Music for the Soul

Scientific evidence suggests that music can have a profound effect on our health. Music reduces symptoms of depression, supports pain management, provides a safe environment to contribute to healing from trauma and builds resilience while decreasing anxiety and blood pressure. Music improves our sleep quality, mental alertness and memory. It elevates our spirit and advances our overall health and wellbeing.

Music for the Soul offers live concerts throughout the NYC Health + Hospital system. This program includes New York City based musicians that perform a variety of genres including Jazz, Classical, Folk, Hip Hop and Latin. Musicians are able to show their gratitude for our healthcare workers and also provide healing for patients and community members.

New in 2024 are the introduction of bedside experiences for patients and their families with musicians from a variety of musical backgrounds.

In addition to public concerts the Music for the Soul concerts also provide special events such as; Staff Appreciation Day, Hispanic/Latinx Heritage, Black History Month, Women’s History Month, National Nurses Month, Asian/Pacific Islander Month, Juneteenth and Pride Month. This list continues to grow as we learn the many needs of our communities.

Photo Gallery

StoBoCoun Jazz Quartet at NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst, September 2021

All Women’s Brass Quintet at NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem, October 2021

Holiday Concert at NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi, December 2021

String Duo, Sasha Ono and Carolina Díaz Chan at NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst for Women’s History Month, March 2022

Paul Shapiro’s Jazzy Quartet at NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County for Staff Appreciation Day, April 2022

The Eddie Venegas Acoustic Trio at NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens for National Nurses Month, May 2022

Ty Stephens Quartet Juneteenth performance at NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem, June 2022

String Duo, JD Hunter and Molly Goldman Pride performance at NYC Health + Hospitals/Judson Clinic, June 2022

The Ai Murakami Trio at NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx, November 2022