Lynx Project performs Autism Advocacy concert at SHS (The Leaf: Allison McElroy)

“Lights up. The SHS auditorium fills with sound. But this music is not coming from Sycamore’s many musical ensembles, as one might expect. It is the unique concert experience created by the Lynx Project.

On Sat., Feb. 29, the Lynx Project performed its third Autism Advocacy Series concert at SHS. The Lynx Project, according to their website, is a “nonprofit art song initiative whose mission is to build community through innovative song programming and educational initiatives and to provide a platform for every voice to be heard.”

 The Lynx Project takes poetry written by young people with autism and transforms it into art song, which is poetry set to music for piano and voice. This year, the project commissioned three composers to create music based on words written by four students, who all go to Sycamore. There were also four performers involved in this year’s concert. 

   The student writers— Emily Friend, Nina Szabo, Aarush Srivastava, and Darren Stella— are between the ages of 10 and 19…“