Music

Our team is here for you 24/7. Use these virtual resources to listen to some of the most requested songs in the hospital. These tunes of encouragement and hope, some written by patients themselves, will brighten your day. All songs are performed by the talented musicians in residence at UF Health Shands Arts in Medicine program.

Audio and Video will be added as they are produced.

Watch | Musicians in Residence

Listen | Musicians in Residence

Close-up of Ricky
RICKY KENDALL
“TRUE COLORS” BY CYNDI LAUPER. PERFORMED BY RICKY KENDALL
“DON’T THINK TWICE” BY BOB DYLAN. PERFORMED BY RICKY KENDALL
cathy harp
CATHY DEWITT
“PARADISE” BY jOHN PRINE. PERFORMED BY CATHY DEWITT AND MICHAEL CLAYTOR
cienna
CIENNA WESLEY
HIS EYE IS ON THE SPARROW” PERFORMED BY CIENNA WESLEY
“CRAZY LOVE” BY VAN MORRISON. PERFORMED BY CIENNA WESLEY FEATURING JASON HEDGES
“IF I AIN’T GOT YOU” BY ALICIA KEYS. PERFORMED BY CIENNA WESLEY

Albums

Thankful for Love

Thankful for Love” is a collection of songs co-written between 2013 and 2014. It features collaborations between pediatric patients at UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital and musicians in residence Ricky Kendall and Max Helgemo.

Thankful for Love ATC

Recover

“Recover” is a collection of songs performed by UF Health Shands Arts in Medicine Musicians in Residence. “Recover” represents some of the most requested songs in the hospital.

Recover ATC

Center for Arts in Medicine students:

Ashton ATCWatch here. Ashton Mason is a masters practicum student with the UF Center for Arts in Medicine and UF Health Shands Arts in Medicine. Enjoy Ashton’s performance of Ghost Garden and the Lord’s Prayer on the marimba.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mariana ATCWatch here. Music in Medicine certificate student Mariana Dajac performs two songs, “Best Part” by Daniel Caesar ft H.E.R. and “I Say a Little Prayer” by Aretha Franklin. These are songs that you might hear Mariana perform in the public spaces of UF Health Shands Hospitals.