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Renée Fleming: Music & Mind
Renée Fleming: Music & Mind
Thursday, August 6, 2026 - 6 p.m. ET
Appropriate for: All Audiences
Mallory-Towsley Center for Arts Leadership Great Room
FREE, no tickets required
This event is a live-only experience. Please view our upcoming schedule of broadcasted events.
Join renowned soprano and arts advocate Renée Fleming for an inspiring presentation exploring the life-changing connection between music, wellness, and the human mind. Drawing from her acclaimed anthology Music and Mind: Harnessing the Arts for Health and Wellness, Fleming shares groundbreaking insights from leading scientists, physicians, therapists, and artists on how music can heal, connect, and transform lives. Through stories, research, and personal perspective, this thought-provoking event reveals why the arts matter more than ever and how they are shaping the future of health and human flourishing.
Featured panelists include:
Renée Fleming, world-renowned soprano, arts-health advocate, and founder of Music and Mind.
Troy DeShano, Executive Director of the Northwest Michigan Arts & Culture Network and multidisciplinary artist.
Christopher M. Archangeli, MD, Medical Director of the Munson Healthcare Behavioral Health Service Line and Chair of the Psychiatry Department at Munson Medical Center.
Erica A. Austin, DO, FAAN, Medical Director of Munson Neurosciences, Director of Outpatient Neurology, and board-certified neurologist with subspecialty certification in clinical neurophysiology and epilepsy.
About Munson Healthcare:
Munson Healthcare is a non-profit health system serving over 500,000 residents across Northern Michigan through hospitals, clinics, and specialty care services. Learn more at munsonhealthcare.org.
