Ewing Halsell Distinguished Lecture - Ragtime: The Mind and Music of Scott Joplin

Dr. Richard Kogan, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College and Artistic Director of the Weill Cornell Music and Medicine Program presents the 2024 Ewing Halsell Distinguished Lecture. Dr. Kogan has a distinguished career both as a psychiatrist and as a concert pianist.  Here he will perform "Ragtime: The Mind and Music of Scott Joplin".  His presentation explores the role of music in healing and the influence of psychological forces and psychiatric illness on the creative output of the great composer Scott Joplin.