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Maestro's Monthly Blog: Music for the People. A family story. A national legacy. with a picture of Maestro George Marriner Maull's grandfather in an old fashioned suit with a top hat and smoking a pipe.

Music for the People

On the left is my grandfather, George Marriner Maull, for whom I was named. I never knew him. Pictured here at his desk at the Torresdale Water Filtration Plant and…

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This image is about the Maestro's Monthly Blog entitled ‘Tis the Season—No, Not That Season. Maestro Maull is referring to the 2025-2026 upcoming season of events.

‘Tis the Season—No, Not That Season

  It’s The Discovery Orchestra’s 2025-26 Season! And in keeping with the 250th Anniversary of the founding of our country, our focus will be on American composers—at least one of…

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This image has a grand piano with music notes and a dancer floating at the top of it. It represents our radio show (Inside Music) episode entitled What's a Polonaise? Featuring Chopin’s Polonaise in A-Flat Major, Op. 53

What’s A Polonaise?  

Frédéric Chopin’s Polonaise in A-Flat Major, Op. 53, nicknamed the “Heroic” is—without question—one of the composer’s most well-known compositions. Inside Music host George Marriner Maull will explore some of the musical aspects of…

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Maestro's Monthly Blog for July 2025 entitled "Bill Moyers - A Debt of Gratitude" with a picture of Bill Moyers

Bill Moyers — A Debt of Gratitude

In light of Bill Moyers’ recent passing, I want to share about the important role he played in helping us to further The Discovery Orchestra’s mission. When Marcia and I…

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This is an image of a dark church with music sheets for our radio show Inside Music episode called Adagio in G Minor. Steam it any time from our website.

Adagio in G Minor

The Adagio in G Minor—sometimes attributed to the Italian Baroque composer Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751)—was actually written by Remo Giazotto, a 20th century musicologist, scholar and biographer of Albinoni. Giazotto made no…

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image for Maestro Maull's Monthly Blog with a picture of our graphic artist Palmer Uhl and the title "All in the Family".

All in the Family

At The Discovery Orchestra, we are 100% dedicated to helping individuals develop an ever-deepening emotional connection—through perceptive listening—with classical music. But we cannot do this alone. And that is why…

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Wow, thank you so much for sharing this wonderful program. Maestro Maull is a true master of oral presentation and explanation. Clear and engaging, friendly but challenging. He drew in the on-site crowd – and me – to think and listen. I resonated with the way he “taught” the crowd through normal conversational speech … thanks again for expanding my consciousness!

– “Discover Saint-Saens’ ‘Organ’ Symphony” television show viewer