Music & Mindfulness I 2223
with Minnesota Orchestra MusiciansThu Mar 2, 2023
Orchestra Hall
Performance begins at 7:00PM.
Join Minnesota Orchestra musicians Esther Seitz, cello and Emily Switzer, violin and Mariann Johnson, mindfulness and wellbeing instructor, as they explore music and mindfulness through performances and engaging dialogue. Johnson is from the University of Minnesota Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing.
Want to learn more about the Music & Mindfulness experience? Twin Cities local and Anoka County Commissioner Mandy Meisner gave it a try and wrote about the experience. Read it here!
A Few Things to Know
- No prior experience with mindfulness or special attire is needed.
- This series is presented in collaboration with the University of Minnesota’s Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing.
- The Bakken Center is actively involved in mindfulness research, including multi-year studies funded by the National Institutes of Health.
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TELEMANN
String Sonata in G minor
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WORTHINGTON
Resolves for Solo Cello
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HAYDN
Selection from Duo in D major for Violin and Cello
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YSAŸE
Malinconia and Danse des Ombres, from Violin Sonata No. 2
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HANDEL/HALVERSON
Passacaglia for Violin and Cello
Artists
Emily Switzer
violin
Mariann Johnson
wellbeing and mindfulness instructor
Violinist Emily Switzer is a 2019 graduate of the Yale School of Music and 2017 graduate of Yale University. Former co-concertmaster of the Yale Symphony Orchestra, she is a winner of the 2015 Friends of Music Recital Competition, the 2016 William Waite Competition and a recipient of the 2016 Sharp Prize for Music. She has performed with numerous orchestras including the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Lakewood Symphony, Denver Philharmonic, Littleton Symphony and Yale Symphony Orchestra. In January 2022, she performed with the Yale Philharmonia as a winner of the 2019 Woolsey Concerto Competition. Switzer joined the second violin section of the Minnesota Orchestra in September 2019.
Mariann Johnson is a wellbeing and mindfulness instructor for the University of Minnesota’s Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing. She has studied and practiced mindfulness meditation for over 25 years and is a certified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction instructor through Brown University’s Mindfulness Center. Since 2012, Mariann has taught mindfulness programs throughout the United States and consulted on the design of mindful leadership and mindfulness-at-work programs in corporate, professional, and academic settings. Before dedicating her professional life to teaching mindfulness, Mariann served as an organization development consultant and mediator, working with leaders of Fortune 500 companies, government agencies and nonprofit organizations. Her writings on mindful leadership have appeared in the Huffington Post and Mindful Magazine.
Accessibility Services
- Armless & Bariatric Chairs
- Assistive Listening Devices
- Large-Print Programs
- Noise-Cancelling Headphones
- Service Animals
- Wheelchair & Accessible Seating
Additional services are available upon request.
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