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The Dress Circle: A Leonard Benstein Tribute (Part Two)

We’re continuing with our celebration of Leonard Bernstein on this week’s Dress Circle (8/26 7:00 p.m.) by looking at two of his scores. One is the “Mass”…

American composer, conductor and pianist Leonard Bernstein, in 1970, at a London press conference.

Got 'Mambo'? A Playlist For Leonard Bernstein Fanatics And First-Timers

Need to beef up on Leonard Bernstein? Hear the musical polymath's most delightful tunes, from West Side Story classics to surprises from Aretha Franklin, Tom Waits and Selena.

"Sometimes when you watch Bernstein conduct ... it's his own involvement and enthusiasm at that moment, his own kind of oneness with the work," archivist Barbara Haws says.

The Complex Life Of Leonard Bernstein, A Once-In-A-Century Talent

Born 100 years ago on Aug. 25, 1918, Bernstein was a larger-than-life character — on stage as a conductor, at the piano as a composer, on TV as an educator and in a sometimes tangled personal life.

Composer George Walker takes a bow at a performance of his Pulitzer winning piece, <em>Lilacs</em>, in California in1996.

George Walker, Trailblazing American Composer, Dies At 96

The composer, whose music fused many styles with a singular voice, constantly broke new ground. He was the first African-American to win the Pulitzer Prize for music.

Alex Jones protesting in Dallas, Texas, in 2014. (Sean P. Anderson via Wikimedia Commons)

Alex Jones And The Outer Limits Of Free Speech On Social Media

The big social media platforms silence Alex Jones. What does this mean for free speech, for American democracy? We’ll dive in.

Camille Thurman performs onstage during the Jazz at Lincoln Center 2017 Gala in New York City.

Camille Thurman Is A Rare Jazz Double Threat

The accomplished saxophonist and singer discusses her latest album 'Waiting for the Sunrise' and defying misconceptions about women in jazz.

A Tempo: The Orchestra Now Explores New Musical Directions

A Tempo this Saturday (8/25) follows up on The Orchestra Now (TON), a Masters program launched at Bard College three years ago to train orchestral…

Jamie Bernstein watches her father, Leonard Bernstein, conduct the New York Philharmonic at a rehearsal for one of his Young People's Concerts, circa fall 1962.

Life With Leonard Bernstein

To mark the centennial of her father's birth, Jamie Bernstein talks frankly about her new memoir, tracking her life as the daughter of the legendary composer.

Playwright and screenwriter Neil Simon, photographed here in September 1980, wrote over 50 works for theater and screen.

Neil Simon, Preeminent And Prolific Playwright And Screenwriter, Has Died At 91

The writer behind hits like The Odd Couple and Barefoot in the Park, known for his zany characters and comic dialogue, won over two dozen nominations for Tonys, Emmys and Oscars.

In this May 17, 2018, file photo, new graduates line up before the start of the Bergen Community College commencement at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. Obtaining a college degree has increasingly coincided with ever-higher student debt loads. Since 2004, total student debt has climbed more than 540 percent to $1.4 trillion, according to the New York Federal Reserve. (Seth Wenig, File/AP)

Why So Many Students Aren't Receiving Loan Forgiveness

A company called FedLoan services one-third of all federal student debt. But flawed paperwork and botched processing are stopping many students from receiving loan forgiveness they’re entitled to.

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