5th season of free concert series, ‘Good Music Good Medicine,’ begins Sept. 8 at Vidant Medical Center’s Interfaith Chapel | Eastern North Carolina Now

"Good Music Good Medicine," a series of performances at Vidant Medical Center (VMC) featuring faculty and students from the School of Music at East Carolina University (ECU), begins its fifth season on Tuesday, September 8.

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    GREENVILLE     "Good Music Good Medicine," a series of performances at Vidant Medical Center (VMC) featuring faculty and students from the School of Music at East Carolina University (ECU), begins its fifth season on Tuesday, September 8.

    The concert will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. in the hospital's Service League Interfaith Chapel. It is free and open to medical center patients and families, staff and other community members.

    "These concerts provide special opportunities for our patients, families, staff and others to enjoy the healing effects of music during what can be a stressful time," said the Rev. Carolyn Fleming-Sawyerr, administrator for pastoral care at VMC. "We are grateful to the faculty, students and staff at ECU's School of Music for sharing their gift of talent with us."

    The Sept. 8 performance will feature faculty from ECU's vocal studies department: Rachel Copeland, soprano, and Jami Rhodes, mezzo-soprano; professors Daniel Shirley, tenor, and baritone John Kramar, also vocal studies chair and director of ECU's Opera Theater. They will be accompanied by Eric Stellrecht, faculty accompanist.

    The program began in the fall of 2011 as a way for music school faculty and students to serve communities within the hospital and ECU's Brody School of Medicine. Performances take place on the second Tuesday of each month during the academic year. The goal is to promote the wellness and well-being of all who attend.

    Upcoming performances are on Oct. 13, Christine Gustafson, flute, and Catherine Garner, pianist; and Nov. 10, Emanuel Gruber, cello. Both will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. in the Interfaith Chapel of Vidant Medical Center, 2100 Stantonsburg Road, Greenville, N.C. 27834. More information: http://blog.ecu.edu/sites/GMGM/

    For information about visitor parking on the VMC campus, please see https://www.vidanthealth.com/medicalcenter/patients.aspx?id=19331

    Vidant Health, a mission-driven, not-for-profit corporation, owns, leases or has a majority membership interest in eight eastern North Carolina hospitals. The health system includes Vidant Beaufort Hospital, Vidant Bertie Hospital, Vidant Chowan Hospital, Vidant Duplin Hospital, Vidant Edgecombe Hospital, The Outer Banks Hospital, Vidant Medical Center, Vidant Roanoke-Chowan Hospital, Vidant Home Health and Hospice,Vidant Wellness Centers, Vidant Medical Group and is affiliated with the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. On the web at www.vidanthealth.com.
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