Creative Convening—Musical Bodies
Sunday, September 20, 2026
11 am–4:30 pm
Location
The Met Fifth Avenue
Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium
Details
Celebrate Musical Bodies with multidisciplinary artists, musicians, and experts who contributed to the exhibition. From clapping hands and tapping feet to beatboxing and whistling, the human body is a musical instrument. Musical Bodies examines how musical instruments, in turn, often draw their form and decoration from our bodies, emerging as powerful vehicles that represent our voices, actions, and identity. Take a deep dive into the exhibition's themes with dynamic presentations, conversations, and performances that explore the relationship between musical instruments and the body.
11 am
An Exploration of Opera
Anthony Roth Costanzo, Countertenor, The Metropolitan Opera
Accompanied by
Bryan Wagorn, Pianist
11:15 am
Welcome
Bradley Strauchen-Scherer, Curator, Department of Musical Instruments, The Met
Session 1
11:30 am
An Exploration of Whistling
Emily Eagen, Singer-songwriter, composer, educator, whistler
11:55 am
An Exploration of Throat Singing
Tamir Hargana, Musician, Khoomii (throat singing)
12:20 pm
An Examination of the Throat
Dr. Anthony F Jahn, Otolaryngologist (ENT)
Dr. Youngnan Jenny Cho, Otolaryngologist (ENT)
12:30 pm
Discussion
Break
1–2 pm
Session 2
Welcome Back
Bradley Strauchen-Scherer, Curator, Department of Musical Instruments, The Met
2 pm
An Exploration of Luminous Beings + Preview of PRISMBODY
Audrey Wright, Musician, artist
Stephanie Ann Boyd, Composer
Geoff Robertson, Multidisciplinary artist
2:30 pm
An Exploration of the Jingle Dress
Shannon Gustafson (Anishnawbe), Artist
Accompanied by
Jade Gustafson, Jingle Dress dancer
3 pm
Discussion
Break
3:30–4 pm
Session 3
Welcome Back
Bradley Strauchen-Scherer, Curator, Department of Musical Instruments, The Met
4 pm
Final Performance
BeatBox House, New York City-based beatboxing group
4:30 pm
Closing Remarks
Bradley Strauchen-Scherer, Curator, Department of Musical Instruments, The Met
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Musical Bodies.