Because Music Heals
Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, Salastina musicians, Young Artists, and guest artists perform private virtual concerts for patients, their families, and medical staff in UCLA’s ICU.
To date, Salastina musicians have provided over 50,958 minutes of one-on-one music to over 2,568 patients and their caregivers.
“Thank you so much for all the kindness and generous support you have provided to the MICU patients and staff since May 2020! Reflecting upon the journey we have traveled, we can’t thank you enough... We’ve come to understand how meaningful music is to the human mind.”
- UCLA ICU Unit Director Nurse Sherry Xu
Resident pianist hyejin kim performs for an icu patient
In March of 2021, we were honored to share Yo-Yo Ma’s artistry with patients and staff for a special, intimate guest artist performance.
“2 months in the hospital is chaos and classical music, especially Bach, brings welcome order. Your music was beautiful, and just what we needed. Bless you.”
- a patient’s daughter
This Salastina program, organized in partnership with UCLA Medical Center, has been made possible by Project: Music Heals Us through a PMHU Vital Sounds Initiative Partnership Grant.
