"[R]ainwater-fresh soprano…" Chicago Tribune

Amanda DeBoer Bartlett, DMA is a classical vocalist and singer-songwriter based in Chicago, IL. She is the founder of Quince Ensemble, an all-women contemporary vocal group, and Hasco Duo, an experimental improvisation and songwriting project. She is also a member of and program curator for Ensemble Dal Niente, a Chicago-based chamber orchestra that commissions and performs the music of living composers. 

In 2014 she founded Omaha Under the Radar, an annual four-day experimental performance festival, year-round concert series, and educational program which has presented over 400 individual artists in its nine seasons.

DeBoer maintains an active national and international performance schedule. Recent highlights include the Foro Internacional de Música Nueva in Mexico City, the Kody Festival in Poland, Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival in New York City, and the Resonant Bodies Festival in Chicago.

Her debut album of original songs, The Bones Still Glow, was released in February of 2023 on Carillonia Recordings. Along with her solo work, DeBoer is featured on albums with Ensemble Dal Niente, Quince Ensemble, electronica artist Holly Herndon, Deerhoof, Timothy Daisy, Hasco Duo, and more. 

Born and raised in Omaha, NE, DeBoer moved to Chicago to study at DePaul University where she received a Bachelor of Music. She received a Master’s degree from the University at Buffalo, and a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Contemporary Music from Bowling Green State University.