Guest Blogger: John Wargacki
How To Be a Lover of Poetry Via Music Without Really Trying Music is then the knowledge of that which relates to love in harmony and system. — Plato Having…
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“Meet the Archduke” on our Radio Show
Beethoven dedicated a number of works to his friend, student, and (perhaps most importantly) patron Archduke Rudolph of Austria, who was 18 years younger than the composer. In fact,due to…
TV Premiere Today 11am ET on Public Television
EXCITING NEWS! Our “Discover Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony” TV show will premiere on WNET’s ALL ARTS channel this Saturday, April 22nd at 11am. Tune in for an amazing, interactive experience!
Press Releases: Discover Saint-Saëns’ “Organ” Symphony
Discover Saint-Saëns’ “Organ” Symphony, an aural journey through the Finale of French composer Camille Saint-Saëns’ tour de force Symphony No. 3, had its television premiere on Saturday, April 22, 2023 at 11:00am,…
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…
Now That’s a Coda!
Codas are those extra endings with which composers often conclude one of the movements they have written – be that movement from a symphony, concerto, sonata, string quartet, solo piano…
I was delighted to hear George Marriner Maull’s “Inside Music” when he discussed how to listen to and enjoy Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, the 4th movement. To have the words of the choral Ode to Joy translated and explained (word for word) was enlightening and inspiring as well. And to learn all the intricacies of the music itself was fascinating.