Here's a recording of the song they sang together, "School Days (When We Were a Couple of Kids)", sung by Byron G. Harlan in 1907.
Sixteen Years Later...
When I started researching for this blog post, I thought, "let me check to see if Music for Seniors is still a thing," and sure enough, it very much is! Not only is the program Marguerite inspired still going strong, it has expanded outside of Nashville. Now Knoxville seniors can also enjoy live music performed by local musicians.
In 2018, Sarah knew she needed some serious growth capital to scale Music for Seniors to the level she knew it could reach. After getting turned down for a funding application she poured her heart and soul into, she nevertheless decided to attend the regional finals for the funding opportunity: the WeWork Creator Awards, figuring she could pick up some tips for how to make her proposal even better next time. Little did she know that she was about to hop up on that stage and pitch Music for Seniors to Adam Neumann, WeWork's co-founder, and the event's co-host, Ashton Kutcher. Take a look: