Esteemed violinist, pianist, conductor, arranger and composer of classical music,  Maria Newman, is part of the "musical Hollywood Newman family dynasty" which boasts a collective 92 Oscar nominations in music.  Joining husband and wife duo, Alison Pothier and Jules Williams in this episode of IBULIEVE, Maria shares about how growing up in a musical family shaped her life, and continues to shape her life, loves and BUliefs.

The youngest daughter of Martha Louise Montgomery and 9-time Academy Award winning film composer, Alfred Newman ("Wuthering Heights", "The King and I", "Tin Pan Alley" ... and more ) ,  Maria is the Founder of the Malibu Friends of Music and Composer-in-Residence at the Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture (MAHMA) designed by Eric Lloyd Wright of the Frank Lloyd Wright family of architects.  She joins siblings, David Newman (film scorer, "Nutty Professor", "Ice Age", "Hoffa" ... ), Thomas Newman ( film scorer: "Finding Nemo", "The Shawshank Redemption", "Green Mile" ... ), her cousin, Randy Newman (composer: You've Got a Friend in Me from "Toy Story" ... ) and an extended family of cousins and uncles who have demonstrated the timeless power of music to inspire the world.   

Links referenced in this episode:
https://www.ibulieve.com/
https://www.alisonpothier.com/
https://www.juleswilliams.com/

Guest Links:
http://www.malibufriendsofmusic.org/
http://www.malibufriendsofmusic.org/home/themontgomeryartshouse.html

IBULIEVE Theme Song:
Excerpt from the composition by Deepak Ramapryian