Conducting students of Leonard Bernstein were surprised to find that their teacher rarely discussed baton technique or how to use their left hand to direct the orchestra. One of his students, JoAnn Falletta, says he more often "talked about the music, what it meant, and the people under the music." But, she adds, that's just one part of the Bernstein mystique. Use this clip to enhance your introduction of recordings* by either Leonard Bernstein or JoAnn Falletta. **This clip will work well as an enhanced Intro to the Bizet Carmen Suites conducted by Leonard Bernstein (Sony 63081) but any Bernstein conducted performance will work. *This clip is is also suitable for any JoAnn Falletta recording.

SUGGESTED HOST INTRO
The Leonard Bernstein mystique is alive and well, nearly 17* years after his death. For conductor and former Bernstein conducting student JoAnn Falletta, it was all about how he walked into the room.
*LB: August 25, 1918 - October 14, 1990

CLIP TRANSCRIPT
"He was so astonishing. You know he'd come in and the atmosphere in the room would become kind of charged. And he never talked about technique, or being clear, or how you beat this, or how you show that. He always talked about music, and what it meant, and the people under the music. You know, we talked about Carmen, we were studying Carmen with him once, and he would conjure up this image of the bull ring, and the blood, and the sand, and the sun beating down, and the crowd screaming. And all of a sudden you would feel differently about the music because of how he explained it to you."

SUGGESTED HOST OUTRO

**OPTION 1 (Introducing an LB recording of music from Bizet's Carmen)
JoAnn Falletta, remembering her teacher Leonard Bernstein. Here is that music she mentioned from Bizet's Carmen. Leonard Bernstein conducts the New York Philharmonic in the (insert music title).

*OPTION 2 (Introducing any JoAnn Falletta recording)
JoAnn Falletta talking about her teacher Leonard Bernstein. Here is JoAnn Falletta conducting....

(To download a .txt file of this suggested copy, look under the "Additional Files" for this piece.)


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Conducting students of Leonard Bernstein were surprised to find that their teacher rarely discussed baton technique or how to use their left hand to direct the orchestra. One of his students, JoAnn Falletta, says he more often "talked about the music, what it meant, and the people under the music." But, she adds, that's just one part of the Bernstein mystique. Use this clip to enhance your introduction of recordings* by either Leonard Bernstein or JoAnn Falletta. **This clip will work well as an enhanced Intro to the Bizet Carmen Suites conducted by Leonard Bernstein (Sony 63081) but any Bernstein conducted performance will work. *This clip is is also suitable for any JoAnn Falletta recording.

SUGGESTED HOST INTRO
The Leonard Bernstein mystique is alive and well, nearly 17* years after his death. For conductor and former Bernstein conducting student JoAnn Falletta, it was all about how he walked into the room.
*LB: August 25, 1918 - October 14, 1990

CLIP TRANSCRIPT
"He was so astonishing. You know he'd come in and the atmosphere in the room would become kind of charged. And he never talked about technique, or being clear, or how you beat this, or how you show that. He always talked about music, and what it meant, and the people under the music. You know, we talked about Carmen, we were studying Carmen with him once, and he would conjure up this image of the bull ring, and the blood, and the sand, and the sun beating down, and the crowd screaming. And all of a sudden you would feel differently about the music because of how he explained it to you."

SUGGESTED HOST OUTRO

**OPTION 1 (Introducing an LB recording of music from Bizet's Carmen)
JoAnn Falletta, remembering her teacher Leonard Bernstein. Here is that music she mentioned from Bizet's Carmen. Leonard Bernstein conducts the New York Philharmonic in the (insert music title).

*OPTION 2 (Introducing any JoAnn Falletta recording)
JoAnn Falletta talking about her teacher Leonard Bernstein. Here is JoAnn Falletta conducting....

(To download a .txt file of this suggested copy, look under the "Additional Files" for this piece.)


WHAT IS VIRTUOSO VOICES™?

Virtuoso Voices™ is a performer interview service that provides short interview segments to radio stations, their websites and other online platforms.

Virtuoso Voices provides stations with a new strategy for presenting classical music on the radio by directly involving the performer in the introduction of the music.  These topical and evergreen clips enable announcers to bring an additional insider's perspective to the music they introduce and play on their shifts.

Program content is taken from interviews with internationally recognized classical music performers, such as Gil Shaham, Yo-Yo Ma, Marin Alsop, Lorin Maazel, Joshua Bell, Hilary Hahn and Michael Tilson Thomas.

For more information and to see additional ways to use these clips, please visit our website, www.virtuosovoices.org.


Virtuoso Voices™ Fundraising Service

Virtuoso Voices(tm) is also Public Radio's primary source for classical music fundraising messages.

Please visit the fundraising page of our website for examples and further information.  www.virtuosovoices.org/fundraising.


VIRTUOSO VOICES

"Classical Music's Virtuosos Want a Word with Your Listeners."

Virtuoso Voices is a trademark of Listener Directed Productions, Inc.