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Lisa Neher @lisaneher.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Why would I want to read or listen to someone talk about something they didn't take the time to research, develop, and write? Ugh.

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Lisa Neher @lisaneher.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Wow all your copyright. That's a lot. Curious what others will say. I would be cautious too.

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Lisa Neher @lisaneher.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

The result was a fun, adventurous art song in the mythic style of Tolkien, with a text by one of his classmates, Geoffrey Bache Smith. Have a listen! www.ianschipperbass.com/about-5

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Und grüne fröhlich | Ian Schipper

Lisa Neher @lisaneher.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Thank you to Ian Schipper and Elizabeth Caswell for their gorgeous and magical performance of "By Candlelight" on Ian's debut album, "Und grüne fröhlich" (And grow happy). A few years ago, Ian and I were matched up as part of Cascadia Composers In Good Hands collaboration.

Lisa Neher @lisaneher.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

"If starlight be" was commissioned by National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) as part of their Composer Mentorship Program. Many thanks to Tom Cipullo for his guidance as I wrote the piece.

Lisa Neher @lisaneher.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Alissa and Anja are so vibrant and powerful in this performance and I am so deeply grateful to them for recording & sharing the song.

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Lisa Neher @lisaneher.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

I'm so honored to share this recording of "If starlight be," Felicia Zamora's and my art song, performed & released by Art Music Society's Alissa Roca and Anja Arko! open.spotify.com/album/1tC804...

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If Starlight Be

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Lisa Neher @lisaneher.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Scene 1 of The Velevetren Rabbit Opera complete! #composer

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Lisa Neher @lisaneher.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Thank you! Let me know how it goes!

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Lisa Neher @lisaneher.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

This Thursday, catch Dianne Davies and I performing with Cascadia Composers on @allclassicalradio.bsky.social 's Thursdays @ 3! We will be previewing music for our March 8th Concert Mosaic program, which is a collaboration between local composers, visual artists, and performers.

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Imagine - you finally find a man worth spending time with...and your sisters EAT him. That's a day in the life of a Siren! Jodi Goble & Basil Considine's aria "Siren Snarl" from Sirens vs. Amazons is darkly hilarious and so much fun to sing! youtu.be/eWPodPK5WPo

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Siren Snarl by Jodi Goble and Basil Considine

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Lisa Neher @lisaneher.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Gratitude as always to Stephanie Thompson at the piano and Nicholas Emerson for recording!

Lisa Neher @lisaneher.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Vivaldi's Gloria is a perennial favorite! The repeated pleas to have mercy on us remind me how we all make mistakes and that part of our work as humans is to learn to admit those mistakes, ask for forgiveness, and make reparations. youtu.be/EmG3XV8zOIc

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Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris from Vivaldi's Gloria

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Lisa Neher @lisaneher.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

One of my favorite oratorio arias: "Woe unto them who forsake him" from Felix Mendelssohn's Elijah. It's a warning against abandoning God and a song of frustration and grief at the frailty of humankind. youtu.be/jXGdcMNptOA #mezzo

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Woe unto them who forsake him from Elijah by Felix Mendelssohn

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Lisa Neher @lisaneher.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

I have 2 days left in the return period, so maybe...

Lisa Neher @lisaneher.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Oh great. My new laptop with an advertised 7 hours of battery life has a battery life of... ...wait for it... 1 hour.

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Oh interesting! My experience is definitely skewed to my demographic cohort, 30-40 year old singers (ish). I love the show, but there are not enough roles for sopranos & mezzos.

Soprano/Mezzo run opera companies are contributing to the exclusion of their voice types when they keep doing shows like Amahl exactly as written. Be a part of the solution. Create opportunities, not just for you to sing a leading role, but for other brilliant and often overlooked singers.

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But what does that do to our fellow soprano & mezzos? Nothing. It ignores their talents and excludes them from casting -- relegating them to the tiny shepherd/shepherdess chorus and denying them a chance to shine.

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Most small companies are run by sopranos & mezzos --because we have to be innovative and entrepreneurial in this field to work. And understandably, they LOVE the role of the Mother in Amahl--it's a deliciously juicy theatrical role. So they produce the show and get to sing the Mother.

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Approx. 75% of named characters in standard opera rep are for tenors & baritones. Approx. 75% of opera singers in the US are sopranos & mezzos. So doing a show like Amahl over and over again without octave flipping some of the T/B roles contributes to voice type & gender inequality in our industry.

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Lisa Neher @lisaneher.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Local opera companies love to produce Amahl and the Night Visitors around this time of year. It's a great opera, but it has only 1 role for a woman, (2 if you have a soprano or mezzo play Amahl). It is LONG past time that companies octave flip some of the Kings for voice part & gender equity.

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Composers who write opera: When is the last time you performed from memory?

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Lisa Neher @lisaneher.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Instrumentalists who are not currently in college/graduate school: 1. How often do you perform from memory? 2. How often do you perform music of the last 50 years from memory?

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Lisa Neher @lisaneher.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Classical chamber music circles regularly exclude singers, as if we don't belong in those circles or rep with voices isn't "real" chamber music. It's time for that to end.

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Lisa Neher @lisaneher.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

It's so frustrating, because I think many of us would like to attend to get all the info and be able to support our students to our very best abilities- but it isn't right to expect us to do so without compensation.

Lisa Neher @lisaneher.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

If you want Adjunct faculty to come to a meeting, you need to pay us for that time. We aren't salaried. That meeting isn't part of my compensation. It costs extra.

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Lisa Neher @lisaneher.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

Last chance for @newwaveopera.bsky.social 's silent auction! Bid on these amazing items & packages before they disappear! Give a little & get a little--support contemporary opera in your community while treating yourself! givebutter.com/c/aN3YGS/auc...

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Lisa Neher @lisaneher.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

⏳The clock’s ticking... Tonight, July 20, marks the final hours of @newwaveopera.bsky.social 's online silent auction — and you won’t want to miss what’s waiting behind the virtual curtain. Auction closes tonight at 11:45 PM Pacific -- place your winning bid! givebutter.com/c/aN3YGS/auc...

graphic of an alarm clock going off on a background of blues and greens. The text: Last chance! Auction Ends Tonight. Bid by 11:45 pm Pacific!

Riker Googling @rikergoogling.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

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what happens if you drink a changeling

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Lisa Neher @lisaneher.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Do you dream of commissioning music? Bid on this @newwaveopera.bsky.social silent auction item-- a commission from me for voice & piano that New Wave Opera artists will bring to life in 2026! Place your bid before this opportunity flies away! givebutter.com/c/aN3YGS/auc...