Sound healing session with singing bowls and flute led by flutist Grace Farney to promote relaxation and mindfulness.
Grace Farney leads a sound bath at Heinz Memorial Chapel on Thursday, October 22, from 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM. It's an hour-long session that combines singing bowls and flute, and if you've never been to one, the idea is simple: you lie back and let the vibrations do the work. Farney describes the practice as drawing on immersive sound to promote relaxation, reduce stress, and encourage mindfulness.
Farney is a flutist, performer, and educator based here in Pittsburgh. Originally from Kansas, she earned her Bachelor of Music in Flute Performance from the University of Kansas and is currently working toward a Master's in Flute Performance at Carnegie Mellon University, where she studies under Alberto Almarza. She finished her training as a sound practitioner in the fall of 2025 and has been teaching sound baths at CMU since January 2026. This isn't her first time at the chapel, either—she performed in the Mega Sound Bath there in both November 2025 and April 2026.
The session takes place at Heinz Memorial Chapel on the University of Pittsburgh campus, at Fifth and Bellefield Avenues. The chapel is non-sectarian, given by the H.J. Heinz family and dedicated in 1938. It hosts around 1,000 events a year—religious services, weddings, concerts, and guided tours—and is well known for its stained-glass windows and its Reuter Organ, played by Pitt Music alumna Pamela Shaw.
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Registration is required, and the price depends on your connection to the university: it's free for Pitt students, $5 for Pitt faculty and staff, and $10 for general admission. The session runs from 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM.
