The Artsong project is a wonderful project about autism, music, poetry and the power of collaborative projects.
The Art of Autism is pleased to announce a free virtual concert from the Dr. Wayne S. Hertz Concert Hall at Central Washington University. The concert will be about 50 minutes in length. Direct link to the concert here.
Please join us on Wednesday, April 28 at 7 PM for a free concert. The original musical compositions were inspired by poets on the Art of Autism website.
Directed by Dr. Yerin Kim, newly appointed piano professor at CWU, 6 original Artsongs for piano and voice were composed to poems by 6 autistic individuals which will be performed by CWU pianists and vocalists. It is a collaboration project between the composition, voice, piano department of CWU, and poets from “The Art of Autism”, a non-profit organization that works with talents individuals in the autism spectrum and others who are neurodivergent.
When : Wednesday, 4/28 7 pm (Pacific Time)
Where: live-streamed from Dr. Wayne S. Hertz Concert Hall at Central Washington University Link: https://youtu.be/JA8YfCtvBkE
What : Directed by Dr. Yerin Kim, newly appointed piano professor at CWU, 6 original Artsongs for piano and voice were composed to poems by 6 autistic individuals which will be performed by CWU pianists and vocalists. It is a collaboration project between the composition, voice, piano department of CWU, and poets from “The Art of Autism”, a non-profit organization that works with talents individuals in the autism spectrum and others who are neurodivergent.
Participating Art of Autism poets are:
Sophie-Dutsch-Zdanowicz “Into the Black”
Ivonne Fernandez Y Gonzalez (aka Nihilivonne) “360 °”
Nicki Satterlund “On the Other Side of the Glass”
Thomas O. Willcox “The Autistic Plea for Understanding”
Wendi Powers “Trust Me”
Trust me
By Wendi Powers
to follow directions
when they make sense
Trust me
to obey rules
when they are clear
Trust me
to choose rightly
when empowered
Trust me
to be a friend
when respected
Trust me
to be original
to be authentic
to be me.
Then I will
trust you.
