Elizabeth A. Wells is former Pickard-Bell Chair in Music at Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick. A noted Bernstein and Sondheim scholar, her first book, West Side Story: Cultural Perspectives on an American Musical (2010) won the American Musicological Society's Music in American Culture Award.

• Part I. Bernstein's World: 1. Education Paul R. Laird; 2. Mishkan Tefila Ann Glazer Niren; 3. Jewishness Mark Kligman; 4. Sexuality, relationships, and family life Nadine Hubbs; 5. Civil Rights activist and Vietnam War resister Barry Seldes; 6. The Cold War, democracy, and hope Sally Bick; Part II. Conducting: 7. Conducting choreography Daniel Callahan; 8. Mahler before and after Bernstein Megan Francisco; 9. Interactions among three mavericks in the 1960s Rob Haskins; 10. Conductor/pianist Jennifer Del Motte; Part III. Composition, Creation, and Reception: 11. The crisis of faith Michael Slon; 12. Popular music Katherine Baber; 13. American sound Paul R. Laird; 14. Exotic evocations: Latin America, Polynesia, and the Middle East (including Israel) Ralph P. Locke; 15. Opera Ralph P. Locke; 16. Women, gender, and sexuality Elizabeth L. Keathley; 17. Film Anthony Bushard; 18. Early shows Helen Smith; 19. Late shows J. Daniel Jenkins; Part IV. Bernstein as Musical and Cultural Ambassador: 20. Music appreciation Dominic Broomfield-McHugh; 21. Omnibus Dorothy Glick Maglione; 22. The Young People's Concerts Alicia Kopfstein; 23. Israel Erica Argyropoulos; 24. The USSR Emily Abrams Ansari; 25. Asia Mari Yoshihara; 26. Latin America Hermann Hudde; Part V. Connections: 27. Aaron Copland Sophie Redfern; 28. Stephen Schwartz Paul R. Laird; 29. Stephen Sondheim Dominic Broomfield-McHugh; 30. Kurt Weill Rebecca Schmid; 31. Jerome Robbins Dustyn Martincich; 32. William Schuman Steven R. Swayne; 33. Marc Blitzstein Maria Cristina Fava; Part VI. The Legacy: 34. Composing legacy Stephen Banfield; 35. Conducting legacy Tim Page; 36. The Library of Congress Janet S. McKinney and Caitlin Miller; 37. Major writings Paul R. Laird; 38. The New York Philharmonic Matthew Mugmon; 39. Columbia Records and Deutsche Grammophon Nigel Simeone; 40. Cultural icon D. Kern Holoman.

'… the collection emerges as a promising place to begin exploring the many worlds of the man who was arguably the most famous classical musician in the world during his lifetime, and a reliable source of reference to instruct or remind readers of the scope of Bernstein's many accomplishments.' Geoffrey Block, Notes: the Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association

Elizabeth A. Wells is former Pickard-Bell Chair in Music at Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick. A noted Bernstein and Sondheim scholar, her first book, West Side Story: Cultural Perspectives on an American Musical (2010) won the American Musicological Society's Music in American Culture Award.

• Part I. Bernstein's World: 1. Education Paul R. Laird; 2. Mishkan Tefila Ann Glazer Niren; 3. Jewishness Mark Kligman; 4. Sexuality, relationships, and family life Nadine Hubbs; 5. Civil Rights activist and Vietnam War resister Barry Seldes; 6. The Cold War, democracy, and hope Sally Bick; Part II. Conducting: 7. Conducting choreography Daniel Callahan; 8. Mahler before and after Bernstein Megan Francisco; 9. Interactions among three mavericks in the 1960s Rob Haskins; 10. Conductor/pianist Jennifer Del Motte; Part III. Composition, Creation, and Reception: 11. The crisis of faith Michael Slon; 12. Popular music Katherine Baber; 13. American sound Paul R. Laird; 14. Exotic evocations: Latin America, Polynesia, and the Middle East (including Israel) Ralph P. Locke; 15. Opera Ralph P. Locke; 16. Women, gender, and sexuality Elizabeth L. Keathley; 17. Film Anthony Bushard; 18. Early shows Helen Smith; 19. Late shows J. Daniel Jenkins; Part IV. Bernstein as Musical and Cultural Ambassador: 20. Music appreciation Dominic Broomfield-McHugh; 21. Omnibus Dorothy Glick Maglione; 22. The Young People's Concerts Alicia Kopfstein; 23. Israel Erica Argyropoulos; 24. The USSR Emily Abrams Ansari; 25. Asia Mari Yoshihara; 26. Latin America Hermann Hudde; Part V. Connections: 27. Aaron Copland Sophie Redfern; 28. Stephen Schwartz Paul R. Laird; 29. Stephen Sondheim Dominic Broomfield-McHugh; 30. Kurt Weill Rebecca Schmid; 31. Jerome Robbins Dustyn Martincich; 32. William Schuman Steven R. Swayne; 33. Marc Blitzstein Maria Cristina Fava; Part VI. The Legacy: 34. Composing legacy Stephen Banfield; 35. Conducting legacy Tim Page; 36. The Library of Congress Janet S. McKinney and Caitlin Miller; 37. Major writings Paul R. Laird; 38. The New York Philharmonic Matthew Mugmon; 39. Columbia Records and Deutsche Grammophon Nigel Simeone; 40. Cultural icon D. Kern Holoman.

'… the collection emerges as a promising place to begin exploring the many worlds of the man who was arguably the most famous classical musician in the world during his lifetime, and a reliable source of reference to instruct or remind readers of the scope of Bernstein's many accomplishments.' Geoffrey Block, Notes: the Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association

Elizabeth A. Wells is former Pickard-Bell Chair in Music at Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick. A noted Bernstein and Sondheim scholar, her first book, West Side Story: Cultural Perspectives on an American Musical (2010) won the American Musicological Society's Music in American Culture Award.

• Part I. Bernstein's World: 1. Education Paul R. Laird; 2. Mishkan Tefila Ann Glazer Niren; 3. Jewishness Mark Kligman; 4. Sexuality, relationships, and family life Nadine Hubbs; 5. Civil Rights activist and Vietnam War resister Barry Seldes; 6. The Cold War, democracy, and hope Sally Bick; Part II. Conducting: 7. Conducting choreography Daniel Callahan; 8. Mahler before and after Bernstein Megan Francisco; 9. Interactions among three mavericks in the 1960s Rob Haskins; 10. Conductor/pianist Jennifer Del Motte; Part III. Composition, Creation, and Reception: 11. The crisis of faith Michael Slon; 12. Popular music Katherine Baber; 13. American sound Paul R. Laird; 14. Exotic evocations: Latin America, Polynesia, and the Middle East (including Israel) Ralph P. Locke; 15. Opera Ralph P. Locke; 16. Women, gender, and sexuality Elizabeth L. Keathley; 17. Film Anthony Bushard; 18. Early shows Helen Smith; 19. Late shows J. Daniel Jenkins; Part IV. Bernstein as Musical and Cultural Ambassador: 20. Music appreciation Dominic Broomfield-McHugh; 21. Omnibus Dorothy Glick Maglione; 22. The Young People's Concerts Alicia Kopfstein; 23. Israel Erica Argyropoulos; 24. The USSR Emily Abrams Ansari; 25. Asia Mari Yoshihara; 26. Latin America Hermann Hudde; Part V. Connections: 27. Aaron Copland Sophie Redfern; 28. Stephen Schwartz Paul R. Laird; 29. Stephen Sondheim Dominic Broomfield-McHugh; 30. Kurt Weill Rebecca Schmid; 31. Jerome Robbins Dustyn Martincich; 32. William Schuman Steven R. Swayne; 33. Marc Blitzstein Maria Cristina Fava; Part VI. The Legacy: 34. Composing legacy Stephen Banfield; 35. Conducting legacy Tim Page; 36. The Library of Congress Janet S. McKinney and Caitlin Miller; 37. Major writings Paul R. Laird; 38. The New York Philharmonic Matthew Mugmon; 39. Columbia Records and Deutsche Grammophon Nigel Simeone; 40. Cultural icon D. Kern Holoman.

'… the collection emerges as a promising place to begin exploring the many worlds of the man who was arguably the most famous classical musician in the world during his lifetime, and a reliable source of reference to instruct or remind readers of the scope of Bernstein's many accomplishments.' Geoffrey Block, Notes: the Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association