Music and Wellness

A Tempo chats with Ian Koebner, who was recently named Inaugural Chair and Endowed Professor of Arts in Health at Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University, about the connections between the arts and wellness.

A Tempo (11/8) covers a recent conference on the connection between the arts and wellness.

A Tempo this Saturday (3/1) features a conversation about the symphony's upcoming performance of The Healing Heart of the First People of This Land, commissioned by an Upper Skagit elder as a gift for healing to the world and first premiered in 2006.

A Tempo this Saturday (1/4 at 7 pm) spotlights the Iris Collective, which three years ago made community programs the center of its mission.

A Tempo (7/13) looks at a new panel discussion series about how the arts and music can impact health and wellness that will precede performances by the Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center this summer.

The Minnesota Orchestra is one of the latest ensembles to explore the connections between music and wellness with its audiences, and A Tempo this Saturday (3/23 at 7 pm) takes a look at its “Music and Healing” initiative.

A Tempo this Saturday (11/18 at 7 pm) looks at Carnegie Hall’s new Well-being Concert Series, and also includes an interview with Mercer County Community College President Deborah Preston about her upcoming stage debut at Kelsey Theatre.

A Tempo Saturday (9/29) looks at Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s residency at Drew University, and some of Princeton University Concerts’s upcoming programs that have opportunities for the audience to interact or participate with the artists.

A Tempo this Saturday (9/2) at 7 pm highlights two performances - one a fundraiser, and another paying tribute to those lost to Covid - that have roots in the early days of the pandemic

A Tempo this Saturday (5/13 at 7 pm) checks in with Princeton University Concerts about its next Family Concert and plans for its 2023-2024 season.