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."

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NEWS

Announcing Trio, Op. 5!

The love of all three of these beautiful animals is still with me and will remain so as long as I am on this earth.

Announcing my debut album, "Whitewater"!

Announcing my debut album Whitewater!

Announcing "Talking Shop," a Series of Illuminating Conversations with Consummate Artists

Talking Shop Artist Talks is a series of fun conversations with consummate concert artists, composers, and opera singers!

Listen

to my debut album: Whitewater.

View my artist page and see new releases on Oclassica!

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Talking Shop
ARTIST TALKS

Talking Shop Artist Talks is a series of fun conversations with consummate concert artists, composers, and opera singers!

Ep 23, Artist Talks: Lloyd Van't Hoff

Lauded by Limelight Magazine for his "Life-affirming music making," and the Tasmanian Mercury for exhibiting "Spectacular brilliance, charisma and sensitivity," Lloyd Van't Hoff is an Australian clarinetist, director, educator, recording artist and founding member of Arcadia Winds.

Concert Artists

Ep 22, Artist Talks: Denis Petrunin

Denis Petrunin is acting principal timpanist with the Charlotte Symphony. Denis made his performance debut at the age of 10 at the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory.

Concert Artists

Ep 21, Artist Talks: Jordan Kuspa

Jordan Kuspa’s music has been praised in the New York Times as “animated and melodically opulent” and “consistently alive and inspired.” His works juxtapose a bristling rhythmic drive with expansive textures and sinuously interwoven counterpoint.

Composers

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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!

Reverie

solo piano | 10'

Breaking the Walls

cello & piano | 10'

Mothers and Daughters

piano, soprano | 10'

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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