"...and there will be signs in the firmament..."
Xyra was born on the Winter Solstice (December 22)
during a full moon, in Munich, Germany, at dawn.
After moving to the United States from Germany, Xyra began music
and piano lessons at age five and voice at eight, performing before
her teens. Albeit her mother wanted her to sing opera - at age 14, she
surprised Xyra with an electric guitar. Soon thereafter, Xyra joined her
first band at age 15, playing original music.
During college, Xyra wrestled with the validity singing seriously. This was
mostly because her voice was too classically trained to sing Rock 'n' Roll,
or so she thought. To get her out of her "musical closet", a friend
recommended her to Charles Williams - Director of Music Theater at
The Levine School of Music in Washington, DC. Charles helped Xyra
to redirect her focus and thus rediscover her musical prowess, some
may say.
On meeting renowned Mezzo-Soprano, Medea Namoradze at a local
"Metrognomes" party, Xyra began another phase. Medea wasn't
taking any more students, but invited her for an audition. She
accepted Xyra immediately, and began coaching her through what
was perhaps her most productive period.
Neither teacher wanted to reel her back into the fold of conventional
music. Each had the vision she had ~ for Xyra to emerge as a better
version of herself ~ writing, performing and recording her own brand of
music.
While comparisons to icons like Lisa Gerrard, Nico, Patti Smith, Annie
Lennox or Marlene Dietrich may loom, an NPR announcer who became
Xyra + Verborgen's manager once said, "Xyra's unique vocal phrasing
and melodies, intriguing lyrical content and poignant delivery carve a
niche of their own".
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AND NOW?
A Work in Progress
Four CDs later, eclectic influences, soul-searching experiences,
experimentation and vocal training affect Xyra's approach, today.
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Other accomplishments:
Vocal Performance at Levine School of Music, and Fine Art/Design studies
at the Corcoran School of Art.
Hosted National Public Radio (NPR) affiliate music and talk shows
at Georgetown and American universities.
Certification by Doreen Virtue, PhD as an
Angel Therapy Practitioner®/spiritual counselor.
Angel Xyra.com
Following in her grandfather's footsteps, Xyra also became a member of the Ordo Rosae Crucis.
History
Beautiful Noise
Verborgen
Xyra & Verborgen
The LINE
The XYRA Band
_nix "The Banished"?
CD's for Sale
Discography
Venues
Media
Doing Battle
Marco Delmar
Robert Goldstein
Member Bios
Xyra
Andrew Cann
Norm Thorne
Donald Stapleson
Eric Ulreich
Larry Lawrence
Fred Lieder
Robert Fogelmann
Edwin Cleverdon
Cris Cillura
Bret Empie
Doug Empie
Jeff Spencer
Dave Ray
Vince Calcaterra
Marc Collier