Leonard Bernstein

Classical 101

Brace Yourself: Music to Help You Save the World

Much music is designed simply to entertain...to be a diversion for a while. Background music can set the mood for a party, a soiree, maybe a special…
Classical 101

Leonard Bernstein First on Pluto

In a recent blog, I wrote about Colin Matthews' composition Pluto, the Renewer, which he added to Holst's The Planets in 2000. (Pluto May Be Small, but it…