Calendar
Composer: Cascadia Composers Presents In Good Hands
Cascadia Composers presents In Good Hands, a concert celebrating the next generation of musical talent. Local music students will perform works by Cascadia Composers, including Lisa's piano piece Moon Jelly, which will be performed by Thalia Wong, a student of Irene Huang. This concert will be presented virtually.
Saturday, July 11, 2020, 3:00 pm PST
Free, presented virtually via Zoom. Details here.
Cascadia Composers presents In Good Hands, a concert celebrating the next generation of musical talent. Local music students will perform works by Cascadia Composers, including Lisa's piano piece Moon Jelly, which will be performed by Thalia Wong, a student of Irene Huang. This concert will be presented virtually.
Saturday, July 11, 2020, 3:00 pm PST
Free, presented virtually via Zoom. Details here.
Composer: #GLFCAMGigThruCOVID Virtual Concert
Ray Furuta, flute, premieres Lisa's Reach Out, written as part of the Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music's #GLFCAMGigThruCOVID Project. This project supports performers who are facing cancelled gigs and loss of income during the coronavirus crisis by pairing them with an alumni of the Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music who has volunteered to compose a new piece of music for a virtual premiere.
Thursday, August 6, 2020
Virtually
Ray Furuta, flute, premieres Lisa's Reach Out, written as part of the Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music's #GLFCAMGigThruCOVID Project. This project supports performers who are facing cancelled gigs and loss of income during the coronavirus crisis by pairing them with an alumni of the Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music who has volunteered to compose a new piece of music for a virtual premiere.
Thursday, August 6, 2020
Virtually
Presenter: Composing for Singers Virtual Presentation
Lisa presents a virtual workshop on composing for singers for the Iowa Composers Forum membership.
Free for Iowa Composers Forum members.
Thursday, August 13, 2020, 5:00 pm PST / 7:00 pm CST
Virtually via Zoom
Lisa presents a virtual workshop on composing for singers for the Iowa Composers Forum membership.
Free for Iowa Composers Forum members.
Thursday, August 13, 2020, 5:00 pm PST / 7:00 pm CST
Virtually via Zoom
Performer: World Premiere of Gray Clouds
Lisa performs the world premiere of Gray Clouds a theatrical, self-accompanied work by Aaron Israel Levin. The work explores climage change and sea level rise and is inspired in part by Jeffrey Linn’s map, “Islands of Portland.” Linn, a Seattle-based urban planner, depicts in this map what Portland would look like with 250 feet of sea level rise, which would happen if all the ice sheets on the planet were to melt.
Fall 2020 via Livestream
Lisa performs the world premiere of Gray Clouds a theatrical, self-accompanied work by Aaron Israel Levin. The work explores climage change and sea level rise and is inspired in part by Jeffrey Linn’s map, “Islands of Portland.” Linn, a Seattle-based urban planner, depicts in this map what Portland would look like with 250 feet of sea level rise, which would happen if all the ice sheets on the planet were to melt.
Fall 2020 via Livestream
Clinician: Acting for Singers
Lisa teaches an Acting for Singers workshop virtually to students of Saunders Vocal Studios in Iowa.
Saturday, September 29, 2020
Lisa teaches an Acting for Singers workshop virtually to students of Saunders Vocal Studios in Iowa.
Saturday, September 29, 2020
Performer: If I Were a Bird
Lisa and Stephanie Thompson, pianist, reprise their January concert of works using birds as metaphors for the human experience, including Portland composer Theresa Koon's Winged from Within. Produced and sponsored by First Presbyterian Church of Portland.
Saturday, September 26, 2020
Livestreamed
Lisa and Stephanie Thompson, pianist, reprise their January concert of works using birds as metaphors for the human experience, including Portland composer Theresa Koon's Winged from Within. Produced and sponsored by First Presbyterian Church of Portland.
Saturday, September 26, 2020
Livestreamed
Presenter: Composing for Singers Virtual Presentation
Lisa presents a virtual presentation about composing for the voice as part of the Cascadia Composers monthly presentation series.
Monday, November 9, 2020
7:30-9:00 pm PST
Virtually via Zoom
Lisa presents a virtual presentation about composing for the voice as part of the Cascadia Composers monthly presentation series.
Monday, November 9, 2020
7:30-9:00 pm PST
Virtually via Zoom
Past Events
Composer: Rhymes With Opera's Pocket Opera Workshop
Lisa composes and workshops a new micro-opera as a fellow in Rhymes With Opera's Pocket Opera Workshop. Lisa's new opera, Par for the Course, sets a libretto by Kendra Leonard about athlete Babe Didrikson Zaharias for soprano Elisabeth Halliday-Quan.
July 12-17, 2020, Virtually
Lisa composes and workshops a new micro-opera as a fellow in Rhymes With Opera's Pocket Opera Workshop. Lisa's new opera, Par for the Course, sets a libretto by Kendra Leonard about athlete Babe Didrikson Zaharias for soprano Elisabeth Halliday-Quan.
July 12-17, 2020, Virtually
Performer: Resonance Ensemble virtual performance at New Music Gathering
Lisa's performance with Resonance Ensemble is broadcast as part of New Music Gathering Reimagined. Attendance is free, but registration is required to obtain the Zoom link and password to all New Music Gathering Events.
Friday, June 25, 2020, 6 pm PST / 9 pm EST
Broadcast Virtually via New Music Gathering's Facebook Live
Lisa's performance with Resonance Ensemble is broadcast as part of New Music Gathering Reimagined. Attendance is free, but registration is required to obtain the Zoom link and password to all New Music Gathering Events.
Friday, June 25, 2020, 6 pm PST / 9 pm EST
Broadcast Virtually via New Music Gathering's Facebook Live
Performer: New Music Gathering Reimagined: Fiumana
Lisa's performance of Aaron Israel Levin's Fiumana, for mezzo singing and playing the bass drum, will be broadcast as part of New Music Gathering Reimagined's Music of Place Concert. Attendance is free, but registration is required to obtain the Zoom link and password to all New Music Gathering Events.
Music of Place Concert
Thursday, June 18, 2020, 6 pm PST / 9 pm EST
Broadcast virutally on Zoom
Lisa's performance of Aaron Israel Levin's Fiumana, for mezzo singing and playing the bass drum, will be broadcast as part of New Music Gathering Reimagined's Music of Place Concert. Attendance is free, but registration is required to obtain the Zoom link and password to all New Music Gathering Events.
Music of Place Concert
Thursday, June 18, 2020, 6 pm PST / 9 pm EST
Broadcast virutally on Zoom
Performer: Third Angle Presents Wine Wednesdays One Voice Edition (Livestreamed)
Lisa performs works for unaccompanied voice from the One Voice Project as the final Wine Wednesday of Third Angle's 2019-2020 season! Pour a glass of your favorite Oregon sparkling wine, sit back, and enjoy the music! This concert is generously sponsored by Corollary Wines.
NICOLE MURPHY | dark waters and air stirs (2015)
JONAH ELROD | The Vulture (2015)
CATALINA VON WRANGELL | Alone (2018)
LISA NEHER | Strawberry Man (2020)
Wednesday, June 17, 5:30 PM PST, on the Third Angle Website and on Third Angle’s Facebook page. The stream launches 30 minutes prior to showtime.
Lisa performs works for unaccompanied voice from the One Voice Project as the final Wine Wednesday of Third Angle's 2019-2020 season! Pour a glass of your favorite Oregon sparkling wine, sit back, and enjoy the music! This concert is generously sponsored by Corollary Wines.
NICOLE MURPHY | dark waters and air stirs (2015)
JONAH ELROD | The Vulture (2015)
CATALINA VON WRANGELL | Alone (2018)
LISA NEHER | Strawberry Man (2020)
Wednesday, June 17, 5:30 PM PST, on the Third Angle Website and on Third Angle’s Facebook page. The stream launches 30 minutes prior to showtime.
***Postponed due to the Coronavirus***
Performer: Portland Opera Presents Tosca
Lisa sings in the chorus in Portland Opera's production of Tosca
Performer: Portland Opera Presents Tosca
Lisa sings in the chorus in Portland Opera's production of Tosca
***Postponed to 2021 due to Coronavirus***
Performer: Birds Flying Through (World Premiere)
Lisa performs in the world premiere of a new musical-dramatic work, Birds Flying Through. This work uses poetry by Deborah Narin-Well to represent three different facets of the same woman: daughter, wife, and mother. Music by Anice Thigpen, Paul Safar, Colin Dixon, Kathryn Brunhaver.
September 11 and 13, 2020
Ragozzino Theater, Lane Community College, Eugene, Oregon
Performer: Birds Flying Through (World Premiere)
Lisa performs in the world premiere of a new musical-dramatic work, Birds Flying Through. This work uses poetry by Deborah Narin-Well to represent three different facets of the same woman: daughter, wife, and mother. Music by Anice Thigpen, Paul Safar, Colin Dixon, Kathryn Brunhaver.
September 11 and 13, 2020
Ragozzino Theater, Lane Community College, Eugene, Oregon
***Postponed due to Coronavirus***
Composer: World Premiere Bassoon Duo at the International Double Reed Society Conference
Miriam Webber and Sarah Elizabeth Lee perform the world premiere of Lisa's new bassoon duo on their program, “Women’s Voices: Female Composers in Bassoon Chamber Music," at the International Double Reed Society Conference.
June 23-27, 2020, University of Iowa School of Music, Iowa City, Iowa
Details TBA
More information here
Composer: World Premiere Bassoon Duo at the International Double Reed Society Conference
Miriam Webber and Sarah Elizabeth Lee perform the world premiere of Lisa's new bassoon duo on their program, “Women’s Voices: Female Composers in Bassoon Chamber Music," at the International Double Reed Society Conference.
June 23-27, 2020, University of Iowa School of Music, Iowa City, Iowa
Details TBA
More information here
***Postponed due to the coronavirus***
Composer: Cedar Rapids Concert Chorale presents Celebrating Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Concert Chorale presents a selection of works by Cedar Rapids composers, including Lisa's Postcards from Iowa, setting haiku by Nicki Neiderhiser. Dr. Gerald Kreizer conducts.
Friday, May 15, 2020, 7:30 pm
First Lutheran Church, 1000 3rd Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403
Tickets: $15 in advance, $20 at the door, purchase here
Composer: Cedar Rapids Concert Chorale presents Celebrating Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Concert Chorale presents a selection of works by Cedar Rapids composers, including Lisa's Postcards from Iowa, setting haiku by Nicki Neiderhiser. Dr. Gerald Kreizer conducts.
Friday, May 15, 2020, 7:30 pm
First Lutheran Church, 1000 3rd Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403
Tickets: $15 in advance, $20 at the door, purchase here
***Postponed due to the coronavirus***
Composer: World Premiere: Trio for Euphonium, Trombone, and Piano at the Northwest Tuba Euphonium Conference
A.J. Miller, Sarah Miller, and Steven
Saturday, May 2, 2020, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Details here
Composer: World Premiere: Trio for Euphonium, Trombone, and Piano at the Northwest Tuba Euphonium Conference
A.J. Miller, Sarah Miller, and Steven
Saturday, May 2, 2020, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Details here
Composer: All Classical Portland's Thursdays at Three Broadcast
Soprano Arwen Myers shares recordings from her Artslandia Happy Hour concert, including Lisa's work Strawberry Man, on All Classical Portland's Thursdays at Three, hosted by Andrea Murray. An archive of the program is available for 2 weeks here.
Thursday, April 30, 2020, 3:00 pm PST
89.9 Portland/Vancouver or streaming online
Soprano Arwen Myers shares recordings from her Artslandia Happy Hour concert, including Lisa's work Strawberry Man, on All Classical Portland's Thursdays at Three, hosted by Andrea Murray. An archive of the program is available for 2 weeks here.
Thursday, April 30, 2020, 3:00 pm PST
89.9 Portland/Vancouver or streaming online
***Postponed due to the coronavirus***
Composer: Women in Music Columbus
Lisa's work Fissure, for speaking pianist with a poem by Trevor Allred, will be performed by Women in Music Columbus.
Sunday April 26, 2020, 2:00 pm
Riley Auditorium, Otterbein University, Westerville Ohio
Details here
Composer: Women in Music Columbus
Lisa's work Fissure, for speaking pianist with a poem by Trevor Allred, will be performed by Women in Music Columbus.
Sunday April 26, 2020, 2:00 pm
Riley Auditorium, Otterbein University, Westerville Ohio
Details here
Composer: Artslandia Happy Hour with Soprano Arwen Myers
Arwen Myers, soprano, hosts a livestreamed happy hour concert concert, including the world premiere of Lisa's work for unaccompanied voice, Strawberry Man, which sets poetry by Kendra Preston Leonard.
Wednesday, April 8, 2020, 5:00 pm PST
Livestreamed on Artslandia's Facebook page.
Arwen Myers, soprano, hosts a livestreamed happy hour concert concert, including the world premiere of Lisa's work for unaccompanied voice, Strawberry Man, which sets poetry by Kendra Preston Leonard.
Wednesday, April 8, 2020, 5:00 pm PST
Livestreamed on Artslandia's Facebook page.
***Postponed due to the coronavirus***
Composer: Rose Bishop in Recital
Victoria Rose Bishop, Principal Flute of Southeast Iowa Symphony, performs Lisa's Night Song for Moths, which she commissioned, for solo piccolo, on this concert featuring her.
Wednesday, April 22, 2020, 12:00 pm
First United Methodist Church, Burlington, Iowa
Composer: Rose Bishop in Recital
Victoria Rose Bishop, Principal Flute of Southeast Iowa Symphony, performs Lisa's Night Song for Moths, which she commissioned, for solo piccolo, on this concert featuring her.
Wednesday, April 22, 2020, 12:00 pm
First United Methodist Church, Burlington, Iowa
***Postponed due to the coronavirus***
Composer: Rose Bishop in Recital
Victoria Rose Bishop, Principal Flute of Southeast Iowa Symphony, performs Lisa's Night Song for Moths, for solo piccolo, on this concert featuring her artistry. Bishop commissioned this piece from Lisa.
Tuesday April 7, 2020, 7:30 pm
Iowa Wesleyan University, Mount Pleasant, Iowa
Composer: Rose Bishop in Recital
Victoria Rose Bishop, Principal Flute of Southeast Iowa Symphony, performs Lisa's Night Song for Moths, for solo piccolo, on this concert featuring her artistry. Bishop commissioned this piece from Lisa.
Tuesday April 7, 2020, 7:30 pm
Iowa Wesleyan University, Mount Pleasant, Iowa
Adjudicator: OMTA Eugene Chapter Student Composer Celebration
Lisa adjudicates student compositions from the OMTA Eugene Chapter Student Composer Celebration and co-hosts a virtual recital honoring the students and their creative achievements.
Friday, April 3, 2020, Virtually
Lisa adjudicates student compositions from the OMTA Eugene Chapter Student Composer Celebration and co-hosts a virtual recital honoring the students and their creative achievements.
Friday, April 3, 2020, Virtually
***Postponed due to the coronavirus***
Composer: Rose Bishop, Jason Sifford, and Dr. Heather Peyton, Oboe, Faculty Recital
Victoria Rose Bishop, Principal Flute of Southeast Iowa Symphony, gives the world premiere of Night Song for Moths for solo piccolo, on this concert at Cornell College. Bishop commissioned this work from Lisa.
Tuesday March 31, 2020, 7:30 pm
Ringer Recital Hall, Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa
Details here
Composer: Rose Bishop, Jason Sifford, and Dr. Heather Peyton, Oboe, Faculty Recital
Victoria Rose Bishop, Principal Flute of Southeast Iowa Symphony, gives the world premiere of Night Song for Moths for solo piccolo, on this concert at Cornell College. Bishop commissioned this work from Lisa.
Tuesday March 31, 2020, 7:30 pm
Ringer Recital Hall, Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa
Details here
***Cancelled due to concerns about coronavirus in the community***
Discussion Leader: Beyond the Pants Role: Un-gendering Opera
Lisa joins Queer Opera founder Chuck Dillard and fellow singer Sam Peters to lead a discussion entitled "Beyond the Pants Role: Un-gendering Opera" at at the Collegiate Musical Society Regional Conference.
March 27-28, 2020, Time & Location TBA
Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, Washington
Conference details here
Discussion Leader: Beyond the Pants Role: Un-gendering Opera
Lisa joins Queer Opera founder Chuck Dillard and fellow singer Sam Peters to lead a discussion entitled "Beyond the Pants Role: Un-gendering Opera" at at the Collegiate Musical Society Regional Conference.
March 27-28, 2020, Time & Location TBA
Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, Washington
Conference details here
***Cancelled due to the coronavirus***
National Association of Composers USA (NACUSA) National Conference: March 19-21, 2020 at Lewis & Clark College
Cascadia Composers, your go-to source for local new music, is honored to bring you a wider world by hosting the 2020 National Conference of its parent organization, NACUSA (National Association of Composers USA). In partnership with Lewis & Clark College, Cascadia presents a three-day bonanza of new music, including six concerts and multiple composer presentations
Performer: In the 'Hood
Friends of Rain and top-notch guest performers play works by Cascadia composers Adam Eason, Michael Johanson, Alexander LaFollett, Andrew Lewinter, Liz Nedela, Lisa Neher, Gary Noland, Lesley Sommer, and William Toutant. Lisa performs selections from her cycle Stranger, You Delighted Me with pianist Stephen Lewis.
Thursday, March 19, 7:30 pm
Lewis & Clark College Evans Auditorium, Portland, Oregon
Details and tickets here
Presenter: Effective Text Setting = Happy Singers!
Lisa presents "Effective Text Setting = Happy Singers!" In this presentation, she will share strategies to set text for dramatic impact, idiomatic singing, and intelligibility. Bring your questions!
Friday, March 20, 2:30-3:30 pm
Lewis & Clark College Evans Music Center Room 129, Portland, Oregon
Details here
National Association of Composers USA (NACUSA) National Conference: March 19-21, 2020 at Lewis & Clark College
Cascadia Composers, your go-to source for local new music, is honored to bring you a wider world by hosting the 2020 National Conference of its parent organization, NACUSA (National Association of Composers USA). In partnership with Lewis & Clark College, Cascadia presents a three-day bonanza of new music, including six concerts and multiple composer presentations
Performer: In the 'Hood
Friends of Rain and top-notch guest performers play works by Cascadia composers Adam Eason, Michael Johanson, Alexander LaFollett, Andrew Lewinter, Liz Nedela, Lisa Neher, Gary Noland, Lesley Sommer, and William Toutant. Lisa performs selections from her cycle Stranger, You Delighted Me with pianist Stephen Lewis.
Thursday, March 19, 7:30 pm
Lewis & Clark College Evans Auditorium, Portland, Oregon
Details and tickets here
Presenter: Effective Text Setting = Happy Singers!
Lisa presents "Effective Text Setting = Happy Singers!" In this presentation, she will share strategies to set text for dramatic impact, idiomatic singing, and intelligibility. Bring your questions!
Friday, March 20, 2:30-3:30 pm
Lewis & Clark College Evans Music Center Room 129, Portland, Oregon
Details here
***Postponed due to the coronavirus***
Performer: Third Angle Wine Wednesdays
Lisa performs a program of music about lightness, darkness, and outer space with cellist Valdine Mishkin. Featuring works by Elizabeth Blanchly-Dyson, Forrest Pierce, Robert Honstein, Nicole Murphy & Philip Glass.
Wednesday, March 17, 2020
Pullman Wine Bar, 401 NE Holladay St, Portland, OR
Free & open to the public!
Details here
Performer: Third Angle Wine Wednesdays
Lisa performs a program of music about lightness, darkness, and outer space with cellist Valdine Mishkin. Featuring works by Elizabeth Blanchly-Dyson, Forrest Pierce, Robert Honstein, Nicole Murphy & Philip Glass.
Wednesday, March 17, 2020
Pullman Wine Bar, 401 NE Holladay St, Portland, OR
Free & open to the public!
Details here
***Postponed due to the coronavirus***
Performer: March Music Moderne Sequenza Concert
Amelia Lukas (flute), Lisa Neher (mezzo) & Sequoia (piano) run down Berio’s Sequenza I & III, "Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt" from Mahler’s Das Knaben Wunderhorn (that Berio uses in Sinfonia), the Alcotts movement from Charles Ives’ Concord Sonata (quoting Beethoven’s 5th Symphony) & the World Premiere of Homage to Beethoven by one of Ives’ distant cousins, Oregon Symphony Principal Cellist, Nancy Ives.
Sunday March 15, 2020, 5:00 pm
Community Music Center, Portland, Oregon
Free admission
Details here
Composer: March Music Moderne Eroica Concert
MMM’s festspiel finale features a commission of New Eroica Variations by 10 composers from the great nearby: David Bernstein, Antonio Celaya, Mike Hsu, Theresa Koon, Steve Lewis, Robert McBride, Lisa Neher, Ken Selden, Jeff Winslow & Linda Woody. Tonight’s players, Louis DeMartino (clarinet), Diane Chaplin (cello), Steve Lewis & Sequoia (pianos) also perform recent music from the international front by Gabriel Kahane, Jukka Tiensuu, Dobrinka Tabakova, Galina Ustvolskaya, Alfred Schnittke & Anonymous 2020.
Sunday, March 15, 2020, 8:00 pm
Community Music Center, Portland, Oregon
Free admission
Details here
Performer: March Music Moderne Sequenza Concert
Amelia Lukas (flute), Lisa Neher (mezzo) & Sequoia (piano) run down Berio’s Sequenza I & III, "Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt" from Mahler’s Das Knaben Wunderhorn (that Berio uses in Sinfonia), the Alcotts movement from Charles Ives’ Concord Sonata (quoting Beethoven’s 5th Symphony) & the World Premiere of Homage to Beethoven by one of Ives’ distant cousins, Oregon Symphony Principal Cellist, Nancy Ives.
Sunday March 15, 2020, 5:00 pm
Community Music Center, Portland, Oregon
Free admission
Details here
Composer: March Music Moderne Eroica Concert
MMM’s festspiel finale features a commission of New Eroica Variations by 10 composers from the great nearby: David Bernstein, Antonio Celaya, Mike Hsu, Theresa Koon, Steve Lewis, Robert McBride, Lisa Neher, Ken Selden, Jeff Winslow & Linda Woody. Tonight’s players, Louis DeMartino (clarinet), Diane Chaplin (cello), Steve Lewis & Sequoia (pianos) also perform recent music from the international front by Gabriel Kahane, Jukka Tiensuu, Dobrinka Tabakova, Galina Ustvolskaya, Alfred Schnittke & Anonymous 2020.
Sunday, March 15, 2020, 8:00 pm
Community Music Center, Portland, Oregon
Free admission
Details here
***POSTPONED and Rescheduled for October 2020***
Composer: A Powerful Force: Women in Music conference
Red Vespa, consisting of Marian Wilson Kimber, reciter & scholar, and Natalie Landowski, pianist, perform Upon a Broken World, including the world premiere of the third movement, commissioned by Wilson Kimber for reciter and piano at a recital as part of A Powerful Force: Women in Music conference at Ball State University.
Thursday March 12, 2020, 7:30 pm
Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana
Composer: A Powerful Force: Women in Music conference
Red Vespa, consisting of Marian Wilson Kimber, reciter & scholar, and Natalie Landowski, pianist, perform Upon a Broken World, including the world premiere of the third movement, commissioned by Wilson Kimber for reciter and piano at a recital as part of A Powerful Force: Women in Music conference at Ball State University.
Thursday March 12, 2020, 7:30 pm
Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana
Performer: The Showing of Love
Lisa gives a workshop premiere of The Showing of Love, a new music theater work based on the writings of Julian of Norwich, with music composed by Brooke Joyce. The work was composed specifically for Lisa to perform. Lasting just over one hour, this work combines live performance with electronically manipulated natural sounds, such as wind, water, fire and air, to animate the words of Julian of Norwich (c.1342-1416), the first woman to write a book in the English language
Read Brooke Joyce's blog about the piece
Read Decorah Newspaper's article about the piece
Sunday, March 1, 2020, 2:00 pm
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Decorah, Iowa
Lisa gives a workshop premiere of The Showing of Love, a new music theater work based on the writings of Julian of Norwich, with music composed by Brooke Joyce. The work was composed specifically for Lisa to perform. Lasting just over one hour, this work combines live performance with electronically manipulated natural sounds, such as wind, water, fire and air, to animate the words of Julian of Norwich (c.1342-1416), the first woman to write a book in the English language
Read Brooke Joyce's blog about the piece
Read Decorah Newspaper's article about the piece
Sunday, March 1, 2020, 2:00 pm
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Decorah, Iowa
Composer: Goodchild Grady Duo presents Message Exchange
Melissa Goodchild, clarinet, performs Lisa's piece Gulper, about the deep sea fish commonly known as the gulper eel, on this program at the Victoria Conservatory of Music.
Friday, February 21, 2020, 7:30 pm, Victoria Conservatory of Music RObin and Winifred Wood Recital Hall, Victoria, British Columbia
Tickets and details here
Melissa Goodchild, clarinet, performs Lisa's piece Gulper, about the deep sea fish commonly known as the gulper eel, on this program at the Victoria Conservatory of Music.
Friday, February 21, 2020, 7:30 pm, Victoria Conservatory of Music RObin and Winifred Wood Recital Hall, Victoria, British Columbia
Tickets and details here
Performer & Composer: Cascadia Composers Presents: Concert Mosaic
The Delgani String Quartet will premiere Lisa's work Look Within, inspired by new painting by Portland artist Paulette Insall. Insall's work will be projected during the performance. In addition, Lisa will perform on the premiere of several movements of composer Stacey Philipps's Thirteen Blackbirds for mezzo-soprano and string quartet. These performances are two works on a Cascadia Composers concert titled, Concert Mosaic, which features new music and visual art by Northwestern Women.
Saturday, February 15, 2020, 7:30 pm
Lincoln Recital Hall, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon
Details here
The Delgani String Quartet will premiere Lisa's work Look Within, inspired by new painting by Portland artist Paulette Insall. Insall's work will be projected during the performance. In addition, Lisa will perform on the premiere of several movements of composer Stacey Philipps's Thirteen Blackbirds for mezzo-soprano and string quartet. These performances are two works on a Cascadia Composers concert titled, Concert Mosaic, which features new music and visual art by Northwestern Women.
Saturday, February 15, 2020, 7:30 pm
Lincoln Recital Hall, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon
Details here
Composer: Red Vespa at Western Illinois University
Red Vespa, consisting of Marian Wilson Kimber, reciter & scholar, and Natalie Landowski, pianist, presents a lecture recital at Western Illinois University, including Lisa's setting of Good Bones by poet Maggie Smith.
Thursday, February 13, 2020, Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois
Red Vespa, consisting of Marian Wilson Kimber, reciter & scholar, and Natalie Landowski, pianist, presents a lecture recital at Western Illinois University, including Lisa's setting of Good Bones by poet Maggie Smith.
Thursday, February 13, 2020, Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois
Guest Speaker: Social Media for Composers
Lisa presents to Cascadia Composers on using social media to build community and enhance your career as a composer. This presentation is part of Cascadia's monthly free presentations featuring local composers. The evening will begin with social networking time from 7:15-7:30, composer Alexander LaFollett's presentation at 7:30, and Lisa's presentation beginning at 8:15 pm.
Monday February 10, 2020, 7:15 pm-9:30 pm
Lincoln Hall Room 219, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon
More information here
Lisa presents to Cascadia Composers on using social media to build community and enhance your career as a composer. This presentation is part of Cascadia's monthly free presentations featuring local composers. The evening will begin with social networking time from 7:15-7:30, composer Alexander LaFollett's presentation at 7:30, and Lisa's presentation beginning at 8:15 pm.
Monday February 10, 2020, 7:15 pm-9:30 pm
Lincoln Hall Room 219, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon
More information here
Composer: World Premiere: branches
Third Angle New Music premieres branches, at a private event honoring Ronni Lacroute. The piece, a second movement to Lisa's work seedling, was commissioned by Third Angle and will be performed by Sarah Tiedemann, flute, and Valdine Mishkin, cello.
Wednesday, February 4, 2020, Portland, Oregon
Third Angle New Music premieres branches, at a private event honoring Ronni Lacroute. The piece, a second movement to Lisa's work seedling, was commissioned by Third Angle and will be performed by Sarah Tiedemann, flute, and Valdine Mishkin, cello.
Wednesday, February 4, 2020, Portland, Oregon
Performer: Selections from The Chez L'aisselle, part of Fertile Ground Play Festival
Lisa performs as Helena and Grace in a reading of selections from a new comedic operetta, The Chez l'Aisselle, by Zach Hudson, as part of Fertile Ground Festival. Snooty restaurateur D'Oyly Fitzgibbon thinks his new Portland restaurant is going to bring haute cuisine to new heights, especially as a food critic is coming to review the restaurant that night. Suddenly his daughter Helena shows up, announcing her engagement to lowbrow celebrity chef Sparky Phipps ("the famous-est chef on TV"). Then a new cook accidentally gives the kitchen staff food poisoning, and the food critic turns out to be D’Oyly’s ex-wife, bent on revenge. It falls to a creative sous-chef, Sue (in love with Helena), to recruit Maroun and his son Nassim (in love with Sue), from the food cart outside, to save the day.
Thursday, January 30, 2020, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 1, 2020, 1 p.m.
The Siren Theater, 315 NW Davis St, Portland, OR
Tickets & more information
Lisa performs as Helena and Grace in a reading of selections from a new comedic operetta, The Chez l'Aisselle, by Zach Hudson, as part of Fertile Ground Festival. Snooty restaurateur D'Oyly Fitzgibbon thinks his new Portland restaurant is going to bring haute cuisine to new heights, especially as a food critic is coming to review the restaurant that night. Suddenly his daughter Helena shows up, announcing her engagement to lowbrow celebrity chef Sparky Phipps ("the famous-est chef on TV"). Then a new cook accidentally gives the kitchen staff food poisoning, and the food critic turns out to be D’Oyly’s ex-wife, bent on revenge. It falls to a creative sous-chef, Sue (in love with Helena), to recruit Maroun and his son Nassim (in love with Sue), from the food cart outside, to save the day.
Thursday, January 30, 2020, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 1, 2020, 1 p.m.
The Siren Theater, 315 NW Davis St, Portland, OR
Tickets & more information
Performer: If I Were a Bird...
Lisa Neher & pianist Stephanie Thompson team up again on a recital of works using birds as metaphors for the human experience, including a premiere of a new work by Portland composer Theresa Koon. Presented in collaboration with Portland Audubon Society.
Sunday, January 26, 2020, 3:00 pm
Lewis & Clark College Evans Auditorium, Portland, Oregon
Tickets and more information here
Lisa Neher & pianist Stephanie Thompson team up again on a recital of works using birds as metaphors for the human experience, including a premiere of a new work by Portland composer Theresa Koon. Presented in collaboration with Portland Audubon Society.
Sunday, January 26, 2020, 3:00 pm
Lewis & Clark College Evans Auditorium, Portland, Oregon
Tickets and more information here
Composer: World Premiere of new piano piece on Access Contemporary Music's Inner Worlds Concert
Lisa's new work for inside of the piano will be premiered by Access Contemporary Music. Featuring a wide array of new pieces meant to be played entirely inside of the piano, Inner Worlds takes you on a fascinating sonic journey. Encompassing a range of special effects, the music for this concert ranges from eerie to playful to dramatic and everything in between. GoPro cameras inside the piano send the image to the big screen in real time.
December 16, 2019, 7:30 pm
Davis Theater, 4614 N. Lincoln Ave. Chicago, Illinois
Tickets: $20, $12 students
More information here
Lisa's new work for inside of the piano will be premiered by Access Contemporary Music. Featuring a wide array of new pieces meant to be played entirely inside of the piano, Inner Worlds takes you on a fascinating sonic journey. Encompassing a range of special effects, the music for this concert ranges from eerie to playful to dramatic and everything in between. GoPro cameras inside the piano send the image to the big screen in real time.
December 16, 2019, 7:30 pm
Davis Theater, 4614 N. Lincoln Ave. Chicago, Illinois
Tickets: $20, $12 students
More information here
Composer: Guest Speaker Portland State University Composition Seminar
Lisa shares her music and her experiences as a professional composer with Portland State University Composition Seminar.
Tuesday, November 26, 2019, 12:00-1:00 pm
Portland State University Lincoln Hall, Portland, Oregon
Lisa shares her music and her experiences as a professional composer with Portland State University Composition Seminar.
Tuesday, November 26, 2019, 12:00-1:00 pm
Portland State University Lincoln Hall, Portland, Oregon
Performer: Shades of Autumn
Lisa performs chamber vocal works by Cascadia Composers as the featured performer on Cascadia Composers Shades of Autumn concert.
Friday, November 16, 2019, 7:30 pm
Lincoln Hall Room 75, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon
More information here.
Lisa performs chamber vocal works by Cascadia Composers as the featured performer on Cascadia Composers Shades of Autumn concert.
Friday, November 16, 2019, 7:30 pm
Lincoln Hall Room 75, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon
More information here.
Composer: University of Michigan Saxophone Ensemble
Students of Dr. Timothy McAllister present original works and arrangements for saxophone ensemble, including Lisa's When My Daughter Asked Why There Are Stars, I Said, with poetry by Philip Metres. Celebrated soprano Kelly Ann Bixby sings on the piece. The concert also includes the music of Roshanne Etezady, Iman Habibi, Jeremy Howell, Chen Yi, and Steve Reich.
Thursday, November 14, 2019, 8:00 pm
Walgreen Drama Center, Stamps Auditorium
Free Admission. More details here.
Students of Dr. Timothy McAllister present original works and arrangements for saxophone ensemble, including Lisa's When My Daughter Asked Why There Are Stars, I Said, with poetry by Philip Metres. Celebrated soprano Kelly Ann Bixby sings on the piece. The concert also includes the music of Roshanne Etezady, Iman Habibi, Jeremy Howell, Chen Yi, and Steve Reich.
Thursday, November 14, 2019, 8:00 pm
Walgreen Drama Center, Stamps Auditorium
Free Admission. More details here.
Composer: Birmingham Art Music Alliance (BAMA) presents Arias and Artsongs
Won Cho, bass, performs Lisa's Snapshots song cycle for voice and piano on the Birmingham Art Music Alliance's Arias and Artsongs concert.
Tuesday, November 12, 2019, 7:00-8:30 pm
Event Location: Reynolds-Kirschbaum Concert Hall, Alys Stephens Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
Details here.
Won Cho, bass, performs Lisa's Snapshots song cycle for voice and piano on the Birmingham Art Music Alliance's Arias and Artsongs concert.
Tuesday, November 12, 2019, 7:00-8:30 pm
Event Location: Reynolds-Kirschbaum Concert Hall, Alys Stephens Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
Details here.
Composer: How About Some New Music? The Anthologies from NewMusicShelf.com
Dana Brown performs a recital at the Central Region NATS conference featuring works from the NewMusicShelf Art Song Anthologies, including Lisa's "Tuesdays and Thursdays" from her cycle Snapshots.
Saturday, November 2, 2019, 3:30 pm
University of Iowa School of Music Choral Rehearsal Room 005
Details here.
Dana Brown performs a recital at the Central Region NATS conference featuring works from the NewMusicShelf Art Song Anthologies, including Lisa's "Tuesdays and Thursdays" from her cycle Snapshots.
Saturday, November 2, 2019, 3:30 pm
University of Iowa School of Music Choral Rehearsal Room 005
Details here.
Composer: In a Woman’s Voice: Spoken-Word Compositions by Women Composers
Dr. Marian Wilson Kimber, reciter & scholar, and Natalie Landowski, pianist, perform Upon a Broken World, Lisa's set of works for reciter and piano at the American Musicological Society conference in Boston.
Friday, November 1, 2019, 12:45 pm
Westin Waterfront Hotel, Stone Room, Boston, Massachusetts
Dr. Marian Wilson Kimber, reciter & scholar, and Natalie Landowski, pianist, perform Upon a Broken World, Lisa's set of works for reciter and piano at the American Musicological Society conference in Boston.
Friday, November 1, 2019, 12:45 pm
Westin Waterfront Hotel, Stone Room, Boston, Massachusetts
Composer: World Premiere, Upon a Broken World for reciter and piano
Dr. Marian Wilson Kimber, reciter & scholar, and Natalie Landowski, pianist, premiere two works commissioned by Dr. Wilson Kimber for reciter and piano at the Musicians' Club of Women in Chicago.
Monday, October 21, 2019
Details TBA
Dr. Marian Wilson Kimber, reciter & scholar, and Natalie Landowski, pianist, premiere two works commissioned by Dr. Wilson Kimber for reciter and piano at the Musicians' Club of Women in Chicago.
Monday, October 21, 2019
Details TBA
Composer: Third Angle New Music's Homecomings Concert
Third Angle premieres a new chamber work for flute, guitar, percussion, and cello, by Lisa, commissioned by Third Angle and the Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music.
Thursday & Friday, Oct 17 & 18, 2019 at 7:30pm
Studio 2 @ New Expressive Works, 810 SE Belmont St., Portland, Oregon
Tickets and more information here.
Third Angle premieres a new chamber work for flute, guitar, percussion, and cello, by Lisa, commissioned by Third Angle and the Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music.
Thursday & Friday, Oct 17 & 18, 2019 at 7:30pm
Studio 2 @ New Expressive Works, 810 SE Belmont St., Portland, Oregon
Tickets and more information here.
Clinician: Master Clinic for Tualatin High School Choirs
Lisa will teach a Master Clinic for Tualatin High School's top tier choir, the Crimsoners.
Friday, October 11, 2019
Tualatin High School, Tualatin, Oregon
Lisa will teach a Master Clinic for Tualatin High School's top tier choir, the Crimsoners.
Friday, October 11, 2019
Tualatin High School, Tualatin, Oregon
Guest Artist: The University of Nebraska at Kearney New Music Series
Lisa teaches a vocal masterclass and performs The One Voice Project, a one-woman show of new works for unaccompanied mezzo selected through her call for scores.
University of Nebraska at Kearney School of Music
Masterclass: Friday September 27, 2019, Time: TBA
One Voice Project Solo Recital: Friday September 27, 2019, 7:30 pm, UNK FAB Recital Hall, details here
Lisa teaches a vocal masterclass and performs The One Voice Project, a one-woman show of new works for unaccompanied mezzo selected through her call for scores.
University of Nebraska at Kearney School of Music
Masterclass: Friday September 27, 2019, Time: TBA
One Voice Project Solo Recital: Friday September 27, 2019, 7:30 pm, UNK FAB Recital Hall, details here
Performer: Queer Opera
Lisa performs with Queer Opera, performances that put an LGBTQ spin on standard operatic repertoire scenes and staged classical art songs. Lisa sings as Idamante in scenes from Mozart's Idomeneo and as Octavian in scenes from Strauss's Rosenkavalier.
Queer Opera: Experience (Opera Scenes)
Saturday September 14, 2019 7:30 pm
Sunday, September 15, 2019, 7:30 pm
Join Queer Opera for its second season of shows! In this opera “experience”, twelve singers come together to put a LGBTQ twist on famous scenes from popular operas. Enjoy a love duet from Romeo and Juliet with two tenors. Hear the beginning of the Act Two finale from The Marriage of Figaro sung by a quartet of treble voices. See the tragic finale of Carmen presented by two women where love and jealousy drives one to murder. Queer Opera tells classic stories with modern voices.
Queer Opera: Song (Staged Art Song)
Sunday, September 15, 2019, 2:00 pm
This afternoon of English art song is anything but a traditional recital. Instead of singers solemnly standing in the crook of the piano, they interact with one another, making each song come alive in a unique way. Singing songs by Bernstein, Copland, Heggie, and many more, hear these twelve singers create a musical experience that’s not to be missed!
All performances at Lincoln Hall Studio Theatre, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon
Tickets available here
Lisa performs with Queer Opera, performances that put an LGBTQ spin on standard operatic repertoire scenes and staged classical art songs. Lisa sings as Idamante in scenes from Mozart's Idomeneo and as Octavian in scenes from Strauss's Rosenkavalier.
Queer Opera: Experience (Opera Scenes)
Saturday September 14, 2019 7:30 pm
Sunday, September 15, 2019, 7:30 pm
Join Queer Opera for its second season of shows! In this opera “experience”, twelve singers come together to put a LGBTQ twist on famous scenes from popular operas. Enjoy a love duet from Romeo and Juliet with two tenors. Hear the beginning of the Act Two finale from The Marriage of Figaro sung by a quartet of treble voices. See the tragic finale of Carmen presented by two women where love and jealousy drives one to murder. Queer Opera tells classic stories with modern voices.
Queer Opera: Song (Staged Art Song)
Sunday, September 15, 2019, 2:00 pm
This afternoon of English art song is anything but a traditional recital. Instead of singers solemnly standing in the crook of the piano, they interact with one another, making each song come alive in a unique way. Singing songs by Bernstein, Copland, Heggie, and many more, hear these twelve singers create a musical experience that’s not to be missed!
All performances at Lincoln Hall Studio Theatre, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon
Tickets available here
Composer: Clarke University Choirs perform The Open Road
Clarke University Choirs, under the direction of Amanda Huntleigh, perform Lisa's The Open Road at their 2019 opening convocation
Wednesday, September 11, 2019, 11:00
Clarke University Choirs, under the direction of Amanda Huntleigh, perform Lisa's The Open Road at their 2019 opening convocation
Wednesday, September 11, 2019, 11:00
Performer: Opera Theatre Oregon presents This Land Sings by Michael Daugherty
Lisa performs as a female soloist in This Land Sings: Songs of Wandering, Love and Protest Inspired by the Life and Times of Woody Guthrie. OTO’s production features Grammy award-winning composer Michael Daugherty’s 2016 song cycle for solo singers, radio announcer and ensemble, blending original lyrics with music that often draws from the simple, yet enduring folk melodies that Guthrie would rework into his own songs.
Saturday, August 24, at 7:30pm
Sunday, August 25, at 3:00pm
Alberta Rose Theatre, 3000 NE Alberta St. Portland, OR 97211
Tickets available here.
Lisa performs as a female soloist in This Land Sings: Songs of Wandering, Love and Protest Inspired by the Life and Times of Woody Guthrie. OTO’s production features Grammy award-winning composer Michael Daugherty’s 2016 song cycle for solo singers, radio announcer and ensemble, blending original lyrics with music that often draws from the simple, yet enduring folk melodies that Guthrie would rework into his own songs.
Saturday, August 24, at 7:30pm
Sunday, August 25, at 3:00pm
Alberta Rose Theatre, 3000 NE Alberta St. Portland, OR 97211
Tickets available here.
Performer: Opera Theatre Oregon Presents a Summer Soirée
Lisa performs solos and duets as part of this fundraiser for Opera Theatre Oregon. Celebrate the summer with local food, wine and music. Featuring preview performances of our 2019 production, This Land Sings.
Saturday, June 29, 2019, 6:30-9:30 pm, performance at 8:00 pm.
Tickets: $75.
For tickets and more information, click here.
Lisa performs solos and duets as part of this fundraiser for Opera Theatre Oregon. Celebrate the summer with local food, wine and music. Featuring preview performances of our 2019 production, This Land Sings.
Saturday, June 29, 2019, 6:30-9:30 pm, performance at 8:00 pm.
Tickets: $75.
For tickets and more information, click here.
Performer: Third Angle New Music's Music on the Rooftops
Lisa performs with Third Angle New Music on their 5-rooftop concerts that serve as mini-previews for the 2019-2020 season. Featuring Wes Flinn's Urban Legends V: Helen and Nicole Murphy's air stirs for unaccompanied mezzo-soprano.
Saturday, June 22, 2019, 2:00-4:30 pm
Portland Pearl District, Portland, Oregon
Tickets and more information here.
Lisa performs with Third Angle New Music on their 5-rooftop concerts that serve as mini-previews for the 2019-2020 season. Featuring Wes Flinn's Urban Legends V: Helen and Nicole Murphy's air stirs for unaccompanied mezzo-soprano.
Saturday, June 22, 2019, 2:00-4:30 pm
Portland Pearl District, Portland, Oregon
Tickets and more information here.
Composer: Summer is A'Comin' In Concert by Anne McKennon & Jeanne Huebner
Anne McKennon and Jeanne Huebner will perform Lisa's seedling for flute and piano on a fundraiser concert featuring flute, voice, and piano. The concert supports United Universalist Church of Jackson.
Friday, June 21, 2019, 6:30 pm Social, 7:30 pm Concert
United Universalist Church of Jackson, 7405 Arlington Expressway.
Admission: $10
More information:
Anne McKennon and Jeanne Huebner will perform Lisa's seedling for flute and piano on a fundraiser concert featuring flute, voice, and piano. The concert supports United Universalist Church of Jackson.
Friday, June 21, 2019, 6:30 pm Social, 7:30 pm Concert
United Universalist Church of Jackson, 7405 Arlington Expressway.
Admission: $10
More information:
Composer: Night Song for Moths (WORLD PREMIERE)
Rose Bishop performs the world premiere of Lisa's Night Song for Moths for solo piccolo, commissioned by Ms. Bishop, on a faculty recital as part of the Cornell College Summer Flute & Clarinet Camp in Cornell, Iowa.
Tuesday, June 18, 2019, 3:00 pm
Cornell College, Cornell, Iowa
Rose Bishop performs the world premiere of Lisa's Night Song for Moths for solo piccolo, commissioned by Ms. Bishop, on a faculty recital as part of the Cornell College Summer Flute & Clarinet Camp in Cornell, Iowa.
Tuesday, June 18, 2019, 3:00 pm
Cornell College, Cornell, Iowa
Performer: Alto Soloist, J.S. Bach: Erschallet, ihr Lieder BWV 172
Bach Cantata Vespers Concert Service
Sunday, June 9, 5:00 pm
St. James Lutheran Church, 1315 SW Park Ave, Portland, Oregon
More information here.
Bach Cantata Vespers Concert Service
Sunday, June 9, 5:00 pm
St. James Lutheran Church, 1315 SW Park Ave, Portland, Oregon
More information here.
Composer: Fissure (World Premiere)
Pianist Michael Kirkendoll premieres Lisa's Fissure, with poetry by Trevor K. Allred, at the Cortona Sessions for New Music in Cortona, Italy. This piece was commissioned by Kirkendoll and the Sessions in honor of the 10th year of the Cortona Sessions.
Sunday May 19, 2019, Cortona, Italy
Pianist Michael Kirkendoll premieres Lisa's Fissure, with poetry by Trevor K. Allred, at the Cortona Sessions for New Music in Cortona, Italy. This piece was commissioned by Kirkendoll and the Sessions in honor of the 10th year of the Cortona Sessions.
Sunday May 19, 2019, Cortona, Italy
Performer: Resonance Ensemble's Women Singing Women Concert ENCORE PERFORMANCE!
Lisa performs as part of Resonance Ensemble's concert of music by women composers for women's choir, including a performance of Resonance's commision, Listen by Melissa Dunphy, which sets testimony from Anita Hill and Dr. Christine Blasey Ford.
Sunday, May 18, 2019, 3:00 p.m.
Cerimon House, 5131 NE 23rd Avenue, Portland, Oregon
Tickets and more information here.
Lisa performs as part of Resonance Ensemble's concert of music by women composers for women's choir, including a performance of Resonance's commision, Listen by Melissa Dunphy, which sets testimony from Anita Hill and Dr. Christine Blasey Ford.
Sunday, May 18, 2019, 3:00 p.m.
Cerimon House, 5131 NE 23rd Avenue, Portland, Oregon
Tickets and more information here.
Composer: The Open Road (World Premiere)
Prairie High School Choirs perform the world premiere of Lisa's The Open Road, commissioned by Prairie High School Choirs and Justin Sands and Kelsey Legore, directors.
Tuesday, May 14, 2019, 7:00 pm
Prairie High School Concert Hall, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Prairie High School Choirs perform the world premiere of Lisa's The Open Road, commissioned by Prairie High School Choirs and Justin Sands and Kelsey Legore, directors.
Tuesday, May 14, 2019, 7:00 pm
Prairie High School Concert Hall, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Performer: Portland Opera The Big Night Concert
Lisa sings with Portland Opera Chorus on this concert of opera's most famous opera choruses and arias.
Saturday, May 11, 2019, 7:30 pm
Keller Auditorium, Portland, Oregon
Tickets and more information here
Lisa sings with Portland Opera Chorus on this concert of opera's most famous opera choruses and arias.
Saturday, May 11, 2019, 7:30 pm
Keller Auditorium, Portland, Oregon
Tickets and more information here
Performer: Alto Soloist, J.S. Bach, Johannes Passion (St. John Passion): “Es ist vollbracht” ("It is finished")
Good Friday service
Thursday, April 19, 2019, 6:00 pm
St. James Lutheran Church, 1315 SW Park Ave, Portland, Oregon
More information here
Good Friday service
Thursday, April 19, 2019, 6:00 pm
St. James Lutheran Church, 1315 SW Park Ave, Portland, Oregon
More information here
Rescheduled: Composer In Residence at Saint Xavier University Honor Band
March 29-31, 2109, Saint Xavier University, Chicago, Illinois
Lisa is the Composer In Residence at Saint Xavier University in Chicago for their High School Honor Band festival. She will clinic students and present a workshop to band directors.
March 30: Rehearsals, Band Director Workshop: "Incorporating Music Composition In Your Ensemble"
Mach 31, 3:00 pm: The Saint Xavier University Honor Band will premiere Lisa's work In Motion: Three Movements for Wind Ensemble
More Information: jkthompson@sxu.edu
March 29-31, 2109, Saint Xavier University, Chicago, Illinois
Lisa is the Composer In Residence at Saint Xavier University in Chicago for their High School Honor Band festival. She will clinic students and present a workshop to band directors.
March 30: Rehearsals, Band Director Workshop: "Incorporating Music Composition In Your Ensemble"
Mach 31, 3:00 pm: The Saint Xavier University Honor Band will premiere Lisa's work In Motion: Three Movements for Wind Ensemble
More Information: jkthompson@sxu.edu
Composer: 2019 UNK New Music Festival
Duane Bierman will perform Lisa's Icy Celestial Bodies for solo marimba at the University of Nebraska at Kearney New Music Festival.
Friday and Saturday March 8-9, 2019
University of Nebraska at Kearney
Livestream link to come
More information available here
Duane Bierman will perform Lisa's Icy Celestial Bodies for solo marimba at the University of Nebraska at Kearney New Music Festival.
Friday and Saturday March 8-9, 2019
University of Nebraska at Kearney
Livestream link to come
More information available here
Composer: Melissa Goodchild performs Gulper (Canadian Premiere) on Spring Songs Recital by the Goodchild Grady Duo
Melissa Goodchild will perform Lisa's clarinet solo Gulper on a recital by the Goodchild Grady Duo.
Sunday March 3, 2019, 7:00 pm
Esquimalt United Church 500 Admirals Road Victoria, BC, V9A 2N4, Canada
Tickets: $20 General, $15 Student/Senior/Arts Worker
Melissa Goodchild will perform Lisa's clarinet solo Gulper on a recital by the Goodchild Grady Duo.
Sunday March 3, 2019, 7:00 pm
Esquimalt United Church 500 Admirals Road Victoria, BC, V9A 2N4, Canada
Tickets: $20 General, $15 Student/Senior/Arts Worker
Performer: Alto Soloist, J.S. Bach, Cantata 125: “Mit Fried’ und Freud’ ich fahr’ dahin (With Peace and Joy I Depart…)”
Bach Cantata Vespers
Sunday, March 3, 2019, 5:00-6:00 pm
St. James Lutheran Church, 1315 SW Park Ave, Portland, Oregon
More information here
Bach Cantata Vespers
Sunday, March 3, 2019, 5:00-6:00 pm
St. James Lutheran Church, 1315 SW Park Ave, Portland, Oregon
More information here
Performer: Resonance Ensemble's Women Singing Women Concert
Lisa performs as part of Resonance Ensemble's concert of music by women composers for women's choir, including the world premiere of Melissa Dunphy's Listen, which sets testimony from Anita Hill and Dr. Christine Blasey Ford.
Sunday, February 3rd, 2019, 4:00 p.m.
Cerimon House, 5131 NE 23rd Avenue, Portland, Oregon
Tickets and more information here.
Lisa performs as part of Resonance Ensemble's concert of music by women composers for women's choir, including the world premiere of Melissa Dunphy's Listen, which sets testimony from Anita Hill and Dr. Christine Blasey Ford.
Sunday, February 3rd, 2019, 4:00 p.m.
Cerimon House, 5131 NE 23rd Avenue, Portland, Oregon
Tickets and more information here.
Performer: Guest Artist with Friends of Rain Contemporary Music Ensemble
Three Multiverses for Lou by Susan Alexjander
with David Eby, cello; Jennifer Craig, harp; Mitch Iimori, oboe
Andrea Reinkemeyer: Four Poems for Robin
with Holland Phillips, viola
Friday, March 8, 2019, 7:30 pm
Agnes Flanagan Chapel, Lewis & Clark College, Portland, Oregon
More information here
Three Multiverses for Lou by Susan Alexjander
with David Eby, cello; Jennifer Craig, harp; Mitch Iimori, oboe
Andrea Reinkemeyer: Four Poems for Robin
with Holland Phillips, viola
Friday, March 8, 2019, 7:30 pm
Agnes Flanagan Chapel, Lewis & Clark College, Portland, Oregon
More information here
Composer: NewMusicShelf Anthology of New Music: Tenor Launch Concert
Dennis Tobenski, tenor and Trudy Chan, piano perform Lisa's "Tuesdays and Thursdays" from her cycle Snapshots on this concert. The concert features art songs collected in the inaugural volume of NewMusicShelf's Anthology of New Music, published in September 2018
Saturday, February 2, 2019, 8:00 pm
Marc A. Scorca Hall at The National Opera Center
330 7th Ave 7th Floor, New York, New York 10001
Tickets and more information here.
Dennis Tobenski, tenor and Trudy Chan, piano perform Lisa's "Tuesdays and Thursdays" from her cycle Snapshots on this concert. The concert features art songs collected in the inaugural volume of NewMusicShelf's Anthology of New Music, published in September 2018
Saturday, February 2, 2019, 8:00 pm
Marc A. Scorca Hall at The National Opera Center
330 7th Ave 7th Floor, New York, New York 10001
Tickets and more information here.
Composer: Duward Ensemble Daughters of Earth Concert
Durward Ensemble will perform Lisa's work Twister on this concert celebrating the release of their CD, Daughters of Earth.
Sunday, January 20, 2019, 7:30 pm
Sinclair Auditorium, Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
More information here.
Durward Ensemble will perform Lisa's work Twister on this concert celebrating the release of their CD, Daughters of Earth.
Sunday, January 20, 2019, 7:30 pm
Sinclair Auditorium, Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
More information here.
Composer & Performer: World Premiere of When My Daughter Asked Why There Are Stars, I Said
Lisa performs the world premiere of her piece When My Daughter Asked Why There Are Stars, I Said with Resonance Saxophone Orchestra at the 41st International U.S. Navy Saxophone Symposium. The work has a text by poet Philip Metres and will be conducted by Misty Theisen.
Saturday, January 12, 2019 10:00-10:30 AM
George Mason University Center for the Arts Concert Hall, Fairfax, Virginia
Free Admission
More information & full schedule of events here.
Lisa performs the world premiere of her piece When My Daughter Asked Why There Are Stars, I Said with Resonance Saxophone Orchestra at the 41st International U.S. Navy Saxophone Symposium. The work has a text by poet Philip Metres and will be conducted by Misty Theisen.
Saturday, January 12, 2019 10:00-10:30 AM
George Mason University Center for the Arts Concert Hall, Fairfax, Virginia
Free Admission
More information & full schedule of events here.
Composer: Cascadia Composers Presentation
Lisa is the featured composer at Cascadia Composers' December Monthly Presentation. She will speak about her work as a composer, share recordings of her music, and answer questions about her experiences and influences.
Monday, December 10, 2018, 7:00 pm- 8:30 pm
Portland State University Lincoln Hall Room 219 (just off the SW stair well's 2nd floor landing)
1620 SW Park Ave., Portland, OR
Free and open to the public
More information here.
Lisa is the featured composer at Cascadia Composers' December Monthly Presentation. She will speak about her work as a composer, share recordings of her music, and answer questions about her experiences and influences.
Monday, December 10, 2018, 7:00 pm- 8:30 pm
Portland State University Lincoln Hall Room 219 (just off the SW stair well's 2nd floor landing)
1620 SW Park Ave., Portland, OR
Free and open to the public
More information here.
Composer: Three Basho Haiku performed by Choral Arts Ensemble
Lisa's work Three Basho Haiku will be performed on the Choral Arts Ensemble of Portland's December concerts. This work was selected as part of a Cascadia Composers and Choral Arts Ensemble call for scores.
Adult/Senior – $18 in advance; $25 at the door
Student – $5 in advance and at the door
Sunday, December 9, 2018, 3:00 pm
St. Philip Neri Catholic Church, 2408 SE 16th Ave, Portland
More event information here.
Lisa's work Three Basho Haiku will be performed on the Choral Arts Ensemble of Portland's December concerts. This work was selected as part of a Cascadia Composers and Choral Arts Ensemble call for scores.
Adult/Senior – $18 in advance; $25 at the door
Student – $5 in advance and at the door
Sunday, December 9, 2018, 3:00 pm
St. Philip Neri Catholic Church, 2408 SE 16th Ave, Portland
More event information here.
Composer: Three Basho Haiku performed by Choral Arts Ensemble
Lisa's work Three Basho Haiku will be performed on the Choral Arts Ensemble of Portland's December concerts. This work was selected as part of a Cascadia Composers and Choral Arts Ensemble call for scores.
Adult/Senior – $18 in advance; $25 at the door
Student – $5 in advance and at the door
Saturday, December 8, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
St. Philip Neri Catholic Church, 2408 SE 16th Ave, Portland
More event information here.
Lisa's work Three Basho Haiku will be performed on the Choral Arts Ensemble of Portland's December concerts. This work was selected as part of a Cascadia Composers and Choral Arts Ensemble call for scores.
Adult/Senior – $18 in advance; $25 at the door
Student – $5 in advance and at the door
Saturday, December 8, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
St. Philip Neri Catholic Church, 2408 SE 16th Ave, Portland
More event information here.
Performer/Composer: Guest Artist at Western Oregon University
Composition Seminar
Performance of Her Songs: A Recital of Music by Women with Stephanie Thompson, Piano
Thursday, November 8, 2018
Western Oregon University, Monmouth, Oregon
Composition Seminar
Performance of Her Songs: A Recital of Music by Women with Stephanie Thompson, Piano
Thursday, November 8, 2018
Western Oregon University, Monmouth, Oregon
Composer: WORLD PREMIERE of Gulper for solo clarinet
Performed by Taylor Gaskins
Friday November 2, 2018, 8:00 pm
She is Fierce Recital presented by Mu Phi Epsilon and Sigma Alpha Iota
University of Northern Texas, Denton, Texas
More info here.
Performed by Taylor Gaskins
Friday November 2, 2018, 8:00 pm
She is Fierce Recital presented by Mu Phi Epsilon and Sigma Alpha Iota
University of Northern Texas, Denton, Texas
More info here.
Performer: Iowa Composers Forum Fall Concert Series: Listen Local, Listen Live
Tell Me What You Think of Me: A Monodrama in Twenty-Six Letters by David Vayo, for singing actor
Two Songs for Mezzo-Soprano by Elaine Erickson, for unaccompanied mezzo-soprano
Sunday, October 7, 2018, 3:00 pm
Montauk Historic Site in Clermont, Iowa
Free admission
Tell Me What You Think of Me: A Monodrama in Twenty-Six Letters by David Vayo, for singing actor
Two Songs for Mezzo-Soprano by Elaine Erickson, for unaccompanied mezzo-soprano
Sunday, October 7, 2018, 3:00 pm
Montauk Historic Site in Clermont, Iowa
Free admission
Performer: Iowa Composers Forum Fall Concert Series: Listen Local, Listen Live
Tell Me What You Think of Me: A Monodrama in Twenty-Six Letters by David Vayo, for singing actor
Two Songs for Mezzo-Soprano by Elaine Erickson, for unaccompanied mezzo-soprano
Saturday, October 6, 2018, 5:00 pm
Cedar Rock House, Quasqueton, Iowa
For tickets, contact Brooke Joyce, brooke.joyce@luther.edu
Tell Me What You Think of Me: A Monodrama in Twenty-Six Letters by David Vayo, for singing actor
Two Songs for Mezzo-Soprano by Elaine Erickson, for unaccompanied mezzo-soprano
Saturday, October 6, 2018, 5:00 pm
Cedar Rock House, Quasqueton, Iowa
For tickets, contact Brooke Joyce, brooke.joyce@luther.edu
Performer/Composer: Guest Artist at Whatcom County Community College
Her Songs: A Recital of Music by Women
Lisa Neher, Mezzo-Soprano & Composer and Stephanie Thompson, Piano
Q&A session with the artists to follow
Tuesday, October 2, 2018, 12:00 pm
Whatcom Community College Heiner Theatre
237 West Kellogg Road, Bellingham, Washington 98226
Free and open to the public
Her Songs: A Recital of Music by Women
Lisa Neher, Mezzo-Soprano & Composer and Stephanie Thompson, Piano
Q&A session with the artists to follow
Tuesday, October 2, 2018, 12:00 pm
Whatcom Community College Heiner Theatre
237 West Kellogg Road, Bellingham, Washington 98226
Free and open to the public
Performer/Composer: Her Songs: A Recital of Music by Women
Lisa Neher, Mezzo-Soprano & Composer and Stephanie Thompson, Piano
Monday, October 1, 2018, 7:00 pm
Panorama Auditorium Theatre, Lacey, Washington
Lisa Neher, Mezzo-Soprano & Composer and Stephanie Thompson, Piano
Monday, October 1, 2018, 7:00 pm
Panorama Auditorium Theatre, Lacey, Washington
Composer: WORLD PREMIERE: Twister for Orchestra
Michelle Blair, Conductor
Coe College Homecoming Showcase Concert
Friday, September 28, 2018, 7:00 pm
Sinclair Auditorium, Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Michelle Blair, Conductor
Coe College Homecoming Showcase Concert
Friday, September 28, 2018, 7:00 pm
Sinclair Auditorium, Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Guest Clinician: Developing Stage Presence with Theatre Games Workshop
Friday, September 2018, 12:20-1:15 pm
Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Friday, September 2018, 12:20-1:15 pm
Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Composer: Anne McKennon, Flute and Jeanne Huebner, piano perform seedling
Music for a Church Service
Sunday, July 29, 2018, 10:45 am
Unitarian Universalist Church of Jacksonville
7405 Arlington Expy, Jacksonville, Florida 32211
Event information here
Music for a Church Service
Sunday, July 29, 2018, 10:45 am
Unitarian Universalist Church of Jacksonville
7405 Arlington Expy, Jacksonville, Florida 32211
Event information here
Composer: Tony Manfredonia, Baritone, sings selections from Lisa's cycle Snapshots
For the Love of Music Community Concert Series
Saturday, July 7, 2018, 7:00 pm
Zion Lutheran Church: 500 W Mitchell, Petoskey, Michigan
Event information here.
For the Love of Music Community Concert Series
Saturday, July 7, 2018, 7:00 pm
Zion Lutheran Church: 500 W Mitchell, Petoskey, Michigan
Event information here.
Composer: EUROPEAN PREMIERE: Icy Celestial Bodies
Percussionist Matt Andreini will give the European premiere of Lisa's marimba solo, Icy Celestial Bodies, in Kecskemet, Hungary, as part of the Iowa/Hungary Percussion Project. Andreini premiered the piece last year in Quasqueton, Iowa.
Tuesday July 3, 2018
Kecskeméti Kodály Zoltán Ének-zenei Általános Iskola, Kecskemet, Hungary
Percussionist Matt Andreini will give the European premiere of Lisa's marimba solo, Icy Celestial Bodies, in Kecskemet, Hungary, as part of the Iowa/Hungary Percussion Project. Andreini premiered the piece last year in Quasqueton, Iowa.
Tuesday July 3, 2018
Kecskeméti Kodály Zoltán Ének-zenei Általános Iskola, Kecskemet, Hungary
Performer: Resonance Ensemble's Bodies Concert
Lisa Neher sings with Resonance Ensemble on this choral concert of music by LGBTQIA composers, including the solos in Jake Runestad's Under This Tree. The concert is an official Northwest PRIDE event.
Sunday, June 24, 2018, 4:00 pm
Cerimon House, 5131 NE 23rd Avenue, Portland, Oregon
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Lisa Neher sings with Resonance Ensemble on this choral concert of music by LGBTQIA composers, including the solos in Jake Runestad's Under This Tree. The concert is an official Northwest PRIDE event.
Sunday, June 24, 2018, 4:00 pm
Cerimon House, 5131 NE 23rd Avenue, Portland, Oregon
Get Tickets
Performer/Composer: Lisa Sings American Waters by Lisa Neher
Lisa will perform her piece for unaccompanied singer, American Waters, as part of an alumni music concert at Lewis & Clark College.
Sunday, June 24, 2018, 10:00 am
Agnes Flanagan Chapel, Lewis & Clark College, Portland, Oregon
Lisa will perform her piece for unaccompanied singer, American Waters, as part of an alumni music concert at Lewis & Clark College.
Sunday, June 24, 2018, 10:00 am
Agnes Flanagan Chapel, Lewis & Clark College, Portland, Oregon
Performer/Composer: Her Songs: A Recital of Music by Women
Lisa Neher, Mezzo-Soprano and Jessica Monnier, Piano
Thursday, May 31, 2018, 12:00 pm
Washington Public Library, Washington Iowa
Free to the Public thanks to Iowa ArtsShare
Lisa Neher, Mezzo-Soprano and Jessica Monnier, Piano
Thursday, May 31, 2018, 12:00 pm
Washington Public Library, Washington Iowa
Free to the Public thanks to Iowa ArtsShare
Performer: The Vulture by Jonah Elrod
New Music Gathering The Performer Alone Concert
Thursday, May 17, 5:00 pm
Boston Conservatory of Music at Berklee, 4099 8 Fenway, Boston, Massachusetts
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New Music Gathering The Performer Alone Concert
Thursday, May 17, 5:00 pm
Boston Conservatory of Music at Berklee, 4099 8 Fenway, Boston, Massachusetts
For Pass/Ticket Information
Composer: WORLD PREMIERE: Postcards from Iowa for SATB Choir
Commissioned by Kirkwood Community Chamber Singers
Dr. Fred Kiser, Conductor
Kirkwood Choirs Concert
Friday, April 27, 2018, 7:30 pm
Ballantyne Auditorium
Ballantyne Auditorium, Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Tickets: Free to Kirkwood Students, Faculty, and Staff, $10 Adults, $5 Non-Kirkwood Students & Seniors
Commissioned by Kirkwood Community Chamber Singers
Dr. Fred Kiser, Conductor
Kirkwood Choirs Concert
Friday, April 27, 2018, 7:30 pm
Ballantyne Auditorium
Ballantyne Auditorium, Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Tickets: Free to Kirkwood Students, Faculty, and Staff, $10 Adults, $5 Non-Kirkwood Students & Seniors
Composer: WORLD PREMIERE: Shadow Song for SATB Choir
Glass City Singers, Brad Pierson, Director
Tuesday, April 24, 2018, 7:30 pm
Trinity Episcopal Church, 316 Adams Street, Toledo, Ohio
Glass City Singers, Brad Pierson, Director
Tuesday, April 24, 2018, 7:30 pm
Trinity Episcopal Church, 316 Adams Street, Toledo, Ohio
Performer/Composer: It Doesn't Suit Men for Women to Be Promiscuous: A Vocal Duo Recital
Nicholas Miguel, Baritone, and Lisa Neher Mezzo-Soprano, with Ian Moschenross, Piano
Sunday, April 15, 2018, 2:00 pm
Grinnell College Sebring-Lewis Hall, Grinnell, Iowa
Free Admission
Nicholas Miguel, Baritone, and Lisa Neher Mezzo-Soprano, with Ian Moschenross, Piano
Sunday, April 15, 2018, 2:00 pm
Grinnell College Sebring-Lewis Hall, Grinnell, Iowa
Free Admission
Composer: "Summer on a Stick" from Postcards from Iowa Preview performance
Kirkwood Community College Chamber Singers, Dr. Fred Kiser, Director
Friday April 13, 2018, 12:20 pm
Kirkwood Community College Ballantyne Auditorium
Kirkwood Community College Chamber Singers, Dr. Fred Kiser, Director
Friday April 13, 2018, 12:20 pm
Kirkwood Community College Ballantyne Auditorium
Performer/Composer: Her Songs: A Recital of Music by Women
Lisa Neher, Mezzo-Soprano and Jessica Monnier, Piano
Monday, April 9, 2018, 7:30 pm
Ballantyne Auditorium, Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Free to the Public
Lisa Neher, Mezzo-Soprano and Jessica Monnier, Piano
Monday, April 9, 2018, 7:30 pm
Ballantyne Auditorium, Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Free to the Public
Performer/Composer: Her Songs: A Recital of Music by Women
Lisa Neher, Mezzo-Soprano and Jessica Monnier, Piano
Thursday, April 5, 2018, 7:00 pm
Heritage Hall, Lisbon Public Library, Lisbon, Iowa
Free to the Public thanks to Iowa ArtsShare
Lisa Neher, Mezzo-Soprano and Jessica Monnier, Piano
Thursday, April 5, 2018, 7:00 pm
Heritage Hall, Lisbon Public Library, Lisbon, Iowa
Free to the Public thanks to Iowa ArtsShare
Composer: Icy Celestial Bodies by Lisa Neher, performed by Matt Andreini
Matt Andreini Faculty Recital
Tuesday March 27, 2018, 8:00 pm
Davis Hall, Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center, Cedar Falls
Matt Andreini Faculty Recital
Tuesday March 27, 2018, 8:00 pm
Davis Hall, Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center, Cedar Falls
Performer/Composer: Her Songs: A Recital of Music by Women
Lisa Neher, Mezzo-Soprano & Composer and Stephanie Thompson, Piano
Saturday, March 17, 2018, 12:00 pm
Westminster Prebyterian Church, Olympia, Washington
Suggested Donation: $12
Lisa Neher, Mezzo-Soprano & Composer and Stephanie Thompson, Piano
Saturday, March 17, 2018, 12:00 pm
Westminster Prebyterian Church, Olympia, Washington
Suggested Donation: $12
Performer/Composer: Guest Artist: Eastern Washington University, Cheney, Washington, Friday, March 16, 2018
4:00 pm Her Songs: A Recital of Music by Women
Lisa Neher, Mezzo-Soprano & Composer and Stephanie Thompson, Piano
5:00 pm Vocal Masterclass
Both events: Cheney Congregational Church 423 North Sixth Street; Cheney, Washington 99004-2231
4:00 pm Her Songs: A Recital of Music by Women
Lisa Neher, Mezzo-Soprano & Composer and Stephanie Thompson, Piano
5:00 pm Vocal Masterclass
Both events: Cheney Congregational Church 423 North Sixth Street; Cheney, Washington 99004-2231
Artist Residency: Lewis & Clark College, Portland, Oregon, March 7 -14, 2018
Part of Lewis & Clark College New Music Week
Composer: Friday, March 9, 5:30 pm, Evans Music Center Room 129: Composer Workshop
Performer/Composer: Her Songs: A Recital of Music by Women
Lisa Neher, Mezzo-Soprano & Composer and Stephanie Thompson, Piano
Sunday March 11, 2018, 3:00 pm
Agnes Flanagan Chapel, Lewis & Clark College, Portland, Oregon
Free and Open to the Public
Performer/Composer: Friends of Rain New Music Ensemble Alumni Composer Concert
"American Waters" by Lisa Neher, performed by Lisa Neher
Wednesday, March 14, 2018, 7:30 pm
Agnes Flanagan Chapel, Lewis & Clark College, Portland, Oregon
Free and Open to the Public
Part of Lewis & Clark College New Music Week
Composer: Friday, March 9, 5:30 pm, Evans Music Center Room 129: Composer Workshop
Performer/Composer: Her Songs: A Recital of Music by Women
Lisa Neher, Mezzo-Soprano & Composer and Stephanie Thompson, Piano
Sunday March 11, 2018, 3:00 pm
Agnes Flanagan Chapel, Lewis & Clark College, Portland, Oregon
Free and Open to the Public
Performer/Composer: Friends of Rain New Music Ensemble Alumni Composer Concert
"American Waters" by Lisa Neher, performed by Lisa Neher
Wednesday, March 14, 2018, 7:30 pm
Agnes Flanagan Chapel, Lewis & Clark College, Portland, Oregon
Free and Open to the Public
Composer: "Icy Celestial Bodies" by Lisa Neher, performed by Matt Andreini
Hearst Center for the Arts Lunchtime Concert Series
Friday March 8, 2018, Noon
Hearst Center for the Arts, Cedar Falls, Iowa
Hearst Center for the Arts Lunchtime Concert Series
Friday March 8, 2018, Noon
Hearst Center for the Arts, Cedar Falls, Iowa
Performer/Composer: Iowa Composer's Forum Festival of New Music
at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa
Concert 1: Saturday, February 10, 2018, 3:00 pm, Voxman Concert Hall
Lisa Neher performs "The Shriek of Silence" by Logan Larson (WORLD PREMIERE), "Like That Time" by Aaron Israel Levin (WORLD PREMIERE), and "It Couldn't be Done" by Zachary Randall (WORLD PREMIERE)
Concert 2: Sunday, February 11, 2018, 7:30 pm, Voxman Concert Hall
"Thaw" by Lisa Neher for marimba duo
at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa
Concert 1: Saturday, February 10, 2018, 3:00 pm, Voxman Concert Hall
Lisa Neher performs "The Shriek of Silence" by Logan Larson (WORLD PREMIERE), "Like That Time" by Aaron Israel Levin (WORLD PREMIERE), and "It Couldn't be Done" by Zachary Randall (WORLD PREMIERE)
Concert 2: Sunday, February 11, 2018, 7:30 pm, Voxman Concert Hall
"Thaw" by Lisa Neher for marimba duo
Composer: "Twister" by Lisa Neher for Durward Ensemble
Wednesday, January 30, 2018, 7:30 pm
Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois
Wednesday, January 30, 2018, 7:30 pm
Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois
PUBLIC PREMIERE: "Ave Maria" by Lisa Neher
Christmas Concert, Elizabeth Biermann, Conductor
St. Charles Borromeo Parish, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Tuesday, December 26, 2017, 7:00 pm
Christmas Concert, Elizabeth Biermann, Conductor
St. Charles Borromeo Parish, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Tuesday, December 26, 2017, 7:00 pm
"Icy Celestial Bodies" for solo marimba by Lisa Neher
Performed by Matthew Andreini
Iowa Composer's Forum Fall Concert Series
Monday, November 27, 2017, 6:00 pm, Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center Davis Hall, Cedar Falls, Iowa
Performed by Matthew Andreini
Iowa Composer's Forum Fall Concert Series
Monday, November 27, 2017, 6:00 pm, Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center Davis Hall, Cedar Falls, Iowa
Alto Soloist, Haydn, Nelson Mass
Grinnell Oratorio Society
Sunday, November 19, 2017, 2:00 pm
Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa
Grinnell Oratorio Society
Sunday, November 19, 2017, 2:00 pm
Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa
WORLD PREMIERE: "Thaw" for marimba duo by Lisa Neher
Performed by Mayumi Hama and Chris Froh at the Festival of New American Music
Created under the aegis of the Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music
Wednesday, November 8, 2017, 8:00 pm, Pre-concert Talk at 7:00 pm
Capistrano Concert Hall, Sacramento State University, Sacramento, California
Free Admission
Performed by Mayumi Hama and Chris Froh at the Festival of New American Music
Created under the aegis of the Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music
Wednesday, November 8, 2017, 8:00 pm, Pre-concert Talk at 7:00 pm
Capistrano Concert Hall, Sacramento State University, Sacramento, California
Free Admission
Guest Composer Lecture
Wednesday, November 1, 2017, Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Wednesday, November 1, 2017, Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
"Icy Celestial Bodies" for solo marimba by Lisa Neher
Performed by Matthew Andreini
Iowa Composer's Forum Fall Concert Series
Tuesday, October 24, 2017, 7:30 pm, Porter House, Decorah, Iowa
Performed by Matthew Andreini
Iowa Composer's Forum Fall Concert Series
Tuesday, October 24, 2017, 7:30 pm, Porter House, Decorah, Iowa
Guest Composer Lecture
Monday, October 23, 2017, Bucksbaum Center for the Performing Arts, Grinnell, Iowa
Monday, October 23, 2017, Bucksbaum Center for the Performing Arts, Grinnell, Iowa
WORLD PREMIERE: "Icy Celestial Bodies" for solo marimba by Lisa Neher
Performed by Matthew Andreini
Iowa Composer's Forum Fall Concert Series
Saturday October 7, 2017, 5:00 pm, Cedar Rock House, Quasqueton, Iowa
Performed by Matthew Andreini
Iowa Composer's Forum Fall Concert Series
Saturday October 7, 2017, 5:00 pm, Cedar Rock House, Quasqueton, Iowa
Grinnell College Faculty Showcase
"The Gift" by John Rommereim and "Good Times" arranged by Nicholas Miguel
with John Rommereim, piano
and Nicholas Miguel sings "Snapshots" by Lisa Neher with John Rommereim, piano
Tuesday, October 3, 2017, 7:30 pm
Grinnell College Sebring-Lewis Hall, Grinnell, Iowa
Free Admission
"The Gift" by John Rommereim and "Good Times" arranged by Nicholas Miguel
with John Rommereim, piano
and Nicholas Miguel sings "Snapshots" by Lisa Neher with John Rommereim, piano
Tuesday, October 3, 2017, 7:30 pm
Grinnell College Sebring-Lewis Hall, Grinnell, Iowa
Free Admission
"American Waters" for solo voice, by Lisa Neher, sung by Lisa Neher
Coe College Faculty Recital
Sunday, October 1, 2017, 2:00 pm
Coe College Daehler-Kitchin Auditorium, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Free Admission
Coe College Faculty Recital
Sunday, October 1, 2017, 2:00 pm
Coe College Daehler-Kitchin Auditorium, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Free Admission
Early Music Concert: The Cimas: A Virtuoso Family in Early Seventeenth-Century Milan
Alto Soloist
Sunday, September 24, 2017, 3:00 pm
Organ Hall, Voxman Music Building, University of Iowa School of Music, Iowa City, Iowa
Alto Soloist
Sunday, September 24, 2017, 3:00 pm
Organ Hall, Voxman Music Building, University of Iowa School of Music, Iowa City, Iowa
Kirkwood Community College Faculty Showcase
"Le chant du Veilleur" (The song of the Watchman) by Joaquín Nin
with Bruce Western, saxophone and Jess Monnier, piano
"From the Sunny Spanish Shore" from The Gondoliers
with Allison Holmes-Bendixen, Soprano, Benjamin Laur, Tenor, Fred Kiser, Baritone, and Seong-Sil Kim, piano
Tuesday, August 31, 2017, 11:15 am
Ballantyne Auditorium, Kirkwood Community College Campus, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Tickets: Free to Kirkwood Students, Faculty, and Staff, $10 Adults, $5 Non-Kirkwood Students & Seniors
"Le chant du Veilleur" (The song of the Watchman) by Joaquín Nin
with Bruce Western, saxophone and Jess Monnier, piano
"From the Sunny Spanish Shore" from The Gondoliers
with Allison Holmes-Bendixen, Soprano, Benjamin Laur, Tenor, Fred Kiser, Baritone, and Seong-Sil Kim, piano
Tuesday, August 31, 2017, 11:15 am
Ballantyne Auditorium, Kirkwood Community College Campus, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Tickets: Free to Kirkwood Students, Faculty, and Staff, $10 Adults, $5 Non-Kirkwood Students & Seniors
"Twister" by Lisa Neher for Durward Ensemble
Saturday, August 26, 2017, 7:30 pm
Grand View University, Luther Memorial Church, Des Moines, Iowa
Saturday, August 26, 2017, 7:30 pm
Grand View University, Luther Memorial Church, Des Moines, Iowa
"Twister" by Lisa Neher (WORLD PREMIERE) for Durward Ensemble
Thursday August 24, 2017, 7:30 pm
Kirkwood Community College Ballantyne Auditorium, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Free Admission
Thursday August 24, 2017, 7:30 pm
Kirkwood Community College Ballantyne Auditorium, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Free Admission
Alto Soloist, Mozart, Vesperae Solennes de Confessore, K. 339 and Coronation Mass, K. 317
Chamber Singers of Iowa City
Sunday, May 14, 2017, 3;00 pm
City High School Auditorium, Iowa City, Iowa
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Chamber Singers of Iowa City
Sunday, May 14, 2017, 3;00 pm
City High School Auditorium, Iowa City, Iowa
For Tickets, Click Here
Music of the Americas
Lisa Neher, mezzo-soprano, Gustavo do Carmo, piano, and Thiago Ancelmo de Souza
Wednesday, May 10, 2017, 7:00 pm
Lisbon Public Library, Lisbon, Iowa
Free Admission (sponsored by Iowa ArtsShare)
Lisa Neher, mezzo-soprano, Gustavo do Carmo, piano, and Thiago Ancelmo de Souza
Wednesday, May 10, 2017, 7:00 pm
Lisbon Public Library, Lisbon, Iowa
Free Admission (sponsored by Iowa ArtsShare)
Music of the Americas
Lisa Neher, mezzo-soprano, Gustavo do Carmo, piano, and Thiago Ancelmo de Souza
Sunday, April 30, 2017, 3:00 pm
Washington Public Library, Washington, Iowa
Free Admission (sponsored by Iowa ArtsShare)
Lisa Neher, mezzo-soprano, Gustavo do Carmo, piano, and Thiago Ancelmo de Souza
Sunday, April 30, 2017, 3:00 pm
Washington Public Library, Washington, Iowa
Free Admission (sponsored by Iowa ArtsShare)
Soloist, "Habanera" from Carmen by Georges Bizet and "Champagne Chorus" from Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss II
Kirkwood Concert Choir and Chamber Singers Concert
Directed by Dr. Fred Kiser
Friday, April 28, 2017, 7:30 pm
Ballantyne Auditorium, Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
$10 adults, $5 non-Kirkwood students and seniors, free to Kirkwood students, faculty, and staff with EagleCard
Kirkwood Concert Choir and Chamber Singers Concert
Directed by Dr. Fred Kiser
Friday, April 28, 2017, 7:30 pm
Ballantyne Auditorium, Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
$10 adults, $5 non-Kirkwood students and seniors, free to Kirkwood students, faculty, and staff with EagleCard
The One Voice Project at Artisan's Sanctuary Open Mic Night
Selections from the winning poems and songs of The One Voice Project.
Thursday, March 30, 2017, 7:00 pm
The Artisan's Sanctuary, Marion, Iowa
Free Admission
Selections from the winning poems and songs of The One Voice Project.
Thursday, March 30, 2017, 7:00 pm
The Artisan's Sanctuary, Marion, Iowa
Free Admission
Music of the Americas
Lisa Neher, mezzo-soprano, Gustavo do Carmo, piano, and Thiago Ancelmo de Souza
Sunday, March 26, 2017, 4:00 pm
Coe College Daehler-Kitchin Auditorium, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Free Admission
Lisa Neher, mezzo-soprano, Gustavo do Carmo, piano, and Thiago Ancelmo de Souza
Sunday, March 26, 2017, 4:00 pm
Coe College Daehler-Kitchin Auditorium, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Free Admission
The One Voice Project at iHearIC
iHearIC Concert Series
Endnotes to "A History of Electricity" by Dale Trumbore
Urban Legends V: Helen by Wes Flinn
Friday, March 24, 2017, 8:00 pm
High Grounds Cafe, Iowa City, Iowa
Free Admission
iHearIC Concert Series
Endnotes to "A History of Electricity" by Dale Trumbore
Urban Legends V: Helen by Wes Flinn
Friday, March 24, 2017, 8:00 pm
High Grounds Cafe, Iowa City, Iowa
Free Admission
Iowa Composer's Forum 2017 Festival of New Music
Concert #4
The Vulture by Jonah Elrod
Fiumana by Aaron Levin
Saturday, Feburary 25, 2017, 2:00 pm
Jenson Noble Recital Hall, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa
Concert #4
The Vulture by Jonah Elrod
Fiumana by Aaron Levin
Saturday, Feburary 25, 2017, 2:00 pm
Jenson Noble Recital Hall, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa
Kirkwood Voice Faculty Recital
Tuesday, February 21, 2017, 11:15 am
Ballantyne Auditorium, Kirkwood Community College Campus, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Tickets: Free to Kirkwood Students, Faculty, and Staff, $10 Adults, $5 Non-Kirkwood Students & Seniors
Tuesday, February 21, 2017, 11:15 am
Ballantyne Auditorium, Kirkwood Community College Campus, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Tickets: Free to Kirkwood Students, Faculty, and Staff, $10 Adults, $5 Non-Kirkwood Students & Seniors
Coe College Faculty Recital
Sunday, January 22, 2017, 2:00 pm
Coe College Daehler-Kitchin Auditorium, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Free Admission
Sunday, January 22, 2017, 2:00 pm
Coe College Daehler-Kitchin Auditorium, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Free Admission
Alto, J.S. Bach, Nun Komm, der Heiden Heiland (BWV 61), and Gerald Finzi, In Tera Pax: A Christmas Scene
The Congregational Church, Iowa City, Iowa
Sunday, December 4, 2016, 10:15 am
Free Admission
The Congregational Church, Iowa City, Iowa
Sunday, December 4, 2016, 10:15 am
Free Admission
Halloween Voice Recital at Coe College Recital Hour
Thursday, October 27, 2016, 2:30 pm
Coe College Daehler-Kitchin Auditorium, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Thursday, October 27, 2016, 2:30 pm
Coe College Daehler-Kitchin Auditorium, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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Sunday, October 23, 2016, 2:00 pm Coe College Daehler-Kitchin Auditorium, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Free Admission |
Opera Night at Baroncini Ristorante
Soloist
Monday, September 19, 2016, 6:00 pm
Limited Seating. For reservations, contact Baroncini: 319-337-2048
Baroncini Ristorante, 104 S. Linn Street, Iowa City, Iowa
Soloist
Monday, September 19, 2016, 6:00 pm
Limited Seating. For reservations, contact Baroncini: 319-337-2048
Baroncini Ristorante, 104 S. Linn Street, Iowa City, Iowa
Kirkwood Community College Faculty Showcase
"Duetto buffo di due gatti" by Rossini with Jessica Saunders, Soprano
"How the Other Half Lives" from Thoroughly Modern Millie with Allison Holmes-Bendixon, Soprano
"Life is Happiness Indeed" from Candide with Allison Holmes-Bendixon, Soprano, Benjamin Laur, Tenor, and Fred Kiser, Baritone
with Seong-sil Kim, Piano
Tuesday, September 13, 2016, 11:15 am
Ballantyne Auditorium, Kirkwood Community College Campus, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Tickets: Free to Kirkwood Students, Faculty, and Staff, $10 Adults, $5 Non-Kirkwood Students & Seniors
"Duetto buffo di due gatti" by Rossini with Jessica Saunders, Soprano
"How the Other Half Lives" from Thoroughly Modern Millie with Allison Holmes-Bendixon, Soprano
"Life is Happiness Indeed" from Candide with Allison Holmes-Bendixon, Soprano, Benjamin Laur, Tenor, and Fred Kiser, Baritone
with Seong-sil Kim, Piano
Tuesday, September 13, 2016, 11:15 am
Ballantyne Auditorium, Kirkwood Community College Campus, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Tickets: Free to Kirkwood Students, Faculty, and Staff, $10 Adults, $5 Non-Kirkwood Students & Seniors
One Voice Project at Coe College Recital Hour
One-Woman Musical-Poetry Show
Thursday, September 1, 2016, 2:30 pm
Coe College Marquis Hall, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
One-Woman Musical-Poetry Show
Thursday, September 1, 2016, 2:30 pm
Coe College Marquis Hall, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Lisa Neher, mezzo-soprano and Min Ji Kwon, piano, in Recital
Monday, August 15, 2016, 3:00 pm
Briarwood Healthcare Center, Iowa City, Iowa
Monday, August 15, 2016, 3:00 pm
Briarwood Healthcare Center, Iowa City, Iowa
One Voice Project in Iowa City
One-Woman Musical-Poetry Show
Monday, August 8, 2016, 7:00 pm
Suggested donation: $5 to support concert tour expenses
Art Building West Lobby on the University of Iowa Campus, 141 North Riverside Drive, Iowa City, Iowa
One-Woman Musical-Poetry Show
Monday, August 8, 2016, 7:00 pm
Suggested donation: $5 to support concert tour expenses
Art Building West Lobby on the University of Iowa Campus, 141 North Riverside Drive, Iowa City, Iowa
Canzonetti D'amore: Opera Night at Baroncini Ristorante
Soloist
Wednesday, May 25, 2016, 6:00 pm
Limited Seating. For reservations, contact Baroncini: 319-337-2048
Baroncini Ristorante, 104 S. Linn Street, Iowa City, Iowa
Soloist
Wednesday, May 25, 2016, 6:00 pm
Limited Seating. For reservations, contact Baroncini: 319-337-2048
Baroncini Ristorante, 104 S. Linn Street, Iowa City, Iowa
J.S. Bach: Magnificat BWV 243 & Ascension Oratorio, BWV 11
Alto Soloist
Chamber Singers of Iowa City
Sunday, May 15, 2016, 3:00 pm
Iowa City High School Opstad Auditorium, 1900 Morningside Drive, Iowa City, Iowa
Tickets: $17 Adults, $14 Seniors, Students Free, online or at the door
Alto Soloist
Chamber Singers of Iowa City
Sunday, May 15, 2016, 3:00 pm
Iowa City High School Opstad Auditorium, 1900 Morningside Drive, Iowa City, Iowa
Tickets: $17 Adults, $14 Seniors, Students Free, online or at the door
Iowa Dance Festival Presents
Infinity Dance Company
Musician
Saturday, April 30, 2016, 3:15 pm
Iowa City Public Library, Iowa City, Iowa
Infinity Dance Company
Musician
Saturday, April 30, 2016, 3:15 pm
Iowa City Public Library, Iowa City, Iowa
Fiumana (World Premiere)
Three Shakespearean Monologues for Three Shakespearean Women
Mezzo-Soprano Actress
Aaron Levin Composition Concert
Sunday, April 24, 2016, 4:00 pm
Sebring-Lewis Hall, Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa
Three Shakespearean Monologues for Three Shakespearean Women
Mezzo-Soprano Actress
Aaron Levin Composition Concert
Sunday, April 24, 2016, 4:00 pm
Sebring-Lewis Hall, Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa
Duruflé: Requiem
Mezzo-Soprano Soloist
Grinnell Oratorio Society
Sunday, April 24, 2016, 2:00 pm
Herrick Chapel, Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa
Mezzo-Soprano Soloist
Grinnell Oratorio Society
Sunday, April 24, 2016, 2:00 pm
Herrick Chapel, Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa
Recital Hour: Musical Theatre Recital
"The Simple Joys of Maidenhood" from Camelot
"How the Other Half Lives" from Thoroughly Modern Millie with Allison Holmes-Bendixon, soprano
with Marita Wolgast, piano
Thursday, March 17, 2016, 2:30 pm
Coe College Daehler-Kitchin Auditorium, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
"The Simple Joys of Maidenhood" from Camelot
"How the Other Half Lives" from Thoroughly Modern Millie with Allison Holmes-Bendixon, soprano
with Marita Wolgast, piano
Thursday, March 17, 2016, 2:30 pm
Coe College Daehler-Kitchin Auditorium, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Arvo Pärt Passio
Mezzo, Evangelist Quartet
Chamber Singers of Iowa City
Sunday, February 28, 2016, 3:00 pm
First Presbyterian Church, Iowa City, Iowa
Tickets: $17 Adults, $14 Seniors, Students Free, online or at the door
Mezzo, Evangelist Quartet
Chamber Singers of Iowa City
Sunday, February 28, 2016, 3:00 pm
First Presbyterian Church, Iowa City, Iowa
Tickets: $17 Adults, $14 Seniors, Students Free, online or at the door
Coe College Faculty Recital
Franz Schubert, An die Musik & Nacht und Träume
with Marita Wolgast, piano
Sunday, February 21, 2016, 2:00 pm
Coe College Daehler-Kitchin Auditorium, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Free Admission
Franz Schubert, An die Musik & Nacht und Träume
with Marita Wolgast, piano
Sunday, February 21, 2016, 2:00 pm
Coe College Daehler-Kitchin Auditorium, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Free Admission
One Voice Project Premiere:
dark waters and air stirs by Nicole Murphy
Alone by Catalina von Wrangell
for unaccompanied voice
iHearIC Concert
Friday, February 19, 2016, 8:00 pm
The Java House, Downtown Iowa City
Free Admission
dark waters and air stirs by Nicole Murphy
Alone by Catalina von Wrangell
for unaccompanied voice
iHearIC Concert
Friday, February 19, 2016, 8:00 pm
The Java House, Downtown Iowa City
Free Admission
One Voice Project:
The Vulture by Jonah Elrod
for unaccompanied voice
iHearIC Concert
Thursday, November 19, 2015, 7:30 pm
Public Space One, Iowa City, Iowa
Free Admission
The Vulture by Jonah Elrod
for unaccompanied voice
iHearIC Concert
Thursday, November 19, 2015, 7:30 pm
Public Space One, Iowa City, Iowa
Free Admission
One Voice Project Premiere:
The Vulture by Jonah Elrod
for unaccompanied voice
Center For New Music Composer's Symposium
Sunday, November 1, 2015, 7:30 pm
Riverside Recital Hall, Iowa City, Iowa
Free Admission
The Vulture by Jonah Elrod
for unaccompanied voice
Center For New Music Composer's Symposium
Sunday, November 1, 2015, 7:30 pm
Riverside Recital Hall, Iowa City, Iowa
Free Admission
Rossini, Duetto buffo di due gatti
with Sara Blessing, soprano and Jack Ergo, conductor
Graceland University Orchestra Concert
Friday, October 30, 2015, 7:30 pm
Shaw Auditorium, Lamoni, Iowa
with Sara Blessing, soprano and Jack Ergo, conductor
Graceland University Orchestra Concert
Friday, October 30, 2015, 7:30 pm
Shaw Auditorium, Lamoni, Iowa
Coe College Faculty Recital
"I Get A Kick Out of You" from Anything Goes
"I'm In Love With A Wonderful Guy" from South Pacific
with Marita Wolgast, piano
Sunday, October 25, 2015, 2:00 pm
Coe College Daehler-Kitchin Auditorium, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Free Admission
"I Get A Kick Out of You" from Anything Goes
"I'm In Love With A Wonderful Guy" from South Pacific
with Marita Wolgast, piano
Sunday, October 25, 2015, 2:00 pm
Coe College Daehler-Kitchin Auditorium, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Free Admission