October 8 - October 21 Listening/Composer Assignment (remember that listening assignments apply to the weeks during which the listening is assigned.)

Leonard Bernstein

Composer (listen to the 2 music excerpts on the page):

http://www.dsokids.com/listen/ComposerDetail.aspx?composerID=39

And YouTube links:

Candide Overture (with Leonard conducting himself!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=422-yb8TXj8

How does Bernstein get so much energy in his music? (ie: Why does it sound so energetic to you?)