Classical Beatles
The WQXR* blog post Timeline: The Beatles Meet Classical Music contains a lot of interesting information regarding the evolution of The Beatles’ creative process that ultimately led them to integrate…
Viola
Can’t Get It Out Of My Head!
The topic of ear worms – or music that continues to play in our heads of its on accord – is one of I’ve taken up in a previous blog…
Discovery Orchestra Chat 136 – Ravel String Quartet Part 2
Maestro Maull explores Ravel’s String Quartet featuring the New Jersey Youth Symphony String Quartet in this second of four Discovery Orchestra Chats. Watch and listen to Chat 135, Part 1…
Discovery Orchestra Chat 135 – Ravel String Quartet Part 1
Maestro Maull explores the first two movements of Ravel’s String Quartet featuring the New Jersey Youth Symphony String Quartet in this first of four Discovery Orchestra Chats. Watch and listen…
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!!!”