Swan Songs, the Austin nonprofit dedicated to recognizing the power of music at the end of life, unveils ticket and table options, sponsorship opportunities, ways to give and more for the 14th annual Swan Songs Serenade, their yearly benefit and gala. This year's Serenade will take place Sunday, November 3, 2024, at Four Seasons Hotel Austin (98 San Jacinto Blvd, Austin, TX 78701), from 6:00-10:00 p.m. and will feature a live performance by Austin's own Madam Radar as well as a cocktail reception, live and silent auctions, seated dinner, and more. $200 individual tickets go on sale September 1, 2024. Table options and donation opportunities can be found here. Swan Songs helps bring conversations about death out of the shadows, and supports regional musicians by compensating them for their participation. The Serenade is the organization's keystone benefit and outreach event, a celebration of music and remembrance for donors, supporters and the Austin community. For up-to-date information, please see www.swansongs.org or the event page here.
Current sponsors for this year's Swan Songs Serenade include: Barbara and Joe Annis; Austin Geriatric Specialists; Linda Ball and Forrest Preece; Rabbi Marie and Jonathan Betcher; Footprints Foundation—Driven to Care; H-E-B; Liz and John Land; Karen McElhatten; RK Audiology; Lisa Rolke and Mark Turner; and Heidi Kook-Willis and Richard Willis. The Serenade will be emceed by Judy Maggio, and will also feature auctioneer TiWanna TK
Kenney with Astounding Auctions. Event production is by Full Gallop.
As in years' past, Serenade Sponsorships are available from $2,500-$25,000,
said Swan Songs founder & CEO Christine Albert. This year we are also offering the opportunity to support specific event costs—sponsor the stage, the wine, the dinner! We hold ticket sales until we see how many tables have been reserved for sponsors and look forward to a full house by November 3.
This year, the Event Chairs for the Swan Songs Serenade are Linda Ball and Forrest Preece, Ginger and Michael Blair, and Annette Carlozzi and Dan Bullock, and the Serenade will honor Cindy and Clifton Lind. Cindy is a former Chair of the Board, and through the Lind Family Charitable Foundation, Cindy and Clifton are longtime donors and Swan Songs supporters.
Working with our Event Chairs is so enjoyable and the 'group think' has inspired fresh ideas for our auctions,
said Albert. We look forward to a Serenade infused with energy and community spirit.
Sponsorship opportunities for the event are available. To inquire about a sponsorship, or to donate to the silent or live auction, please contact by email.
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 800 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.
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