WUSA ____________________ Search * WUSA * Home * Weather 22° * Local * Nation Now * Traffic * Sports * Features * About * Video * Photos * Missing Kids * Verify * Great Day * More + Home + Weather + Local + Nation Now + Traffic + Sports + Features + About + Video + Photos + Missing Kids + Verify + Great Day * * Search * [site-nav-logo@2x.png] User Sign in with Facebook Sign In FAQ You are logged in as Log out Sign In FAQ Close Weather Alert 50 weather alerts Close Why these grad students are living in a retirement home Whitney Wild, WUSA 5:49 PM. EST November 17, 2017 CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN GOOGLE+ PINTEREST TOWSON, MD (WUSA9) - Inside 21-year-old Sam York’s apartment, silence is rare. He’s learning the ukulele while mastering the oboe. He’s musical by nature. It’s an instinct that led him to a most usual living arrangement. “It's all my space," he said. "I don’t have a roommate that’s like 70 years older than me. It’s just me!” Sam is starting adulthood where almost everyone around him is entering their twilight. He lives in a retirement home called Edenwald Retirement Community in the Baltimore suburb of Towson and trading room and board for regular shows. draft It’s all part of a graduate program at the Peabody Institute, a world-renowned music program through Johns Hopkins University. He’s a musician in residence, famous in every hallway. “Almost every floor I play on I have like my agent,” he said. Sam's classmate, 22-year-old Sarah Lynn, plays at another retirement home called Springwell Senior Living Community near Baltimore. “I feel like I am actually part of the community here,” she said. “You know people tell me stories about their past. The happy memories. The sad memories. The hard memories.” RAW: Student performs in retirement home, lives with residents It’s an experience not about the stage but about the soul. “Musicians have emotions and emotions touch people, and so much of this world is thumbs on a phone, and I don't think people connect with people,” said Edenwald resident Kitty Allen. “Maybe something has been lifted,” said Kathy Wise, another Edenwald Resident. “Maybe freedom is there.” draft Freedom – that’s a word Karen Baranauskus doesn’t hear much. Baranauskus has worked at Edenwald for nearly three decades, running programs that help residents thrive in their later years. “So many times when you’re going into a facility you’re losing your home, you’re losing your independence and there’s a lot of loss,” she said. “So, this program will help with that.” For how much heart Sam and Sarah give, they gain even more. “They said I was a godsend so that was just really neat,” Sam said. “It’s been a lot of benefit for me too personally. I just feel like I’ve grown a lot as a person, as a musician, like I’ve matured a lot in a lot of ways.” draft Sam said he's let go of the pressure to perform, allowing himself to descend into the emotion and flow of his music. “I feel happy,” Sarah said. “All of my friends have been running into me and saying, ‘Gosh, you seem so happy now.’ And I truly am.” They’re following the notes and finding themselves. © 2017 WUSA-TV CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN GOOGLE+ PINTEREST JOIN THE CONVERSATION To find out more about Facebook commenting please read the Conversation Guidelines and FAQs Leave a Comment TRENDING VIDEOS * Inside the chaos: Police release Las Vegas body cam footage Inside the chaos: Police release Las Vegas body cam footage * FEMA takes back thousands in hurricane aid money FEMA takes back thousands in hurricane aid money * Men risked their lives to save Maryland woman in Vegas shooting Men risked their lives to save Maryland woman in Vegas shooting * WARNING: GRAPHIC VIDEO Dramatic video of Las Vegas concert shooting WARNING: GRAPHIC VIDEO Dramatic video of Las Vegas concert shooting * Md. woman loses eye, in coma after Las Vegas massacre Md. woman loses eye, in coma after Las Vegas massacre * FBI profiler: Vegas shooting similar to Texas Tower massacre FBI profiler: Vegas shooting similar to Texas Tower massacre * Allegations of racism, favoritism at PGPD prompt DOJ investigation Allegations of racism, favoritism at PGPD prompt DOJ investigation * Woman on a mission to clean up community-one cart at a time Woman on a mission to clean up community-one cart at a time * Tuesday night weather webcast Tuesday night weather webcast * Father of local shooting victim talks about daughter's call from hospital Father of local shooting victim talks about daughter's call from hospital More Stories * 1 deputy killed, four others shot by suspect in DougCo 1 deputy killed, four others shot by suspect in DougCo Dec 31, 2017, 8:37 a.m. * Wind Chill Advisory in Effect Ahead of Deep Freeze Wind Chill Advisory in Effect Ahead of Deep Freeze Feb 18, 2016, 10:28 a.m. * Woman kept GoFundMe money meant for murder victim's… Woman kept GoFundMe money meant for murder victim's… Dec 30, 2017, 12:58 p.m. IFRAME: http://interactive.wusa9.com/datasphere/WUSA_Articlepage_AdTag.html * About Us * Contact Us * Reporters Index * Help * Connect With Us FCC Online Public Inspection File • EEO Public File Report Home Weather * 7 Day Forecast * First Alert Radar * Closings & Delays * 3 Degree Guarantee * Health Detail * Weather Alerts * More... * Location Search * Conditions * Your Best Shot * Submit a Storm Report * Knowing Weather Alerts * Hurricane Tracker * Weather Call * Weather Cams * Blogs * Futurecast Loops * More Weather Local * DC News * Virginia News * Maryland News * Politics * Mission Metro * Military News * More... * Consumer News * Faith in Our Town * National Politics * Family Health * Baltimore Protests * More Local * Capitol Download * Consumer Recalls * Orlando Shootings * Campaign 2016 U * Charlie Foxtrot * Side Effects * Year in Review * Inauguration * If My Parents Only Knew * Verify * Back to School * Impact * Breast Cancer Awareness Nation Now Traffic * Gas Prices * Traffic Cams * Pothole Patrol * Airport Status Sports * High School * High School Football * NFL * MLB * NBA * NHL * More... * NCAA * Redskins * Golf * More Sports * Bracket Challenge * Olympics * NCAA Basketball Tournament * Super Bowl Features * ET Entertainment * Get Up DC * Health News * Morning Show * Service Dog * Bunce, Americas Puppy * More... * Buddy Check 9 * DonorsChoose * Recipes * Open Road * Magnify Money * Entertainment * What's Trending * Petline9 * Wall of Gratitude * Great Day Washington * Watercooler * More Features * Tell WUSA9 * Oscars * T.D. 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