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Sunday Live at the Library - Eric Benjamin: Leonard Bernstein, Mid Century Musician

  • Wadsworth Public Library 132 Broad Street Wadsworth, OH 44281 (map)

Ohio Regional Music Arts and Cultural Outreach (ORMACO) and the Wadsworth Public Library continue Sunday Live at the Library with Eric Benjamin on Sunday, June 14, 2026 at the Wadsworth Public Library, 132 Broad Street, Wadsworth, OH 44281.

Live at the Library continues its celebration of 250 years of American music by revisiting the decades each month. Eric Benjamin will take us into the 1960s as he shares the music and story of Leonard Bernstein, exploring Bernstein’s enormous impact on 20th century music and culture through his work as a conductor, composer, and educator.

This program is free. Seating is on a first come, first served basis. For more information, call 419-853-6016.

About Eric Benjamin

Eric Benjamin joined the conducting staff of the Akron Symphony in 1991 where he is associate conductor and directs the Akron Youth Symphony. He has appeared as guest conductor with the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra, Erie Philharmonic, Canton Symphony, Columbus Symphony and was music director of the Tuscarawas Philharmonic. He currently also serves as music director of the Alliance Symphony and the Cleveland Women’s Orchestra. His compositions and arrangements have been performed by various orchestras locally and nationally. Several works have been commissioned by the Canton Symphony, including A Secret Gift (after the book by Ted Gup), An Occasional Overture and, as a centennial tribute to Leonard Bernstein, To LB:A Thank-You Note.