7/9/2023 0 Comments Autism piano prodigyYou'll hear music performed like you've never heard it before. Rex and Friends are performing this Sunday evening at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever. He takes the metaphors out of music and it allows him to see the world," said McElroy. And finally, a 10-year old prodigy with autism gave a mesmerizing piano performance for autism awareness month. Following a series of consultations with Tony, they inform Janice of their conclusion that he is a savant, explaining that people with Savant syndrome display certain abilities that are. Next, Rex and voice coach Sam McElroy take a turn at opera. As a teenager (portrayed by Chris Demetral), Tony comes to the attention of specialists who take keen notice of his status as a blind autistic piano prodigy. Student Rio Wyles found his voice through rap and rocks the audience with his original song about autism. Music director Joe Seabe calls it "humbling, amazing and unbelievable." Rex will also be performing with the students at the Performing Arts Studio West, a small school in Inglewood, where even veteran musicians are inspired by what's created there. And this is just pure joy the way that Rexie relates to music," she said. "In the world of classical music, you don't see that much joy sometimes. Typically, Schroeder is content to play his music and engages in very little on-going dialogue. She and Rex will showcase their talent together. Schroeder, the object of Lucys unrequited affection, is a precocious piano playing prodigy.His savant skills are perfect, and his knowledge of all things Beethoven are nothing less than impressive. At just four years old, he became a pianist, who began touring the United States by the age of eight. He possessed the marveled gift of being able to hear a short selection of complex music and echo it. "A little John Lennon, a little Louis Armstrong, and I throw Mozart in the middle," Rex said.įamed concert pianist and composer Gabriela Montero is a friend of Rex. Thomas Wiggins, known as Blind Tom, was a child piano prodigy who was blind, and a slave. Rex creates medleys many might not dare to. "This is, I believe, a population that needs it as sort of a bridge to life." "We're doing it to help out a group of people that need music in their lives," Cathleen said. The driving force behind this event is Cathleen Lewis, whose son Rex Lewis-Clack, was born 18 years ago blind and autistic in an isolated world until he discovered the piano. Rex and Friends kicks off this weekend with a live concert to raise funds for music education for the autistic and blind.
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