Sarah Wright

Greetings!

My name is Sarah Wright. I am a songwriter, poet, and self-advocate speechwriter. I type to communicate the art in my brain. Also, I am non-speaking, thirty-seven years-old, and live with cerebral palsy and physical disabilities…but these labels do NOT define who I am. These labels represent parts of me.

I have been writing songs since January 2007. I feel as if music gave me as much a voice as anyone else and now I can express my innermost feelings of hardship, love, anger, and my dreams. Music looks into my spirit and provides my innermost thoughts with the voice that had been lacking. 

Twenty years ago, I was introduced to music students at Berklee College of Music. The music students presumed competence in my abilities. They gave me space, time, and care to communicate my mind’s melodies. The music students played songs I wrote. I created three albums of songs expressing my feelings. Music saved my life.

I did not know I was part of the world, not just in the world, until my communication was respected. As an artist, having my communication honored is what emboldens me to express my inner world. As an advocate, I am empowered to give strength to my community as an artist and woman with disabilities. 

In the future, I plan to publish a memoir, produce more albums, express more poetry, and write more speeches to share with the world. I plan to publish a poetry book along with music soon and more of my art in any way possible. I love art and music is the beauty of iridescent joy and pain passing the waves of the human experience. I will always keep my musicality nurtured as I continue on in life, wherever it may take me. 

Enjoy my website!

Love,

Sarah.

TESTIMONIALS ABOUT WORKING WITH SARAH

Sarah Wright is an inspiring musical and literary talent who proves nothing is impossible. She defies the perceived limits of her cerebral palsy condition by regularly expressing her exquisite mind through beautiful musical compositions, lyricism and poetry. I’ve assisted as a communication support partner to help her express the music moving through her soul, and watched in awe as she composed profound poetry and melodies, which I only hope more people discover and appreciate. 

I’ve also hosted Sarah as a live performer at my weekly songwriter showcase Writers ‘Round: Los Angeles, where her work and stage presence stunned the crowd. Not only is Sarah contributing excellent music to the world (with three albums out now and more on the way!), she’s opening hearts and minds to a wider view of a population narrowly judged on physical appearance rather than their sharp intellect, boundless creativity and infinite capacity of spirit. I believe Sarah is destined to shine in front of larger audiences, whose eyes will be opened to new possibilities and inspired to overcome their own perceived limitations. 

I encourage any musician, vocalist or producer Sarah approaches for collaboration not just to take her seriously as an artist, but to be ready to learn from her deep understanding of the medium as well.

—Greg Gilman, lead musician from Greg & Good Company 

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Sarah Wright is a remarkably talented songwriter. As a percussionist and educator, I am honored to work with her whenever I have the chance and to perform her music with my duo, LIME, alongside my partner Lilly Aycud. Sarah's music is rich with natural harmony and melody that brings warmth and joy to everyone who hears it. I can't wait to collaborate with her again!"

— Megumi Smith, Percussionist & Educator

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I have been working with Sarah since 2016 and assist in transcribing her music so that the world can enjoy her beautifully written songs. Sarah is a sensitive and expressive poet/lyricist brought to life with lyrical melodies and harmonies. The listener cannot help but connect with the pure emotion of her music. It is a delight being able to help Sarah share her unique voice with the listener. Working with Sarah will always be a special and memorable time in my 40+ years as a musician. 

Sincerely, 

Lilly Aycud, Musician & Educator

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My name is Marc Davis. I have been working with Sarah since October of 2008 and it has proven to be a life-changing experience for me. Before I met her, I had heard through the grapevine that there was an exceedingly talented young woman living in Cambridge who wrote beautiful music. Several of my Music Therapy classmates had worked with her in the past and when given the opportunity to meet her, I was ecstatic. I met Sarah and was blown away by the beauty and complexity of the music that was presented to me in her little white binder. I had heard that Sarah was nonverbal and was interested to see how she got the music out of her head and onto paper. I came into the picture after hours of hard work on her part to independently type onto a small computer.  

When Sarah wrote her first song with me, ‘You Light Up My Life,’ (a song on her first record, ‘Sarah Divided’) all I had to do was be present to write down what she typed. It began with the title of the song, then the lyrics, then (much to my surprise) she wrote to me what chords she wanted me to play and the notes of the melody – each word sort of had it’s own note. I took that information, sang it a few different ways, and then she told me which was the correct one – all with this small little handheld computer. The writing process with Sarah just got better and more fluid after that. She truly is an amazing songwriter and I cannot wait to hear what she will continue to write in the future. Her writing continues to grow leaps and bounds as manifested by the stunning work on this second album of hers. I can speak for all of us (Scott, Whitney, Alisa, and myself) when I say that working with Sarah and recording her music has been a fantastic experience. Sarah gave us an opportunity to take her songs and bring them to life through our own creativity in production and arranging. It’s really been wonderful.  

Truly,  

Marc Davis, Berklee College of Music, Music Therapy student

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My name is Adrian Mollica and I am a Music Therapy student at Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA.  

I produced, arranged, recorded, mixed and mastered the CD you are about to listen to, all of which would be non existent were it not for Sarah's exceptional song-writing and her mother's invaluable support. Over the past few months, I have had the life-changing opportunity to work with one of the most promising and aspiring singer-songwriters in the Cambridge area who has developed a significant amount of supportive fans and avid listeners. Her repertoire stretches across 2 full length CD’s, Sarah Divided and Try To Love, and now onto her third album, Dear Mom, I Love You. Sarah's songs not only include intricate melodies and chords, but they are also embedded with very deep and heartfelt personal messages, of which I have had the pleasure to sing and produce. Some of the songs on this new album (”Mother, If One Day”, “Bittersweet”, “A Birthday Poem”, and “Dear Mom”) were unfinished songs which Sarah and I revisited and completed.  

What makes Sarah so exceptional and undeniably talented is the passion for music that radiates through her, despite living with Cerebral Palsy. Sarah is no ordinary young lady, and no ordinary songwriter either, as she is non-verbal and communicates all of her musical and lyrical ideas through the use of a small hand held computer. Working with Sarah has been an incredible experience, and not only has it expanded her collection of songs and recordings, but as well as my personal growth as a Music Therapy student and musician. It has been  a wonderful experience, one that I will never forget. 

A special thanks goes out to Alexandra Schwinn who provided her lovely voice for “I Love You More Each Day”, and to Marc Davis for the gig.  

Thank you, and enjoy. 

Adrian Mollica, Berklee College of Music, Music Therapy student