Leonard Bernstein

Born: August 25, 1918, in Lawrence, Massachusetts

Died: October 14, 1990, in New York City

Education: Harvard University, Curtis Institute of Music

Professional: Music Director of the New York Philharmonic, Music Director of the New York City Symphony Orchestra, director of orchestral and conducting departments at Tanglewood, head of the Creative Arts Festivals at Brandeis University

Compositions: Symphony No. 1, Jeremiah; Symphony No. 2, The Age of Anxiety; Symphony No. 3, Kaddish; Prelude, Fugue and Riffs; Serenade; Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; Chichester Psalms; Mass: A Theater Piece for Singers, Players and Dancers; Songfest; Divertimento; Halil; Touches; Missa Brevis; Thirteen Anniversaries; Concerto for Orchestra: Jubilee Games; Arias and Barcarolles

Opera: Trouble in Tahiti, A Quiet Place

Ballet: Fancy Free, Facsimile, Dybbuk

Musical Theatre: On The Town, Wonderful Town, Candide, West Side Story, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue

Film scores: On the Waterfront

As an author: The Joy of Music, The Infinite Variety of Music, The Unanswered Question

Awards and Honors: National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Lifetime Achievement Grammy® Award; eleven Emmy® Awards; Gold Medal, American Academy of Arts and Letters; National Fellowship Award; Tony® award for Distinguished Achievement in the Theater; Kennedy Center Honor; Praemium Imperiale