Discover the beauty and important cultural history of Margaret Bonds’ Montgomery Variations. Enjoy highlights from the listening exploration of this moving orchestral piece with Maestro George Marriner Maull, followed by…
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…
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…
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!
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,…
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…
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!!!”