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

Amanda DeBoer Bartlett, DMA is a classical vocalist and singer-songwriter based in Chicago, IL. She is a founding member of Quince Ensemble, a contemporary and experimental treble voice ensemble, and Hasco Duo, an experimental improvisation and songwriting project. She regularly performs her own original songs solo, with her duo partner Jesse Langen, or with full band.  

DeBoer maintains an active national and international performance schedule. Recent highlights include the Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival in Washington 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 Library of Congress in Washington, D.C..

Her debut album of original songs, The Bones Still Glow, was released in February of 2023, and her sophomore album, Braided Together, was released June 6, 2025, both on Caillonia Records. 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. 

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.

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.