ABOUT ME

Amy Burgess is a writer, composer, singer, and arts administrator living in Brooklyn, NY. Select Recent Works: The Oz Project (lyrics by Joey Barreiro) commissioned by Seattle Men's Chorus for their 2026 “Wicked Wiz of Oz” concerts and  Wondering (text from “This Book is Gay” by Juno Dawson) commissioned by Seattle Women’s Chorus for their 2024 “Banned and Beloved” concert; ON THE LINE (musical) commissioned by Rubber City Theater Company, June 2021. ELEVATOR HEART, Off-Broadway Premiere Production with THML Theatre Co. and Access Theater (Spring 2019), University of San Francisco production (Fall 2018), NYC concert reading @ the Tank (Fall 2017), NYU Tisch New Musicals Workshop (Fall 2016), Queens Council on the Arts Grant (2016); STIR: Ripe Figs Won’t Keep (music) with Basin Arts (Summer 2017) filmed for PBS; Under My Skin (words and music) with collaborator Joel Waggoner, choreography by Clare Cook, Dance Now NYC @ Joe's Pub (2014); SHOW ME REAL (words and music) with Clare Cook Dance Theatre at the New York Musical Festival (2012) and Tada! Theater (2012). Amy’s work has been seen at Carnegie Hall (2024), Lincoln Center, 54 Below, Joe’s Pub, The Tank, Dixon Place, Berkshire Playwright’s Lab, Goodspeed Musicals, and others both nationally and internationally. As an actor and singer, Amy was most recently a lead in FINDING BEAUTIFUL (Anessa Marie and Danny Bristoll) at NYMF in 2019. 

Growing up in Portland, Oregon, Amy keeps a strong connection to her artistic roots as a choral composer, having been commissioned 9 times by the Portland Symphonic Girlchoir. Commissions include: I Hear Her Story (Spring 2023); Moon Dance: A Choral Fantasia (Spring 2019); We Will Speak (2017) international premiere @ St. Giles Church, Edinburgh, Scotland (Summer 2017); Look To This Day (2016); Dreamer of Dreams (2014) international premiere Beijing, China (Summer 2014). Other commissions: A Day In The Life for the Marian Singers, Portland, OR (2013); She Holds Fire in Her Hands and I Have Come To Cast Fire (for choir and orchestra) commissioned for Oregon's 150th Anniversary Celebration, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR (2009). Composer-in-Residence, Music in the Making (Spring 2026).

Amy received her BM in Composition from Pacific Lutheran University and MFA from NYU's Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program where she currently works as a full time administrator, casting director, and guest lecturer. Amy is a member of Maestra and the Dramatists Guild of America. In her spare time, Amy explores the world one summer at a time, enjoys cycling in Prospect Park, gives too many treats to her dog Ducky, and is the loving wife of collage/installation artist, Alissa Polan.