Happy 50th Anniversary ASQ!
One of the premiere professional string quartets actively performing on the worldwide stage, the American String Quartet is celebrating its 50th Anniversary Season this year, and The Discovery Orchestra has…
The Maestro’s Blog
Timeless Classical Themes Our Students Don’t Know
If you’re a piano teacher, you’ll be familiar with an experience I’ve had countless times in my thirty-plus years of teaching. If you’re not a piano teacher, please read on;…
The Piano Man
This month’s guest blogger is Rick Kaller, Executive Director at The Discovery Orchestra. I didn’t really start listening to popular music until I was in middle school. Since my mother…
George Marriner Maull Meets Maestro Bernstein…A Recollection
In light of the recent release of the film Maestro about Leonard Bernstein, I would like to share a few recollections of meeting him in 1976. While residing in Louisville…
Guest Blogger from our Outreach Partner
Founded in 1946, The Links, Incorporated is an international, not-for-profit corporation of 17,000 professional women of color who are committed to enriching, sustaining, and ensuring the cultural and economic survival…
Gratefully Fulfilling Our Mission
In 2006, when the Philharmonic Orchestra of New Jersey officially became The Discovery Orchestra, we adopted a new mission statement: We teach the listening skills that help you really connect with…
Today I watched an episode called “Discover Beethoven’s Fifth”, and it was marvelous! Maestro Maull and his talented orchestra gave me a one-hour thrill. I’ve always loved Beethoven, especially his Fifth Symphony. I studied piano for 7 years as a young person, and came to appreciate so many of the classical composers, but Beethoven’s Fifth has always thrilled me. I so appreciated the format of the program, and the Maestro involved all of us and taught us so much. Thank you for this fine program. And many thanks and praise to the orchestra! When the program ended, I clapped loudly and shouted “Bravo!! Bravo!!!”