Synopses & Reviews
This colorful, elegant book captures the history, spirit and legend of the Hollywood Bowl through a series of essays written by experts in the various fields of dance, opera, recording arts and jazz.
Table of Contents
Foreword / Ernest Fleischmann -- A Bowl resounding / John Henken -- Architecture for performance / Carol McMichael Reese -- How the Bowl danced: an era of exploration / Naima Prevots -- A home for opera / Herbert Glass -- Hollywood and the Bowl / Lisa Mitchell -- Midnight at the oasis: jazz / Gene Lees -- The ultimate venue: rock and pop / George Varga -- The Bowl on record / Dennis Bade -- What's a performance without an audience? / Orrin Howard -- Bernstein to Big Bird: music education and youth activities / Jeannette Bovard -- Growing up at the Hollywood Bowl / Stephanie Fleischmann.