Violinist, Composer & Psychotherapist Cornelius Dufallo Explores Power Of Silence At National Sawdust

On May 24, 2019 at 7:00 PM at National Sawdust (80 North 6th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11249), violinist, composer, and psychotherapist Cornelius Dufallo (ETHEL, Flux Quartet), violinist and composer Ittai Shapira, pianist and composer Emir Gams z, neuroscientist Joseph LeDoux, and psychoanalyst Ruth Oscharoff will offer a provocative investigation of how composers use silence and how it affects us with Silence and Memory: An Exploration of Music, Mind and Brain.

The evening will begin and end with music. Interspersed with the music will be comments from all the participants. Dufallo will play his own compositions and will discuss the psychological meanings of silence in music and psychotherapy. Oscharoff will augment this discussion, talking on silence in analytic treatments and by introducing the concept of silent interpretations." LeDoux, author of The Emotional Brain and Anxious, will describe key findings from his research on emotion and memory and their connection to music.

Both Shapira and Gams z will play their original compositions and share their personal perspectives on the role of silence, music, and memory on individual and cultural levels;

This event will foster reflection about the importance of silence in our lives, in analytic treatment, and in regard to the way silence helps us create meaning, individually and as a society.

This program is presented in association with Sound Potential. Purchase tickets at https://nationalsawdust.org/event/cornelius-dufallo/.