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Maestro's Monthly Blog: One of the Most Amazing Persons I Know - Ginny Johnston - The Discovery Orchestra's Finance Director & 2023 Gala Honoree

One of the Most Amazing Persons I Know

I first met Virginia Johnston when she was a teenager. In the early 1980’s, Ginny became principal clarinetist of the New Jersey Youth Symphony, which I was then serving as…

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Inside Music with George Marriner Maull. Episode title: Now That's A Coda! 3rd movement of the First Piano Concerto by Johannes Brahms.

Now That’s a Coda!

Stream it on WWFM this Saturday, May 24, 2025 at 7:30PM!  Codas are those extra endings with which composers often conclude one of the movements they have written—be that movement…

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Image of New Jersey Youth Symphony, Maestro George Marriner Maull and tap dancers from The Newark School of the Arts

Of Our New Day Begun: Celebrating Black History Month

This New Jersey Youth Symphony Signature Concert was recorded on Saturday, February 4, 2023 at 7:00 pm The Patriots Theater at the War Memorial in Trenton, NJ.  Featuring Maestro Helen H….

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Recorded Event featuring the American String Quartet and Maestro Maull exploring Chevalier

Discover the Chevalier de Saint-Georges

Maestro Maull and American String Quartet members Peter Winograd, Laurie Carney, Daniel Avshalomov and Wolfram Koessel explore the effervescent first movement of String Quartet No. 5 by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges. A contemporary…

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An American Salute performance with Maestro Maull & Maestro Helen Cha-Pyo with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra

An American Salute

We were so pleased to partner with the New Jersey Youth Symphony in a live concert on November 7, 2021 at the Patriots Theater at the War Memorial in Trenton, NJ….

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New to Classical?

Are you new to classical music? Then this is for you! The Discovery Orchestra…teaching listening skills that help you connect with classical music! And more! Experience the joy, surprise, and…

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Thank you so much for inviting us to attend the Saint-Saens “Organ Symphony” recording session. I have always enjoyed listening to this work. As is always the case, your tutorial was excellent! I cannot believe how much more I now know about the “Organ Symphony”. And with more understanding comes a better appreciation. The Discovery Orchestra is much bigger than I remember. Their performance was excellent and truly exciting! A really big pipe organ performed by Mark Miller further enhanced the entire listening experience.

— Earle Eaton, Recording Engineer of our predecessor entity the Philharmonic Orchestra of New Jersey