The Maestro’s Blog

image for Maestro Maull's Monthly Blog with a picture of our graphic artist Palmer Uhl and the title "All in the Family".

June 2025 Blog

All in the Family At The Discovery Orchestra, we are 100% dedicated to helping individuals develop an ever-deepening emotional connection—through perceptive listening—with classical music. But we cannot do this alone….

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image of flowers with the title Maestro's Monthly Blog "It's Spring!"

It’s Spring!

In 1968 before starting my junior year at the University of Louisville School of Music, I auditioned for and became a member of the Louisville Orchestra. Myambition had been to…

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Maestro's Monthly Blog for April 2025 entitled "Something To Think About". This month, Maestro Maull highlights the powerful legacy of arts education leader Eric Booth and shares a deeply personal story from his own past—working with VISTA in 1966 in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood, the very streets seen in Rocky.

Some Things to Think About

In 2015, Eric Booth was given the nation’s highest award in arts education and was named one of the 25 most influential people in the arts in the United States….

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Image of our core values which can be found on our website's homepage in the footer - there is a link to the Core Values document

Core Values

More than a decade ago—in 2011—The Discovery Orchestra adopted a set of Core Values. It’s a topic that sounds like it could be boring. Far from it, here is what…

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Maestro's Monthly Blog for February 2025 is about our beloved friend and long time support Rev. Hewitt Vinnedge Johnston (July 6, 1939–January 13, 2025)

Hewitt Vinnedge Johnston (July 6, 1939–January 13, 2025)

After many years in the ministry, Hewitt Vinnedge Johnston came to St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Gladstone, New Jersey in 1997 to serve as Interim Rector as the parish conducted…

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Maestro's blog for January 2025 called "New Jersey Youth Symphony and Violins of Hope" with pictures of Helen Cha-Pyo, Amnon Weinstein and Maestro Maull with Paul Kling.

Violins of Hope: A Profound Musical Journey

I wish that everyone I know in New Jersey and in New York City could have attended the lecture and performance that my wife Marcia and I were present for…

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So many reasons to thank you! I loved listening to your work with our students and especially seeing their engagement with you. Thank you for your support of this school. Your energy and your expertise make a difference.

— Paul Chapin, Head of Newark Boys Chorus School