[Marcus Miller\National Museum of Mathematics]
Marcus Miller: “Humility toward the ancestors (of your craft or otherwise), creative passion, and freedom of being are often markers of a spiritually healthy person or a functioning community.”
Photo: imaginewithmarcus.com.
Jazz musician Marcus G. Miller: photo shoot for MoMath’s Quadrivium, MoMath’s Math+Music Salon series.
Deeply moved by the murder of George Floyd, jazz musician and Harvard-trained mathematician Marcus Miller presents “Math, Music, and the Moral Imagination” hosted by the National Museum of Mathematics (MoMath) on Monday, June 22 at 6:30 p.m. EDT.
Musician Stephon Alexander participates on a journey from music and math to question: “How can we imagine and play a role in a more socially just world?”
“Quadrivium: Math, Music, and the Moral Imagination” will explore how the study and practice of math and music can help us to navigate public crises of health and justice, and foster the kind of self-development that offers a brighter future.
During this event, Miller will also debut new music that he composed during quarantine.
“The inner work of mastering a craft can give rise to a deeper relationship to other humans,” explained Marcus Miller. “Humility toward the ancestors (of your craft or otherwise), creative passion, and freedom of being are often markers of a spiritually healthy person or a functioning community. For me, math and music can be teachers of this orientation toward life.”
MoMath, the only math museum in North America, is hosting a variety of online math programs to keep children and adults of all ages engaged with its fun math programming while cultural institutions and schools across the nation are closed. Audiences for MoMath’s online education programs have skyrocketed to all 50 US States and 80 Countries, including Australia, Vietnam, Italy, Argentina, China, Spain, Sweden, and France.
“During these challenging times, we want to offer the public fun, interactive experiences that continue to highlight the joy of mathematics,” said Cindy Lawrence, CEO and Executive Director of MoMath. “Our digital programs provide people of all ages a much needed outlet for recreation and learning while they are spending time at home. We will continue to develop online programs over the coming weeks as this situation evolves.”
For more information about MoMath’s “Quadrivium: Math, Music, and the Moral Imagination,” visit www.quadrivium.momath.org. For information about the Museum, visit www.momath.org.
