Sweet serenade
On March 7, patients, staff and visitors at the UF Health Shands Hospital Atrium were treated to classical music played by The Florida Orchestra, the state’s largest professional orchestra. The UF Health Shands Arts in Medicine program arranged the performance by 40 members of the ensemble. The free concert was part of the orchestra’s community-focused 2017 State Residency project to share symphonic music across Florida. Director Michael Francis and orchestra members serenaded their audience with the rich, full notes of well-known classical pieces.