WHOA! What is Maullaria? An Encore
Fifteen years ago, The Discovery Orchestra published my first blog post—The Opening Chord. And we’ve republished it since then. Here now is my second—What is Maullaria?—re-edited. The term Maullaria was…
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Dr. Mark Miller
Organist, Pianist and Composer Extraordinaire It is a great privilege to know Dr. Mark Miller (pictured here) for many years now. The first time I was introduced to one of…
‘Tis the Season—No, Not That Season
It’s The Discovery Orchestra’s 2025-26 Season! And in keeping with the 250th Anniversary of the founding of our country, our focus will be on American composers—at least one of…
What’s A Polonaise?
Frédéric Chopin’s Polonaise in A-Flat Major, Op. 53, nicknamed the “Heroic” is—without question—one of the composer’s most well-known compositions. Inside Music host George Marriner Maull will explore some of the musical aspects of…
Adagio in G Minor
The Adagio in G Minor—sometimes attributed to the Italian Baroque composer Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751)—was actually written by Remo Giazotto, a 20th century musicologist, scholar and biographer of Albinoni. Giazotto made no…
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