We are so grateful for the success of Beyond Belonging: A Vibrant Evening Connected by Music, presented by Gary Cooper and Richard Hartgrove last Friday, April 22nd. Despite some unexpected high winds, the beautiful Rooftop Garden of the Austin Central Library and their indoor space made for the perfect setting for a magical event.

We wanted to say thank you again and share a few tidbits from the evening. Daniela Santiago, our inspiring and amazing special guest artist last week, shared with us the following:

“It was an unforgettable event. Thank you for the opportunity to perform and speak to everyone. I just wanted to share how much Austin Soundwaves means to me and how the crowd was just great.”

Thank you again to Doug Eicher and Bonnie Mills for sponsoring our Many Melodies fundraiser. We are proud to announce that we exceeded our matching goal - because of all of you, **we reached $13,114!**

We are grateful to Gary Cooper and Richard Hartgrove for being our presenting sponsors for the evening. Another thank you to all of our sponsors, including HEB, IBC Bank, Diane and Bryan Jones, Diana Resnik, Lorraine and John Wang, and Layla Fry and the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute.

On behalf of our students, families, board of directors, and advisory council, thank you once again for being a part of a very special evening of celebration and music-making. If you would like to see the rest of the beautiful photos from the evening, please visit our website.

Beyond Belonging was a success!