Bob Schneider’s artwork, “Marlboro Country” is used with his permission.
Thank you, Bob!
WE ARE SOLD OUT!
Please feel free to sign up for the waitlist and we will notify you if seats become available!
2022 Swan Songs Serenade
Sunday, October 23, 2022
6:00PM – 10:00PM
Four Seasons Hotel Austin
Event Chairs:
Celeste & Adrian Quesada
Hosted By:
Laurie Gallardo and Judy Maggio
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Featuring Musical Guest:
Bob Schneider
The Swan Songs Serenade will be held on Sunday, October 23 at the Four Seasons Hotel Austin. We are thrilled to be back in-person this year, to celebrate our supporters, musicians and volunteers who are instrumental in making musical last wishes possible for our recipients and their loved ones.
The event, chaired by Celeste & Adrian Quesada and hosted by Laurie Gallardo and Judy Maggio, will have a cocktail reception, silent and live auction, delicious dinner catered by the Four Seasons, and Austin’s own Bob Schneider live in concert.
Your support enables Swan Songs to continue its mission to fulfill musical last wishes. Thank you.
🙏 Special Thanks To Our 2022 Swan Songs Serenade Committee Members! 🙏
Marji & Craig Calvert
Judy Cantilo
Chella Cardona
Stacie Cline
Amanda Garcia Davenport
Roger Gordon
Tara Elgin Holley
Liz Land
Blanca Leahy
Leigh Anne Lewis
Amy Lombardi
Erika Pinktipps
Adrian Quesada
Celeste Quesada
Claire Reinhold
Libby Rose
Tracey Sharples
Marc Sugars
ABOUT SWAN SONGS:
Swan Songs was officially established in 2005 as an Austin, Texas-based 501(c)(3) organization, although the concept was born in the early ‘90s when Austin musician Christine Albert (Swan Songs Founder & CEO) was asked to sing for a dying fan. The idea to bring music directly to someone facing the end of life resonated with Austin psychotherapist Gaea Logan (Swan Songs co-founder), and the two women began informally organizing the bedside concerts. The organization is committed to utilizing professional musicians whose expertise and experience are central to the success of the program. They recognize the importance of compensating these artists, therefore a nonprofit was created to raise the necessary funds to offer an honorarium, with no financial obligation on the part of the recipient, their family or the healthcare facility. The name Swan Songs was chosen, inspired in part by John Swann – the terminally ill man Christine first sang for in 1992.
Swan Songs has worked with dozens of regional hospices and care facilities and compensated over 500 musicians through the years. As the program evolved, it became apparent that there was a more compelling desire to request a certain style of music than a specific artist, although some regional artists have been requested by name (Guy Forsyth, Eliza Gilkyson, Ruthie Foster, Jimmy LaFave, Bob Schneider, Ray Benson, Carolyn Wonderland, Marcia Ball, The Flatlanders and more).
Swan Songs works diligently to match the style of music requested with the appropriate musician(s). The variety of requests over the years reflects how deep an individual’s connection with music can be – based on a lifetime of memories, culture, heritage and geography. Whatever connects the recipient to those memories, their family, their joy – that is what Swan Songs brings.
