Distinguished Speaker: The Incomparable Renee Fleming (Tue, November 17, 2026)

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The Classical Music Committee presents Music and the Mind: Harnessing the Arts for Health and Wellness Tuesday, November 17th, 2026, 7:00 pm OPEN TO THE PUBLIC $30 Members - $40 Non-Members Ms. Fleming will discuss the vast potential of the creative arts – music, dance, and synchronous movements – to sooth, comfort and connect us to each other, and thereby promote health and well-being across all cultures, religions, and races. Deepak Chopra describes the anthology “Music and Mind,” edited by Renee Flemming, as the most comprehensive compilation of the role of music in every aspect of life, from biological evolution to our own mental, physical, and spiritual well-being. The meaning of life is in the music of life. Soprano Renee Fleming - Renée Fleming is one of the most highly acclaimed singers of our time, performing on the stages of the world’s great opera houses and concert halls. Honored with five Grammy ® Awards and the U.S. National Medal of Arts, she has sung for momentous occasions from the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony to the Diamond Jubilee Concert for Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace. In 2014, she brought her voice to a vast new audience when she became the first classical artist ever to sing the National Anthem at the Super Bowl. In December 2023, she was one of five recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors. Other notable honors have included the Crystal Award from the World Economic Forum in Davos, the Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur from the French government, Germany's Cross of the Order of Merit, Sweden's Polar Music Prize and honorary membership in England's Royal Academy of Music. Fleming is a prominent advocate for awareness of the impact of music and the creative arts on health and neuroscience, winning a Research!America award for Impact on Public Opinion. In May 2023, Fleming was appointed by the World Health Organization as a Goodwill Ambassador for Arts and Health. In 2024, she launched the Renée Fleming Neuroarts Investigator Awards in partnership with the NeuroArts Blueprint Initiative at Johns Hopkins University and the Aspen Institute. Presented annually, the grants fund interdisciplinary research by early career scientists in collaboration with arts practitioners. In April 2024, Penguin Random House published Fleming's anthology Music and Mind: Harnessing the Arts for Health and Wellness. In January 2025, Fleming was appointed as an inaugural member of the World Economic Forum Global Arts and Culture Council. Ms. Fleming has presented her program Music and the Mind in more than 50 cities around the world. PROGRAM 6:30 p.m. - Beer/Wine Open Bar 7:00 p.m. - Program 7:45 p.m. – Book signing and reception with Renee Fleming Ms. Fleming will sign copies of her book brought to the presentation. Copies of the book will not be on sale at the event The Distinguished Speakers in Classical Music Series is a project of the Classical Music Committee of The Arts Club of Washington. This project is supported in part by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts. The Arts Club of Washington is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. located at 2017 I Street N.W., Washington D.C. 20006