The Maestro’s Blog

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New Blog

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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Maestro's Monthly Blog entitled "Have You Seen This Man" which refers to two side-by-side pictures. In the one picture is Maestro Maull and his brother Howard as children with Santa. The other picture is Maestro Maull as an adult dressed as Santa.

Have You Seen This Man?

Of course, you have! On the left, you have me with Santa Claus in 1952, with my older brother Howard as my backup, making sure that Santa got my list…

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I just listened to the first episode of this (Dvorak’s “New World” Symphony) and can’t believe how fortunate I was to run across this on Prime. I have heard Maull lecture many times before performances and now here he is right on my computer screen and with the clearest of visual aids. I promise if you listen to one of these you will understand a piece as never before. And, I have discovered from past experiences with his lectures that I always listen to any given piece with a greater connection. These “home” viewings of Maull’s lectures are such a gift! Highly recommended.

— Carolyn Bross, Amazon Reviewer