“I want to see the world not by the whole, but by the all too beautiful small things.”
About
Cincinnati Song Initiative presents LYNX Project in Beautiful Small Things, a concert celebrating the newly released album of music from the Amplify Series. The Amplify Series is a project in which the words of nonspeaking autistic poets are set to music by classical composers. From 2016-2020, the poets for this project were all residents of Cincinnati, OH and members of the Cincinnati Rapid Prompting Method (RPM) community.
LYNX and CSI are proud to collaborate on this special concert event and masterclass, sharing the powerful words of nonspeaking autistic youth from the Cincinnati area through beautiful art song.
Visit LYNX Project’s website to learn more about the Amplify Series (including current commissions!) here.
LYNX strives to create an inclusive community by welcoming fidgets, stims, and/or movement, providing a sensory-relief space outside the concert hall, and replacing clapping with handwaving and/or snapping. Additionally, this concert features a quiet space outside the concert hall, which will be facilitated by the store Puzzle Pieces, and will feature their sensory tent set-up.
Program
Come before the performance to enjoy a pre-concert art-making activity led by Visionaries and Voices.
Travis Reynolds/Michael Zepf In the Dark Night
Joel Balzun/Ryan Harris VII. This is My Voice
Meg Huskin/Emily Friend Maddie and Dakotah
Tariq Al-Sabir/Kenta Mignot The Sixth Extinction
Tariq Al-Sabir/Michael Zepf In the dark night
Benjamin Krause/Darren Stella Lake Erie
Benjamin Krause/Aarush Srivastava Rap About Girls
Benjamin Krause/Darren Stella Silence Defined Me
Emily Cooley/Ryan Harris beautiful small things
Joel Balzun/Sameer Dahar Golden Moment
Joel Balzun/Luke Burke March 2017: Lucky
Travis Reynolds/Rahul Sivaruban My neatest friend Z
Travis Reynolds/Michael Zepf People Wish For Love
Aristea Mellos/Rahul Sivaruban Five Motivational Musings
Joel Balzun/Rithik Sinhasan Meditation I: My Light
Rosśa Crean/Nina Szabo I belong
Meet the Artists
Song Workshop
April 14, 11am-1pm
Church of Our Savior (65 E. Hollister Street, Cincinnati)
Join us for an exploration of the Amplify Anthology as three talented singer-pianist duos work with LYNX Project Artistic Director Florence Mak. Get an exclusive and up-front glimpse into the process of these songs, and enjoy learning more deeply about the Anthology before April 15th’s concert!
LYNX Project Artistic Director Florence Mak
Participating Duos:
Rachel Kobernick, soprano & Cory Battey, piano
Victoria Popritkin, soprano & Maksym Mahlay, piano
Gabrielle Turgeon, soprano & Parker Konkle, piano
This concert is partially supported through a generous grant from the Midwest Arts GIG Fund.
