Music and Science

The Brian Lehrer Show | May 23, 2011

Elena Mannes, Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker and the author of The Power of Music: Pioneering Discoveries in the New Science of Song (Walker & Company, 2011), takes a scientific look at music and its effects on the body.

Event: Elena Mannes will be reading tomorrow, Tuesday, May 24, at 6pm at the Corner Bookstore, 1313 Madison Avenue. She will also participate in a panel discussion Thursday, June 2, at 6:30pm, at the Mannes College, The New School for Music.

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