What People Are Saying
"I can't express how much my children and I loved the Discovery Orchestra - not only enjoyed the wonderful music, but also experienced the beauty of music by imaginations guided through the conductor! My children also learned the special language spoken by music through the educational explanations!"
-Haixiao Chen
“Lovely channel! Very smart concept and I couldnt agree more - the details and nuances that a musically inclined person notice makes music a whole different thing. It goes from relaxing background music to something of marvellous power, meaning and beauty. Very glad to have found your channel!
-Karl Nerman
“I’ve been a professional musician all my life, yet coming to your events these past years, I never fail to learn something new about the music!”
- Discover More Ravel Attendee
"Let me begin by thanking you for the opportunity to attend “Discover Django with The Stephane Wrembel Band”, Sunday afternoon! I thoroughly enjoyed the amazing concert! Every experience I have with The Discovery Orchestra is a wonderful music education gift."
- Cheryl Outlaw, The Links Morris County Chapter
"Thank you so much for introducing us to Discovery Orchestra. We go to many musical events, but the Discovery Orchestra performances stand out. I think it's because it is a learning experience, but also because it is so intimate.”
- Janan & Joe Weber
"You chose such a gorgeous piece of music, deconstructed it perfectly, and found the most amazing musicians.{Discover the Romance of Franck IA} Every minute of their playing was perfect-sheer heaven for a music lover! Thank you, again, for another transformational experience with TDO."
-Clelia Biamonti
"The Intimate Afternoon yesterday {Discover Django} was really something fantastic. I have never seen anyone play a guitar like that, ever. Thanks so much for organizing such a wonderful and intimate afternoon. I know that our guests (a professional guitarist and his wife) also thought that it was a very special afternoon."
-Doug Munch
"Wow! What a wonderful evening we had enjoying beautiful music, and learning so much about the four seasons. We saved it and are showing it to our 87-year-old neighbor who majored in music in college. we look forward to hearing future concerts with the discovery orchestra -truly gifted musicians."
-Gayle Schaeufele
"I have streamed your videos on Amazon over the past year or two, and they’re absolutely great. You are wonderful at that sort of thing. I think of you as the Neil deGrasse Tyson of the orchestral world, helping people understand, listen, and love music. You have the great teacher’s knack of explaining things clearly in an engaging manner and your enthusiasm makes the message even stronger. I’m so glad that they are getting lots of air time. They and you deserve it. Bravissimo."
- David Gordon
"I’m from Toledo, Ohio, and saw your Discover Vivaldi’s Four Seasons show last night. I absolutely fell in love with the program...It was a wonderful performance!”
- Claudia Meeks
This was a really entertaining program {Bach To the Future}. As someone already familiar with the music, it was enjoyable to watch and learn new things about the piece. The host did a great job teaching the audience to listen to the music in a new way, and gain a great understanding and appreciation of what Bach is doing from a composition standpoint.
-J.Fetter
“And to think Discovery is taking a lead in addressing a major challenge in the US cultural scene - the declining audience for classical music. I am very proud of Discovery's leadership and vision in tackling this issue in such an entertaining and effective way - via public television.”
- “Fall in Love with Music” television show viewer
“Wow, thank you so much for sharing this wonderful program. Maestro Maull is a true master of oral presentation and explanation. Clear and engaging, friendly but challenging. He drew in the on-site crowd – and me – to think and listen. I resonated with the way he “taught” the crowd through normal conversational speech … thanks again for expanding my consciousness!"
– “Discover Saint-Saens’ ‘Organ’ Symphony” television show viewer
"I've just finished viewing your musical chat devoted to the Finale of Stravinsky's Firebird...what a truly masterful presentation! I was simply blown away! Kudos to you for creating such a captivating learning/listening experience! I wish we could see an explanation like that for every concert we attend."
- Barry Cooney
Thank you. I think you are the only person I would allow to talk through good music, in fact, I greatly welcome and look forward to your videos! You are like the music teacher I never had! & I devour your lessons. I could listen to you talk about the music as much as I could listen to the music itself. Thank you!
-Gomez Rodriguez
"A brilliant and insightful journey, George... many, many thanks to you. Beautifully done.{Tchaikovsky's Romeo & Juliet overture- Fantasy part.4}"
-David Perkins
"Marvelous job, Maestro, as always!
Thank you for doing such a splendid, insightful and careful deep dive into the art and craftsmanship that Tchaikovsky, after much effort, put into creating this work. There really is no greater portrayal of young love in music than his Romeo and Juliet, and your thoughtfulness demonstrates it so admirably."
-Tchaikovskiana
“Wonderful! Really loved this and posted it in a piano pedagogy online forum today as a partial answer for a question someone posted. What tremendous, clear instruction! Thank you so much, Maestro Maull! It’s remarkable how few teaching videos are present on YouTube on the topic of tension and resolution in music. (This was the topic for which I was searching.) An adult piano student was challenging his piano teacher as to why he had to learn about chords. Your video was a great part of my response.”
– Discovery Chat viewer and piano teacher
“I loved your program on the overture from ‘The Marriage of Figaro’. I love the opera and was thrilled to hear some of the reasons that I do love this opera so much.”
- Peter Damato
"I think your Inside Music radio show is fantastic and I've passed on the link to some friends... It's like a mini private class with wonderful listening music! What a great idea."
-Lynn Jones
"As usual, George knocked it out of the ballpark!!" {Inside Music episode A Cry of Despair Part 2 broadcast}
- Bruce Hogg
"I really enjoy listening to your show...Thank you for all that you do to make Inside Music an attractive addition to our WWFM lineup!"
-Alice Weiss
“We listened with interest to your broadcast Saturday evening of the Bach violin concerto. Really enjoyed it and learning and hearing how JS Bach masterfully pulls threads of music through such a piece in so many ways!”
– “Inside Music” radio program listener
"What a beautiful remembrance, George. The older I get, the more important it becomes to pass on our stories, not as mere historical landmarks, but as the very forces that shaped our lives and our musical sensibilities. I hope young musicians of today are able to experience the richness of legacy that we were fortunate to be given. {A Trip Down Memory Lane}"
- Gabriel Schaff
"Thank you so much for this inspirational story at a time when our world is suffering an abundance of turmoil and our days are burdened with extraordinary negativism. I am grateful to have read your blog early this morning as you have put a smile on my face for the remainder of my day! {Intentional Acts of Kindness}"
- Carol Earle
"I have just discovered this program and am so glad I did! I have never watched anything like this that explains complicated music in an easy manner for active listening of great pieces of music. I’m sure that anyone who would fall asleep, “hearing” classical music, can now actively listen to it. I watched “Bach to the Future,” but am planning on watching others as well. It is so nice that the program is available through Amazon!"
- Blog reader, “Did You Know?”
“Amazing! It’s really helpful and good to know how music can improve one's hearing abilities.”
-Blog reader
“Your blog is wonderful -- I have been devouring it. Just gorgeous writing about classical music - I don't think there is a blog like this anywhere. But of course, there is not an orchestra like TDO anywhere!”
-Blog reader, New Jersey
"Great! Very cool! Very professionally done. We're now subscribers."
-Eugene & Lila Korn
"Maestro...another fascinating episode. Please keep them coming."
-Stephen Fauer
"What a great idea to do this. It looks and sounds fantastic. I LOVED the music, the animated lettering and the design for NFUTP. The background picture of St. Peter's School really brought us there and the choir photo is priceless. A great and enthralling speaker/communicator in these forums. It takes a special gift to transform the written word into the spoken word. They sometimes don't come from the same places in our brain. I thought that was especially well done. And the length is perfect, left me wanting more..."
-Rebbeca Smith
“Thank you! I thought the presentation was well done and the choice of music was perfect. I also love the questions Michael asked the students, and I love how he kept the students engaged throughout the presentation. He is excellent!”'
-Conservatory Director at the Newark School of the Arts
“Heartfelt thanks for your invaluable support of our R4L Master class and holiday performance at the Neighborhood House in Morristown. You received all-around rave reviews from the attendees, including our R4L mothers, R4L students, the Neighborhood House students and staff, and our Chapter’s Program Director, VP, and R4L team. Your engaging rapport with both the R4L and Neighborhood students were particularly praised.”
- Director of Rhythms 4 Life, Morris County NJ Chapter
So many reasons to thank you! I loved listening to your work with our students and especially seeing their engagement with you. Thank you for your support of this school. Your energy and your expertise make a difference.