Leonard Bernstein (18 sept 1918 año – 12 mayo 1990 año)

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West Side Story

Famous American conductor, composer, and music educator
Conductor of the New York Philharmonic
One of the first American born and trained conductors to gain an international reputation
Dedicated to promoting music education: developed a series of children’s concerts and television broadcasts
As a composer, known for fusing music of different styles (e.g., popular and jazz idioms with techniques of “art music”)