PBS Books & 2024 Library of Congress National Book Festival Author Talk with Renée Fleming streams Wednesday, August 21 at 8 p.m. LIVE on WXXI Facebook page
PBS Books Heather-Marie Montilla is joined by world-renowned Soprano and arts/health advocate, Renée Fleming, who grew up in Rochester and is an Eastman School of Music alumni, to discuss her latest book “Music and Mind” as the 2024 Library of Congress National Book Festival author featured this week by PBS Books.
Flemming’s book delves into the compelling and growing body of research that has shown music and arts therapies to be effective tools for addressing a widening array of conditions, including providing pain relief, alleviating anxiety and depression, regaining speech after stroke or traumatic brain injury, and improving mobility for people with disorders that include Parkinson’s disease and MS. “Music and Mind” is a groundbreaking book, the perfect introduction and overview of this exciting new field.
Watch the compelling discussion live-streamed on WXXI’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WXXIrochester