Lisa Neher BA ’09

03/04/2021

Lisa Neher BA ’09 composed, produced, and performed in the One Voice Project Micro Opera Festival, a weeklong virtual festival of miniature opera world premieres in March 2021. On each day of the festival, a new 5- to 10-minute unaccompanied opera, written by Neher and Kendra Leonard, was released on YouTube, sung by acclaimed opera singers from across the United States. Each opera was a self-contained story with plots that addressed women in sports, the life of musicians during the pandemic, and resilience in the face of obstacles. The operas promoted unaccompanied repertoire for singers as a genre equal to that of unaccompanied instrumental repertoire. The festival culminated in a Talkback Reception, hosted by Gina Morgano of the Practice Parlour podcast. For more information, email lisanehermusic@gmail.com.

02/12/2018

Lisa Neher BA ’09, recitalist, choral soloist, and composer, returned to Lewis & Clark in March 2018 for a performance titled Her Songs: A Recital Celebrating Music Written by Women.

02/15/2017

Lisa Neher BA ’09 completed her doctor of musical arts degree in voice performance and pedagogy from the University of Iowa in December 2016. Neher is on faculty at Coe College and Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Her recent performance credits include alto soloist in Mozart’s Coronation Mass with the Iowa City Chamber Singers and mezzo soloist in Duruflé’s Requiem with the Grinnell Oratorio Singers. She has also performed in the premieres of several new works with the Iowa Composers Forum.