2020 Artists and Speakers
COVID-19 Update from our CEO.
Mozart & the Mind will be postponing all concerts and events through August.
We plan to be back in production the last week of August, with programming planned into early December.
Dr. Concetta Tomaino
A pioneer in the field of music therapy, Dr. Concetta Tomaino is both the Executive Director and co-founder of the Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF). Internationally known for her research in the clinical applications of music and neurologic rehabilitation. Dr. Tomaino’s work has advanced the state of the art and science of music therapy for individuals suffering the effects of brain trauma including stroke, or who are afflicted with such degenerative neurological diseases as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia.
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Dr. Mark Tramo
Winner of the Harvard Provost's Award for Educational Innovation in 1997-1998, Dr. Tramo founded the world's first Music and the Brain course at Harvard College in 1997 and served on the Steering Committee of the Harvard University Mind/Brain/Behavior Initiative from 2000-2009.
He is Director of The Institute for Music & Brain Science, a founding member of its Executive Board, Co-Director of the University of California Multi-Campus Music Research Initiaitve, Associate Clinical Professor of Neurology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and Adjunct Professor in Ethnomusicology at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music.
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Dr. Tim Mullen
Dr. Tim Mullen holds degrees in computer science and computational and cognitive neuroscience from UC Berkeley (B.A.s) and the UC San Diego Dept. of Cognitive Science (M.S. and Ph.D) and Institute for Neural Computation.
He is CEO and Research Director of Intheon, a company that works to embed advanced neurotechnology into everyday life.
He is also a musician and artist whose work in audiovisual new media, exploring real-time interactions between the brain and body and external environments, has been presented nationally and internationally.
He is founding Creative Director of the annual Mozart & the Mind festival with Mainly Mozart.
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Omer Quartet
The Omer Quartet came into prominence in 2013 when it received Grand Prize and gold medal at the Fischoff National Competition. It has also received Top Prize at the 2017 Premio Paolo Borciani Competition in Italy, Second Prize at the 2017 Trondheim International Competition in Norway, and Special Prize at the 2016 Bordeaux Competition in France.
The Quartet has performed with internationally renowned artists such as Kim Kashkashian, Ricardo Morales, Clive Greensmith, the Assad Brothers and the Borromeo String Quartet, and collaborated with composers including Sean Shepherd and Perry Goldstein. The Quartet is currently the Doctoral Fellowship String Quartet-in-Residence at the University of Maryland.
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Terrence Patridge
Terrence Patridge is a trombonist with autism and perfect pitch. He is the subject of critically acclaimed documentary, Bass Clef Bliss - Terrence's Path, which the Hollywood Times called, "A symphony of love and compassion."
At an early age, Terrence’s speech disappeared and his sensitivity to sound triggered frequent tantrums. His music therapist introduced him to the trombone. With the help of caring professionals, he made slow and steady progress in his ability to function in the world. Years later, his high school music teacher discovered that Terrence has perfect pitch. Today, his talent and determination open doors for him to go to college and to play with symphony orchestras, theater productions, jazz ensembles and his church choir.
Thérèse Davis
Thérèse Davis co-wrote and was featured in Bass Clef Bliss: Terrence’s Path, a documentary film about her son Terrence Patridge’s journey with autism, hope and music. Her son is now pursuing a certificate in music theory at Mesa Community College in San Diego. Davis also submitted a chapter for the book The Power of Faith.
Martin Chalifour and other members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic
The Los Angeles Philharmonic, commonly referred to as the LA Phil, is an American orchestra based in Los Angeles, California. It has a regular season of concerts from October through June at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, and a summer season at the Hollywood Bowl from July through September. Gustavo Dudamel is the Music Director, Esa-Pekka Salonen is Conductor Laureate, and Zubin Mehta is Conductor Emeritus.
Music critics have described the orchestra as the most "contemporary minded", "forward thinking", "talked about and innovative", "venturesome and admired" orchestra in America.
Schedule:
5:30 Performance by Terrence Patridge, an autistic trombonist with perfect pitch. Accompanied by movie clips from documentary Bass Clef Bliss - Terrence's Path.
6:00 Speakers: Terrence Patridge and Thérèse Davis.
6:30 Reception with Speakers
7:30 Concert: Octets with Members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic
Location: Scripps Research Auditorium
10620 John J Hopkins Dr.
San Diego, CA 92121
Saturday, May 16: Music and Your Brain
Dr. Adam Gazzaley
Dr. Adam Gazzaley is the David Dolby Distinguished Professor in Neurology, Physiology and Psychiatry at University of California, San Francisco and the Founder / Executive Director of Neuroscape, a translational neuroscience center engaged in technology creation and scientific research. He designs and develops novel brain assessment and optimization tools to impact education, wellness, and medicine practices.
His research and perspectives have been consistently profiled in high-impact media, such as The New York Times, New York Times Magazine, New Yorker, Wall Street Journal, TIME, Discover, Wired, PBS, NPR, CNN and NBC Nightly News. He wrote and hosted the nationally-televised PBS special “The Distracted Mind with Dr. Adam Gazzaley”, and co-authored with Dr. Larry Rosen the MIT Press book: “The Distracted Mind: Ancient Brains in a High-Tech World”, winner of the 2017 PROSE Award in the category of Biomedicine and Neuroscience.
Johannes Moser
Hailed by Gramophone Magazine as "one of the finest among the astonishing gallery of young virtuoso cellists", German-Canadian cellist Johannes Moser has performed with the world’s leading orchestras such as the Berliner Philharmoniker, New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, BBC Philharmonic at the Proms, London Symphony, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest, Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, Tokyo NHK Symphony, Philadelphia and Cleveland Orchestras.
In 2014 he was awarded with the prestigious Brahms prize.
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Anne-Marie McDermott
With over 50 concerti in her repertoire, Ms. McDermott has performed with many leading orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, Minnesota Orchestra, Dallas Symphony, Columbus Symphony, Seattle Symphony, National Symphony, Houston Symphony, Colorado Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, St. Louis Symphony, Atlanta Symphony, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Moscow Virtuosi, Hong Kong Philharmonic, San Diego Symphony, New Jersey Symphony and Baltimore Symphony among others.
In addition to performing, she also serves as Artistic Director of the Bravo! Vail Music and Ocean Reef Music Festivals, as well as Curator for Chamber Music for the Mainly Mozart Festival in San Diego.
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Schedule:
5:30 Speakers: Dr. Adam Gazzaley will explore the role of rhythm and music in cognition. 30 minute keynote talk followed by 30 minute moderated discussion led by Dr. Tim Mullen.
6:30 Reception with Speakers
7:30 Concert: Johannes Moser, cello; Anne-Marie McDermott, piano