Listening to Orpheus: Friday Night Performance (In-Person)

Orpheus and his descent into the underworld illustrate music’s spiritual, neurobiological and psychological power to transcend cognitive evaluation, allowing an experiential encounter with darkness and grief. This presentation consists of a discussion of Orpheus followed by a concert with pianist Rodney Waters and tenor Kenneth Gayle. The brief lecture highlights the symbolic and intrapsychic dimensions of music as exemplified in the Orpheus and Eurydice myth. The concert includes works specifically inspired by the myth of Orpheus, as well as additional music and texts that explore the themes of night, sleep, darkness and introspection.

Jungian analyst Rodney Waters trained at ISAPZURICH and has been a professional pianist and recording artist for over forty years. He has performed internationally and curated numerous Jungian-themed presentations and concerts for the Jung Center in Houston, Texas and The Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California. www.rodneywaters.com

Tenor Kenneth Gayle performs in opera and concert throughout the United States. Recent highlights include the NYC premier of “PAX” by John Cornelius at Carnegie Hall. He serves as Director of Music and Fine Arts at Unity of Houston, and on the Board of Directors for the Apollo Chamber Players.

Presented in collaboration with Unity Fine Arts, generously underwritten by The Bosarge Family Foundation.

This event will likely sell out. Registration will close when we reach capacity.