Medical Expertise, Musical Passion: Healing in Harmony

In the AdventHealth Orchestra, musically talented physicians, clinicians and team members come together to help others feel whole through the healing power of music.

Upcoming AdventHealth Orchestra Performances

Find healing through music at one of our upcoming orchestra performances.

  • February Tour

    February 13 to 17, 2025

    We’re participating in a clinic with Colonel Dennis M. Layendecker, DMA, COL, USAF (Ret.), former commander and conductor of the United States Air Force Band, and director emeritus of the Mason School of Music at George Mason University.

  • 2025 Capital Orchestra Festival

    February 17, 2025

    2 pm

    Join us at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as we join four other orchestras from around the country to perform works by composers ranging from Beethoven to John Williams.

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Healing Through Music and a Requiem for Lives Lost

COVID Requiem

In November 2021, the AdventHealth Orchestra held its premiere performance at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. “AdventHealth Requiem,” a rendition of Samuel Barber’s “The Adagio,” honored fellow team members who served on the frontlines during the COVID-19 pandemic and remembered those who lost their lives to the virus.

COVID Requiem - A Look Behind the Music

Health care workers are used to lots of sounds: beeping monitors, humming machines, overhead pages, rolling patient beds. The AdventHealth Orchestra offers our physicians and clinicians the opportunity to make the sounds of music. Watch “AdventHealth Requiem: A Look Behind the Music,” and hear just a few of our team members’ stories and what this musical venture means to them.

About AdventHealth Orchestra

Through music, the AdventHealth Orchestra is part of our mission of Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Listen as AdventHealth Director of Music and the Arts, Richard Hickam, speaks about the origin of the group and how it’s helping team members and audiences feel whole.

In October 2023, The National Organization for the Arts in Health (NOAH) presented the AdventHealth Orchestra with the Arts Building Resilience award.

In October 2023, The National Organization for the Arts in Health (NOAH) presented the AdventHealth Orchestra with the Arts Building Resilience award. NOAH said, “Our jury felt your work was exemplary for the entire field of Arts in Health.”

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Share Your Talents, Join Our Orchestra

We’re looking for musically talented AdventHealth physicians, clinicians and team members in the Greater Orlando area to join us. If you’re passionate about music and have collegiate-level training in orchestral instruments (strings, brass, woodwinds or percussion), we invite you to apply. We currently have openings for viola, cello and string bass.

Members of the orchestra will have the opportunity to play several concerts a year, either at special AdventHealth gatherings or community events. Fill out our brief application and our team will contact you about the audition process.

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See How We Bring Music to Life

AdventHealth Orchestra on the AdventHealth Waterside Stage at Disney Springs.
Members of the AdventHealth Orchestra playing mallet percussion instruments while outdoors.
AdventHealth Orchestra Performing on the AdventHealth Waterside Stage at Disney Springs.
AdventHealth Orchestra performing at a night outdoor concert at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts with drones making the AdventHealth logo in the sky.
Group photo of members of the AdventHealth Orchestra.
AdventHealth Orchestra on an indoor stage.
AdventHealth Orchestra performing on an indoor stage.
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Where a Talent for Medicine Meets a Forte for Music

AdventHealth is home to some of the nation’s most brilliant medical minds — and our providers’ talents extend beyond the walls of our facilities. Bringing together the best of our musically talented team members and physicians in Greater Orlando, the AdventHealth Orchestra is the first of its kind in our nationwide health care system.

Our orchestra was born during the COVID-19 pandemic, when AdventHealth Director of Music and the Arts, Richard Hickam, sought to offer healing through music. He established our group with only string instruments: violin, viola, cello and double bass. After a resounding virtual performance at the 2022 Conference on Mission, it grew to a full orchestra with woodwinds, brass and percussion musicians. New ensembles were created following the first live full orchestra performance at the 2023 Conference on Mission.

More than just a creative outlet, the AdventHealth Orchestra offers team members the opportunity to reflect, bond and feel whole together through music.

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Every Note Made Possible by Your Generosity

Through a special fund of AdventHealth Foundation Central Florida, you can play a very important part. Donations to this fund are used to support AdventHealth’s Orchestra and Music Department, as well as research in music and the arts.

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