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By Canadian Press

Orchestra finds child who charmed crowd with ‘wow!’

May 9, 2019 | 4:34 PM

BOSTON — A performing arts group has found the child who was literally wowed by a recent classical music concert.

The Handel & Haydn Society finished a rendition of Mozart’s “Masonic Funeral” at Boston’s Symphony Hall when a youngster blurted out: “WOW!”

The group was so charmed that they launched a search for the “Wow Child.” WGBH-FM reports Thursday the child is 9-year-old Ronan Mattin, of New Hampshire. He was attending the concert with his grandfather Stephen.

The Society invited them to meet the artistic director.

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Stephen said Ronan is on the autism spectrum and expresses himself differently from how other people do. He said his grandson is a huge music fan.

Handel & Haydn President David Snead called Sunday’s experience one of the most wonderful moments he’s ever had in a concert hall.

The Associated Press


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