Month: August 2023

A funny thing happened on the way to the… Our journey from The Philharmonic Orchestra of New Jersey to The Discovery Orchestra

A funny thing happened on the way to the…

The “short” version: Fall 1987.  With the help of many individuals – notably our spouses Rena and Marcia, and persuasive community influencers Betse Gump and Mary Horn – Brian Frederick…

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New Inside Music episode "Brahms Light" on wwfm.org

Brahm’s Light

In this episode of Inside Music, host George Marriner Maull presents another side of composer Johannes Brahms. Brahms wrote his Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68 over a…

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Notes from Under the Piano Episode 21 entitled Thank You for All Your Good Work

Thank You for All Your Good Work

It was the summer of 2015 when Maestro Maull had an awestruck, chance encounter with Congressman John Lewis while on vacation in San Diego. Not only did he learn for…

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This has been an incredible series. I could take in SO much more than I could at the beginning ones. You have really trained my ears!!! I have been enjoying classical music for more than 60 years (as a child my parents played classical music at dinner and we guessed the composer) but I NEVER knew how to listen before!

— Attendee of NJPAC Classical Conversations with Maestro Maull