Tracy Cowden, Pianist – Music and Health

Tracy Cowden is a pianist working at the intersection of music and health with higher education. She is building bridges between artists, researchers, and all who desire to make music a part of their health and wellbeing.

Are YOU interested in learning more about music and health?

I am a passionate advocate for music and health, and my presentations have been tailored for a variety of audiences – general public, arts practitioners, academic researchers, medical students, and music students. Many of my presentations have included performances, as well! I am excited to connect with others who are interested in this work, either as participants, researchers, educators, performers, or advocates. If you would like to book me for a presentation, performance, or workshop, please click the button below.

  • “Tracy Cowden is an authentic, embedded participant and advocate for the arts in health field. Through her work offering music bedside, she understands and sees the transformations that can happen. And her passion for educating and connecting artists to the wide opportunities that exist in the field is developing a new conception of music in health work as a key piece of a 21st century artist's career.”

    －Gaelen McCormick, Director of Clinical Arts, Dept of Health Humanities & Bioethics, University of Rochester

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  • Tracy Cowden, collaborative pianist

    About Tracy Cowden

    Tracy Cowden is a pianist who performs frequently in duos and chamber music, and she is active in commissioning and performing 21st century chamber works. Cowden is the Roland K. Blumberg Endowed Professor in Music and Chair of the Department of Music at The University of Texas at San Antonio. Her recent work includes performing in health care settings and facilitating interdisciplinary research regarding music and health; she is a member of the Brain Health Consortium at UTSA.

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    Discover the Recordings

    Tracy Cowden has partnered with a variety of vocalists and instrumentalists in recording projects. Her most recent recording, Rapture and Regret: Music of Daron Hagen for Soprano, Tenor, and Piano, features the music of one of America’s most prominent vocal composers, and has received critical acclaim. Click here for links to all of the recordings.

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  • Music and Health projects

    Explore the Projects

    Tracy is developing a number of initiatives related to music and health, including both research and practice. Click the button to learn more about each project and how you can get involved!

    Projects
  • Colin Clarke

    “Cowden seems to have a special resonance with Hagen’s music, and the technique to handle anything he throws at her….This is a great introduction to the vocal and pianistic output of Daron Hagen, brilliantly produced and recorded.”

    －Colin Clarke, Fanfare Magazine

  • Henry Fogel

    “The one constant in all these pieces is Cowden’s piano playing, which is excellent. She clearly loves the music and brings it to life with energized readings and plenty of color.”

    －Henry Fogel, Fanfare Magazine

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  • Constanza Roeder

    “Dr. Cowden is a treasure. Her performance lectures are profound sensory, intellectual, and transcendent experiences. Her passion, vision, and knowledge about the intersection of the arts and health opens a world of new possibilities to listeners.”

    －Constanza Roeder, Founder and CEO, Hearts Need Art: Creative Support for Patients and Caregivers