Lauren Newton

Lauren Amber Newton (born 16 November 1952) is an avant-garde jazz and contemporary classical singer and founding member of the Vienna Art Orchestra.

Biography Newton earned a degree in music at the University of Oregon. In 1974 she moved to Europe and continued her music studies with Sylvia Geszty at the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart. In 1977 she joined the Vienna Art Orchestra, touring widely with the group until 1989. With Bobby McFerrin, Jeanne Lee, Urszula Dudziak and Jay Clayton she formed the Vocal Summit in 1982.

Newton combines conventional techniques with unconventional vocal sounds.

As guest With Jon Rose 1994 Violin Music for Supermarkets 1995 Eine Violine fur Valentin 1997 Shopping.Live@Victo 1998 Techno Mit Storungen

With the Vienna Art Choir From No Art to Mo(z)art (Moers, 1983) Five Old Songs (Moers, 1984) Swiss Swing (Moers, 1986)

With the Vienna Art Special Serapionsmusic (Moers, 1984)

With others 1996 Trio LTD, Trio LTD 1996 Wait Until Dark, Secret Passion Orchestra 2000 Not Missing Drums Project, Urban Voices 2004 Gruntz, Chotjewitz: The Magic of a Flute, George Gruntz