Seminar 3 | Harmonising Resilience: Musical Paths in Post-Crisis Recovery and the Digital Era

This seminar explores how music serves as a therapeutic and unifying force in the aftermath of societal upheavals. It delves into the transformative power of music across cultures, the innovative approaches in digital music, and the profound impact of music therapy on individual and communal healing. Join us as we unravel the symphony of resilience that music creates in times of recovery with Gavriel Rubin, Kristian Humaidan, Mario Eugster and Dr Carl Faia Harrison.

Event Question 

"How can musical expressions across different cultures and digital platforms contribute to social recovery and wellbeing in post-crisis scenarios?" 

Panelists

Gavriel Rubin is a London-based music therapist, lecturer, and sound artist. Holding master's degrees in Sound Production and Music Therapy, Gavriel's research centres around creative artists' mental wellbeing, the interplay of music and psychodynamics, and the connections between music and spirituality. Currently, Gavriel leads music therapy groups at a mental health hospital, lectures music production and cultural theory at the University of Northampton, and practices as an independent sound artist.

Kristian Humaidan initiated his professional music career as a rapper and music producer in Denmark back in the 2000's. Later, he trained as a meditation teacher, facilitating classes and retreats for a number of years. Through his work with clients, he developed a new formula of mixing progressive and powerful music with visualization practices. The feedback from clients was so positive that he felt the urge to build a digital tool around this new sound and methodology, and so SoundWheel saw the light of day. Kristian is dedicated to supporting mental health and wellbeing through the transformative power of music. To learn more, see www.soundwheel.com 

Mario Eugster trained as a pianist and organist in Switzerland and completed his training as a music therapist at Nordoff Robbins in London. He is currently working for CNWL (Central North West London Mental Health Trust) in adult mental health providing music therapy in both acute inpatient and community settings. He has multiple roles, including principal music therapist in acute and clinical lead for arts therapies in acute inpatient settings. He holds managerial responsibilities as well as leading on service development in the arts therapies in CNWL and is a trainer for ICAPT (CNWL - International Centre for Arts Psychotherapies Training). Mario is currently conducting PhD research into the role of culture in music therapy with people affected by psychosis. (Nordoff Robbins PhD programme, Goldsmiths University of London) He is also a free-lance musician.

Dr Carl Faia Harrison studied composition at the University of California at Santa Barbara with Peter Racine Fricker and Edward Applebaum, and the Royal Academy of Music in Denmark, on a Fulbright grant, with Karl Aage Rasmussen and Per Norgaard.Since 1995 he has been active as a live electronics designer and composer working at IRCAM in Paris, the CIRM in Nice then as a freelance artist. He has collaborated with numerous composers and artists to present new works with computer electronics in festivals throughout Europe and works regularly with Art Zoyd Studios in France. Carl is a lecturer in digital programmes at Brunel University, London. 

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