Lisa Neher
@lisaneher.bsky.social
Portland's New Music Mezzo
Composer
Music artistry & business coach for singers & composers
President: New Wave Opera
Co-Founder: Raindrop New Music
Composer
Music artistry & business coach for singers & composers
President: New Wave Opera
Co-Founder: Raindrop New Music
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?
1. How often do you perform from memory?
2. How often do you perform music of the last 50 years from memory?
September 9, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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?
1. How often do you perform from memory?
2. How often do you perform music of the last 50 years from memory?
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.
It's time for that to end.
August 26, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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.
It's time for that to end.
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.
We aren't salaried.
That meeting isn't part of my compensation. It costs extra.
August 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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.
We aren't salaried.
That meeting isn't part of my compensation. It costs extra.
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!
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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...
July 20, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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...
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...
⏳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...
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...
July 20, 2025 at 3:19 PM
⏳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...
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...
Reposted by Lisa Neher
what happens if you drink a changeling
July 19, 2025 at 11:31 PM
what happens if you drink a changeling
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...
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...
July 18, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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...
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...
Who’s ready for family fun?
Support @newwaveopera.bsky.social & bid on the Family Fun Passport for Four- a great deal!
4 ride bracelets to Oaks Amusement Park
A family membership to OR Historical Society
$50 Kingpins Giftcard
4 person pass to World Forestry Center
givebutter.com/c/aN3YGS/auc...
Support @newwaveopera.bsky.social & bid on the Family Fun Passport for Four- a great deal!
4 ride bracelets to Oaks Amusement Park
A family membership to OR Historical Society
$50 Kingpins Giftcard
4 person pass to World Forestry Center
givebutter.com/c/aN3YGS/auc...
July 17, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Who’s ready for family fun?
Support @newwaveopera.bsky.social & bid on the Family Fun Passport for Four- a great deal!
4 ride bracelets to Oaks Amusement Park
A family membership to OR Historical Society
$50 Kingpins Giftcard
4 person pass to World Forestry Center
givebutter.com/c/aN3YGS/auc...
Support @newwaveopera.bsky.social & bid on the Family Fun Passport for Four- a great deal!
4 ride bracelets to Oaks Amusement Park
A family membership to OR Historical Society
$50 Kingpins Giftcard
4 person pass to World Forestry Center
givebutter.com/c/aN3YGS/auc...
20 Local Arts & Entertainment organizations have come together in support of @newwaveopera.bsky.social
Browse & Bid our online Silent Auction, now through July 20! Get these items & packages before they're gone.
Visit the link my bio to browse & bid!
Browse & Bid our online Silent Auction, now through July 20! Get these items & packages before they're gone.
Visit the link my bio to browse & bid!
July 16, 2025 at 10:12 PM
20 Local Arts & Entertainment organizations have come together in support of @newwaveopera.bsky.social
Browse & Bid our online Silent Auction, now through July 20! Get these items & packages before they're gone.
Visit the link my bio to browse & bid!
Browse & Bid our online Silent Auction, now through July 20! Get these items & packages before they're gone.
Visit the link my bio to browse & bid!
If you've been wanting to work with me on music career coaching now's your chance to nab a package of 3 coachings at a discount!
Bid on @newwaveopera.bsky.social's silent auction to get the career help YOU need and support local opera at the same time!
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Bid on @newwaveopera.bsky.social's silent auction to get the career help YOU need and support local opera at the same time!
givebutter.com/c/aN3YGS/auc...
July 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
If you've been wanting to work with me on music career coaching now's your chance to nab a package of 3 coachings at a discount!
Bid on @newwaveopera.bsky.social's silent auction to get the career help YOU need and support local opera at the same time!
givebutter.com/c/aN3YGS/auc...
Bid on @newwaveopera.bsky.social's silent auction to get the career help YOU need and support local opera at the same time!
givebutter.com/c/aN3YGS/auc...
@newwaveopera.bsky.social is having an online silent auction this week!
You can bid on amazing arts and entertainment packages for experiencesin the greater NW Oregon region!
Check. It. Out.
givebutter.com/c/aN3YGS/auc...
You can bid on amazing arts and entertainment packages for experiencesin the greater NW Oregon region!
Check. It. Out.
givebutter.com/c/aN3YGS/auc...
July 16, 2025 at 3:00 AM
@newwaveopera.bsky.social is having an online silent auction this week!
You can bid on amazing arts and entertainment packages for experiencesin the greater NW Oregon region!
Check. It. Out.
givebutter.com/c/aN3YGS/auc...
You can bid on amazing arts and entertainment packages for experiencesin the greater NW Oregon region!
Check. It. Out.
givebutter.com/c/aN3YGS/auc...
I'm honored to be commissioned by Oregon Music Teachers Association as their 2025 Composer of the Year.
The commission, Love in a Time of Climate Change, is a piece about living in a time of an unprecedented, human-created global emergency.
The commission, Love in a Time of Climate Change, is a piece about living in a time of an unprecedented, human-created global emergency.
May 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I'm honored to be commissioned by Oregon Music Teachers Association as their 2025 Composer of the Year.
The commission, Love in a Time of Climate Change, is a piece about living in a time of an unprecedented, human-created global emergency.
The commission, Love in a Time of Climate Change, is a piece about living in a time of an unprecedented, human-created global emergency.
THIS FRIDAY! In person or via livestream!
Quinn Patrick Ankrum & Liz Avery perform the World Premiere of No One Saves the Earth from Us But Us at Cincinnati Song Initiative!
Visit www.cincinnatisonginitiative.org for details on how to attend in person or via livestream!
Quinn Patrick Ankrum & Liz Avery perform the World Premiere of No One Saves the Earth from Us But Us at Cincinnati Song Initiative!
Visit www.cincinnatisonginitiative.org for details on how to attend in person or via livestream!
May 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
THIS FRIDAY! In person or via livestream!
Quinn Patrick Ankrum & Liz Avery perform the World Premiere of No One Saves the Earth from Us But Us at Cincinnati Song Initiative!
Visit www.cincinnatisonginitiative.org for details on how to attend in person or via livestream!
Quinn Patrick Ankrum & Liz Avery perform the World Premiere of No One Saves the Earth from Us But Us at Cincinnati Song Initiative!
Visit www.cincinnatisonginitiative.org for details on how to attend in person or via livestream!
So excited for Jason Sifford to bring Nautilus to life! This piano solo, commissioned by Iowa Music Teachers Association for their 2025 Commissioned Composer Award, is inspired by the biology, behavior, and ecosystem of the nautilus.
May 13, 2025 at 2:07 AM
So excited for Jason Sifford to bring Nautilus to life! This piano solo, commissioned by Iowa Music Teachers Association for their 2025 Commissioned Composer Award, is inspired by the biology, behavior, and ecosystem of the nautilus.
🚨 Last chance! 🚨
Join the Southern Resident commissioning consortium by the end of the day May 11 and be entered into a drawing to win a cuddly crocheted orca whale! 🐋💙
This new duet for clarinet and bassoon tells the story of the Southern Resident orca whales...
Join the Southern Resident commissioning consortium by the end of the day May 11 and be entered into a drawing to win a cuddly crocheted orca whale! 🐋💙
This new duet for clarinet and bassoon tells the story of the Southern Resident orca whales...
May 11, 2025 at 12:27 AM
🚨 Last chance! 🚨
Join the Southern Resident commissioning consortium by the end of the day May 11 and be entered into a drawing to win a cuddly crocheted orca whale! 🐋💙
This new duet for clarinet and bassoon tells the story of the Southern Resident orca whales...
Join the Southern Resident commissioning consortium by the end of the day May 11 and be entered into a drawing to win a cuddly crocheted orca whale! 🐋💙
This new duet for clarinet and bassoon tells the story of the Southern Resident orca whales...
Beyond honored to share that I've been named Composer of the Year by Oregon Music Teachers Association (OMTA) & Iowa Music Teachers Association (IMTA).
These awards come with commissions for new music that will be premiered at the state conferences next month.
These awards come with commissions for new music that will be premiered at the state conferences next month.
May 8, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Beyond honored to share that I've been named Composer of the Year by Oregon Music Teachers Association (OMTA) & Iowa Music Teachers Association (IMTA).
These awards come with commissions for new music that will be premiered at the state conferences next month.
These awards come with commissions for new music that will be premiered at the state conferences next month.
🐋 Music meets conservation! 🐋
The Southern Resident commissioning consortium is growing, and there’s still time to join! This clarinet and bassoon duet brings to life the struggles and resilience of the endangered Southern Resident orca whales.
The Southern Resident commissioning consortium is growing, and there’s still time to join! This clarinet and bassoon duet brings to life the struggles and resilience of the endangered Southern Resident orca whales.
May 7, 2025 at 3:58 PM
🐋 Music meets conservation! 🐋
The Southern Resident commissioning consortium is growing, and there’s still time to join! This clarinet and bassoon duet brings to life the struggles and resilience of the endangered Southern Resident orca whales.
The Southern Resident commissioning consortium is growing, and there’s still time to join! This clarinet and bassoon duet brings to life the struggles and resilience of the endangered Southern Resident orca whales.
**Sneak Peek!**
Get a glimpse into the opening movement of Southern Resident, my duet for clarinet & bassoon about the orca whales of Puget Sound.
Visit www.lisanehermusic.com/southern-resident for more info and to join!
Get a glimpse into the opening movement of Southern Resident, my duet for clarinet & bassoon about the orca whales of Puget Sound.
Visit www.lisanehermusic.com/southern-resident for more info and to join!
May 6, 2025 at 5:19 PM
**Sneak Peek!**
Get a glimpse into the opening movement of Southern Resident, my duet for clarinet & bassoon about the orca whales of Puget Sound.
Visit www.lisanehermusic.com/southern-resident for more info and to join!
Get a glimpse into the opening movement of Southern Resident, my duet for clarinet & bassoon about the orca whales of Puget Sound.
Visit www.lisanehermusic.com/southern-resident for more info and to join!
🎶 Join the Southern Resident commissioning consortium! 🎶
✨ SPECIAL PROMO: Anyone who joins the consortium by May 11 will be entered into a drawing to win an adorable crocheted orca whale! 🐋💙
Join now and bring this music to life!
Visit www.lisanehermusic.com/southern-resident to join
✨ SPECIAL PROMO: Anyone who joins the consortium by May 11 will be entered into a drawing to win an adorable crocheted orca whale! 🐋💙
Join now and bring this music to life!
Visit www.lisanehermusic.com/southern-resident to join
May 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
🎶 Join the Southern Resident commissioning consortium! 🎶
✨ SPECIAL PROMO: Anyone who joins the consortium by May 11 will be entered into a drawing to win an adorable crocheted orca whale! 🐋💙
Join now and bring this music to life!
Visit www.lisanehermusic.com/southern-resident to join
✨ SPECIAL PROMO: Anyone who joins the consortium by May 11 will be entered into a drawing to win an adorable crocheted orca whale! 🐋💙
Join now and bring this music to life!
Visit www.lisanehermusic.com/southern-resident to join
Yet another despicable and illegal action from the president. I just made a donation to @opb.org because journalism matters.
www.npr.org/2025/05/02/n...
www.npr.org/2025/05/02/n...
Trump says he's ending federal funding for NPR and PBS. They say he can't
In an executive order, President Trump directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS. They say he can't. PBS chief Paula Kerger calls it "blatantly unlawful".
www.npr.org
May 4, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Yet another despicable and illegal action from the president. I just made a donation to @opb.org because journalism matters.
www.npr.org/2025/05/02/n...
www.npr.org/2025/05/02/n...
New York friends! Come to Off-Brand Opera's [lab] concert this Friday & Saturday! You'll get to hear 8 fabulous opera scenes, including excerpts from Caitlin Vincent's and my sci fi opera BEYOND! Want to say hi? I'll be there Friday!
April 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
New York friends! Come to Off-Brand Opera's [lab] concert this Friday & Saturday! You'll get to hear 8 fabulous opera scenes, including excerpts from Caitlin Vincent's and my sci fi opera BEYOND! Want to say hi? I'll be there Friday!
Friends- is there a name for this bassline pattern?
Scale degrees 1, 3, 1, 6, 5 in minor, using this rhythmic pattern?
Scale degrees 1, 3, 1, 6, 5 in minor, using this rhythmic pattern?
April 17, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Friends- is there a name for this bassline pattern?
Scale degrees 1, 3, 1, 6, 5 in minor, using this rhythmic pattern?
Scale degrees 1, 3, 1, 6, 5 in minor, using this rhythmic pattern?
Cedar Rapids friends, I hope you'll attend tomorrow's Spring Serenade at First Lutheran Church! You'll get to hear the talented Jessica Saunders, Christina Gentzsch, and Marita Wolgast perform a program that includes Bye for Now, my setting of voicemails from Jessica's mother and grandpa!
April 8, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Cedar Rapids friends, I hope you'll attend tomorrow's Spring Serenade at First Lutheran Church! You'll get to hear the talented Jessica Saunders, Christina Gentzsch, and Marita Wolgast perform a program that includes Bye for Now, my setting of voicemails from Jessica's mother and grandpa!
If you love scoring a deal, I've got a great one for you-- the SUPER Flute Bundle!
In one bundle, get my solo & duet works for flutes:
Reach Out (solo C flute)
Night Song for Moths (solo piccolo)
Seal Mother (solo alto flute)
The Hag of Beara (low flute duet)
In one bundle, get my solo & duet works for flutes:
Reach Out (solo C flute)
Night Song for Moths (solo piccolo)
Seal Mother (solo alto flute)
The Hag of Beara (low flute duet)
April 3, 2025 at 3:12 PM
If you love scoring a deal, I've got a great one for you-- the SUPER Flute Bundle!
In one bundle, get my solo & duet works for flutes:
Reach Out (solo C flute)
Night Song for Moths (solo piccolo)
Seal Mother (solo alto flute)
The Hag of Beara (low flute duet)
In one bundle, get my solo & duet works for flutes:
Reach Out (solo C flute)
Night Song for Moths (solo piccolo)
Seal Mother (solo alto flute)
The Hag of Beara (low flute duet)
In honor of Greater Flute Society of Portland's Flute Fair this coming Fri-Sat, all flute rep in my webstore is 10% off!
Now's the time to snag solos & ensemble pieces like Seal Mother for Alto Flute, & The Hag of Beara duet for low flutes.
Visit www.lisanehermusic.com/store to shop the sale!
Now's the time to snag solos & ensemble pieces like Seal Mother for Alto Flute, & The Hag of Beara duet for low flutes.
Visit www.lisanehermusic.com/store to shop the sale!
April 1, 2025 at 3:35 PM
In honor of Greater Flute Society of Portland's Flute Fair this coming Fri-Sat, all flute rep in my webstore is 10% off!
Now's the time to snag solos & ensemble pieces like Seal Mother for Alto Flute, & The Hag of Beara duet for low flutes.
Visit www.lisanehermusic.com/store to shop the sale!
Now's the time to snag solos & ensemble pieces like Seal Mother for Alto Flute, & The Hag of Beara duet for low flutes.
Visit www.lisanehermusic.com/store to shop the sale!