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SUNDAY, MAY 18, 2025 AT 4PM

LATE NIGHT WITH LEONARD BERNSTEIN
A MULTIMEDIA CABARET

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“A look at the after-hours maestro [that] revealed his mischievous personality and musical predilections … the audience filled the room with lusty laughs and applause.”      —  The New York Times 

“For lovers of contemporary American music, nothing could exceed Late Night with Leonard Bernstein, which delighted and, even thrilled, a packed house ... Those in attendance will not forget this delicious evening.”  —  San Diego Times

ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE

2024-2025

SEASON
 

September 29, 2024
Cellobration!

 

October 20, 2024
Modigliani Quartet
 

November 17, 2024
Paul Lewis Plays Schubert 

December 15, 2024
The Virtuoso Flutist
Denis Bouriakov

January 19, 2025
The Virtuoso Organist
Paul Jacobs


February 9, 2025

The Virtuoso Cellist
​Steven Isserlis


March 9, 2025
Ravel’s 150th Birthday Concert 


April 13, 2025
Quartetto Di Cremona

May 18, 2025
Late Night With Leonard Bernstein

 

Artist Roster
 

Parlance Program Notes
 

LOCATION

At West Side Presbyterian Church
6 South Monroe Street
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
For map and directions, 
click here.
 

CONCERT AMENITIES

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Wheelchair Accessible
 

Free Parking for all concerts

FEATURING

A well-known insomniac for whom night was a time for creativity and friendship, deep introspection and revelry, the iconic Leonard Bernstein worked incessantly, often entertaining friends and guests late into the night and dazzling them with charismatic performances across a wide range of musical styles. 

 

Late Night with Leonard Bernstein is hosted by his daughter Jamie and and features three internationally-acclaimed artists – soprano Amy Burton and pianists John Musto and Michael Boriskin. A scintillating and affectionate multimedia portrait of the personal side of this charismatic, singularly public figure, this vibrant production has captivated sold-out audiences across the U.S. and Mexico since it premiered at Lincoln Center. The program weaves together a warm-hearted, revealing script, a video slideshow of rare photographs of the legendary artist and his family, friends, and colleagues, and Bernstein’s most intimate (and favorite) music, along with personal stories and even audio and film clips of the Maestro himself.

PROGRAM

LEONARD BERNSTEIN:

“For Aaron Stern” (from Thirteen Anniversaries, No. 12)
“For Stephen Sondheim” (from Thirteen Anniversaries, No. 3)
“For Elizabeth B. Ehrman” (from Five Anniversaries, No. 3)

“Ilana, the Dreamer” (from Four Sabras, No. 1)

Program Notes

ZEZ CONFREY:

Dizzy Fingers

Program Notes

AARON COPLAND:

Excerpt from Piano Variations

Excerpt from El Salon Mexico (arr. Bernstein)

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BERNSTEIN:

Canon for Aaron

“Ain’t Got No Tears Left” (from On the Town)

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RAYMOND SCOTT:

Powerhouse (arr. Lenny Amber)

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BERNSTEIN:

Excerpt from Conchtown

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ERNESTO LECUONA:

Malagueña

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FRANZ SCHUBERT:

Marche Characteristique in C Major

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NOEL COWARD:

“If Love were All” (from Bitter Sweet)

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EDVARD GRIEG:

Nocturne, Opus 54, No.4 (from Lyric Pieces, Book 5)

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BERNSTEIN:

“Little Smary” (lyrics by Jennie Bernstein, from Arias and Barcarolles)

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BERNSTEIN:

Lullaby for JZ

“Some Other Time” (from On The Town)

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Watch the Trailer for “Late Night With Leonard Bernstein”:

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