This episode, Dr. Sergio Zanotti discusses music and critical illness and explores the topic through the lens of his guest – Andrew Schulman. Andrew is the first musician to be accepted as a professional Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) member. He is a member of the SCCM ICU Liberation Committee, where he met and had the opportunity to work with Dr. Zanotti. Andrew and his wife Wendy, are the subjects of Josh Aronson's documentary film Andrew & Wendy (2015), which has aired multiple times on PBS-TV. He is the author of Waking The Spirit: A Musician’s Journey Healing Body, Mind, and Soul. Since its release in the U.S. in August 2016, Waking the Spirit has been chosen as an Oliver Sacks Foundation Best Book of the Year Selection, Finalist for the Books for a Better Life Award, and a People Magazine Pick in Nonfiction.

Additional Resources:

Andrew Schulman’s Website https://andrewschulmanmusic.com/about

Books and Albums mentioned in this episode:

Waking The Spirit: A Musicians’s Journey Healing Body, Mind and Soul. By Andrew Schulman: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250132222

Musicophilia: A Tale of Music and the Brain. By Oliver Sacks: https://bit.ly/4dCTjwv

St. Matthew Passion – Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Leonard Bernstein (Conductor): https://amzn.to/4eZmgE5

Lute Sonatas Nos. 30 & 39 & 96: 11 Silvius Leopold Weiss (Composer), Robert Barto (Performer): https://bit.ly/3YfXha2