The Maestro’s Blog

This image is about the Maestro's Monthly Blog entitled ‘Tis the Season—No, Not That Season. Maestro Maull is referring to the 2025-2026 upcoming season of events.

‘Tis the Season—No, Not That Season

  It’s The Discovery Orchestra’s 2025-26 Season! And in keeping with the 250th Anniversary of the founding of our country, our focus will be on American composers—at least one of…

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Maestro's Monthly Blog for July 2025 entitled "Bill Moyers - A Debt of Gratitude" with a picture of Bill Moyers

Bill Moyers — A Debt of Gratitude

In light of Bill Moyers’ recent passing, I want to share about the important role he played in helping us to further The Discovery Orchestra’s mission. When Marcia and I…

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

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. And that is why…

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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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Wow, thank you so much for sharing this wonderful program. Maestro Maull is a true master of oral presentation and explanation. Clear and engaging, friendly but challenging. He drew in the on-site crowd – and me – to think and listen. I resonated with the way he “taught” the crowd through normal conversational speech … thanks again for expanding my consciousness!

– “Discover Saint-Saens’ ‘Organ’ Symphony” television show viewer