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Conductors
 Websites presented in alphabetical order John Philip Sousa: American Composer, Conductor and Patriot 
 This site contains a biography in the form of a timeline of the "King of Marches" and includes photos. The Music of Sousa contains listings of all his pieces and over 100 sound files. The Stars and Stripes Forever , the official march of the United States, provides the lyrics, story, and analysis. There is a FAQ, information about Sousa's Band , and more. There are related print and Internet resources. http://www.dws.org/sousa/ Topics: Music, Musical Genres, Musicians, Notable People Last updated Jan 27, 2004 Keeping Score: MTT on Music/Tchaikovsky No. 4 in Performance
This site is a companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Great Performances "behind-the-scenes documentary, [in which] conductor Michael Tilson Thomas [MTT] takes viewers on a guided tour of one of the towering achievements in classical music, Tchaikovsky's 'Symphony No. 4.'" The site features information about the composer and about the instruments in an orchestra, video clips comparing the score with the performance by the San Francisco Symphony, and video commentary by Thomas. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/shows/tchaikovsky4/ Topics: Music, Musical Genres, Musical Instruments, Musicians Last updated Jun 16, 2004 Kent Nagano: Fresh Air in Montreal
2004 interview with Japanese-American conductor Kent Nagano, highlighting his achievements and his views about Asians in classical music. In English and French. Note: additional material on Nagano is not linked from this article, but is available through website search at the top of the page. From La Scena Musicale, a Montreal-based music magazine. http://www.scena.org/lsm/sm9-7/Nagano-en.htm Topics: Musicians Last updated Jan 31, 2007 Leonard Bernstein
Official website for the American composer and conductor. Features a biographical timeline, photographs, bibliography, discography, newspaper and magazine articles, private correspondence, and clips from his educational programs, interviews, and concert performances. http://www.leonardbernstein.com/ Topics: Music, Musicians, Notable People Last updated May 7, 2006 The Leonard Bernstein Collection, ca. 1920-1989
A collection of photographs, manuscripts of lectures, and correspondence of the composer, writer, and teacher. Searchable by keyword and browsable by title, name, and subject. Includes a chronology and bibliography. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/bernstein/ Topics: Music, Musicians, Notable People, Photograph Collections Last updated Oct 26, 2009 Leopold Stokowski: Making Music Matter
Biographical and career information, audio files of interviews and music, photos, letters, playbills, concert programs, manuscripts of conducting scores, and artistic renderings of the classical music conductor. From the University of Pennsylvania Library. http://www.library.upenn.edu/exhibits/rbm/stokowski/ Topics: Musical Genres, Musicians, Performing Arts, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Feb 12, 2003 The New York Philharmonic Kidszone!
This interactive site allows users to hear audio of instruments, and create their own music. Also features interviews with musicians, information on composers and conductors, and resources for teachers. http://www.nyphilkids.org/ Topics: Music, Musical Instruments, Musicians Last updated Oct 10, 2005 |
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