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Episode #049 - A Musical Mind: The Story of Adam Mandela Walden, a Cellist with Severe Autism
Episode #049 - A Musical Mind: The Story of Adam Mandela Walden, a Cellist with Severe Autism
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Length:
50 minutes
Released:
Nov 13, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
We interview Rosanne Katon Walden, the mother of Adam Mandela Walden, a young man with autism with remarkable musical talent. At the age of 2 he taught himself harmonica, and to sign opera phonetically. Rosanne nurtured this budding talent and at age 6 bought Adam a thrift store cello, and Adam fell in love with it. Now after years of training and performance, Adam is a student at Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he is further developing his skills, including composition and conducting. Jill and Roseanne discuss Adam's early years, the nature of his musical gifts, how, with help, he navigates college, and what the future might look like.Note: the opening music is Adam playing Bach at the recent Stars of the Spectrum concert at Fenway Park.
Links:Fantastic Cellist’s Deep Musical Connectionhttps://www.daily-joy.org/video/fantastic-cellists-deep-musical-connection/Cellist with autism finds his purpose, voice in musichttps://spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-east/arts/2021/12/21/cellist-with-autism-finds-his-purpose-and-his-voice-in-music
There are a lot of other videos and articles to see including Adam’s interview in “From The Top” if you just google "Adam Mandela Walden"https://youtu.be/mLoGBJRxsZ4?si=oudW4TaShenEOq8h
Links:Fantastic Cellist’s Deep Musical Connectionhttps://www.daily-joy.org/video/fantastic-cellists-deep-musical-connection/Cellist with autism finds his purpose, voice in musichttps://spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-east/arts/2021/12/21/cellist-with-autism-finds-his-purpose-and-his-voice-in-music
There are a lot of other videos and articles to see including Adam’s interview in “From The Top” if you just google "Adam Mandela Walden"https://youtu.be/mLoGBJRxsZ4?si=oudW4TaShenEOq8h
Released:
Nov 13, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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