Dr. Moore teaches Applied Voice, Opera Theater and other vocal courses at IWU. She has performed a wide variety of operatic roles including Angelica in Puccini's Suor Angelica and Rosalinda in Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss. She also served as a staff soloist at Shakertown, Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, where she recorded a live CD of Shaker music along with her national presentations of Shaker Lecture Recitals.
AWARDS
- 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 (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)
- Ordination: Church Of God (Anderson)
D.A. - Vocal Performance
Ball State University, 2008
MM
Vocal Performance
University of Kentucky, 1992
BA
Sociology, African and African American Studies
Anderson University, 1987
Vocal Performance
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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
- 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.dawson@indwes.edu
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