Lisa Bella Donna at Western Carolina University

On February 20, 2020, Lisa Bella Donna performed on a smorgasbord of Moog synthesizers at Western Carolina University as a Guest Artist of the Commercial Music and Audio Production program. The performance was given on the day of a snowstorm a few weeks before the COVID-19 pandemic became a widespread concern in the United States. Ms. Bella Donna is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, modular synthesist, and clinician. She often showcases her original music in concerts using analog synthesizers. Lisa has toured all throughout the United States, Japan, and Europe as a clinician, drummer, and keyboardist. She’s been commissioned for many multichannel audio art installations in the . and Europe. You can check out her music at The Commercial Music and Audio Production (CMAP) program of Western Carolina University offers students the opportunity to arrange, perform, and produce their own music in its state-of-the-art CAT recording studio. The school is nested in the Appalachian Mountains in the shadow of the Moog Music factory and headquarters. CMAP offers private lessons in guitar, bass, jazz piano, drum set, commercial voice, and MIDI / Synthesis. You can learn more about the CMAP program at