"[Lieurance] wowed audiences. . . with her concert of rarely performed piano works. . . "
Metroland (Albany, N.Y.)

"At the end of the concert, Ms. Lieurance had most of the audience
standing around the instrument, playing, bowing, plucking, bouncing, and drumming . . ."
Christopher Hyde, Maine Sunday Telegram

Known for her innovative programming and interactive performances, Ms. Lieurance has brought avant-garde piano music (and a grand piano) to cafeterias and classrooms, and to audiences of all ages. Her dynamic performances have also taken her to concert halls across North America – recently Ms. Lieurance was invited to perform at the Goethe-Institut New York for Global Interplay, part of the ISCM World New Music Festival Stuttgart.

In the 2007-2008 season, Ms. Lieurance will be a guest artist for the Irving S. Gilmore International Keyboard Festival’s Keys to Education program. On these tours, she will bring music of young composers to young audiences throughout southwest Michigan.

Ms. Lieurance loves collaborative work, and the Boston-based groups that she has performed with include the Chamber Orchestra of Boston, Brandeis New Music, the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, and NotaRiotous: chamber music ensemble of the Boston Microtonal Society. In addition to chamber music, Ms. Lieurance enjoys working with dancers. Her experience includes modern and improvisatory dance at the Interlochen Festival of the Arts, and working as a ballet accompanist at Western Michigan University and the Boston Ballet.

Among the awards that Ms. Lieurance has received are the Emerging Artist Grant from the Gilmore Foundation, the Presser Scholar Award, and the Paloheimo Foundation Award. Her performances have been broadcast on WMUK, Western Michigan Radio.

Ms. Lieurance holds a Master’s degree in Piano Performance from the New England Conservatory and Bachelor’s degrees in Oboe and Piano Performance from Western Michigan University. She also studied for two years at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland under a fellowship from the Paloheimo Foundation. Her teachers have included Silvia Roederer, Margit Rahkonen, and Gabriel Chodos.