Thursday, January 04, 2024
Carnegie Hall unveils a series of Well-Being Concerts with mindfulness, meditation and music
www.timeout.com: Forget the gown, tux, and fancy shoes. For this new concert series at Carnegie Hall, stretchy pants, cozy sweaters, and comfy footwear is welcomed.
The iconic venue is hosting five intimate concerts this winter that combine elements of mindfulness and meditation with world-class musical performances. These hour-long Well-Being Concerts cost between $15-$30 and run through April.
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I LOVE this! I am a strong believer in the healing properties of both music and mediation. I practice meditation on a daily basis and I can say it has really helped me in so many ways. I think this is a really unique idea that will encourage more people to connect with mediation and music and or give those that already practice a new community. I think one of the things that really surprised me was the cost. It is so affordable to attend these concerts which is so exciting. I have read about things similar to this to only find out it cost hundreds of dollars to attend which is so frustrating. I also really like the idea of inviting audience members to engage with each other and discuss what they are experiencing. I think the combination of all these elements could be incredibly powerful. I think the intentions behind this concert series are so beautiful and I would be curious to read about the outcome and benefits of it.
This new approach that Carnegie Hall is taking to concerts is very exciting to me. I believe in the meditative power of music and sound. I rarely exist without music in my ears and regularly attend the “Scotty Soundbaths” hosted by CMU. I’m so glad that this combination of music and healing is making its way to such a well-known venue as Carnegie Hall. While I don’t love how there is a price to attend these meditative sessions, I understand that some ticketing price is necessary to help these events break even. I am curious about how audience interaction exists in these events. I enjoy just being a spectator during arts events and the idea of being picked out of the crowd to sing/play an instrument onstage would be quite stress-inducing. I wonder how Carnegie Hall will balance this audience interaction and meditation experience. This group interaction may be part of this meditation in itself. It’s probably something I would have to experience in person to get a full understanding of.
I want to go to these so badly. They seem so healing. I think its wonderful that big venues are providing these intimate settings for people to go and experience music. Especially in New York City where everything is so hustle and bustle it seems like it would be the perfect place for this. I also love how accessible it is with cheap ticket prices, again especially since in New York City things are so expensive everywhere. I love how each, for lack of a better word, episode, focuses on a different type of music, all showcasing different artists. I would totally go to these weekly as a reset. The photos look very warm and welcoming. With the nice mood lighting to the comfy floor seating it looks like the absolute perfect place to enjoy music, community, and a little slice of peace and healing in this crazy crazy world.
I really love this idea for a concert series. I played in an orchestra for part of middle school and most of high school and so I am very familiar with the “standard” orchestral concert having both played in many and gone to a fair number of concerts. Something I always struggled with was how inaccessible those spaces could feel from the spectator perspective - sitting still in a seat for hours on end is not something that everything can or wants to do. For that reason (and many others that I don’t necessarily have the word count for), I think this is a wonderful idea and something I would personally love to experience. Music has such a healing and peaceful quality to it, and to be able to sit and just feel the music in such an intimate setting sounds like it would be a very soothing experience overall. I’d love to see this kind of event replicated in other settings and to continue being an accessible, widespread experience.
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