Amanda DeBoer Bartlett

"DeBoer…was an unexpected tour de force" says Jan Jezioro of Buffalo's Artvoice. Soprano Amanda DeBoer has been performing as an ensemble member and soloist with Ensemble Dal Niente, the Color Field Ensemble, and Quince Contemporary Vocal Ensemble. As a collaborator, Ms. DeBoer has commissioned dozens of new works from both emerging and established composers, and has helped develop large-scale projects including operas, musicals, and multi-instrumental chamber works.

DeBoer was recently a guest faculty member at the SoundSCAPE Festival for Composition and Performance in Pavia, Italy where she received the award for Outstanding Contemporary Performer as a participant in 2008. Other festivals include the Bang on a Can Summer Music Festival in Massachusetts and MusicX in Switzerland.

Miss DeBoer hails from Omaha, Nebraska. She received her Bachelor of Music degree from DePaul University in Chicago where she studied with Chris Lorimer, and received her Master of Music degree in vocal performance from the University at Buffalo, where she studied with acclaimed soprano Tony Arnold. Ms. DeBoer will complete a Doctorate in Contemporary Music from Bowling Green State University in Spring of 2012.

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