Lisa Meyerhofer

Lisa Meyerhofer is happy to call Omaha home, having moved to the area in 2021. Aside from performing with the Omaha Symphony, Lisa holds positions as Principal Flute with the Des Moines Symphony and Principal Flute with Opera in the Ozarks. She has previously served as Acting Assistant Principal Flute in the Omaha Symphony, Second Flute/Piccolo with the Chattanooga Symphony and Opera, and Principal Flute of the Lexington Philharmonic, and has performed with the Buffalo Philharmonic, South Dakota Symphony, Lincoln’s Symphony, Tulsa Symphony, and Canton Symphony.

Lisa is a native of Lancaster, NY, just outside of Buffalo. She earned her BM in Music Education and Performance from Ithaca College, studying with Wendy Mehne and Kelly Covert, and her MM in Flute Performance from Northwestern University, studying with John Thorne and Richard Graef. Other accomplishments include a prize in the 2017 Walfrid Kujala International Piccolo Competition, competing as a quarterfinalist in the National Flute Association’s Young Artist Competition, and performing as a winner of the Greater Buffalo Youth Orchestra Concerto Competition.

Outside of performing and teaching flute lessons, Lisa also tutors math and science. She especially enjoys reading, riding her bike, hiking, photography, gardening, cooking, baking, making paper beads and jewelry, sewing, and learning about wine.