By Rosemary Ford
Eagletribune.com
Many know him as a Bostonian; others, as a New Yorker.
Here in the Merrimack Valley, however, we know the late Leonard Bernstein first was a Lawrencian.
The world-famous composer born and raised for part of his childhood in Lawrence now is the subject of a seasonlong tribute for the Boston Pops' 123rd season. The first concert is tomorrow at Boston Symphony Hall.
"He was really the first American classical music conductor to be popular on a lot of fronts," said Keith Lockhart, who will conduct the orchestra's concerts.
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