2023 Swan Songs Serenade
featuring Jackie Venson

Sunday, October 29, 2023 / 6:00PM – 10:00PM

Four Seasons Hotel Austin
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SOLD OUT! 

Many thanks to all our Sponsors and Supporters! 

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Liz Land and Mafalda Tan - Event Chairs

Judy Maggio - Host

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Jackie Venson - Featured Musical Guest

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 ABOUT SWAN SONGS

Swan Songs fulfills musical last wishes by organizing private concerts for individuals with a terminal illness or nearing the end of life. At no cost to the family, a favorite style of music or regional musician is brought directly to the home or care facility. Committed to supporting live music in the community, Swan Songs compensates its musicians for each performance.

Swan Songs works with dozens of regional hospices and care facilities and has compensated over 600 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 diversity of requests over the years (opera, jazz, Mariachi, bluegrass, New Orleans jazz, French chansons...) is a testament to 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.