A timeless power of classical music is its ability to touch regions of the human heart that are often otherwise inaccessible to us, surfacing them with recognition and release.
Regions of the Heart — an hour of special programming for Mental Health Month, in collaboration with Call To Mind — highlights some of the rich connections between classical music and mental health. Through works of Bach, Rachmaninov, and Beethoven, as well as living composers Carter Pann, Jake Runestad, and Pasek & Paul, join host Steve Seel as he explores some of the powerful ways classical music invites us to channel, uplift, mourn, and reckon with what life throws our way.
Playlist
• Johann Sebastian Bach (arr. Mayer): Das Orgelbuchlein: Ich ruf' zu dir
Albrecht Mayer, oboe; Sinfonia Varsova
• Sergei Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 2 -- II. Adagio Sostenuto
Philadelphia Orchestra; Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
• Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita in D Minor, B.W.V. 1004--V. Chaconne
James Ehnes, violin
• Johann Sebastian Bach: Golberg Variations: Aria; Variations I, II, III, IV; XII, XIII
Glenn Gould, piano
• Markus Buehler: Musical realization of novel coronavirus's spike protein
• Jake Runestad: Dreams of the Fallen
VocalEssence Chorus and Ensemble Singers; Jeffrey Biegel, piano; Philip Brunelle, conductor
• Jake Runestad: Please Stay
Capital University Chapel Choir; Lynda Hasseler, conductor
• Carter Pann: My Brother's Brain--III. The Hymn of Forgiving: to my brother's unwavering empathy
University of Colorado Wind Symphony; Allan McMurray, conductor
• Benj Pasek and Justin Paul: from Dear Evan Hansen: "Disappear"/"You Will Be Found"
Cantus, with soloists Alberto de la Paz, tenor, and David Geist, baritone
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, in F Major, Op. 68, "Pastoral": V. Shepherd's Song--Happy and Thankful Feelings after the Storm: Allegretto
Minnesota Orchestra; Osmo Vanska, conductor
• Johann Sebastian Bach (arr. Mayer): Das Orgelbuchlein: Ich ruf' zu dir
Albrecht Mayer, oboe; Sinfonia Varsova
Resources and Links
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255; or here for chat resources.
Listen to Cantus' Alone Together program here.
Learn more about Philip Kennicott's Counterpoint: A Memoir of Bach and Mourning here.
Listen to Markus Buehler's musicalization of the novel coronavirus's spike protein here.
Read an interview with Markus Buehler here.
Learn more about Jake Runestad's work Please Stay here and and Dreams of the Fallen here.
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