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Notes from Under the Piano

Notes From Under The Piano

The Discovery Orchestra is launching a new social media initiative.  At a regular meeting of the Strategic Planning Committee (hear those three words spoken in an ‘echo chamber’ in your…

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The Music Paradigm®

Roger Nierenberg, a good friend and colleague of mine for forty-four years, created The Music Paradigm. The Music Paradigm presents a unique way for executives of corporations to find out…

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Discover The Firebird

Igor Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite has been with me a long time.  Back in the 1960’s, one of Philadelphia’s grocery store chains, the Penn Fruit Company, began offering classical 33 1/3…

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The Gift of Music

A Post for A Challenging Moment

You do not need me to tell you that we’ve entered a moment unlike any most of us have ever encountered in our lives.  Like many of you, I stand…

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Life with Dave, Bill, Bob, Walter & Mike

One of the great joys of the past decade has been our association with the Midnight Media Group in Millburn, New Jersey, a full-service video and audio production company.  Their…

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Visiting the NBCS

In 2014, I wrote a blog post The Choir Boys about my visits to the Newark Boys Chorus School, a remarkable 51-year-old institution that absolutely transforms the lives of its…

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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