Physician-Musician: An Experiential Journey through Music & Medicine
Church of the Redeemer's partner Episcopal Retirement Services will be sponsoring a Physician-Musician fundraiser on September 17 at Christ's Church Cathedral. Money raised will train new facilitators; purchase new instruments, and provide programming for non-profit organizations with limited funding. PURCHASE TICKETS HERE
Arlene de Silva, CEO of the hosts, Cincinnati Music & Wellness Coalition, is trumpeting the successes of recreational music making (RMM) as her organization prepares for the Sept. 17 fundraiser.
It will feature a concert by two world-class musicians – Mike Garson, best known as the 30-year piano player for late rock star David Bowie, and violinist Drew Tetrick, who has performed with such artists as Tony Bennett, Andrea Bocelli, and the London Symphony Orchestra.
“The purpose is to get more funds for us so we can keep up with the demand, especially after the pandemic,” de Silva said about the fundraiser. She also wants to create even more demand by letting more people know how many ways RMM helps.
Episcopal Retirement Services is a sponsor of the benefit and also uses RMM. HealthRHYTHMS facilitator DD Farmer regularly leads drum circles on ERS’ Deupree Cottages campus. They also happen weekly in ERS’ Marjorie P. Lee’s memory-care households.
Speaking during the benefit will be Barry Bittman, a medical doctor, and neurologist and a leader in studying the link between RMM and changes in the body and mind for decades. The University of Cincinnati’s Medical Symphony Orchestra also will play.
Bittman’s studies have linked drumming to factors that lead to better health, such as lower stress, as recorded by psychological surveys and blood tests. He even found that the drumming sessions reversed gene markers that are linked to common diseases in older adults.
