Lisa Downing

Lisa Downing has lived in the Denver, Colorado area all of her life and has been actively performing piano in the Denver area since 1982. She studied privately with several teachers as a young girl including Blanche Button and Bill Alexander. Lisa attended the University of Colorado at Denver and Metropolitan State College simultaneously to study music and piano performance. She graduated with a degree in Traditional and Non-Traditional Music with Keyboard Emphasis in 1982. Her passion is composing and performing music for solo piano. Lisa's first album is entitled "Think On These Things" and was released in 1991. Her most recent album, "Christmas for Two" was released in 2008 and she anticipates the release of her next solo piano CD, "A Delicate Balance" later this Summer. Lisa's music is played regularly on Sky.FM, created by Gary Farr, and Whisperings Solo Piano Radio Station, created by David Nevue and New Age Piano Radio Station, created by Steven Cravis. She performs regularly in concert venues throughout the country as well as varied professional situations including corporate and private events. Ms. Downing also owns Vision Quest Entertainment, originally her own record label and now also a talent agency in Colorado since 1982 that represents over 1200 musicians in the Denver/Boulder area. You can view Lisa's website and purchase her CDs at www.lisadowning.com Lisa has two brand new solo piano CD’s, “Christmas for Two” and “A Delicate Balance”, which are set for formal release in November 2009. Lisa's collection of original solo piano compositions are accessible, melodic, and reflective, and might be classified as "Neo Classical," "New Age," or in her words... "Piano Impressionism." Her style might be compared with Liz Story, Peter Kater, or George Winston. Ms. Downing is a talented and experienced in concert performer who completed an Arizona concert series with Liz Story in the fall of 2008, and with Lee Bartley, (of "Images" fame) in the spring of 2009. Lisa's Holiday CD, "Christmas for Two," offers traditional holiday music with original solo piano arrangements. The melodies however, are still familiar and recognizable to her audience. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.