Music and Mental Health: Orchestrating Change
A film screening and conversation
Presented in partnership with KU Medical Center and Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center
Monday • October 12, 2026 • 7:00 pm
Pavilion
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Orchestrating Change tells the inspiring story of the only orchestra in the world created by and for people living with mental illness. The mission of Me2/ Orchestra is to erase mental health stigma one concert at a time. It is truly changing the lives of these musicians by providing community, an artistic outlet, and acceptance. Most important, the orchestra shows the power of music to promote well-being. Seen across the United States on public television stations, the film is a winner of the Austen Riggs Erikson Prize for Excellence in Mental Health Media. The American Library Association & Media Round Table voted it “One of the Top Twelve Notable Films for Adults.”
Film screening: 7:00–8:30 pm (doors open at 6:30 pm), followed by a panel conversation from 8:30 to 9:00 pm, featuring local experts in the fields of music, mental health and medicine.
Meet the Panelists
Rebecca Lepping, Ph.D., University of Kansas Medical Center
Dr. Rebecca Lepping is an Assistant Professor of Neurology in the University of Kansas School of Medicine, Director of the Power Of Music (PROMUS) lab, and Advisory Group Member of the Kansas City Community NeuroArts Coalition. She is a cognitive neuroscientist (Ph.D.), musician (M.A.), and music psychologist (M.A.) who is passionate about the power of music to affect us, improve our well-being, and make our lives better. Her PROMUS lab research examines the links between music and mental health, music and pain, music and lung health, and music and Alzheimer’s disease with a body/mind/brain approach. Dr. Lepping and her research team combine rigorous scientific methodology, medical imaging techniques, and music theory in their research to investigate how music impacts human physiology, psychology, and well-being.
Molly Walter, L.C.P.C., Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center
Molly is a licensed clinical professional counselor with nearly 10 years of experience in the mental health field. She received her bachelor’s degree in psychology in 2015 from Washburn University and her master’s degree in clinical-counseling psychology in 2019 from Illinois State University. Molly has been with the Bert Nash Center since 2020 serving as a therapist and current program manager of the Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) team. She has experience working with adults and teens with substance use disorders, suicidality, personality disorders, as well as all types of mood and anxiety related disorders.
Patrick Landazuri, M.D., University of Kansas Medical Center
Dr. Landazuri is an epileptologist at KU Med. He has an active clinical practice working in all facets of epilepsy care with a particular focus in drug resistant epilepsy. His research interest focuses on the surgical care of epilepsy patients, particularly newer, minimally invasive surgery types as well as better understanding the patient decision making process when considering multiple surgical options. Dr. Landazuri also serves as the Epilepsy Fellowship Director.