1.0Harvard Gazettehttps://news.harvard.edu/gazettegazetteimporthttps://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/author/gazetteimport/Three-day extravaganza fetes Bernstein — Harvard Gazetterich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="exFuvQ3HOD"><a href="https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2006/10/three-day-extravaganza-fetes-bernstein/">Three-day extravaganza fetes Bernstein</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2006/10/three-day-extravaganza-fetes-bernstein/embed/#?secret=exFuvQ3HOD" width="600" height="338" title="“Three-day extravaganza fetes Bernstein” — Harvard Gazette" data-secret="exFuvQ3HOD" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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Sixty years ago, as a junior at Harvard, Leonard Bernstein '39 already had a reputation among undergraduates for his precocious performances with the Works Progress Administration orchestra. He also cut classes, doodled instead of taking notes, and suffered unlikely lapses in scholarship. The future composer of wide fame got a "C" in at least one core music course.https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/lenny-f-450.jpg