NJ Youth Symphony Celebrates 45 Years of Music Education
Involvement in New Jersey Youth Symphony, a program of Wharton Arts in Union County, is not just about honing musical technique, it’s also about developing life skills. On Sunday, May…
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Timeless Classical Themes Our Students Don’t Know
If you’re a piano teacher, you’ll be familiar with an experience I’ve had countless times in my thirty-plus years of teaching. If you’re not a piano teacher, please read on;…
It’s Cold Out There!
Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons – Le Quattro Stagioni – is perhaps one of the most recognizable and often performed compositions in all of classical music. While it’s not quite up…
New Jersey State Council on the Arts Grant
We are pleased to announce that The Discovery Orchestra received a generous $58,000 general operating grant from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts for our current 2023-2024 Season….
Wine Fundraiser
The Discovery Orchestra has partnered with Old York Cellars to create a special selection of wines as part of our fundraising efforts. These wines are available for purchase, with a…
The Café Brahms
In this episode of Inside Music, host George Marriner Maull explores the effect that one of Brahms’s most significant influencers, Hungarian violinist Ede Remény, had on him. Asked by Remény in…
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!!!”