Musical Alchemy // An Evening of Musical Improv & Meditation

What happens when we treat sound, silence, and attention as complex living systems? Join us for an evening of musical improv games and listening meditation—an experiment in emergence, attunement, and relational play.

Led by musician and facilitator Ross Hackenmiller, we’ll explore how patterns arise from interaction, how self and system co-create, and how deep listening can transform perception. This is not a performance and no musical experience is needed, just curiosity and a willingness to engage with sound, silence, and each other.

Come listen, play, and notice what unfolds!

About the facilitator:
Ross Hackenmiller is a musician and music facilitator from St. Paul, MN. He studied music and religion at Hamline University, where he conducted an honors project on human interaction and psychology through improvisational musical experiences. Since graduating in 2011, he has organized participatory music-making events in public places, performed in indie rock bands, worked as a church musician, taught guitar lessons, and continued studying musical improvisation techniques.

Ross has facilitated public music-making at events and venues including the St. Paul Saints baseball games, Minnesota State Fair, Northern Spark, Northern Lights.mn Play Day, Grand Old Day, Minneapolis Open Streets, Piazza on the Mall, and the Luminary Loppet winter festival. His passion lies at the intersection of music, creativity, neurology, and spirituality — helping others discover their innate creativity through interactive art and music.