Listen to Amy X Neuburg!

Amy X Neuburg received degrees in linguistics and voice from Oberlin College and Oberlin Conservatory, and an MFA in electronic music from the Mills College CCM. She has received awards and grants from the Arts International, Zellerbach, William & Flora Hewlett, Meet the Composer, The US Embassy New Zealand, LEF, SF Friends of Chamber Music, the Alpert/Ucross prize, Phi Beta Kappa and Pi Kappa Lambda. As a soloist, she has performed at the “Other Minds” and the “Bang on a Can” music festivals, at the Berlin International Poetry Festival, and the Wellington and Christchurch Jazz Festivals in New Zealand. As a composer she has been commissioned by the Robin Cox Ensemble, Present Music, Santa Cruz New Music Works, Solstice vocal ensemble, Christchurch Arts Centre chorus, Pacific Mozart Ensemble and Del Sol String Quartet. She has also composed extensively for theater and visual media, including Mondomedia’s irreverent Piki & Poko web animations. A classically trained vocalist, Amy has been featured in contemporary operas and recordings including works by Robert Ashley, Culture Clash and Guillermo Galindo. She currently performs regularly with her Cello ChiXtet — a cello trio with live electronics.