Carnegie Hall Family Concert: The Bernstein Beat Title: The Bernstein Beat - Big Musical Question: What Makes Music Dance? Pre-concert activities took place from 1pm-1:45pm in the main auditorium with Charlotte Blake Alston, storyteller. THE BERNSTEIN BEAT is an innovative concert developed by Jamie Bernstein and Michael Barrett, and modeled after the famous Young People’s Concerts® led by Jamie’s illustrious father, Leonard Bernstein. Featuring the musical compositions of Bernstein himself, this family concert explores rhythm through excerpts from such well-known works as Fancy Free, MASS, On the Town, and West Side Story! symphony orchestra performance children's concert 2008-11-01T14:00:00