ARMEN-LEVON MANASERYAN – Pianist
ARMEN-LEVON MANASERYAN – Pianist
Armen-Levon Manaseryan is the founder of the Art Next To Kids charity art project for children with special needs and autism.As we all know, music is processed in both hemispheres of the brain, it can stimulate cognitive functioning and may be used for the remediation of some speech/language skills. So the pianist decided to organize special concerts, with special “programmatic” piano music. In addition to piano performances, Armen-Levon Manaseryan talks about music, composers, and piano works for children with autism and children with special needs.What is programmatic music? Programmatic music is a type of instrumental art music that attempts to musically render an extramusical narrative. The narrative itself might be offered to the audience through the piece’s title, or in the form of program notes, inviting imaginative correlations with the music. Such piano “programmatic” piano works as Pictures At an Exhibition by Mussorgsky, Carnaval, Op. 9 by Schumann, The Carnival of the Animals by Saint-Saëns, Peer Gynt Suites by Grieg, Papillons, Op. 2 by Schumann, and many other works, give children the opportunity to fantasize during the piano performance and draw under these impressions.This is also a very good opportunity to introduce children to the pearls of classical piano music. It is very nice to see the delight and joy on the faces of children and their parents after such events. During these special concerts, there are also certified child psychologists, who work with children. Art Next To Kids charity art project supported by Source Foundation Supporting Children With Disabilities, People LLC Child Care Service, Artconcept International Association, Naregatsi Art Institute, and LOFT Yerevan.