Virtual Art Experiences, Music Playlists for Stress Reduction, Concert Broadcasts and More

The University of Rochester is uniquely positioned to respond to the challenges presented by COVID-19. From our world class medical center working on a rapid intervention for COVID-19 to the arts response from our world-class musicians at Eastman Performing Arts Medicine. We are all finding ways to deploy the arts in creative ways to support UR Medicine and the Greater Rochester community. We encourage you to consider using music and art for wellness. Below are links for virtual art experiences, music playlists for stress reduction, concert broadcasts, and strategic information for artists and arts organizations.

Take an Art Break! This short 5 minute video is jazzy glimpse into artists doing jobs other than their "day job" - e.e. cummings paints this Jazz Era square image, and musician Sun Ra shares his vision for space and earth in "The Satellites are Spinning" all accompanied by the Eastman Jazz Ensemble knocking some Duke Ellington out of the park. A little pick-me-up for your work day, or anytime you need a jazzy boost!

University of Rochester and Eastman School

• Eastman Connects
• EPAM "Music for Relaxation" playlist
• Eastman School of Music’s YouTube channel – concerts by faculty and students, inside look at the world-class music training program
• Visit the Memorial Art Gallery's YouTube channel for artist lectures

Local

• Make your own moving images at George Eastman Museum’s hands-on page
• Browse the collections of photographs at the Eastman Museum
• RPO rebroadcasts on WXXI – Mondays at 8pm
• Rochester Museum and Science Center – Science Online!

National

• Metropolitan Opera (The Met) – offers a new, streamed opera each day, free
• Tiny Desk Concerts – 5 Great Jazz Concerts
• Musical Instrument Museum, Scottsdale, AZ – virtual tour
• New York Phil Plays On! – Broadcast concerts on demand
• Learn something new each day with Google Arts & Culture
• Take a virtual tour of the Guggenheim Museum in NYC
• The National Gallery of Art (Washington D.C.)
• SFMOMA – San Francisco Museum of Modern Art – “Museum from Home” adding new talks and tours often
• Zentangle – The Zentangle method is an easy-to-learn, relaxing and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns. Fun for all!

International

• Berlin Philharmonic – digital concert hall, free access
• Concertgebouw Orchestra – Rotterdam, Netherlands – radiostream
• The Louvre – (Paris, France) tours in English
• Salvador Dali Museum – (Paris, France) virtual 360 tour of rooms
• The Van Gogh Museum – (Amsterdam, Netherlands) – many activities and virtual tours
• The Vatican Museum – (Vatican City, Italy) virtual 360 tours, including the Sistine Chapel

Resources for Artists and Arts Organizations

• (CARES) artist funding support
• Creating Healthy Communities: Arts + Public Health in America (Univ of Florida, Shands)
• Creative Capital: resources for artists to help cope artistically and financially
• AFM resources for Union musicians seeking relief
• Rochester Area Community Foundation – relief for arts organizations and artists
• NEA –National Endowment for the Arts
• NEH – National Endowment for the Humanities

Self-Care Resources

• Rosie Obi, our Golisano Children’s Hospital Music Therapist, recommends this short Music Mindfulness Moment. Download the slides.

• Using the pulse of music as our guide, music therapist, Rosie Obi, leads an experiential session on using music as a tool for relaxation and stress reduction.