In the final in a series of three essays, classical host Steve Seel explains that even the "angsty" bits can be a musical refuge for mental health — and if that wasn't the case, the blues or classic country wouldn't exist
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YourClassical host Steve Seel explains why we need music more than ever in the second of three essays.
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YourClassical host Steve Seel shares how classical music is a lifeline to mental health in the first of three essays.
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Finding human connection, and love, in this technological age. That's what inspired the all-male ensemble Cantus to create Alone Together. The term "Alone Together" has taken on new meaning in this age of COVID-19 and social distancing. What does it mean to be "Alone Together," and how do we find that connection? Music helps address those questions in this beautifully crafted program filled with popular music and classical pieces.
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Classical MPR gets to the heart of the matter with music that brings you healing, balance and beauty. In fact, it might be the most beautiful thing you'll hear all day. Join Classical MPR host John Birge for music specially chosen to make a place for space and grace in your day. It's part of MPR's Call to Mind initiative for Mental Health Month.
Read MoreRegions of the Heart is 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.
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Right now, all music is essential. It's helping us power through this uncertain time while helping us feel connected. We asked you to share the songs that make you feel connected, and you responded! We will start playing the 893 Songs That Bring Us Together Monday, May 4 at 1 p.m. CDT. Songs will appear on the page below.
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MPR medical commentator Dr. Jon Hallberg hosted Hippocrates Cafe at the MPR State Fair booth, as part of Minnesota Public Radio’s “Call to Mind” initiative to promote good mental health. It features music and the spoken word.
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On a frigid January Saturday in 2017, friends Mary Beth Thesing and Susan Kimball joined hundreds of others at Lourdes High School auditorium in Rochester, ready to lift their voices for Bring the Sing, the traveling community choral events Classical MPR takes around the region.
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For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that have helped you out by supporting your mental well-being?
Read MoreThis week on Listen to Looch, Mary Lucia talks with Sam Choo, content manager at Call To Mind, Minnesota Public Radio's mental-health initiative.
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The connections between mental well-being and creativity, the arts as a form of communication, coping, and therapy, and musical expression as healing. A community conversation to share experiences with mental health, and how the arts and creative self-expression have helped.
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