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Bernstein described the concert as a "musical quilt of hymn-tune phrases"
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YourClassical Story

YourClassical Story: John shares his experience seeing a once-in-a-lifetime orchestral concert

YourClassical Story: John Horst

On this episode of YourClassical Story, John Horst, of Harrisonsburg Va., shares how seeing the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center energized him. The program featured Symphony No. 2 by Charles Ives, and Leonard Bernstein was the guest conductor.

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