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Music is perhaps one of humanity’s oldest medicines, as well as its most universal. Neuroscientist, musician, and bestselling author Daniel J. Levitin reveals how the deep connections between music and the human brain can be harnessed for healing in his extraordinary follow-up to This Is Your Brain on Music—which revolutionized our understanding of the neuroscience of song.
A work of dazzling ideas, cutting-edge research, and joyful celebration of the human mind, I Heard There Was a Secret Chord explores the critical role music has played in human evolution. Long considered the remit of ancient practice and alternative medicine, scientific evidence is emerging that music can offer profoundly effective treatment for a whole host of ailments, from Alzheimer’s to PTSD, depression, pain, and cognitive injury. It is, in short, one of the most remarkably promising new therapies available today.
Discover how music can create profound benefits for those both young and old, as Levitin sits down with André Picard. This event will feature interludes by special musical guests Chor Leoni, the transfixing JUNO Award-nominated Vancouver choir.
Participants and Speakers
Daniel J. Levitin
DANIEL J. LEVITIN is the New York Times bestselling author of five previous books. Levitin is James McGill Professor Emeritus of Psychology, Neuroscience and Music at McGill University, and Founding Dean of Minerva University in San Francisco. As a musician and composer, he has worked with artists including Sting, Stevie Wonder, and Joni Mitchell. (QUEBEC/USA)
André Picard
ANDRÉ PICARD is the health columnist at The Globe and Mail, and the author of six bestselling non-fiction books, including Matters of Life and Death and Neglected No More. He lives in Vancouver.
Chor Leoni
Known internationally and loved locally, JUNO-nominated Chor Leoni is recognized as one of the vanguard choirs in North America. Led by Artistic Director Erick Lichte, Vancouver’s Singing Lions have enriched and transformed people’s lives through singing for 33 years. With stylistic grace and an adventurous spirit, Chor Leoni performs in many languages, styles and genres, always aiming to communicate, engage, and entertain. Chor Leoni’s many endeavours have made it one of Canada’s most active and engaging volunteer choirs.