Adios Nonino
Argentine tango composer and bandoneon virtuoso Ástor Piazzolla revolutionized traditional tango into a new style called nuevo tango. He wrote this touching work in about thirty minutes while on tour…
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Discover Handel’s Hallelujah: Free Listening Guide
A Listening Guide is a visual ‘roadmap’ of classical pieces for ‘do-it-yourself’ listening lessons, using YouTube recordings recommended by Maestro Maull. The guide highlights specific musical details to notice as…
Free Event! NJPAC Virtual Classical Conversations: Hallelujah
December 17, 2021 at 7:00pm ET. Join us and NJPAC for a deep-dive into the story behind Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus with George Marriner Maull, artistic director of The Discovery Orchestra…
March to the Scaffold!
Host George Marriner Maull will dive into what some historians believe to be a hallucinogenic musical excursion from the mind of French composer Louis-Hector Berlioz. March To The Scaffold, the fourth…
Anyone for a Drink?
The raucous movement When We Are In The Tavern from Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana is the focus of this episode. Maestro Maull explores both the text and music of this…
The Discovery Orchestra Receives Investors Foundation Grant
Grant Will Support the Orchestra’s Local & Digital Music Education Programs SUMMIT, New Jersey – The Discovery Orchestra (“the Orchestra”) recently received a $2,500 grant from Investors Foundation. The grant…
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!!!”