Moderating the Music as Medicine session at the 2023 MaRS Impact Health conference in Toronto.
Recent events
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Guest presenter on humanity’s innate wiring for music at the inauguration of the Music and Mental Health Research Clinic at The Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre, a collaboration with the University of Ottawa.
October 28, 2024
Moderated panel discussion on Art = Life: The Health Benefits of Creativity, a Canadian Artists Network event featuring psychiatrist Dr. David Goldbloom, musician/radio host Florence K and dance professor Claire Wootten.
View replay here.
Previous events
December 5, 2023
Johns Hopkins University: Online discussion of Wired for Music as part of the writing course “Interviews with Authors: Journalists on Their Subject and Their Craft” led by instructor Claudia Kalb.
August 17, 2023
Sechelt, British Columbia: Opening night presentation of Wired for Music (with musician Simon Paradis) at the Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts.
Delivering the closing keynote on music and health at the 34th Annual Boston International Trauma Conference led by Dr. Bessel van der Kolk (author of The Body Keeps the Score).
Book signing at the 2023 Boston International Trauma Conference.
May 20, 2023
Boston: Keynote presentation on “Leveraging Our Innate Wiring for Music as an Agent of Healing” at the 34th annual International Trauma Conference chaired by Dr. Bessel van der Kolk (author of The Body Keeps the Score).
MAY 4, 2023
Toronto: Discussion of music as medicine at the annual MaRS Impact Health conference.
MaRS Centre, South Tower, 101 College Street, Suite 100. 11:30 a.m.
February 17 and 18, 2023
Haida Gwaii: Presentations on Wired for Music in events hosted by the Haida Gwaii Arts Council. Collaboration with the Alkemist (aka musician Jay Afbreken) and Adele Weder (author of Ron Thom, Architect).
In Daajing Giids Feb. 17: Earth Temple, 7:30 p.m.
In Masset Feb. 18: Delkatla Nature Centre, 2 p.m.
Reading from Wired for Music in Calgary at Wordfest.
January 29, 2023
Vancouver: Homily at the Unitarian Church of Vancouver on the links between music and spiritual practices worldwide, and how our natural affinity for music turns us toward connection. (Book signing after the service.)
949 West 49th Ave. 11 a.m. In the video of the event, the Wired for Music segment starts at 50:30 minutes; view here.
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
Manitoba (online): “Music as Medicine” presentation of Wired for Music as part of the Dean’s Grand Rounds in Health and Humanities series at the University of Manitoba, for faculty, staff and students in medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry and rehabilitation sciences.
(Online replay made public for a week following the event.)
Photo (in red) with hosts of the CTV talk show “The Social” following a segment on Wired for Music.
November 24, 2022
Calgary: Public talk on Wired for Music hosted by Wordfest, with interviewer, singer and music educator Erin Thrall.
November 17, 2022
Online: Virtual discussion of Wired for Music hosted by Banyen Books.
7-8 p.m. Pacific time.
November 3, 2022
Edmonton area: Fall Feast of Words event featuring Wired for Music (reading and Q&A).
Strathcona County Library. 7-8:30 p.m. Free.
November 3, 2022
Edmonton: Signing copies of Wired for Music at Edmonton’s oldest independent book store.
Audreys Books, 10702 Jasper Ave. 12-1 p.m. Free.
Book signing at Perfect Books in Ottawa. Photo by AndréePouliot.com.
October 29, 2022
Ottawa: Reading from Wired for Music followed by book signing.
Perfect Books, 258 Elgin St. 6:30-8 p.m. Free.
Presenting Wired for Music in sold-out reading at the Vancouver Writers Fest.
OCTOBER 27, 2022
Toronto: Presenting Wired for Music as a guest on CTV’s daytime talk show The Social, co-hosted by Melissa Grelo, Cynthia Loyst, Lainey Lui and Traci Melchor.
Aired Oct. 27, 2022. View here.
october 23, 2022
Vancouver Writers Fest: Afternoon Tea readings from Wired for Music and books by Noor Naga, Danny Ramadan, Wayne Johnston, Reema Patel and Eliza Reid.
Performance Works on Granville Island.
Wired for Music event at Vancouver Public Library; Adriana Barton (left), Andrea Warner (right).
October 13, 2022
Vancouver: Public talk on Wired for Music with interviewer Andrea Warner, author of “Buffy Sainte-Marie: The Authorized Biography.”
Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch. Free. 7 p.m. See video of live event here.
October 11, 2022
Launch day of Wired for Music in Canada, the U.S. and the U.K. Readers who pre-ordered receive their copy on this day or shortly after. (Links to order here.)
Presentation on Wired for Music at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, University of British Columbia.
April 12, 2022: Chamberfest at UBC School of Music
Vancouver: Presentation on Wired for Music at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts.
“Her talk was outstanding in both the encouragement she gave our students as to the gifts their skills can be to their listeners, but also so importantly, the way music connects them and us as individuals and communities…a wonderfully accessible but scientifically informed presentation.”
— Jeremy Berkman, sessional instructor of trombone and chamber music coach at University of British Columbia.