Simply Sibelius
Finnish composer Jean Sibelius had the ability to compose what might best be described as enormous, expansive “soundscapes” using a full 90- to 100-member symphony orchestra. He was personally very much…
Composers
Discover Symphonic Masterworks with the Maestro
Saturday, September 13, 2025
6:30 – 9:30 PM
Grace Episcopal Church, 4 Madison Ave, Madison 07940
Not…By Piazzolla!
Astor Piazzolla is the musician most associated with Tango Nuevo. However, there were a number of composer-performers who contributed to the development of this style of tango writing—fellow bandoneón player, José Libertella,…
Spring Has Arrived!
Inside Music host George Marriner Maull explores one of the most well-known classical music compositions ever written—Spring, from The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi. Highlighting and demonstrating Vivaldi’s verbal descriptions in this prime example…
Discover Rhapsody in Blue
Sunday, June 14, 2026
Time TBA
Delbarton School, 230 Mendham Rd, Morristown, NJ 07960
Race to the Finish Line
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is famous for many things––not the least of which was his ability to write incredibly exciting moments of symphonic music. In this episode of Inside Music, Maestro…
Your “listening guide” amazes me, in that it is a means of illustrating the role of various instrumental sections in communicating and “telling” a story. My background is science and technology so the 1 -1 ½ hours listening to a symphony with your presentation was an exciting learning experience I was not expecting.You are an exceptional talent and personality to be able to introduce someone like myself to the very complicated language of a symphony.