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May 27, 2025
Health and Wellness - Resources
Further resources to explore on orchestras in health and wellness.
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May 27, 2025
Health and Wellness - Contributing to Medical Research
Partnerships between orchestras and scientific research centers are proving mutually beneficial. Researchers seek to deepen their understanding of how music influences neurology, physiology, and mental health, while their studies provide orchestras with valuable insights into the impact of their work.
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May 27, 2025
Health and Wellness - Cultivating Community Well-being
Orchestras and presenters are inviting listeners into intimate spaces to experience live music in ways designed to calm and enable self-care.
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May 27, 2025
Health and Wellness - Serving Neurodivergent Audiences
Sensory-friendly and adaptive performances are designed to create a more inclusive experience, ensuring that all audience members can engage with and enjoy the music comfortably.
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May 27, 2025
Health and Wellness - Supporting Mental Health and Resilience
Orchestras that collaborate with therapists, crisis centers, shelters, and prisons are creating musical experiences that offer comfort, reduce stress, and support recovery.
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May 27, 2025
Health and Wellness - Improving Patient Outcomes in Healthcare Settings
Partnerships with healthcare facilities have enabled many orchestras to create meaningful musical experiences that enhance patient care and improve health outcomes.
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May 27, 2025
Catalyst Guide: Orchestras in Health and Wellness
As evidence grows of music’s profound impact on health and well-being, orchestras are increasingly recognizing the potential to lead in this space. This resource is designed to guide orchestras in the early stages of working with health and well-being providers, while drawing on the insights of established programs.
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June 11, 2021
Conference 2021: Finding Balance, Cultivating Resilience
This session focused on the topic of well-being—it will help you develop skills to enhance resilience and find balance at work and home. During this experiential session, you will learn about the four pillars of a healthy mind, gain skills to bolster resilience and flourishing, and develop a high-level understanding of the scientific foundations for well-being. You will leave the session having experienced several different techniques to start training your mind, along with tips to apply them at work.
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June 28, 2021
Restorative Notes
The pandemic ushered in a prolonged period when many musicians could not perform with their orchestras. This time has been psychologically and emotionally fraught not only for musicians, but for orchestra staffers as well, and it has brought heightened attention to the importance of health and wellness. Instrumentalists, composers, orchestras, and therapists are stepping up to help their colleagues by creating programs that provide solace, support, and a space to talk.
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June 24, 2021
Wellness Wednesdays
A weekly series from the Wichita Symphony offers “a place to pause” and an exploration of how music can have a positive impact on mental health.
