January 1st, 2025 - Present

 

Japan, 2024

Last Updated January 15th, 2025

Welcome to all new readers.

If you are unfamiliar with Libera, you may wish to go to Part One (link below) of this Timeline for an overview and history of the group, including the story of its beginnings.

Please note: new material is added at the end of each post, rather than at the beginning, 

Once again I state that I'm a writer, not a techie, so please forgive the occasional odd configuration, type change, or spacing resulting from imported material. I welcome corrections, suggestions and comments at: aahill@sonic.net

Disclaimer: This  ongoing essay-with-videos is strictly an informal history, and, while I've attempted to make it as accurate as possible, some of my sources (or my interpretation of them) may be flawed or inaccurate. If you notice errors that I have made, or facts that were taken from inaccurate sources, please let me know at my email address (above) so that I may make appropriate changes.

 This piece of writing has not been authorized by, nor is it connected with, the Libera/St. Philip's organization.

Also, since the size of the Timeline makes it impossible to police all video links, some may have ceased to function or be unavailable. In this case, go to your search engine and enter "YouTube" and the name or subject referenced in the link. There will usually be a duplicate video available. 

For a very brief history of Libera with photos: https://intro-to-libera.blogspot.com

For Part One (introduction to Libera and to the Timeline, extensive overview, & coverage for 1981-2007), please go to: http://liberatimeline.blogspot.com/ 

For The Tables of Contents for all Parts & Appendix A (there is also a Table of Contents at the beginning of each part):   https://liberatimelinetocappenda.blogspot.com/ 

Hibaya Festival, Japan, 2024

For Part Two (2008-2009): http://liberatimeline2.blogspot.com/ 

For Part Three (2010): http://liberatimeline3.blogspot.com/ 

 For Part Four (2011): http://liberatimeline4.blogspot.com/ 

For Part Five (2012): http://liberatimeline5.blogspot.com/ 

For Part Six (January-May 2013): http://libera-timeline-6.blogspot.com/ 

For Part 6A (May-December 2013): http://libera-historicaltimeline6a.blogspot.com/ 

 For Part Seven (January-July 2014): http://libera-historicaltimelinepart7.blogspot.com/ 

For Part 7A (August-November 2014): http://libera-historical-timelinepart7a.blogspot.com/ 

For Part 7B (December 2014): http://libera-historical-timeline-part7b.blogspot.com/ 

For Part 8 (January-March 2015): https://lib-erahistorical-timeline-part-eight.blogspot.com/ 

For Part 8A (January-March, 2015): http://liberahistorical-timeline-part-8-a.blogspot.com/  

For Part 8B (August-December, 2015): http://liberahistoricaltimelinepart8b.blogspot.com/ 

For Part 9 (January-July, 2016): http://liberahistoricaltimeline-part-9.blogspot.com/ 

For Part 9A (July through December, 2015): http://lib-erahistorical-timelinepart9a.blogspot.com/ 

 For Part 10 (January 1st, 2017-August 11th, 2017): https://li-berahistoricalt-imelinepart1a.blogspot.com/ 

For Part 10A  (August 12^th to December 31^st, 2017): https://lib-era-historic-altimelinepart10a.blogspot.com/ 

For Part 11 (January 1^st– October 20th: https://lib-er-ahistorical-timelinepart11.blogspot.com/ 

For Part11A ( October 21st to December 31st, 2018): https://li-berahistoricaltime-line11a.blogspot.com/ 

For Part 12 (January 1st to August 17th, 2019): https://liberahistoricaltimelinepart12.blogspot.com/ 

For Part 12A (August 18^th to December 31st, 2019): https://lib-era-historicaltimelinepart12a.blogspot.com/

For Part 13 (January 1st to December 31st, 2020): https://liberatimelinepart13.blogspot.com/

For Part 14 (January 1^st – July 5th, 2021: https://liberahisttimelinepart14.blogspot.com/2021

For Part 14a (July 5th - December 31st, 2021: https://histtimeline14alibera.blogspot.com

For Part 15 (January 1st - February 20th, 2022): https://15libhisttimeline.blogspot.com 

For Part 15A ( February 20th - Present, 2022): https://libhisttimelinepart15a.blogspot.com

For Part 16 (January 1^st – December 31st, 2023): https://libhisttimeline16.blogspot.com

For Part 17 (January 1^st – Present, 2024) https://libhisttimeline17.blogspot.com

A note on source material: For many years, the premiere website/database for information on Libera members, recordings, videos, appearances, tours, etc. was the French site Libera Passion at https://libera-passion.exprimetoi.net/ . 

This is still the case, up to sometime in 2023 when the site administrator apparently had a sudden switch in priorities. The slack in keeping track of new members was taken up in 2024 by Padmachou, a contributor to the lively and knowledgable Libera Dreams Discussion Forum at: https://libera-dreams.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=4107 

The Forum's main index can be found at: https://libera-dreams.co.uk/index.php?sid=8ecb452d5bf3c3a9ca94e3e83b4121ed

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PART 18

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Note to new readers: This time of year, public Libera activities generally seem to enter a kind of "winter doldrums," with time given over to learning new material, recording, school requirements, etc. Stay tuned for increasing activity as spring approaches.

End of Part 18 (For Now)