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Discovery Orchestra Chat 153 – Blues Fiddle

Find out what makes blues fiddling sound the way it does in this Chat with guest artist Dave Rimelis!

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 152 – Celtic Fiddle

Maestro Maull continues his exploration of fiddle music with guest artist Dave Rimelis. Dave demonstrates Celtic fiddling using the Swallow Tail Jig to illustrate!

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 151 – Cajun Fiddle

The lineage of Cajun music is rich and complex. But what makes Cajun fiddling sound the way it does? The answer can be found in this Discovery Orchestra Chat featuring…

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 150 – Latin Fiddle

Maestro Maull is a classically trained string player but has been fascinated by and a big fan of fiddle music! Joining him in this Chat is Dave Rimelis, who plays…

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 149 – Thematic Transformation

It’s really remarkable how many transformations occur as we grow from childhood into adulthood. Composers work a similar magic – see how in this Discovery Orchestra Chat!

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 148 – Counter Melodies

Sometimes what makes a piece of music wonderful to listen to is not what we think it is! Maestro Maull uses Cesar Franck’s Symphony in D Minor to illustrate in…

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This has been an incredible series. I could take in SO much more than I could at the beginning ones. You have really trained my ears!!! I have been enjoying classical music for more than 60 years (as a child my parents played classical music at dinner and we guessed the composer) but I NEVER knew how to listen before!

— Attendee of NJPAC Classical Conversations with Maestro Maull