Jenifer Weber, mezzo soprano
John Morrison, piano

Several weeks before my father lost his battle with cancer, he wrote a list of four things he wished to accomplish with his remaining time.  My family did not discover this list until after his death and it is my hope that he felt he accomplished them before he succumbed.  This is what he wrote:

		Appreciate world + beauty
		Contribution to world
		Doing something with your own unique abilities
		Having a dignified, reasonable death

My Father's List

Mezzo-Soprano & Composer Lisa Neher brings dramatic specificity and committed physicality to both operatic and song repertoire. Trained as a stage actress, Lisa is equally comfortable in the worlds of opera and spoken theatre.  A passionate advocate for contemporary music, Lisa frequently premieres new works as well as established masterworks of the last fifty years. She is the creator of the One Voice Project, a call for scores initiative that promotes the creation of new works for unaccompanied voice.

I write.  I teach.  I listen.  I play.  Sometimes these things even happen together.

Composer Ingrid Stölzel has been described as having “a gift for melody” (San Francisco Classical Voice) and “evoking a sense of longing” that creates “a reflective and serene soundscape that makes you want to curl up on your windowsill to re-listen on a rainy day.” (I Care If You Listen)  

Stölzel’s compositions have been commissioned by leading soloists and ensembles, and performed in concert halls and festivals worldwide, including Carnegie Hall, Merkin Concert Hall, Kennedy Center, Seoul Arts Center, Thailand International Composition Festival, Festival Osmose (Belgium), Vox Feminae Festival (Israel), Dot the Line Festival (South Korea), Ritornello Chamber Music Festival (Canada), Festival of New Music at Florida State (USA), Beijing Modern Music Festival (China), Festival of New American Music (USA), and SoundOn Festival of Modern Music (USA). Her music has been recognized in numerous competitions, among them recently the Suzanne and Lee Ettelson Composer's Award, Red Note Composition Competition, the Robert Avalon International Competition for Composers, and the Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra Competition. Recordings can be found on various commercial releases including her portrait album “The Gorgeous Nothings” which features her chamber and vocal chamber music. Stölzel teaches composition at the University of Kansas School of Music.

My Father's List

Daniel Eichenbaum