Tanglewood summer since, except for the interval 1942–45 when the Trustees canceled the concerts and summer school due to World War II. The Shed was renovated in 1959 with acoustic designs by BBN Technologies. In 1986 the BSO acquired the adjacent Highwood estate, increasing the property area by about 40%. Seiji Ozawa Hall (1994) was built on this newly expanded property. Leonard Bernstein conducted the Boston Symphony at Tanglewood in August 1990 in what proved to be his very last concert. Deutsche Grammophon released a live recording of the concert on CD. In addition to hosting world-renowned programs of classical, jazz,
Boston University Tanglewood Institute Boston University Tanglewood Institute Boston University Tanglewood Institute (BUTI) is a summer music training program for students ages 10 to 20 located in Lenox, Massachusetts, under the auspices of Boston University College of Fine Arts. BUTI was envisioned in 1965 when Erich Leinsdorf, then music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) invited Edward Stein, Dean of the Boston University College of Fine Arts, to create a summer training program for young musicians as an extension to the BSO’s Tanglewood Music Center (TMC). BUTI opened for its inaugural season the following June. Groton Place, the central building on campus, was