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WHY YOU LIKE IT: Decoding Musical Taste - Live Experience with Dr. Nolan Gasser at Weidner Center for the Performing Arts
Dates: 11/13/2026
📍 Theatre: Weidner Center for the Performing Arts
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An immersive concert-lecture led by composer, musicologist, author, and Music Genome Project architect Dr. Nolan Gasser and his virtuoso ensemble, inspired by the acclaimed PBS special of the same name. The show blends live performance, storytelling, and insights from neuroscience, psychology, and culture. It explores the hidden forces that shape musical preferences and why music affects us so deeply.
Cast and Creative Team for WHY YOU LIKE IT: Decoding Musical Taste - Live Experience with Dr. Nolan Gasser at Weidner Center for the Performing Arts
Cast
Wynton Marsalis
Ensemble
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
Ensemble
Michael Alexander
Ensemble
Michelle McQuade Dewhirst
Ensemble
Pro Arte Quartet
Ensemble
Dr. Nolan Gasser
Ensemble
Daniel Ho
Ensemble
Creative Team
Dr. Nolan Gasser
Composer
Daniel Ho
Composer
Michael Alexander
Conductor
Michelle McQuade Dewhirst
Artistic Director
Wynton Marsalis
Artistic Director
Troy Williams
Marketing Director
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