Discovery Orchestra Chat 96 – How Would You Depict
Maestro Maull would like you to exercise your creative imagination and think like a composer in this Discovery Orchestra Chat!
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Discovery Orchestra Chat 95 – Beethoven’s Sense of Humor
Despite the fact that Beethoven was so depressed about his hearing loss, he managed to hang on to his sense of humor. Follow along with our Listening Guide and see how…
Discovery Orchestra Chat 94 – Name that Tune?
Another look at variation form in this Chat – but backwards! Have a listen to some variations and see if you can figure out what the theme is in this…
Discovery Orchestra Chat 93 – What in the World
Maestro Maull plays a game in this Discovery Orchestra Chat. He challenges you to guess what story the composer is trying to express in different musical pieces. Listen along!
The Invisibility of Music
Think about this. Music is invisible. Yes, it may be there as a background to visual images on television or the movie screen. And yes, music may cause you to…
Discovery Orchestra Chat 92 – Change of Timbre
Listen as The Discovery Orchestra plays Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A Minor (2nd Movement) and Maestro Maull explores a “Change in Timbre” in this chat.
Thank you so much for inviting us to attend the Saint-Saens “Organ Symphony” recording session. I have always enjoyed listening to this work. As is always the case, your tutorial was excellent! I cannot believe how much more I now know about the “Organ Symphony”. And with more understanding comes a better appreciation. The Discovery Orchestra is much bigger than I remember. Their performance was excellent and truly exciting! A really big pipe organ performed by Mark Miller further enhanced the entire listening experience.