March 2, 2021

Mental Health and Wellness

February 25, 2021

Mental Health & Wellness: A Conversation

Mental health and wellness are extremely important yet frequently overlooked and stigmatized. In a 90-minute panel discussion moderated by Stephanie Wagner, a trainer and program specialist at Healthy Minds Innovations (affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison), we will open the dialogue to normalize conversations about mental health for those in the orchestra field and beyond.

February 4, 2021

Talking About Mental Health

Administrators, musicians, and board members alike can help create a healthy future for everyone in our field by learning more about the often stigmatized subject. In this podcast series, called LooseLeaf Notebook, the composer Julia Adolphe shares her personal experience with generalized anxiety disorder and her journey towards mental health, while engaging other guests in the discussion.

February 10, 2020

Healing Chords

How orchestras and musicians are helping to destigmatize mental illness. And increasingly, their efforts are being backed up by scientific research. By Michele C. Hollow.