“Research is revealing amazing things about the way arts influence human health and the brain. With our working lives halted, the Covid-19 pandemic has also fostered an explosion of creativity and goodwill. What better time to examine our need as human beings to create and experience the arts, and the basis of this in science?”
Renée Fleming’s “Music and the Mind”
with Robert Ainsley, piano
Program to include works by Handel, Wolf, Fauré, Gershwin, Delbos, and Duparc, and the world premiere of Tod Machover’s “VocaGammified.”
In this special and highly anticipated Cal Performances Illuminations: Music and the Mind event, legendary soprano Renée Fleming presents a combination discussion-performance—featuring UC Berkeley professor of neuroscience Ehud Isacoff—as part of her ongoing creative collaborations with researchers, scholars, and scientists. Fleming has made the relationship between music and the human brain the subject of recent work, and this year launched a live-streamed series of conversations with leaders and practitioners working at the intersection of music, neuroscience, and healthcare. In this special recital/presentation, she offers insights into music’s untapped potential for healing and transformation, performing illuminating selections from her expansive repertoire, with piano accompaniment by Robert Ainsley.
An Illuminations: Music and the Mind event >
The Cal Performances at Home Spring 2021 season is dedicated to Gail and Dan Rubinfeld, leading supporters of Cal Performances and the well-being of our artists for almost 30 years.
Patron Sponsors: Michael A. Harrison and Susan Graham Harrison
Premiere Watch Party
7pm PDT
Renée Fleming, soprano
Cal Performances at Home Pricing
The pricing for individual Cal Performances at Home performances is on the honor system and is based on the number of people watching the performance. Or, for the best value, purchase the Spring Stream Pass for $144, which is only $12 per show!
Spring
Pass
- When you buy a Spring All Access Pass for $144
Going
Solo
- One person viewing the performance
Date
Night
- Two people viewing the performance
Social
Bubble
- Four or more people viewing the performance
Rock
Star
- Average price you would have paid to see this live*
* “Rock Star” is, well, above and beyond! You’re a true believer, a superhero in our book.
Video
Program Notes
Program notes will be available approximately one week before the performance.