Ancient Devotional Spanish music from the 13th Century, all in devotion to the Mother Divine. Indian Raga meets Singer-Songwriter meditation in Poetic Ornamentation.

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WORLD: World Fusion, WORLD: World Traditions



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Stephanie Heidemann has been performing Eastern European folksong, Indian Raga, American Gospel, Spanish Early Music and Chant since the age of 20. With an upbringing in South America, Europe, Australia & the U.S., she blends her approach of fusion to this ancient style of Spanish Music with a style all her own.

She brings an Authentic style of music in haunting melodies, devotional nature in music, and a strong connection to the divine feminine.

For 7 years, she toured nationally with a World Music vocal quartet, "VIDA", managed by NY's IMG-Artists. VIDA arranged & performed traditional & non-traditional World Music in concert halls everywhere from UCLA's Royce Hall, Rockefeller Center in NYC, Lincoln Center, the Hague Peace Conferences, to World Music Festivals all over the U.S.

She fell deeply in love with 13 Century "Cantigas de Santa Maria", and has been arranging, recording and performing them in the U.S. ever since.

With a B.A. in Expressive Arts Therapy from Indiana University, Heidemann richly explored improvisation and authentic creativity through expressive voice-movement settings and brings this influence to her music.

Her deep inspiration directs her poetry in "luminescent" singing.

Heidemann also studied in depth with NY Metropolitan Opera Mezzo, Brenda Boozer, whose technique was unique in that she incorporated Kundalini Yoga into voice technique for an integrative practice. Boozer plans to join Heidemann in performances in 2007.

Stephanie also works with composer and percussionist, Julian Douglas. Together, they form âThe Resonance Projectâ- recording and arranging New Music with World influences for film.

Heidemann brings her CD: âThe Cantiga Projectâ as her solo debut, an intimate Portrait of Spanish Devotional music.