At Stanford-affiliated Musical Rounds, musicians sit beside seriously ill patients, listen to their stories, and improvise a soundtrack for the life in front of them — a one-of-a-kind piece, gifted to families as a keepsake.
There are moments in life — quiet, fragile, irretrievable — when words begin to fall short. It is in precisely these moments that Musical Rounds chooses to show up, instrument in hand.
Musical Rounds is a Stanford Medicine–affiliated programme that brings live, improvised music to patients and families navigating serious illness. Their work is built on a deceptively simple idea: music belongs at the bedside. Musicians sit with patients, listen to their stories, and then — in real time — compose a soundtrack for the life in front of them. No score, no rehearsal. Just attention, presence, and sound shaped to a single person.
What emerges is something more than a performance. It is a gift. As one patient put it: “I am so blessed you chose me. This will be a perfect gift to my family to remember me by.” Another simply said, “Beautiful. I never thought I was going to have this experience today.” The soprano Renée Fleming, who has championed the programme, observed that “we know when we’ve reached our audience and it’s silent afterwards.”
For a foundation like ours, Musical Rounds resonates on several levels. It honours the dignity of the individual story. It treats care as something that includes — not excludes — beauty. And it reminds us that meaningful impact does not always announce itself loudly; sometimes it arrives as a melody held in a quiet room.
Terry Hu, founder of the Peak II Foundation, is a personal supporter of Musical Rounds in his individual capacity. We are glad to help share their story here.
To learn more about their work, visit musicalrounds.org.
About Musical Rounds
Musical Rounds is a Stanford Medicine–affiliated programme that brings live, improvised music to patients and families navigating serious illness. Musicians sit with patients, listen to their stories, and compose, in real time, a one-of-a-kind soundtrack for the life in front of them — a piece gifted to families as a keepsake. Peak II Foundation’s founder, Terry Hu, is a personal supporter of Musical Rounds in his individual capacity; we are glad to help share their story.
當音樂走到病榻邊 :關於 Musical Rounds
在與史丹佛醫學院合作的 Musical Rounds 計劃中,音樂家會坐在重病病人身旁,聆聽他們的故事,並即興譜出一段屬於他們的配樂——一份獨一無二、可以留給家人的禮物。
生命裡總有一些時刻——安靜、脆弱、無法重來——是言語也無法承載的。而 Musical Rounds 選擇在這些時刻出現,手中帶著樂器。
Musical Rounds 是一個與史丹佛醫學院(Stanford Medicine)合作的計劃,為正在面對重病的病人與家屬,帶來現場即興演奏的音樂。他們的理念簡單而動人:音樂,本就屬於病榻之側。 音樂家會坐在病人身旁,聆聽他們的故事,然後在當下、即興地,為眼前這個人譜寫一段屬於他自己的配樂。沒有樂譜,沒有彩排,只有專注、陪伴,以及為一個人而生的聲音。
這已經不只是一場演出,而是一份禮物。一位病人這樣說:「我何其有幸被你選中。這將會是我留給家人最美的紀念。」 另一位則只說了一句:「太美了。我從沒想過今天會有這樣的經歷。」 長期支持此計劃的女高音 Renée Fleming 亦曾說過:「當演奏結束後出現一片寂靜,我們就知道,音樂已經抵達了聽眾的心裡。」
對於我們這樣的基金會而言,Musical Rounds 在多個層面上都令人共鳴。它尊重每一個個體獨特的故事;它讓「照顧」這件事,不再排除美的存在;它也提醒我們——真正深遠的影響,未必總是聲勢浩大,有時,它只是一段在安靜病房裡輕輕響起的旋律。
崇嶺基金會創辦人胡勇敏先生以個人身份支持 Musical Rounds。我們很高興能在此分享他們的故事。
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關於 Musical Rounds
Musical Rounds 是一個與史丹佛醫學院（Stanford Medicine）合作的計劃，為正在面對重病的病人與家屬，帶來現場即興演奏的音樂。音樂家坐在病人身旁，聆聽他們的故事，並在當下即興譜寫一段專屬的配樂，成為送給家屬的紀念。崇嶺基金會創辦人胡勇敏先生以個人身份支持 Musical Rounds；我們很高興能在此分享他們的故事。
