Sep 22 Artsbreak Audio: Teddy Abrams and Jubilant Sykes on Bernstein’s Mass Leonard Bernstein composed Mass for the opening of the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, and commissioned by Kennedy’s widow, Jacqueline Kennedy. It was controversial at the time, taking the form of a Roman Catholic mass and interweaving new texts from Bernstein, Stephen Schwarz and even Paul Simon. Mass, a gigantic theatrical work, is an amalgamation […] By Daniel Gilliam Sep 22 Artsbreak Audio: Teddy Abrams and Jubilant Sykes on Bernstein’s Mass By Daniel Gilliam
Sep 09 Artsbreak Panel Discussion: Leonard Bernstein’s Mass Join Daniel Gilliam as he moderates a panel discussion hosted by the Center for Interfaith Relations and the Louisville Orchestra on Leonard Bernstein’s “Mass” and its spiritual implications. Panelists will include Louisville Orchestra Music Director Teddy Abrams, Cantor David Lipp from Adath Jeshurun and Father David Sanchez of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Butchertown. September […] By Daniel Gilliam Sep 09 Artsbreak Panel Discussion: Leonard Bernstein’s Mass By Daniel Gilliam