NYC Health + Hospitals Announces Summer Concert Series in Partnership with Sing for Hope
The free concerts are available to the public as well as patients and staff in and around the city's public hospitals
Jun 11, 2025
NYC Health + Hospitals today announced its summer schedule of live concerts through its Music for the Soul program in partnership with Sing for Hope. The free concerts are available to the public as well as patients and staff in and around the city’s public hospitals. The live concert series began in 2018 and continued with virtual performances in 2020 during COVID in partnership with the Mayor’s Office as a way to honor the work of NYC Health + Hospitals frontline staff during the height of the pandemic and support local musicians while music venues were closed. The program has since transitioned back to in-person concerts and includes New York City-based musicians who perform a variety of genres, including jazz, classical, folk, hip hop, and Latin music. Additional concerts in inpatient units will be offered for patients and staff at several facilities as well. Music for the Soul is run by the health system’s Arts in Medicine department and funded by the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund.
A large body of scientific research has shown 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, memory, and overall health and well-being.
“Entering a hospital or healthcare facility is often related to difficult moments in people’s lives,” said Laurie Tisch, founder and president of the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund. “Live concerts bring energy, lighten the environment and offer a respite to patients, staff and everyone who visits. We are proud to help NYC Health + Hospitals Arts in Medicine department continue to present such joyful and healing programs.”
“Delivering live music throughout our system on a routine basis is part of our overall strategy to support the health of our patients, staff and families,” said NYC Health + Hospitals Assistant Vice President of Arts in Medicine Larissa Trinder. “Music provides meaningful moments of connection, improves cognitive functioning and reduces stress levels. We could not be prouder to continue our partnership with Sing for Hope and the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund who makes this work possible.”
“At Sing for Hope, we know that the arts are not just a luxury—they are a lifeline,” said Sing for Hope Co-Founder Monica Yunus. “Studies show that music can reduce stress, lower blood pressure, ease isolation, and even accelerate healing.”
Added Sing for Hope Co-Founder Camille Zamora, “Just as importantly, access to the arts is a matter of health equity. Our partnership with NYC Health + Hospitals helps ensure that all New Yorkers—regardless of zip code—experience the proven power of the arts to build community, uplift spirits, and support well-being.”
2025 Summer Concert Series at NYC Health + Hospitals
BRONX
NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi
1400 Pelham Parkway South, Bronx, NY 10461 in the Building 8 Atrium
- Tuesday, June 3, 12 pm – 2pm
- Tuesday, July 1, 12 pm – 2pm
- Tuesday, August 5, 12 pm – 2pm
BROOKLYN
NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Broadway
815 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY 11206
- Wednesday, June 4, 6pm – 8pm in the Main Lobby
NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County
451 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11203 in the D Tower Lobby
- Thursday, June 12, 11am – 1pm and 8pm – 10pm
- Thursday, July 17, 11am – 1pm
- Thursday, August 21, 11am – 1pm
NYC Health + Hospitals/McKinney
594 Albany Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11203 in the Outdoor Garden
- Wednesday, August 27, 2pm – 4pm
NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health
2601 Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11235 in the Main Lobby
- Wednesday, June 4, 12pm – 2pm
- Wednesday, June 25, 7pm – 9pm
NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull
760 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY 11206 at the Outdoors Safety Space on Marcus Garvey Blvd
- Tuesday, June 24, 12pm – 1pm
MANHATTAN
NYC Health + Hospitals/Central Office
Elevated Acre, near 55 Water Street, weather permitting
- Wednesday, August 6: 12pm – 1pm
NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem
506 Lenox Avenue, New York, NY 10037 in the Mural Pavilion Lobby or outdoors, weather permitting
- Friday, June 20, 12pm – 2pm
- Friday, August 22, 12pm – 2pm
QUEENS
NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens
82-68 164th Street, Queens, NY 11432 in the Atrium Lobby
- Thursday, July 10, 12pm – 2pm
- Thursday, July 24, 11am – 1pm
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About NYC Health + Hospitals’ Arts in Medicine Department
The Arts in Medicine department at NYC Health + Hospitals seeks to foster the emotional well-being and promote healing and wellness for all patients and their families, employees, and the greater community by utilizing the arts, including literary, visual, and performing arts throughout the health care system. In addition to managing the system’s significant visual arts collection, the Arts in Medicine department encourages evidenced based practices and provides technical assistance to all of the system’s health care facilities and clinics. This is accomplished by combining artistic innovation and education into a comprehensive health care continuum that supports the healing benefits of the arts. For more information, visit www.nychealthandhospitals.org/artsinmedicine.
About NYC Health + Hospitals
NYC Health + Hospitals is the largest public health care system in the nation serving more than a million New Yorkers annually in more than 70 patient care locations across the city’s five boroughs. A robust network of outpatient, neighborhood-based primary and specialty care centers anchors care coordination with the system’s trauma centers, nursing homes, post-acute care centers, home care agency, and MetroPlus health plan—all supported by 11 essential hospitals. Its diverse workforce of more than 43,000 employees is uniquely focused on empowering New Yorkers, without exception, to live the healthiest life possible. For more information, visit www.nychealthandhospitals.org and stay connected on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.
About the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund
The Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund is a New York City-based foundation that aims to improve access and opportunity for all New Yorkers and foster healthy and vibrant communities. In 2018, the Illumination Fund launched Arts in Health, a multi-year initiative to support organizations utilizing the arts as a tool for healing and building understanding in communities across New York City. The initiative’s areas of focus are stigma, trauma and aging-related diseases as well as supporting organizations addressing mental health in communities disproportionately affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. In 2019 the Illumination Fund supported the creation of NYC Health + Hospitals Arts in Medicine department, expanding programs serving health care staff, patients, and communities in sites across the City. For more information, visit www.lmtif.org or follow @LMTischFund on Twitter.
About Sing for Hope
Sing for Hope harnesses the power of the arts to create a better world. Our creative programs bring hope, healing, and connection to millions of people in hospitals, schools, care facilities, refugee camps, transit hubs, and public spaces worldwide. A non-profit organization founded in New York City in response to the events of 9/11, Sing for Hope partners with hundreds of community-based organizations, mobilizes thousands of artists in creative service, and produces artist-created Sing for Hope Pianos across the US and around the world. The official Cultural Partner of the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates, Sing for Hope champions art for all because we believe the arts have an unmatched capacity to uplift, unite, and heal. Learn more at singforhope.org.
