With support from the California Arts Council, LIEDER ALIVE will expand the scope and relevance of art songs in California by introducing lieder (art songs) to a wider, even more diverse audience of historically under-served communities. Through engaging workshops of creative writing and music, identified communities will experience the healing process of expressing feelings with the written word and setting those words to music. Veterans, seniors, adults, and students from disenfranchised parts of San Francisco and the greater Bay Area will engage in an ongoing restorative experience through this creative art form.
*The organization is preparing its14th season of presenting chamber music, including known and new vocal and instrumental artists.
*At the core of our Lieder Alive Amici Educational Program is an immersive and intimate environment for professional and aspiring professional vocal artists, pianists, and other instrumental musicians to explore their craft. This includes intensive coaching sessions and performance opportunities with Lieder Alive.
*The organization has evolved into an organization with a much broader and more extensive outreach serving new and historically under-served audiences. Multiple languages are being presented, and the authenticity of the artists is primary. Both elements have prompted a change to the mission statement embracing the global aspect of the organization.
*A concerted effort is being made to engage historically marginalized groups. We seek to create engaging opportunities for under-served groups of community members who would benefit from the healing experience of poetry put to music – the essence of Lieder.
*Lieder Alive has a collaboration with an online music distributor
to commission new works from leading vocal composers from California. Each featured Guest Composer will contribute a 3–7-minute vocal/piano art song (Lied). The new works will constitute the Lieder Alive Neue Lieder Songbook and receive their World Premiere at Lieder Alive concerts.

