Dr. Moore teaches Applied Voice, Lyric Theater and other vocal courses at IWU as well as Fine Arts. She has performed nationally and internationally as a soloist as a member of the Soprani Compagni Ensemble. Dr. Moore serves as faculty mentor for IWU Ministry Team, Sound Foundation. She has directed over 25 staged productions at Indiana Wesleyan and was instrumental in bringing the Music Therapy program to the university eleven years ago. Dr. Moore served IWU as Senate President and CAS Faculty Chair and has held many other leadership roles including President of the National Opera Association and Indiana National Association of Teachers of Singing. She received the IWU Presidential Leadership Award in 2015.
Prior to coming to IWU, she served as a staff soloist at Shaker town, Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, where she recorded a live CD of Shaker music along with her national presentations of Shaker Lecture Recitals.
An ordained minister, Lisa currently serves as Worship Pastor at the Chesterfield, Indiana Community Church of God. She is the proud mother of five children and one beautiful new granddaughter. Four of her five children have or are currently attending IWU.
Awards
- Outstanding Leadership and Lifetime Membership, National Opera Association
- 2015 IWU Presidential Leadership Award
- CCCU Networking Initiative Grant Recipient
- Master Teacher Award, Indiana Wesleyan University, 2007
- Opera Theater Scholarship Award, Ball State University, 2005
Achievements
- National Opera Association (President)
- National Opera Association (Vice President of Conference)
- National Opera Association (Board of Directors)
- 2016 National Opera Association Convention (Host Chair)
- National Association Of Teachers of Singing (Indiana Chapter President (2012-2014)
- IWU University Faculty Senate President (2011-2015)
- IWU College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Chair (2011-2015)
- Women in Leadership-Board of Directors, Indiana Wesleyan University
- Ordination: Church Of God (Anderson)
DA
Vocal Performance
Ball State University , 2008
MM
Vocal Performance
University of Kentucky , 1992
BA
Sociology, Family Science
Anderson University , 1987
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COLLABORATIVE PRESENTATIONS
- New Works National Symposium, Host Ensemble
- Portraits of Women in Contemporary Soprano Duet, College Music Society National Convention 2015
- Portraits of Women in Contemporary Soprano Duet, National Opera Association 2016
- Recital: A Recital of Soprano Duets, Conservatorio Julián Aguirre, Buenos Aires, Argentina, June 2013
- Presentation: The challenges and benefits of sharing the stage, the classroom and the opera theatre and featuring Works for Two Sopranos, CollegeMusic Society International Conference, Buenos Aires, Argentina. June 2013
- Presentation: The challenges and benefits of sharing the stage, the classroom and the opera theatre, National Opera Association, Portland OR. January 2013
- Recital: A Recital of Soprano Duets, Carnegie Hall (New York City, NY)
- Recital: A Recital of Soprano Duets, Ball State University (Muncie, IN)
- Recital: A Recital of Soprano Duets, Taylor University (Upland, IN)
- Recital: A Recital of Soprano Duets, Warsaw Community Church (Warsaw, IN)
INDIVIDUAL
- Presentation: Wagner’s Lyric-Dramatic Soprano: A Pedagogical Approach to Singing Wagner, 2011 Hawaii International Conference of Arts and Humanities
- Poster Presentation: A Shaker Sampler, National Convention of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS), July 2010
- Lecture Recital, A Shaker Music Sampler, 2009 Hawaii International Conference of Arts and Humanities, Poster Presentation: Trends in Evangelical Worship , 2009 Hawaii International Conference of Arts and Humanities
- Guest Lecturer: Christian Faith and Community in Aesthetic Endeavors, John Wesley College Honors Forum, Indiana Wesleyan University, 2009
PUBLICATIONS
- The Musician’s Way Study Guide, musiciansway.com, 2013
- Shaker Music, The Encyclopedia of American Music and Culture, ABC-CLIO
- WIPB Television’s “Front Row Center” Recording of Suor Angelica: Angelica
- Experiencing God’s Presence through Worship, Prayer and Service, Anderson, Indiana: Warner Press, 2002. Study questions for Chapter One.
WORK HISTORY
- 2005-Present Professor of Music, Indiana Wesleyan University
- 2024-Present Worship Pastor, Chesterfield Church of God
- 1999-2005 Adjunct Professor of Voice, Anderson University
- 2003-2005 Instructor of Music History, Ball State University
- 2002-2005 Voice and Opera Instruction/Direction, Ball State University
- 1999-2002 Minister of Worship Arts, First Church of God, Eaton, IN
- 1999-2001 Kindermusik Instructor, Anderson/Muncie, IN
- 1996-1999 Minister of Music and Worship, Hermitage Church of God, Nashville, TN
- 1992 Adjunct Professor in Vocal Performance and Piano, St. Catherine’s College, Bardstown, KY
- 1991-1992 Vocal Performance Instructor (Private and Class), University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
- 1991-1996 Minister of Music and Worship, First Church of God, Louisville, KY
- 1989-1992 Full-time Vocalist and Musical Interpreter, Shakertown at Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, Inc.
- 1986-1989 After Care Program Director/Counselor, Women’s Alternatives, Inc., Anderson, IN (Shelter for abused women, homeless women and their children.)
- 1987 Resident Director, Alternative Lifestyles, Inc., LaGrange, IN (Home for Physically and Mentally Challenged Adults.)
SAMPLE OF PERFORMANCES
- Die Fledermaus (Strauss) Rosalinda
- Suor Angelica (Puccini) Angelica
- Impresario (Mozart) Miss Sweetones
- Cosi fan tutte (Mozart) Fiordiligi
- The Bells ( Rachmoninoff)
- Messiah (Handel)
- Requiem (Mozart)
- Carmina Burana (Orff)
- Grand Mass in C Minor, K. 427 (Mozart)
- Yatsugatake Fair, Kiyosoto, Japan 1990 and 1993
- Kentucky State Capital (State Prayer Breakfast)
- Side by Side (Sondheim Review)
- My Fair Lady (Musical Review)
- A Christmas Carol
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lisa.moore3@indwes.edu
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