April Music & Mindfulness
with Minnesota Orchestra MusiciansThu Apr 18, 2024
Orchestra Hall
The Music and Mindfulness series explores the intersection of music and mindfulness while allowing audience members to experience performances by Minnesota Orchestra musicians in an intimate and engaging setting. This year, each evening of the series will highlight one of the foundational aspects of mindfulness: intention, attention and attitude. The interplay of music and mindfulness will be explored through Orchestra performances, informative presentations, brief guided meditations and discussion. Both music and mindfulness have been demonstrated to enhance wellbeing. The two are combined throughout this series to support audiences and performers alike in deepening their personal wellbeing and their appreciation of music.
Things To Know
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No prior experience with mindfulness or special attire is needed.
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This series is presented in collaboration with the University of Minnesota’s Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing.
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The Bakken Center is actively involved in mindfulness research, including multi-year studies funded by the National Institutes of Health.
- Learn more about the Minnesota Orchestra's Music and Healing project where Sarah Hicks interviews musicians, scientists and mindfulness experts to create a discussion around anxiety. Hear performances from Chastity Brown, a world premiere piece by Molly Joyce and more.
Mariann Johnson
wellbeing and mindfulness instructor
Catherine Schubilske
violin
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.
Catherine Schubilske joined the Minnesota Orchestra in 2000 and has played in all of the Orchestra’s recording cycles with Music Director Osmo Vänskä. She performed, recorded and toured with the Chicago Symphony as an extra musician for several seasons and was a tenured member of the orchestras of Milwaukee, Honolulu and Santa Fe Opera. As a soloist she has appeared several times with the Milwaukee Symphony and Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra.
Accessibility Services
- Armless & Bariatric Chairs
- Assistive Listening Devices
- Noise-Cancelling Headphones
- Service Animals Allowed
- Wheelchair & Accessible Seating
Additional services are available upon request.
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