Another Side of Rachmaninoff
Host George Marriner Maull, as a 9-year-old boy soprano, discovered another side of composer Sergei Rachmaninoff. He had listened to his mother play a number of his solo piano works…
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Reflections On A Journey by Guest Blogger Stephen Reynolds, our Board President
Roll over Beethoven … well, not quite yet! Chuck Berry’s lyrical prophesy that classical composers would roll over in their graves upon hearing that classical music had given way to…
Celebrate Black History Month
Saturday, February 4, 2023 at 7:00 PM
Patriots Theater at the War Memorial, Trenton, NJ
New Jersey Youth Symphony presents
Of Our New Day Begun: Celebrating Black History Month:
This signature concert is a confluence of music, dance, and a story beyond cultural boundaries. Maestro Maull partners with Helen H. Cha-Pyo, Conductor of the New Jersey Youth Symphony, to explore Florence Price’s Juba Dance. The performance features dancers from The Newark School of Arts with Maurice Chestnut, Choreographer.
Dancing on the Danube
At The Beautiful Blue Danube by Johann Strauss, Jr. is easily the most famous piece by the celebrated “Waltz King ” and one of the most familiar pieces of music…
A Cry Of Despair Part 2
In this episode, host George Marriner Maull continues to focus on the incredible music to be found in the fourth movement of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6. Taking up where he…
It’s Right for Spring! Encore
High school music students come up with some pretty funny answers to test questions from time to time. One of my personal favorites was the answer given to: “Name Igor…
I just listened to the first episode of this (Dvorak’s “New World” Symphony) and can’t believe how fortunate I was to run across this on Prime. I have heard Maull lecture many times before performances and now here he is right on my computer screen and with the clearest of visual aids. I promise if you listen to one of these you will understand a piece as never before. And, I have discovered from past experiences with his lectures that I always listen to any given piece with a greater connection. These “home” viewings of Maull’s lectures are such a gift! Highly recommended.