The Chichester Psalms
Maria from West Side Story (sung in Yiddish!)