I'm sure there are lots of conductors, composers, educators who feel the same as Danny.
Bernstein's shadow is long for all American musicians. Consider his accomplishments. I'll highlight a few:
- Longtime visionary music director of the New York Philharmonic.
- Composer of music ranging from Broadway (West Side Story, On the Town) to orchestral (Candide Overture, Chichester Psalms) to opera (Trouble in Tahiti) and film music.
- Championed the revival of Gustav Mahler's music.
- Created and mastered the Young People's Concert in national TV broadcasts.
He also was a skilled pianist who would perform concertos while conducting from the bench.
Pick just two of the achievements I highlighted and you a have a storied career. Achieve all what Bernstein did and you seem like a musical superhero.
That's the superhero Danny wants to grow up into.
It might be easier for him to become Spiderman...
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