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I'm so glad you're here.

I'm Lisa Ruth Niemeier, a composer, pianist, opera singer, and...

musical storyteller.

"With a background in both vocal and piano performance, she brings a unique voice to the contemporary classical landscape — one that is lyrical, emotionally grounded, and rooted in storytelling."

Oclassica

NEWS

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to my debut album: Whitewater.

View my artist page and see new releases on Oclassica!

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MY COMPOSITIONS

Stories are the foundational component for everything I create, whether through composition or through performance. 

My compositions range from chamber music to solo piano, to orchestral pieces and ballets.

Explore a few pieces below!

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Reverie

solo piano | 10' 

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Breaking the Walls

cello & piano | 10' 

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Mothers and Daughters

piano, soprano | 10' 

About

ABOUT ME

Emanating from my operatic roots, my performances and compositions create stories inspired by my life and the composers whose music I grew up adoring.

The heartbreaking denial of my professionally encouraged adolescent dream of becoming an opera star has fueled a later-in-life composition and performance career pursuit that is relentless.

I relish performing!

And my recently discovered love for composing has only added fuel to my artistic fire.

  • went back to music school later in life for a second degree…I always knew I was meant for this work! 

  • stories are the foundational component for everything I create, whether through composition or through performance 

  • the stories I create draw audiences in and invite them to a more personal experience with the music

  • live in Richmond, VA with my husband and in close proximity to my daughter and her family 

  • love dancing ballet, film, and the ocean

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