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Tainan ER physician Su Shih-yang formed the band Rose Tomb 18 years ago. Over that time, they’ve given around 500 free concerts at schools around the country. By conveying his experiences in the emergency room through music, Su hopes to inspire students to cherish their one life.

A rock band performs on a stage. The lead singer in all black gives moving vocals, fully immersing the students in the audience. You’d never think that when he’s not on stage, he works in the ER.

Now in a white doctor’s coat, he tends to a patient in the ER. This is Su Shih-yang, the attending physician in Tainan Municipal Hospital’s emergency room. Eighteen years ago, he formed the rock band Rose Tomb, which has since been to schools around the country to give free concerts.

Su Shih-yang
Rose Tomb founder
A band teaching life lessons, and a rock band, no less. It always ends up exceeding their expectations. They never thought that music could speak to life itself, even changing the students’ behaviors and influencing their habits.

Chao Chia-lin
Drummer and lead singer
Doctor Su found me. He said he needed a drummer and asked if I wanted to try it out. I never imagined I’d be so moved by his writing, even to this day.

Musician
I’m over 70. To live in a way that makes me feel more alive and has meaning—I believe that’s my greatest contribution.

That day, we started emergency treatment at 3 o’clock. By 4, there was no response. By 5 there was no response. Finally, at 5:30, we declared our efforts unsuccessful.

By setting to music his own experiences with life and death in the ER, it conveys the preciousness and fragility of life. Su hopes his music can inspire the students to cherish life, while also warning them away from drugs. He’s now performed nearly 500 times all around Taiwan.

Some people have to struggle just to stay alive. It makes me realize how lucky I am to be alive and well right now.

Chia Hwa Senior High teacher
It was really a tear-jerker. Very inspiring. You should cherish life more.

Rose Tomb was even invited to perform at the New Year’s Day flag-raising ceremony in front of the Presidential Office in Taipei, giving their music a chance to reach more people.

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