This event may be of some interest to our NYC-area Dear Readers:
A Leonard Bernstein Mass Symposium  The Aaron Copland School of Music and the Kupferberg Center for the Arts will present a fully staged performance of Leonard Bernstein "Mass" on 
Nov. 1 and 2 at Colden Auditorium in Queens College. Leading up to the performance, on 
Oct. 21 a panel of experts will discuss the composer, the work, the premiere, and the legacy of Bernstein's most ambitious and once controversial composition. 
Participants:
Maurice Peress,  conductor of the 1971 premiere and the current production.
Gordon Davidson,  stage director of the 1971 premiere.
Jamie Bernstein, daughter of the composer and a composer and writer herself.
Michael Hume, chorus member at the premiere, and later performed the role of Celebrant.
Lorca Peress, stage director for the current production. 
Doors will open at 6:30
Symposium will start at 7:00 
Macaulay Honors College (Cabaret Space)
35 W 67th St 
New York, NY 10023 
To register:  
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/leonard-bernsteins-mass-symposium-tickets-13069871337