Hey there, my name is Leonard Bernstein. Actually, I was born Louis Bernstein, but when I was sixteen I renamed myself Leonard. I was born on August 25th, 1918. My dad was a Russian immigrant who moved to New York's Lower East Side. When I was ten, I began playing the piano. My dad refused to pay for lessons so I had to raise the money on my own. But after a while I got so good (if I do say so myself) that my dad decided to buy me a baby grand piano. I attended Harvard University where I studied music theory. After I graduated, I could NOT find work and I almost gave up hope but then just suddenly out of nowhere I was offered a job as assistant conductor to the New York Philharmonic. I was a great hit! Then, I began writing my own pieces. One of those was a musical titled the West Side Story. I originally titled it the East Side Story but then changed my mind when I thought of a better plot. I died on October 14th 1990.
Piece:
West Side Story: America: 1961
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPlcE3GcoFc
Yours,
Leonard Bernstein
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