WHO
IS BARBARA LEWIS?
Barbara
Lewis is a unique singer/songwriter who combines beautiful
melodies and a haunting, wide-range voice.
Her music expresses time-honored yearnings: searching for
freedom, embracing life's mysteries and staying true to your
heart's desires.
A
storyteller for modern times, Barbara incorporates song and
spoken text in her highly original performances. Read
More.
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in French)
• Read about
Barbara's current performance, "Crossroads."
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on Barbara Lewis & singing, visit SmartSinger.com
Musical
Style
Barbara's musical
style, "New World Fusion,” is a blend of world/folk and jazz
that features sensuous rhythms and exotic melodies.
To
learn more about her recent compositions, Dreams, Love,
Freedom, Once in a Blue Moon and Hara's Quest,
click here.
From 1990 to 1997,
Barbara taught at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada,
where she worked with singers who were interested in songwriting
and music theatre, jazz, pop, classical and rock styles.
Book
of Dreams
In 1993, the Concordia
University produced an experimental CD titled Book of Dreams,
a zany show composed and performed by Barbara that spoke to
the need for staying true to oneself. The script was written
by Nicholas Regush. Barbara performed Book of Dreams
off-Broadway at Steve McGraw's in New York City. For more
information about Book of Dreams, click
here.
Cutting
Edge Productions
Barbara
also directs her own company, Cutting Edge Productions (CEP).
CEP explores the frontiers of human experience through songs,
words and visuals. It is committed to creating music and related
products meant to inspire listeners and buyers to cherish
the mysteries of life and to seek freedom.
To
learn more about Cutting Edge Productions - click
here.
Previous
shows
Barbara's previous
shows include Songs from the British Isles: Journey to
a Time Long Past, featuring Celtic music, and a children's
environmental musical called Home on the Big Spaceship
Earth, commissioned by the City of Westmount, Quebec.
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