Musical Jukebox
I completed a six-month residency at the Hillman Cancer Center where I performed a program called Musical Jukebox. We asked patients to identify an emotion they are feeling or would like to hear, and I played pieces I identify with that emotion. But then we thought -- hey, wouldn't it be nice for patients to be able to listen to this music any time, not just once a month? Thanks to the kindness of many of the music publishers, a grant from the Beckwith Institute, Wei Lim, audio engineer at Carnegie Mellon University, and Dr. Lanie Francis, who helped dream up this type of arts integration, here is the first installment of Musical Jukebox:
Joy:
"Allemande" by Dan Levitan from Baroque Suite © Keyboard Percussion Publications by Marimba Productions Inc.
"Allemande" by Dan Levitan from Baroque Suite © Keyboard Percussion Publications by Marimba Productions Inc.
"Sarabande" by Dan Levitan from Baroque Suite © Keyboard Percussion Publications by Marimba Productions Inc.
"Bourree I and II" by Dan Levitan from Baroque Suite © Keyboard Percussion Publications by Marimba Productions Inc.
Soothe:
"Chant" by Mitchell Peters
"Chant" by Mitchell Peters
Divine
"Amazing Grace" (trad)
"Amazing Grace" (trad)
Groove
"Ghanaia" by Matthias Schmitt. © Copyright Norsk Musikforlag, Oslo, Norway (musikkforlagene.no). Used with permission.
"Ghanaia" by Matthias Schmitt. © Copyright Norsk Musikforlag, Oslo, Norway (musikkforlagene.no). Used with permission.
Simplicity
"Sweet Dreams" from Album for the Young, Peter Tchaikovsky. Arr. Lee Howard Stevens © Keyboard Percussion Publications by Marimba Productions Inc.
"Sweet Dreams" from Album for the Young, Peter Tchaikovsky. Arr. Lee Howard Stevens © Keyboard Percussion Publications by Marimba Productions Inc.
"The Doll's Burial" from Album for the Young, Peter Tchaikovsky. Arr. Lee Howard Stevens © Keyboard Percussion Publications by Marimba Productions Inc.
"The New Doll" from Album for the Young, Peter Tchaikovsky. Arr. Lee Howard Stevens © Keyboard Percussion Publications by Marimba Productions Inc.
Storm
"Michi" by Keiko Abe
"Michi" by Keiko Abe
Here's a little video of me talking about how I see Chant affecting patients, and a quick thought about how I've seen music intersect with health. Video: Wei Lim Recording engineers: William Middleton, Steven Krenn, Riccardo Schulz Recording date: Wednesday November 18 2015 Recording location: Vlahakis Recording Studio, College of Fine Arts, Carnegie Mellon University