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image of flowers with the title Maestro's Monthly Blog "It's Spring!"

It’s Spring!

In 1968 before starting my junior year at the University of Louisville School of Music, I auditioned for and became a member of the Louisville Orchestra. Myambition had been to…

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This image is about an upcoming event: Discover Symphonic Masterworks with the Maestro featuring Charles Ives: Variations on "America" on 9/13/2025 at 6:30pm at Grace Church in Madison, NJ

Discover Symphonic Masterworks with the Maestro: Charles Ives – Variations on “America”

Saturday, September 13, 2025
6:30 – 9:30 PM
Grace Episcopal Church, 4 Madison Ave, Madison 07940

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Join Maestro Maull on Sunday, January 25, 2026 at NJPAC in Newark, NJ for an interactive Discovery exploration prior to NJPAC’s concert featuring the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, featuring violin soloist Ray Chen. Free for concert ticket holders. Purchase tickets at: njpac.org/tickets-events.

Classical Overture: NJPAC 1/25/2026

Sunday, January 25, 2026
2:00 Classical Overture / 3:00 Concert Begins
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), 1 Center St, Newark, NJ 07102

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New Jersey Musical Mosaic featuring Mark Miller and other local musicians. Image has a picture of Mark Miller and cool looking mosaic like graphics using different colors of blue and yellow.

New Jersey Musical Mosaic

Saturday, January 31, 2026
(snow date: February 14)
7:00 PM
Beacon Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 4 Waldron Ave, Summit, NJ 07901

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featuring Sexteto Mayor’s recording of Melodía Oriental

Not…By Piazzolla!

Astor Piazzolla is the musician most associated with Tango Nuevo. However, there were a number of composer-performers who contributed to the development of this style of tango writing—fellow bandoneón player, José Libertella,…

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New episode of Inside Music entitled Spring Has Arrived featuring Vivaldi's Spring is now available to stream. Link is in this post.

Spring Has Arrived!

Inside Music host George Marriner Maull explores one of the most well-known classical music compositions ever written—Spring, from The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi. Highlighting and demonstrating Vivaldi’s verbal descriptions in this prime example…

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