Bringing Music to Medicine
Sound Health bridges music and medicine through live performances by students who contribute to the environment of care and gain professional performing experience while contributing to their community.
Sound Health Engaging the Community
The mission of Sound Health is to enrich the health care environment for patients, families, health care providers and staff through live music while providing music students with an opportunity for service learning and professional performing experience.
The goals of Sound Health are to contribute to a healing environment; to give music students community service learning opportunities; and to break down the "fourth wall" barriers, connecting musicians to their audiences and vice versa.
Performances are 12-12:45 at the Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center lobby, 505 S. 45th St.
Upcoming Dates:
10/13, Under the Direction of the UNO Jazz Area
10/27, Under the Direction of the UNO Percussion Area
11/3, Under the Direction of the UNO Saxophone Area
11/17, Under the Direction of the UNO Flute Area
12/8, Under the Direction of the UNO String Area
2/2, Under the Direction of the UNO Choral Area
2/16, Under the Direction of the UNO Piano Area
3/2, Under the Direction of the UNO Brass Area
3/9, Under the Direction of the UNO Voice Area
4/13, Under the Direction of the UNO String Area
4/27, Under the Direction of the UNO String Area
Learn more about how the UNO String Area brings together School of Music students and faculty through Sound Health.
The Story of Sound Health
In 2009 during a family member’s surgery at the Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Perkinson experienced first-hand the calming effects of live music through their Performing Arts Program. Dr. Perkinson wanted to be on the giving end of similar experiences and founded Sound Health in 2010 while still a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
As a new faculty member at the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 2014, Dr. Perkinson knew that she wanted to bring Sound Health to Omaha. The pilot program took place in spring 2015 and continues to contribute to the environment of care at health care facilities throughout Omaha. Community partners include UNMC's Cancer Center, Children’s Hospital, CHI Bergan Mercy Hospital, Country House Memory Care Residence, and Aksarben Village Retirement Community. Since its inception, Sound Health has provided over 100 performances by over 100 musicians for thousands of patients, staff, and visitors in Madison, WI and in the Omaha metro.
Sound Health at Children's Hospital
