Martin Bookspan had life-long friendships with two great classical music geniuses, Leonard Bernstein and Aaron Copland.
As the voice of the PBS television series
Live from Lincoln Center from 1976 to 2006, Martin Bookspan riveted audiences with his eloquently distinctive voice and extensive knowledge of classical music. The N.Y. Times (May 24, 2006) described Bookspan as “One half erudite informer, the other half grandfatherly guide, [who kept audiences] tuned in during intermissions with easy-to-digest program notes and anecdotes.”
A generous supporter of the Judaica Sound Archives now the Recorded Sound Archives at Florida Atlantic University Libraries,
Bookspan spoke before a sold-out audience at FAU Libraries’ 2013 Kultur Festival in March.
Today Martin Bookspan would have been turning 95,
he passed away earlier this year in April at his home in Aventura, FL. In celebration of his life, we wanted to share these video clips taken during a lecture he gave in 2013 at FAU Libraries.
My Friends: Leonard Bernstein & Aaron Copland Lecture
Presented by Martin Bookspan at FAU’s Wimberly Library on March 5, 2013
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Martin Bookspan: classical music maven
Martin Bookspan had life-long friendships with two great classical music geniuses, Leonard Bernstein and Aaron Copland.
As the voice of the PBS television series Live from Lincoln Center from 1976 to 2006, Martin Bookspan riveted audiences with his eloquently distinctive voice and extensive knowledge of classical music. The N.Y. Times (May 24, 2006) described Bookspan as “One half erudite informer, the other half grandfatherly guide, [who kept audiences] tuned in during intermissions with easy-to-digest program notes and anecdotes.” Read More About This…
March 2 – 8, 2013
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Aaron Kula’s KCO
Sunday, 3/3/13 @ 3pm
Carole & Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium
FAU Boca Raton Campus
Martin Bookspan
Tuesday, 3/5/13 @ 2pm
Wimberly Library 5th floor
FAU Boca Raton Campus
Bob Berkman
Friday, 3/8/13 @ 2pm
Wimberly Library 5th floor
FAU Boca Raton Campus
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