"[A]n astonishing display of vocal nimbleness"
“DeBoer Bartlett, her fellow sopranos Liz Pearse and Carrie Henneman Shaw, and mezzo-soprano Kayleigh Butcher are all fearless champions of contemporary music, with the pipes to back it up.”
“Galvanizing soprano.”
- Keith Powers, WBUR Boston
"Soprano Amanda [DeBoer] Bartlett’s skilled acting and undeniable stage presence added depth and flair to the text as she spoke, sang, and occasionally shouted."
"[S]oprano Amanda DeBoer in “Himmelfahrt,” sounding truly like an angel, joyful and terrifying."
"Amanda DeBoer Bartlett brought her rainwater-fresh soprano to the medieval songs"
- Jon von Rhein, Chicago Tribune
"In the dual role of Molly and Anne, Amanda DeBoer Bartlett was a high-energy dervish of theatrical presence, fizzy and fearless."
- Matthew Guerrieri, Boston Globe
"Hitting the high Cs...will be soprano Amanda DeBoer Bartlett. An Omaha native, she recently returned home after launching a career that found her floodlit on stages across three continents."
- David Williams, The Encounter (Omaha, NE)
"Talented and lovely soprano."
"DeBoer clearly demonstrated that she is not afraid of a challenge…The young soprano tossed off, seemingly effortlessly, a pair of the most challenging modern works for unaccompanied voice..."
- Jan Jezioro, Artvoice (Buffalo, NY)
"Amanda DeBoer deployed her expressive voice like a painter with an inexhaustible palette."
- Wynne Delacoma, Chicago Classical Review
"As the saint and her Immortal Soul (sung impressively by Amanda DeBoer) were gasping their way through a final indignity, the police were at the door deciding that this performance would be the last."
- Deanna Isaacs, Chicago Reader