I listened to the soundtrack again recently, sitting in my new, supposedly more grown-up bedroom in Brooklyn (a borough that, fittingly, gets no mention in the musical).
But the New York Philharmonic is a co-presenter of the celebration, fittingly, given its close relationship with Bernstein, not to mention that the festival commemorates not only the 90th anniversary of his birth but also the 50th of his appointment as the Philharmonic's music director.
Fittingly, that name is King.
Historically this has been a story of unchecked impulses and reckless behaviour, so fittingly there were frank discussions on drugs, sex, and depression, not to mention an onslaught of girls squealing at the camera.
They mention many different people professors, coaches, deans, and staff but one of the names that I hear most often is "Uwe Reinhardt". Fittingly, two very generous alumni who studied under Uwe, Gilchrist Berg '73 and Mitchell Julis '77, have named endowed faculty positions in his honor.
Fittingly, the Champagne note is artificial.
And fittingly, it has a corporate name.
With, fittingly, Mudhoney.
IT WAS fittingly symbolic.
Fittingly, he threw 14 pitches.
Fittingly, the show itself evolves.
