ONLINE: Three Views of Infinity: Finding Your Voice, Building Your Path, Enjoying Your Journey

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Courtesy UW-Madison

UW-Madison professor of trombone Mark Hetzler.

This "Badger Talks" lecture by UW-Madison professor Mark Hetzler reifies what your mom always told you about why you should practice the piano/violin/clarinet/fill-in-the-blank. Music really does matter: It can improve thought pathways for other areas of study — reading, listening and learning — and amp resiliency, motivation and creativity. (It also calms the savage breast.) Find the talk on Facebook.

media release: Talk will take place at https://www.facebook.com/UWConnects/. For a complete schedule, visit https://badgertalks.wisc.edu/badger-talks-live/.

Three Views of Infinity: Finding Your Voice, Building Your Path, Enjoying Your Journey

What does it feel like to play a musical instrument... physically, mentally and emotionally? What does learning the language of music do for your mind and your relationship with reading, listening and learning? How can studying music improve your discipline, resiliency, motivation and creativity? What can music do to enrich your relationships with people, both friends and strangers? How can music increase your confidence and fill your soul with joy? 

Join world-renowned musician and Professor of Trombone Mark Hetzler as he shares musical examples (both recorded and live), photographs and images, and personal stories which can inspire others to embark on their own musical journey.

Mark Hetzler is professor of trombone at the University of Wisconsin- Madison and a member of the Wisconsin Brass Quintet.  He received a B.M. from Boston University and an M.M. from the New England Conservatory of Music. Mark was a fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center and completed a three-year fellowship with the New World Symphony, under the direction of Michael Tilson Thomas. Former Principal Trombone of the Hartford Symphony Orchestra, Mark has performed with the Minnesota Orchestra, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Boston Pops and the Florida Orchestra, and was a member of the internationally-renowned Empire Brass Quintet.

Welcome and introduction by Steven Beda, from Wausau, Wisconsin. He is a senior trombone performance major in the Mead Witter School of Music. 

In these uncertain times, many of us are in the same position: hunkered down, trying to get a handle on our new reality. Like organizations and businesses across the globe, we at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have made changes to keep our campus and community healthy and safe. While gifted UW researchers identify ways to understand and develop a vaccine for COVID-19, our campus experts are finding new, innovative ways to support and connect with Wisconsin residents.  

We are pleased to offer Badger Talks LIVE…. a Facebook Live series intended to help you cope, stay engaged and thrive during these challenging times. Can't catch the live talks? Check out past talks here.