About UMO

Our Mission

The mission of the Utah Medical Orchestra is to serve the healthcare community by promoting interprofessional collaboration, enhancing personal wellness, and sharing the healing power of music.

About UMO

The Utah Medical Orchestra (UMO) is a community ensemble of 100+ members dedicated to the medical community in the Salt Lake City area. Our orchestra is composed of healthcare providers, staff, researchers, and students from University of Utah Health, Intermountain Healthcare, and other local clinics and hospitals. The UMO rehearses weekly and performs two public concerts per year.

The UMO regularly partners with Music in Medicine, a medical student-led initiative at the University of Utah that explores the connection between music and healing. Through this partnership, members have opportunities to volunteer at Primary Children's Hospital, sharing music with patients and their families.

UMO Leadership

Perry G. Fine, MD

Faculty Advisor

Dr. Fine, who prefers to go by Perry, brings 60 years of experience in classical and contemporary music performance and composition to his role as Faculty Advisor to the Utah Medical Orchestra. Throughout his adult life, medicine and music have been his competing professional and avocational passions. He currently serves as a Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology. Perry states, “The opportunity to focus on music after a very satisfying medical career is an unexpected blessing. I could not count myself more fortunate than to be working with the extraordinary leadership and members of the UMO, graciously and generously supported by the Department of Anesthesiology under the leadership of Dr. Talmage Egan.”

Lauren Adja Tian

Music Director

Lauren Tian is a conductor, pianist, violist, and vocalist with a diverse career in both orchestral and choral music. She is a doctoral candidate in Orchestral Conducting at the University of Utah, where she has worked with the university's orchestras and choirs. Currently, Lauren serves as Music Director for the Taylorsville-SLCC Symphony Orchestra, BalletNEXT, and the interim director for the Utah Medical Orchestra. She has held various conducting roles in the NYC and Philadelphia areas and is a passionate advocate for new music, having conducted numerous premieres with ensembles such as the ENA Ensemble and the Mostly Modern Festival.