Month: March 2023

Maestro's Monthly Blog: One of the Most Amazing Persons I Know - Ginny Johnston - The Discovery Orchestra's Finance Director & 2023 Gala Honoree

One of the Most Amazing Persons I Know

I first met Virginia Johnston when she was a teenager. In the early 1980’s, Ginny became principal clarinetist of the New Jersey Youth Symphony, which I was then serving as…

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Notes from Under the Piano Episode 16 entitled Emmy Reflections

Emmy Reflections

The Discovery Orchestra was so proud to be recognized by the New York and Mid-Atlantic Chapters of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, with three out of our…

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Inside Music with George Marriner Maull. Episode title: Now That's A Coda! 3rd movement of the First Piano Concerto by Johannes Brahms.

Now That’s a Coda!

Codas are those extra endings with which composers often conclude one of the movements they have written – be that movement from a symphony, concerto, sonata, string quartet, solo piano…

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50/50 Raffle Image

50/50 Raffle 2023

Take a chance and support the educational programs of The Discovery Orchestra! Raffle Ticket are $25 each or 5 for $100. Winner will receive 50% of the cash proceeds. We…

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Image of New Jersey Youth Symphony, Maestro George Marriner Maull and tap dancers from The Newark School of the Arts

Of Our New Day Begun: Celebrating Black History Month

This New Jersey Youth Symphony Signature Concert was recorded on Saturday, February 4, 2023 at 7:00 pm The Patriots Theater at the War Memorial in Trenton, NJ.  Featuring Maestro Helen H….

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Recorded Event featuring the American String Quartet and Maestro Maull exploring Chevalier

Discover the Chevalier de Saint-Georges

Maestro Maull and American String Quartet members Peter Winograd, Laurie Carney, Daniel Avshalomov and Wolfram Koessel explore the effervescent first movement of String Quartet No. 5 by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges. A contemporary…

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I cannot thank you enough for such a wonderful afternoon. We LOVED the concert/presentation. It was exceptional and meaningful for both of us. I especially loved the piano. I had no idea it was piano that I heard when listening to the piece. I always thought it was a harp for some reason. It reminded me of water…..I cried just a little hearing that beautiful music. Thank you for giving us some culture and life after Covid!

— Attendees of the taping of Discover Saint-Saëns’ “Organ” Symphony