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…
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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…
Of Our New Day Begun: Celebrating Black History Month
This New Jersey Youth Symphony Signature Concert was recorded on Saturday, February 4, 2023 at 7:00 pm The Patriots Theater at the War Memorial in Trenton, NJ. Featuring Maestro Helen H….
Discover the Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Maestro Maull and American String Quartet members Peter Winograd, Laurie Carney, Daniel Avshalomov and Wolfram Koessel explore the effervescent first movement of String Quartet No. 5 by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges. A contemporary…
An American Salute
In honor of Veterans Day, we were so pleased to partner with the New Jersey Youth Symphony in a live concert on November 7, 2021 at the Patriots Theater at the War…
Stumbled upon this quite by accident on our Maryland PBS station. What a joy! Firebird is my favorite piece of music and your wonderful program just enhanced my appreciation of Stravinsky’s genius. Thank you and keep up your great work of feeding our souls!