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SUMMARY:Countway Concerts presents Music and Medicine: “Immunity” with Cellist Joshua Roman
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a special musical performance by cellist 
 Joshua Roman\, with reflections on Long COVID and chronic illness\, 
 sponsored by Arts and Humanities Initiative at HMS and Countway 
 Library.\n\nImmunity is an intimate musical exploration of cellist Joshua 
 Roman’s experience with Long COVID\, blending performance and 
 storytelling into a deeply personal journey. Featuring music by J.S. Bach\, 
 George Crumb\, Caroline Shaw\, and Roman himself\, the program moves 
 through struggle\, uncertainty\, and renewal\, ultimately embracing 
 vulnerability as a path to connection and healing. Since its debut\, 
 Immunity has expanded beyond the concert hall into residencies\, 
 workshops\, and advocacy efforts\, bridging music\, science\, and community 
 engagement.\n\nA light dinner will be served during the event.\n\nAbout 
 Joshua Roman\n\nJoshua Roman is a cello soloist and composer\, hailed for 
 his “effortlessly expressive tone… and playful zest for exploration” 
 (New York Times)\, as well as his “extraordinary technical and musical 
 gifts" and “blend of precision and almost improvisatory freedom… that 
 goes straight to the heart" (San Francisco Chronicle). His genre-bending 
 programs have grown out of an “enthusiasm for musical evolution that is 
 as contagious as his love for the classics" (Seattle Times)\, and he has 
 collaborated with artists including Yo-Yo Ma\, Edgar Meyer\, DJ Spooky\, 
 Tony-winner/MacArthur Genius Bill T. Jones\, Grammy Award-winning East 
 African vocalist Somi\, and Tony Award-nominated actor Anna Deavere Smith. 
 Roman will also be performing as part of the Celebrity Series with Tessa 
 Lark and Edgar Meyer on Friday\, May 9th.
LOCATION:Room 506 (Minot Conference Room)\, Harvard Longwood Campus
ORGANIZER;CN="Yasmina Kamal":MAILTO:Yasmina_kamal@hms.harvard.edu
CATEGORIES:Events
CONTACT;CN="Yasmina Kamal":MAILTO:Yasmina_kamal@hms.harvard.edu
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URL:https://libcal.countway.harvard.edu/event/14591515
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