"The Healing Power of Music" with Robin Spielberg

To kick off McNeese State University's 2020 Banners Cultural Season, one of America's most beloved pianists/composers is visiting the Benjamin Mount Theatre to spread the gospel of music and healing. Steinway Artist Robin Spielberg, a Celebrity Artist spokesperson for the national American Music Therapy Association, has spoken across the country in countless speeches, workshops, and community outreach programs on the transformative power of music as featured in her TEDxTalk. 7 pm. Free.

On Saturday, she'll return to the stage—this time in the F.G. Bulber Auditorium—for a special performance, featuring some of her own award-winning compositions and lively and humorous excerpts from her award-winning memoir Naked on the Bench: My Adventures in Pianoland. 7 pm. $20; $5 for children younger 12. banners.org.