Celebrating 100 years since the birth of Leonard Bernstein, the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Concert Orchestra and Crouch End Festival Chorus showcases works which are all connected to the great composer.
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Also being performed is the world premiere of Ryan Latimer’s Frigates & Folly – a work full of colour and energy, based on the story of Moby Dick. Ryan Latimer was born in 1990, the year Bernstein died.
