Timbre

Where Does It Come From?

Often I find myself in a state of awe with this question: “How on earth does someone create a piece of music that can – one or two hundred years…

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Bah! Humbug!

Feeling like Ebenezer Scrooge? I certainly hope not! But if you are – I have an antidote. And, as you might guess, knowing me as you do. . .it’s listening…

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 81 – How Can You Resist the Harp?

Harpist Merynda Adams explores usual and unusual timbres and effects on the harp.

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 79 – Clarinet Timbres

We are pleased to highlight the talents of the orchestra’s Executive Director Virginia Johnston as she demonstrates the different members of the clarinet family. See if you can identify some…

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 78 – Every Time I Feel The Spirit

The Newark Boys Chorus joins Maestro Maull in this Chat!

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 62 – Text Painting

Composers drive home the meaning of words by composing appropriate musical settings.

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What a great idea to do this. It looks and sounds fantastic. I LOVED the music, the animated lettering and the design for Notes from Under the Piano…It takes a special gift to transform the written word into the spoken word…And the length is perfect, left me wanting more…

— ‘Notes from Under the Piano’ viewer

 

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