Letter from Felicia Bernstein to Helen Coates, June 3, 1958
excerpt: "...we are truly homesick and Lenny needs a rest so badly!...We are not going to Sao Paolo--Mitrpoulos will take over so we go straight back to B.A. on Saturday and then rejoin the orchestra in Rio." F... More
Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard Bernstein, February 2, 1952
excerpt: "Dr. Sachar wanted to find out where we stand on all the Festival plans and we went over all of them in detail." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Felicia Bernstein to Helen Coates, October 3, 1957
excerpt: "The 'grand opening' has come and gone and the Fredric R. Mann Auditorium is a working concern..." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard & Felicia Bernstein, November 16, ...
excerpt: "Bornoff's feelings are that it it is too late now to organize a Kouss. festival in Paris for the coming spring..." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard Bernstein, July 22, 1985
excerpt: "No teacher has ever had (as far as I know) the great experience of watching a pupil grow, and being close to him through all the years..." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, July 26, 1940
excerpt: "Kouss. seems to like me more all the time. He now wants me to study with him this winter in Boston. He said today that I will certainly be the greatest(!) conductor, if only I will work hard 3 years... More
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, February 27, 1940
excerpt: "Reiner & conducting are fine: & we had the most exciting broadcast last night..." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard & Felicia Bernstein, December 24, ...
excerpt: "I am amazed that you had not heard from the Brandeis faculty...Interested to know that you have been officially invited back to Tanglewood to head the conducting dep't and conduct in the Festival." Fr... More
Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard Bernstein, October 26, 1940
excerpt: "I think I have a good suggestion, also about that name changing, if you are really forced to face it." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, December 18, 1951
excerpt: "Eddie Specter called me from Pitts. the other day to ask me (on the quiet) if I wanted the orchestra permanently next season...I keep trying to decide if I want an orchestra at all...Tell Adler that I... More
Letter from Felicia Bernstein to Helen Coates, January 4, 1978
excerpt: "Now that we know who the good fairy is let me be the spokesman for us all and in my biggest voice say THANK YOU!!!" From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard Bernstein, June 13, 1961
excerpt: "Just home from my morning in traffic court on your behalf. (It's foolish to pay what Abe charges for his time to take care of a traffic ticket, so I went.)" From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Felicia Bernstein to Helen Coates, August 19, 1957
excerpt: "Lenny has been wonderful about writing and his letters managed to keep up my spirits...I wonder if you're going to Washington for the opening--what I would give to be there! I think of the show [West... More
Letter from Felicia Bernstein to Helen Coates, August 19, 1957
excerpt: "Lenny has been wonderful about writing and his letters managed to keep up my spirits...I wonder if you're going to Washington for the opening--what I would give to be there! I think of the show [West... More
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, March 17, 1955
excerpt: "I will never do an opera [Boheme] this way again...[the Hollywood Festival] looks something like this:..." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, August 3, 1962
excerpt: "The concerts [in Monaco] were enormously successful--the orchestra only so-so (how I appreciated my own N.Y. Phil.!)" From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, May 3, 1948
excerpt: "The big news is that I may have two concerts in Paris -- the other with the Conservatoire..." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, December 12, 1933
excerpt: "Added to your pride in me: I am almost positive that I am to do my concerto with Sevitzky's Young musicians' orchestra. From: Correspondence Series
Bernstein conducts Stravinsky's L'histoire du Soldat at an informal Ta...
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Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, August 1, 1944
excerpt: "Arrived safely staying with friends..." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, August 4, 1944
excerpt: "The performance [of `Fancy Free'] was awful -- no rehearsal time to speak of -- but everyone liked it." From: Correspondence Series
Helen Coates to Leonard Bernstein, February 26, 1945
excerpt: " I'm FURIOUS, too I wrote them very definitely that you would arrive on Sunday morning I was assuming your room would await you "
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, June 18, 1947
excerpt: "Greatest success yet..." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, August 19, 1948
excerpt: "All well registration included..." From: Correspondence Series
Joseph Block to Helen Coates, May 17, 1949
excerpt: " I will be happy to come to play for Mr. Bernstein on Thursday, 26 May, at 5:00pm."
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, September 6, 1953
excerpt: "Beautiful trip Helen send biography photos pronto Felicia muladu" From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Leonard & Felicia Bernstein to Helen Coates, August 17, 19...
excerpt: "Salzburg greatest triumph yet..." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, November 21, 1950
excerpt: "I just wondered if you had ever had this reproduction" From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Leonard & Felicia Bernstein to Helen Coates, 1957
excerpt: "Still no mail please cable all or contact Jerry Robbins immediately about Riffs" From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, October 15, 1974
excerpt: "Welcome home, with love from beautiful Warwickshire." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, n.d.
excerpt: "...Mischa Tulin wants me to play again next month. He suggests the concerto with you at second piano." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard Bernstein, n.d.
excerpt: "Your news is wonderful and I'm getting more eager by the day to hear and see you." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard Bernstein, October 1, 1953
excerpt: "If you should give [the Venice Festival] your violin piece, I think you would have to make sure first as to which orchestra would perform it, and I think you should be there to conduct it yourself." F... More
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, June 25, 1951
excerpt: "Have just gotten installed." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, June 14, 1960
excerpt: "I've found a good physical therapist who has helped, and who is giving me special exercises to do, which he thinks may prevent future attacks." From: Correspondence Series
Nadia Boulanger to Helen Coates, March 28, 1978
excerpt: "Thank you for having taken the trouble to send me Mr. Bernstein's message. He will receive the records "
Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard Bernstein, May 19, 1955
excerpt: "...they accept your fee of $2,000 a week [in Washington], so see how much they want you...[Paul Feigay] said then they wanted you to do several things on Omnibus this season and they were looking for ... More
Letter from Leonard & Felicia Bernstein to Helen Coates, December 23, ...
excerpt: "Safe sound miss Nina..." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, n.d
excerpt: "On my third day here I can report no success re jobs, but we're still hoping." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, n.d.
excerpt: "It seems just incredible to me that all this time has passed without my having seen you." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, n.d
excerpt: "Much to tell you of much importance & considerability--" From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, 1979
excerpt: "All goes well enough--slogging through, and no major complaints. But I can't wait for it to end!" From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, October 27, 1973
excerpt: "My thoughts and heart are with you..." From: Correspondence Series
Helen Coates to Leonard Bernstein, December 27, 1946
excerpt: " a lot of items to mention send me all the stubs of the checks you have written since you left Saturday night concerts in Cincinnati are broadcast "
Helen Coates to Verna Fine, October 17, 1946
The Irving Fine Collection
Helen Coates to Leonard Bernstein, January 11, 1946
excerpt: " called Leeds at once and learned that they had sent the Shostakovitch parts you used last fall I already have passage booked for Shirley on your boat to Europe "
Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard Bernstein, March 4, 1955
excerpt: "Felicia can tell you the whole story about Lillian and her demand that I cable you not to see Guthrie." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard Bernstein, March 28, 1955
excerpt: "[Wynn R.] has engaged Isaac Stern to play your SERENADE...Snedaker seemed interested in your Woody Herman piece..." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, December 2, 1966
excerpt: "Back from Paris (Triomphe!)..." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, October 16, 1940
excerpt: "Reiner was furious (at Koussevitzky). I've hear the word ethics until I become immune to it. Thompson was the conciliator, & he's a genius at it." From: Correspondence Series
Helen Coates to Leonard Bernstein, December 1, 1945
excerpt: " I emphasized that you were missing both home and Seymour I arrived at 11:15 would have done your heart good to see the welcome I received from your orchestra."
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, May 22, 1958
excerpt: "Chile is conquered (the orchestra is thrilled, Felicia is thrilled...I hope the Ivory Soap deal goes through--we could use it well!" From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, December 2, 1966
excerpt: "Back from Paris (Triomphe!)..." From: Correspondence Series
Helen Coates to Leonard Bernstein, June 6, 1945
excerpt: " I received a wire from Kouss today saying "accept with pleasure to serve as Honorary Chairman Gershwin Memorial" told Rose yesterday that Kouss had "broken with you," he was to put in a young assistant "
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, January 8, 1952
excerpt: "Notes on the General Plan...of the Creative Arts Festival [at Brandeis]" From: Correspondence Series
Helen Coates to Irving and Verna Fine with photocopy of letter written...
The Irving Fine Collection
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, January 8, 1952
excerpt: "Notes on the General Plan...of the Creative Arts Festival [at Brandeis]" From: Correspondence Series
Almost goodbye (Almost a sonnet) poem for Helen Coates Memorial, 1989 ...
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Young People's Concerts Scripts: A Tribute to Teachers pencil on yello...
From: Young People's Concerts Television Scripts Series
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, October 6, 1951
excerpt: "...please have piano sent immediately..." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard & Felicia Bernstein, March 18, 195...
excerpt: "To sum up what we need to know at once about your Hollywood Festival plans..." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, August 16, 1958
excerpt: "...what MacDowell is there (shorter than the Indian Suite which is 32 min. and too long) that expresses MacD.'s nationalist trend through using Indian material? Ask Jack to find out." From: Correspon... More
Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard Bernstein, July 21, 1940
excerpt: "I know this summer will lead to all kinds of wonderful things and you deserve all of them. No one is happier for you and no one could be more proud of you than I am." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, September 10, 1938
excerpt: "Perhaps I have told you that I shall probably be affiliated with the School of the Dance which is to take up residence at Mills College next summer." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard & Felicia Bernstein, December 3, 1...
excerpt: "Peter Pan closed a week ago in Chicago..." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, February 1, 1945
excerpt: "Rehearsals are fine, and I am tight, having just returned from a gay dinner party." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, September 18, 1953
excerpt: "The orchestra [in Rio] is only so-so, but I've worked like a horse with them, & the progress they have made is astonishing...I think I may even finish the Symposium on this trip...It's fun to conduct ... More
Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard Bernstein, March 1, 1955
excerpt: "I finally succeeded in getting a reservation for Felicia on the ANDREA DORIA, sailing March 3rd." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, June 24, 1960
excerpt: "...I'm always most in need when I begin to conduct after a period of inactivity." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard Bernstein, February 2, 1952
excerpt: "Dr. Sachar wanted to find out where we stand on all the Festival plans and we went over all of them in detail." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, January 30, 1952
excerpt: "Let's not forget that every item on this festival is dedicated to a point; and that as soon as we lose sight of that point we are simply running a series of performances." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, May 11, 1948
excerpt: "The Munich concert was the greatest success...Especially because I had three obstacles to overcome -- youth, Americanism & Jewishness...It means so much...since music is the German's last stand in the... More
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, March 27, 1955
excerpt: "Boheme was a bad experience...I have also been having a bad time about Marc's REGINA...Tahitis is off in Florence...I have accepted, at long last, to go to Argentina." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, August 7, 1939
excerpt: "I'm more pleased about the plan of Copland, Harris and Schuman to make you America's Great Conductor..." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard & Felicia Bernstein, April 8, 1955
excerpt: "I had just received from Lois Frisch copies of a contract between Dorothy Parker, you, Lenny, and Lillian...Your ASCAP check arrived today and is for the sum of $3,058.52, the largest you have ever ha... More
Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard & Felicia Bernstein, October 16, 1...
excerpt: "As to a tour all next summer, instead of Tanglewood, it's a wonderful idea. I spoke to Bruno and he said 'Wonderful', but that he is not your European manager...Nothing can be done about the Omnibus ... More
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, November 29, 1945
excerpt: "...had an uninspired rehearsal, which is rare for me..." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard & Felicia Bernstein, November 20, ...
excerpt: [Brandeis festival] From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, January 13, 1945
excerpt: "Fancy Free coming along, and, of course, not half enough time remaining to make a finished product." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard & Felicia Bernstein, January 15, 1...
excerpt: "...I received the wonderful news that you (PLURAL) are pregnant...[John Mehegan] feels the Jazz Symposium is very important...Marc [Blitzstein's] version of the Threepenny Opera...I am amazed that you... More
Letter from Helen Coates to Leonard & Felicia Bernstein, n.d.
excerpt: "[Irving] thinks it would be wonderful to have either Marc's or the Threepenny Opera, although he feels that Brandeis would not want it if it were running on Broadway at the same time." From: Correspon... More
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, 1955
excerpt: "There has been a lot of talk this week in Rome about Serenade (Cain, not LB) and Lollobrigida seems practically set to do it...It seems a shame to keep basing a conception of Tahiti on the one funny a... More
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, May 6, 1958
excerpt: "I think Columbia is on its way to democracy. The only problem is the altitude, which makes the concerts very difficult to do..." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, January 4, 1960
excerpt: "Would you call Jamies teacher, Mrs. Bishop, & explain that we are taking Jamie by doctor's orders; that we don't mean to be taking her schooling lightly, etc." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, July 18, 1940
excerpt: "I've already conducted my first concert! The piece was the longest, most difficult of the program, besides, significantly enough, being a modern American work -- Randall Thompson's 2nd Symphony." Fro... More
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, May 3, 1948
excerpt: "The big news is that I may have two concerts in Paris -- the other with the Conservatoire..." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, October 11, 1937
excerpt: "I cannot tell you often enough how great a debt I owe to you for the fine foundation and musical (and extra-musical) inspiration you gave me..." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, August 4, 1944
excerpt: "There's a Steinway here, and nobody's home all day, so I've been working on the show." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, February 10, 1945
excerpt: "Doesn't this beat them all?" From: Correspondence Series
Helen Coates to Leonard Bernstein, December 3, 1945
excerpt: "You will have had at least one letter from Seymour he promised to write you often I've tried to get Aaron today, but no luck."
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, May 20, 1946
excerpt: "Flight delayed home wednesday inform NBC damn" From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, January 4, 1947
excerpt: "The orchestra was hard to pull out of their slough, but I think we will have a good concert -- if I can play well...have Werner as concertmaster on FacFac [Facsimile]. Also Dave on clarinet, and espe... More
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, August 31, 1948
excerpt: "Call me..." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, April 24, 1948
excerpt: "...call Haftel with highest recommendation for Fromme first trombone" From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, May 23, 1955
excerpt: "The concerts in Trieste and Florence have been successes of the old-fashioned kind, reminding me of the great days...Also I am a little worried about the IPO tour: there doesn't seem to be enough tim... More
Letter from Leonard Bernstein to Helen Coates, 1985
excerpt: "This is all more unbelievable than I ever imagined." From: Correspondence Series
Letter from Helen Coates to Felicia Bernstein, November 13, 1951
excerpt: "I know what it must mean to you to such a friend in Martha [Gellhorn]." From: Correspondence Series