Amy X Neuburg

Amy is a composer and performer of works for voice, electronics and chamber ensembles.

  • About
    • Biography
    • NEUs & Blog
    • Compositions
    • Tek Tawk & Rider
  • Projects
    • They will have been so beautiful
    • Cello ChiXtet
    • Fill as Desired
    • Teaching / Other
  • Shows
    • Upcoming
    • Performance history
    • Avant-Cake house concerts
  • Listen
    • Sampler
    • CD Recordings
    • Chamber/Vocal
    • Dance/Media
  • Look
    • Photos
    • Videos
  • Press
    • Quotes
    • Recent press
    • Archives
  • Contact
    • Contact & Mailing List
    • Donate!
January 7, 2013 by Ari Salomon

Cello ChiXtet

redwall300 amyxneuburgthecellochixtet_ltor_jessicaivry_elainekreston_elizabethvandervennet_amyxneuburg_photobyrebeccahenry birdie300 bart300 bw_wall300 bakcover300 alley300

Amy formed the Cello ChiXtet — with cellists Jessica Ivry, Elaine Kreston and Elizabeth Vandervennet (see complete bios) — for the express purpose of bringing her song cycle The Secret Language of Subways to life. Since the work’s 2006 San Francisco premiere at Dance Mission Theater — documented on KQED TV’s “Spark” program — the ensemble has opened for The Tubes at The Independent, sold out the Freight & Salvage and The Great American Music Hall, was presented by Paul Dresher at Project Artaud and by John Adams at the LA Philharmonic West Coast Left Coast Festival, appeared with Juana Molina at Yerba Buena Center, and played in the San Francisco Symphony’s After-Hours series. Recently the ensemble has begun to incorporate new repertoire including cello trio compositions by Bay Area composers, classic works for voice and cello, structured improvisational works, and new songs by Amy and ensemble members.

ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY
In live performance Amy loops and processes the three cellos and her voice, in addition to playing synth and drum sounds. She may create a looped ostinato bass line (as in “Difficult,” below), an eerie backwards loop (as in “Dada Exhibit”), add distortion or echoes, or build up multiple layers of cello into a full-spectrum string orchestra.

[Photos by Rebecca Henry.]

“Difficult” live at Dance Mission Theater

.

“Dada Exhibit” live at Dance Mission Theater

.

“The Gooseneck” live at Dance Mission Theater

Posted in Projects. RSS 2.0 feed.
« Fill as Desired
They will have been so beautiful »

Overheard....

“Neuburg wields a phenomenal voice in which one gleans hints of the dominant art singers of our day: Meredith Monk, Björk, Kate Bush’s passion, Laurie Anderson’s intimate brilliance… with a vocal potency that recalls Diamanda Galas… As poised as she is powerful.”

— Alan Lockwood, New York Press
  • redwall300
  • artcard12
  • crazy5
  • mygodimage
  • green4
  • naked3
  • naked4
  • alabama
  • artcard11
  • you2
  • get16
  • picture2
  • wave
  • 6arts.4×2
  • get11
  • fenceNYC
  • 6arts3.sm
  • get6
  • green8
  • SOLup72
  • crazy1
  • Picture 13 text
  • music
  • lynx.anim
  • orgy

About

AMY X NEUBURG is a composer, vocalist and live electronics performer who has developed a unique career bridging the boundaries between classical, experimental and popular musics. MORE

Donate

Please help support Amy's ongoing projects through your tax-deductible donations.

Mailing list

Join Amy's mailing list!

Follow

Follow Us on FacebookFollow Us on TwitterFollow Us on MySpaceFollow Us on YouTubeFollow Us on E-mail

.
Amy X Neuburg

©2025 by Amy X Neuburg. Website by PerformSites. Log In