"[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 – most recently Ms. Lieurance was invited to perform at the Goethe-Institut New York for GlobalInterplay, part of the ISCM World New Music Festival Stuttgart. Coming up 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. 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 is in high demand as a collaborative pianist, and can be seen performing in Boston with the Chamber Orchestra of Boston, the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, and the Kalistos Chamber Orchestra. Ms. Lieurance is also a member of the cutting-edge 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.

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.