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Discovery Orchestra Chat 127 – Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 Part 6

Maestro Maull continues the exploration of the 4th movement of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 in this sixth of eight Discovery Orchestra Chats on the piece! Watch and listen to Chat…

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 126 – Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 Part 5

Maestro Maull continues the exploration of the 4th movement of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 in this fifth of eight Discovery Orchestra Chats on the piece! Watch and listen to Chat…

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 125 – Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 Part 4

Maestro Maull continues the exploration of the 4th movement of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 in this fourth of eight Discovery Orchestra Chats on the piece! Watch and listen to Chat…

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Classical Music Is So Relaxing!

Or is it? One of the things frequently said about classical music is: “I love classical music because it’s so relaxing!” When I encounter this observation I can only think…

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 99 – Effective Surprise

George explores another composer whose music seems, on the surface, incredibly simple yet is filled with wonderful effective surprises – Frederic Chopin! He uses Chopin’s Nocturne No. 20 in C…

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Two Visits in Four Days

Maestro Maull with some of the campers and staff from Camp YDP, Paterson, New Jersey   On Steve Hoffman Music Forums there’s an interesting conversation going on around the topic:…

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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.

— Outreach Program Attendee