[In honour of Asclepius and Orpheus - ten years of activities on the popularization of connections between medicine and music]

Acta Med Hist Adriat. 2017 Dec;15(Suppl1):37-44.
[Article in Croatian]

Abstract

Art is defined as the expression or application of the human creative skill and imagination, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power. "Ars medica" and "Ars musica" represent two concepts which have been mutually intertwined since the ancient times. Through history, many extraordinary physicians have shown talent towards making and performing music. Guided by the passion for medicine and music, since 2006 the students from the University of Rijeka, Faculty of Medicine have founded an informal group named "In honour of Asclepius and Orpheus" under the aegis of the Croatian Scientific Society for the History of Health Culture. The group organizes many musical activities such as concerts, musical recitals and events, among which are the most important - the traditional annual concert of Croatian medical students and the European Medical Students Orchestra and Choir project. Apart from Rijeka, they performed several times in Ljubljana, Zagreb, Pula, Karlovac, Krk, Opatija and Crikvenica. The members of this group plan their future work guided by the principles that motivate every physician-musician - art.

Umjetnost se definira kao ekspresija ili primjena ljudske kreativne vještine ili mašte u stvaranju djela koja se cijene ponajprije zbog svoje ljepote i emocionalne snage. Ars medica i ars musica dva su pojma koja se međusobno isprepleću još od antičkih vremena. Mnogi su vrhunski liječnici tijekom povijest pokazivali sklonosti prema stvaranju i izvođenju glazbe. Vođeni strašću prema medicini i glazbi, skupina studenata Medicinskog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Rijeci okuplja se od 2006. u okrilju Hrvatskoga znanstvenog društva za povijest zdravstvene kulture u neformalnu skupinu pod nazivom Asklepiju i Orfeju u čast u sklopu koje provode brojna zapažena glazbena događanja poput koncerata, prigodnih glazbenih izričaja i događanja, među kojima su najvažniji tradicionalni koncert hrvatskih studenata medicine i projekt Europski zbor i orkestar studenata medicine. Osim u Rijeci, nastupali su više puta u Ljubljani, Zagrebu, Puli, Karlovcu, Krku, Opatiji i Crikvenici. Skupina nastavlja svoj rad vođena motivom koji pokreće svakog liječnika-glazbenika – umjetnost.

Publication types

  • Historical Article

MeSH terms

  • Croatia
  • History, 21st Century
  • Music / history*
  • Physicians
  • Societies, Medical / history*
  • Societies, Scientific / history*