Rosśa Crean

Our Autism Advocacy Series returns to Cincinnati for our THIRD year of world premieres!!! The AAS takes words written by youth ages 8-20 who have autism and are primarily nonverbal, and commissions composers to set them to music for voice and piano. This year, we feature the poetry of Aarush Srivastava, Darren Stella, Nina Szabo, and Emily Friend.

This year's compositions were written by Rosśa Crean, Meg Huskin, and Benjamin Krause.

Performers are Teresa Perotta (soprano), Christina Hazen (mezzo), Stephen Hanna (baritone), and Matthew Umphreys (piano).

A special discount code is available for RPM/ASD families. Please email us at contact@lynxproject.org for more information. Additional group discounts are available for groups of 10+.

Visionaries+Voices will provide a pre-performance art-making workshop for all ages and abilities. Antonio Strings will be hosting a musical instrument petting zoo where attendees can try out different instruments!

The event will last about 90 minutes with one 15 minute intermission. Afterwards, we will host a FREE post-concert reception!

Our world premiere concerts are inclusive of neurotypical patrons as well as those on the spectrum. Our sensory accommodations include:

-large concert halls where everyone can spread out and move around as needed -a sensory-retreat area outside the concert hall with sensory items (such as fidgets and beanbags) -no lighting changes during the performance -NO CLAPPING--audience members are encouraged to show their enthusiasm for the performance by snapping their fingers or waving their hands in the air

For those with sound sensitivities, we welcome you to bring headphones and fidgets into the concert hall and enjoy the concert however suits you best!

If you are attending one of our events and have questions about accommodations and accessibility, please contact us at contact@lynxproject.org or 513-443-2459