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This event is part of Newbury Spring Festival 2025 programme

The Music of Leonard Bernstein



  • Corn Exchange Auditorium
  • Band A £30  / 
  • Band B £25 (including booking fee)  / 
  • Free for under-30s
A group of musicians on a small stage lit with blue and pink light. There is a man playing a grand piano, a cellist and a man on drums

Platinum priority booking goes on sale on Tuesday 11 February at 10am. Gold priority booking goes on sale on Wednesday 12 February. Friends priority booking goes on sale on Thursday 13 February. Tickets go on general sale on Tuesday 25 February at 10am.

Leonard Bernstein was a titan of 20th Century music. His timeless compositions for choirs, soloists and orchestras remain essential parts of the musical canon along with the many great songs he wrote that have now become jazz standards.

Among his most memorable creations are his extensive musical theatre compositions of which West Side Story is the most famous. Giving voice to this wide collection, in his original and most creative manner comes with his trio Rob Barron, a creative jazz pianist, who recognises that Bernstein’s imaginative creations give themselves generously to a reimagined and updated, improvised interpretation. Rob devotes the first half to West Side Story, whilst the second half captures a wide range of music from Bernstein’s Candide, On The Town, Wonderful Town, A Quiet Place and more.

Location: Corn Exchange Newbury

Duration: 2 hours (approx)

Rob Barron: piano

Jeremy Brown: double bass

Matt Skelton: drums

Emma Smith: guest vocalist

Sponsored by: Mr and Mrs Alastair Storey

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