A.M.A. Autism, music, and hugs, this is the title of the project conceived by the Rotary Club Caserta Terra di Lavoro 1954 district 2101 in collaboration with the Casertana Music Association, with La Mansarda - Teatro dell'Orco, with the Royal Caserta hotel, and Pietro Junior Zampella, which will take place tonight, April 2, starting at 6:30 PM on the occasion of World Autism Awareness Day at the city theater of peace parish Santissimo Nome di Maria in via Santissimo Nome di Maria in Puccianiello.
The event will feature a piano performance by the musician Francesco Salinari who will be accompanied by the Mini Polyphonic Choir of Casertana from the Casertana Music Association. Francesco is a forty-year-old man from Taranto with autism. At eight years old, he was introduced to music by teacher Franca Bianchi through a music therapy program; subsequently, he undertook regular musical studies with Roberta Argentieri, achieving the Lower Completion of piano at the "Umberto Giordano" conservatory in Rodi Garganico (FG).
In 2006, he enrolled at the "G. Paisiello" Musical Institute in Taranto, where he graduated on February 22, 2011, with a piano diploma with the highest honors under the guidance of teacher Giusy Francavilla. Francesco, with music and through music, brings his emotions to light and transforms them into a universal language.