RECORDINGS
Julie Lyonn Lieberman has 5 recordings of original music to her credit. Four are currently out of print. Over the years, she has recorded with Laura Nyro, New Kids on the Block, Music Together, Pan Morigan, movies, TV commercials, and more.
Julie “…creates a forceful texture in a dance between her voice and her violin…. Her compositions combine her poetry with the sounds of English madrigals, Welsh ballads, Eastern mantras and modern jazz.”
- The Montclair Times
“…molds her fellow acoustic musicians into undulating and spacious contours of string music, shining with good spirits. It's a kind of a new music.”
- New Age Journal
Mixing America
Now available on iTunes and CDBabyNow
Lieberman wraps it all up into an expansive musical tapestry that incorporates both standard and exotic timbres, excellent compositional devices, and some of the strangest vocal affectations I've ever heard.... I haven't heard many modern composers outside of film that are able to develop thematic material like this over such a varying stylistic palette. It really showcases her versatility and knowledge of the compositional process. — Matthew Bowman, Northeast Performer
Julie Lyonn Lieberman is a musical blacksmith who brings to her forge many tools to create beautiful, solid pieces of art. Styles vary from B roadway to world music." The performances on this album are exceptional. All of the musicians and vocalists on this album deserve an immense amount of credit for their work. As most great albums, Mixing America improves the more you hear it. The melodies and harmonies grow more enchanting with repeated listening." — Stephen McClurg, The Harbinger
"...singer and violinist Julie Lyonn Lieberman has put together an eclectic collection of art songs ranging from dramatic commentaries on society's ills to several fine tributes to modern jazz. The lyrics are powerful and thought provoking; no surprise, coming from this prolific author of instructional books and tapes covering the history and practice of violin improvisation in the areas of folk, blues, swing, jazz, and New Age music. There is some fine jazz work here.... Lieberman's singing is at its best when she's singing wordless vocals in unison with her violin artistry or performing a painful social commentary with dramatic overtones." — Jim Santella, L.A. Jazz Scene
This experienced jazz musician, teacher, and author has created a fine CD that delivers some unusual written lyrics, powerful vocals, and violin playing that is incredible...would be ideal movie soundtrack material." — IQ Demo Review
In her new release, Mixing America, violinist, singer, and composer Julie Lyonn Lieberman leads a haunting foray into the deeply spiritual challenge we face as a nation comprised of dozens of diverse cultures, languages, and beliefs.
Mixing America views the state of our nation from the perspective of Eagle Bones, a Native American shaman murdered while defending his people, his spirit long incarcerated by the glass case that displays his skeleton in a national museum. We see through his eyes the America we've created: the self-righteousness that we call racism (The Tree of Thorns); drug addiction, as The Sandman lures us to sleep-walk through our lives; families that fail their children (Orphan Boy) as poverty, hopelessness, and the complexities of immigration overcome them.
Yet incredible richness and vitality are inherent in our diversity (Mixing America), and there is the power of art (Fiddle Sing For Me) to inspire and guide us, to keep the creative heartbeat pulsing in us all (Lady Bop, dedicated to Betty Carter).
Traditionally, the artist has always served as half mirror to reality, half visionary. In Mixing America, these disparate halves spiral to an exhilarating, all-inclusive whole - much as we must do if we are to maintain our valued differences yet live together in mutual respect. To Order: Call 413-238-0353; or send a check for $17.95 postpaid (add $3.00 postage outside U.S.) to Julie Lyonn Music, P.O. Box 268, Worthington, MA 01098. Allow 2 - 3 weeks for shipping.
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