You know when you meet one of those people who just makes you feel comforted and good? Chloe Groth is definitively one of them.

Normally a Suzuki violin teacher, as Covid-19 hit New Orleans, Chloe took to NextDoor to offer her gift of music to those who need it most right now. She now volunteers four days a week to perform (from a distance) for elderly individuals across New Orleans. She brings along her two small sons, who sit by her feet as she unpacks her violin and plays the most special private concerts from front yards and sidewalks. Chloe kindly played for the 93-year-old grandmother of Sanity’s host and the neighborhood listened in. She began with “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.” There wasn’t a dry eye on the block. 

Later in the episode, hear from Hadley Heath Manning from the Independent Women’s Forum. She discusses their #InThisTogether campaign and shares about what it is like to be raising a young family with a spouse who is working on the front lines. 

Episode Notes:

• Streetcar Suzuki Violin Studio

• About the Sukuki Method, developed following WWII in part “to bring beauty to the lives of children.”

• The Independent Women’s Forum’s #InThisTogether: Share Inspiring Stories From COVID-19

• Excerpt, “The Moral Bucket List” by David Brooks