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.
Lisa has
been fascinated by the piano since the first time she saw one when
she was two years old. Her family didn't own a piano at that time,
so as she got older, she spent her creative abilities trying to fabricate
a piano from cardboard boxes. Soon, her parents saw the desire she
had for music and bought their first console piano when she was 10
years old.
She
studied privately with several teachers as a young girl including
Blanche Button and Bill Alexander.
Lisa
attended school in the Cherry Creek School district since she was
in 5th grade and graduated from Cherry Creek High School in 1977.
Lisa began teaching piano that year focusing with her students on
progressive harmony, composition and jazz.
She
took a year off from her own academic studies and then 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 and her premier
album is entitled Think On These Things released in 1991.
This
collection of original solo piano compositions might be classified
as "Neo Classical" or "New Age". Melodic, reflective
and contemplative pieces will generate peaceful visualizations that
are perfect for quieting your world and centering your soul.
Thoughtful
and introspective, these original, solo piano pieces will breathe
inspiration into your heart and your mind. >If
you enjoy the solo piano stylings of Liz Story, David Lanz or George
Winston, your soul is certain to connect with "Think On These
Things".
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 continues to perform
in concert venues 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.
Lisa
is married to Pete Foster and they live in Littleton, Colorado where
she continues to teach piano students and raise Lisa's son, Andy and
Pete's daughter, Corinna.
