{"id":56678,"date":"2026-03-20T16:02:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T21:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/?p=56678"},"modified":"2026-03-20T16:11:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T21:11:31","slug":"maestro-mazzola-rehearsal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/es\/maestro-mazzola-rehearsal\/","title":{"rendered":"Una tarde inspiradora con el Maestro Mazzola"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"56678\" class=\"elementor elementor-56678\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc89d16 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fc89d16\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1986358\" data-id=\"1986358\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-588b695 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"588b695\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mazzola-rehearsal.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-56680\" alt=\"Merit Philharmonic sit onstage with their instruments, while Enrique Mazzola and Steven Gooden shake hands.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mazzola-rehearsal.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mazzola-rehearsal.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mazzola-rehearsal.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mazzola-rehearsal.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mazzola-rehearsal.jpg?resize=16%2C12&amp;ssl=1 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3e1538 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d3e1538\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1bae3593\" data-id=\"1bae3593\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d173e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d173e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A buzz of anticipation filled Anne and Howard Gottlieb Hall on Saturday, February 21 as Merit Philharmonic musicians prepared for a special open rehearsal. Before the downbeat, student leaders huddled with their sections, fine\u2011tuning notes and bowings in hopes of impressing the distinguished guest conductor.<\/p><p>Since January, students from the <a href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/conservatory\/\"><strong><em>Alice S. Pfaelzer Conservatory<\/em><\/strong><\/a> have been immersed in a rare learning experience: the chance to work closely with Maestro <a href=\"https:\/\/enriquemazzola.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Enrique Mazzola<\/strong><\/a>, Music Director of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lyricopera.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Lyric Opera of Chicago<\/strong><\/a>. Through workshops, visits, and hands-on rehearsals, this world-renowned conductor guided them through Beethoven\u2019s <em>Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92, II. Allegretto<\/em>, helping them move beyond playing the notes to truly interpreting the music. Their collaboration culminated in an open rehearsal for families and supporters, a moment that showcased not only their hard work but the transformative power of sustained mentorship.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a79e44 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0a79e44\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bf62d9\" data-id=\"3bf62d9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3ddd52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c3ddd52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Finding the Story in the Score<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-544380f e-grid e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"544380f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4929bcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4929bcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the weeks leading up to Maestro Mazzola\u2019s final visit, Merit Philharmonic devoted their Conservatory Saturdays to meticulous rehearsals with their director, <a href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/faculty-and-staff\/steven-gooden\/\"><strong>Steven Gooden<\/strong><\/a>. That groundwork paid off. When Mazzola stepped onto the podium, the students were ready to dive straight into the heart of Beethoven\u2019s music, pausing only to refine a few technical details along the way. He urged students to stay curious, encouraging them to ask questions whenever something in the score didn\u2019t immediately make sense to them, reinforcing that interpretation grows from inquiry as much as from practice.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9137ca5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9137ca5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"950\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sammy-cello.jpg?fit=850%2C950&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-56681\" alt=\"A teen plays cello\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sammy-cello.jpg?w=850&amp;ssl=1 850w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sammy-cello.jpg?resize=268%2C300&amp;ssl=1 268w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sammy-cello.jpg?resize=768%2C858&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sammy-cello.jpg?resize=11%2C12&amp;ssl=1 11w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b71df43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b71df43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>But what Maestro Mazzola brought to Anne and Howard Gottlieb Hall went beyond technique; he challenged them to imagine the story behind every phrase rather than simply playing the notes on the page. He guided the students through the emotional arc of the piece using vivid, specific imagery: the slow, solemn march of soldiers returning home from war, the ache of loss tempered by quiet, luminous hope in the piece\u2019s final major chord. As he told the orchestra, this movement is all about \u201cthe sad things in alternation with the beautiful things.\u201d<\/p><p>He asked students to sing their parts in order to feel the shape and breath of the passage; even the cellos plucking out a sparse bass line were encouraged to think of the part as more than simply accompaniment. \u201cEvery time Maestro Mazzola comes, I feel like my understanding of the music deepens so much,\u201d says Jane S., a cellist in Merit Philharmonic. \u201cI feel like I&#8217;m noticing things I\u2019ve never heard before. I can feel my own performance progressing in a way in which I&#8217;m able to listen to the other sections, letting [Maestro Mazzola] guide my understanding of how my part fits into the music.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9b998c3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9b998c3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a33af77\" data-id=\"a33af77\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24eb2b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24eb2b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Artistic Growth, Guidance, and Continuity<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93b580a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93b580a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Merit School of Music has been fortunate to welcome Maestro Mazzola as an <a href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/artist-residencies\/\"><strong>artist-in-residence<\/strong><\/a> since 2022. Over the past four years, his regular presence has provided meaningful, exciting continuity for the young musicians in the Conservatory.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/students-make-magic-with-enrique-mazzola\/\"><strong>Learn about the history of our collaboration with Maestro Mazzola <\/strong><strong>\u2192<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ecd48e e-grid e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3ecd48e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c348e12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c348e12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"950\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mazzola.jpg?fit=850%2C950&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-56682\" alt=\"Mazzola conducts the orchestra onstage\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mazzola.jpg?w=850&amp;ssl=1 850w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mazzola.jpg?resize=268%2C300&amp;ssl=1 268w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mazzola.jpg?resize=768%2C858&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meritmusic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mazzola.jpg?resize=11%2C12&amp;ssl=1 11w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73aec11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73aec11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While one-time workshops and masterclasses can provide invaluable feedback and insight, the longevity of this partnership has created a cumulative effect felt by the students. Jane, currently in 11<sup>th<\/sup> grade, has seen the impact of Maestro Mazzola\u2019s regular visits over the past several years. \u201cI think that his continued presence at Merit really raises the bar for our performance,\u201d she says. \u201cWe all feel so inspired. We want to keep improving so that when he comes next year, he&#8217;s impressed\u2014like, <em>Oh, they&#8217;ve been working on it!<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e6532d2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e6532d2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ed1c83\" data-id=\"6ed1c83\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8a7c88 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d8a7c88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f5f377 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f5f377\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Maestro Mazzola\u2019s presence has become a touchstone for the Conservatory, a reminder that great music-making requires curiosity, imagination, and the courage to continuously dig deeper. As the students look ahead, they carry with them not only Beethoven\u2019s Allegretto, but the confidence that comes from being challenged, inspired, and seen. And when Maestro Mazzola returns, they\u2019ll be eager to show just how far they\u2019ve come.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60d22bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60d22bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Hear Merit Philharmonic perform Beethoven\u2019s Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92, II. Allegretto at the Conservatory Spring Concert at 3pm on Saturday, April 11, 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d5e02d4 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d5e02d4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-09b5fe3\" data-id=\"09b5fe3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-345e462 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"345e462\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Learn More About Merit's Conservatory<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-169437b elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"169437b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/meritmusic.org\/conservatory\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Discover Conservatory<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A buzz of anticipation filled Anne and Howard Gottlieb Hall on Saturday, February 21 as Merit Philharmonic musicians prepared for a special open rehearsal. 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