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Emmy Reflections

Yes, it was disappointing not to win the Emmy. At The Discovery Orchestra we at times lulled ourselves into magically thinking that the proverbial ‘third time would be a charm.’…

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 126 – Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 Part 5

Maestro Maull continues the exploration of the 4th movement of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 in this fifth of eight Discovery Orchestra Chats on the piece! Watch and listen to Chat…

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Bach’s Birthday

It’s been a couple days since J.S. Bach’s birthday on March 21. Think about this. What if you could write a musical composition that would still powerfully move listeners 300…

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 125 – Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 Part 4

Maestro Maull continues the exploration of the 4th movement of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 in this fourth of eight Discovery Orchestra Chats on the piece! Watch and listen to Chat…

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 124 – Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 Part 3

Maestro Maull continues the exploration of the 4th movement of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 in this third of eight Discovery Orchestra Chats on the piece! Watch and listen to Chat…

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The Sound of Silence

No, I’m not referring to the Simon & Garfunkle hit song from 1966, sometimes called Sounds of Silence which is actually the name of the album they released containing this…

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Marvelous job, Maestro, as always! Thank you for doing such a splendid, insightful and careful deep-dive into the art and craftsmanship that Tchaikovsky, after much effort, put into creating this work. There really is no greater portrayal of young love in music than his Romeo and Juliet, and your thoughtfulness demonstrates it so admirably.

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