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In 1968 before starting my junior year at the University of Louisville School of Music, I auditioned for and became a member of the Louisville Orchestra. Myambition had been to…
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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…
Core Values
More than a decade ago—in 2011—The Discovery Orchestra adopted a set of Core Values. It’s a topic that sounds like it could be boring. Far from it, here is what…
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.