Missoula Well-Being Concert

Missoula Crescendo Club and Missoula Public Library invite you to A Well-Being Concert. This free, family-friendly event offers a unique opportunity to slow down, reconnect, and experience the restorative power of live music and creative expression.

Join us for a beautiful musical experience designed to help you slow down, reset, and reconnect. The concert features Aria Peters and Beth Youngblood on violins, Amelia Sears on viola, and Jessica Catron on cello, performing selections from Wood Works—charming arrangements of Nordic folk music full of warmth and rhythm. Host Xavier Kneedler-Shorten will guide listeners through the experience, offering moments to pause, breathe, listen, and simply be present with the music.

The program explores themes of courage, resilience, longing, hope, and homecoming. More than a traditional concert, Well-Being Concerts are immersive experiences blending live music, mindfulness, with the option of art-making. Audience members will receive art materials and be invited to create visual responses to the music. Donated artwork will be assembled into a community collage to be displayed at the library.

Attendees are welcome to sit in chairs, relax on floor cushions, or lie on mats. The experience is designed to offer the nervous system a chance to settle and reset, creating space for reflection, connection, and renewal.