Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
American conductor, composer, author, music lecturer and pianist. Long conducting relationship with the New York Philharmonic, which included the acclaimed Young People's Concerts series
"A liberal is a man or a woman or a child who looks forward to a better day, a more tranquil night, and a bright, infinite future."
"Music can name the unnameable and communicate the unknowable."
Best known works: West Side Story, Candide, On the Town, many orchestral, choral, chamber, and vocal works.