BIBFRAME Work

Title

Bernstein's America: Celebrating the Collection "On the Town"

Type

• Monograph
• Moving Image

Contribution

• Library of Congress (contributor)
• Library of Congress. Music Division (sponsor)

Genre Form

• Video recordings (LCGFT)

Language

• English

Content

• two-dimensional moving image

Note

Janet McKinney, Tracy Olivera, Jon Kalbfleisch.

Summary

To celebrate the centennial of Leonard Bernstein, the Music Division held a special, day-long event; an immersive experience anchored by an extensive display of manuscripts, letters, playbills, photographs and memorabilia, sketches, casting notes, and designs. As part of this special event, Janet McKinney of the Music Division spoke about the creation of On the Town, discussing the major figures involved in its production. McKinney also looked at earlier drafts of lyrics and music that didn't make the final show, with examples performed by soprano Tracy Olivera and pianist Jon Kalbfleisch. Program; Bernstein:; [22:35] "Say When," full original song ; [33:40] "I Can Cook Too," "Say When" excerpt ; Tracy Olivera, soprano; Jon Kalbfleisch, piano

Authorized Access Point

Bernstein's America: Celebrating the Collection "On the Town"

Government pub type

• federal or national

Moving image technique

• live action

Capture

Recorded on 2018-05-19.

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11T20:14:32.087809+00:00
• Agent: cbc
• Status: c
• Derived from: 23692230

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11
• Cataloger id: Unknown
• Description level: http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe-2-6-0/
• Description language: eng
• Description authentication: pcc