Neuman was born on July 1, 1948, in New York, New York, and died on December 13, 2022. After cello studies under
Bernard Greenhouse from 1968 to 1970, and after obtaining both a Bachelor of Arts in cello and a master's degree from the
Manhattan School of Music, she embarked on a career as a chamber musician, orchestra musician, and educator. She co-founded the Walden Trio, the Vermont Cello Quartet, the Crescent String Quartet, the Claremont Duo, and Duo Cellisimo. In the 1980s, she was appointed principal cellist of the
Orchestra of St. Luke's. She left her principal cellist chair to accept a faculty cello teaching position at
Bennington College in Vermont while also maintaining an active international performing schedule, frequently touring with her various chamber groups in Europe and the United States. In 1994, after Bennington College's financial upheaval, Neuman left Bennington and returned to New York City, teaching, and continuing her active international performing schedule. In addition to her faculty position at Bennington College, Neuman has taught cello at
Williams College,
Long Island University C. W. Post Campus, the
Hoff-Barthelson Music School, and New York City's School for Strings. She is also active as a coach of chamber musicians at the
Manhattan School of Music and the
Chamber Music Conference and Composers' Forum of the East. She was a member of the
Orchestra of St. Luke's,
American Classical Orchestra,
American Composers Orchestra, and the
Westchester Philharmonic. She has been awarded grants from the Rockefeller Foundation, the Ford Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts. ==Recordings==