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   Jason C. Tramm
Curriculum Vitae
Education
Doctor of Musical Arts in Conducting, Rutgers University (New Brunswick, NJ),
2006
Master of Music, (Conducting Emphasis), University of Hartford
(West Hartford, CT), 2000
Bachelor of Music Education, SUNY Potsdam (Potsdam, NY), Cum Laude 1997
Principal Teachers
Rutgers University- Dr. Patrick Gardner and Kynan Johns
Hartt School- Dr. Edward Bolkovac and Doreen Rao
SUNY Potsdam- Brock McElheran and Daniel Gordon
Additional Studies- Alfredo Silipigni, Ovidiu Balan, and Robert Gutter
Professional Conducting Positions
2007
Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association (Ocean Grove, NJ), Choral Director
2004- Present New Jersey State Opera (Newark, NJ), Chorus Master and
Rehearsal/Off-Stage Conductor
Spring 2006 Drew University (Madison, NJ), Conductor of the University Orchestra
and Choir (Sabbatical replacement)
2005- Present Coro Lirico (Chatham, NJ), Music Director/Conductor
2002- Present Summit Music Festival (Summit, NJ), Artistic Director/Conductor
2005- Present Collegium
Westchester (Ossining, NY), Assistant Conductor
2003- 2006 Rutgers University (New Brunswick, NJ), Adjunct Professor of Choral
Conducting and Assistant Conductor of Choirs
2003- 2005 Riverside Choral Society (Manhattan, NY) Assistant Conductor
2000- 2003 Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart (Newark, NJ) Assistant Choral
Conductor and Professional Chorister/Soloist
2001- 2003 Stony Hill Players (Summit, NJ) Music Director/Conductor of Operettas
2000- 2003 Maplewood Men’s Chorus (Maplewood, NJ) Music Director
Teaching Experience
Spring 2006 Drew University (Madison, NJ) Adjunct Professor of the University
Choir and Orchestra (Sabbatical Replacement)
2003-2006 Rutgers University (New Brunswick, NJ) Adjunct Professor of Choral
Conducting and Chorus Master of the University Opera Ensemble.
1999-2003 Summit High School (Summit, NJ) Director of Choral Activities and
AP Music Theory teacher, also wrote the comprehensive music theory curriculum
for the Summit Public Schools (2002)
1999-Present Private voice studio
Guest Conducting Appearances
July
2007 Choral Festival of Ocean Grove, one
of seven prominent conductors to conduct the 1,500 voice festival choir and
brass
Jan. 2006 New Jersey Region II HS Women’s Honor Choir
Sep. 2005 New Jersey State Opera 40th Anniversary Gala Concert, Personally
invited to conduct by Maestro Alfredo Silipigni, held at the Paper Mill Playhouse (Millburn, NJ)
Sep. 2005 Hurricane Relief Concert (Summit, NJ)
July 2005 Bacau Philharmonic Orchestra, (Bacau, Romania), performance of Verdi’s
La Forza Del Destino Overture and Mozart's “Haffner" Symphony as part of the
International Institute for Conductors, Professional Division
Dec. 2004 Pipes of Christmas, professional chamber choir and brass
July 2004 Bacau Philharmonic Orchestra, (Bacau, Romania), performance of
Tchaikovsky’s “Pathetique” Symphony as part of the International Institute for
Conductors, Professional Division
2002 and 2003 Morris/Union County Jointure Middle School Honors Chorus
Awards
2003 The Rising Star Award- SUNY Potsdam Alumni Association, for achievement in
field and promise for the future. Previous musical winners include Renee Fleming
and Stephanie Blythe.
2003 Presidential Teaching Fellowship, Rutgers University
1998 Outstanding Student Conductor, Crane School of Music
Repertoire
Choral/Orchestra
Bach, Cantata 4- (Conductor), Kirkpatrick Choir 2005
Beethoven, Mass in C- (Conductor), Summit Music Festival 2004
Beethoven, Missa Solemnis, Masterworks
Chorale Summer Sing 2007
Beethoven, Choral Fantasy- (Conductor), Summit Music Festival 2004
Berlioz, Requiem- (Assistant Conductor), Rutgers University Glee Club 2004
Britten, War Requiem- (Rehearsal Conductor), Riverside Choral Society at
Carnegie Hall 2005
Bruckner, Mass in E Minor, Summit
Music Festival 2007
Dvorak, Stabat Mater, Ocean Grove Camp
Metig Assn. 2007
Haydn, The Creation- (Conductor), Summit Music Festival 2003
Haydn, "Nelson Mass", Coro Lirico 2007
Tour of Southern Italy
Mendelssohn, Lobgesang- (Conductor), Summit Music Festival 2005
Mendelssohn, Elijah- (Conductor)
Masterwork Chorale Summer Sing 2006
Mozart, Coronation Mass- (Conductor), Summit Music Festival 2002
Mozart, Requiem- (Rehearsal Conductor), Riverside Choral Society 2005
Orff, Carmina Burana- Rutgers 2005, Summit Music Festival 2006
Poulenc, Gloria- (Assistant Conductor), Kirkpatrick Choir 2005
Rossini, Petite Messe Solonelle, Coro
Lirico 2007
Schubert, Mass in A Flat- (Conductor), Summit Music Festival 2005
Stravinsky, Symphony of Psalms, (Conductor) Summit Music Festival 2007
Verdi, Requiem, (Conductor) Coro
Lirico 2007
Opera/Operetta
Turandot (Puccini), Coro Lirico 2008
La Traviata (Verdi), Coro Lirico 2007
Idomeneo (Mozart), Coro Lirico, Conductor, 2006 (New Jersey Premiere)
L'amore Dei Tre Re (Montemezzi), Opera Orchestra of
New York, Assistant Chorus Master, 2006
Dido and Aeneas (Purcell) Rutgers Opera, Chorus Master/Assistant Conductor
November 2005
Il Trovatore (Verdi) New Jersey State Opera, Chorus Master NJPAC, June 2005
Die Fledermaus (Strauss)- Act II, Rutgers Opera Scenes, 2004
Romeo and Juliet (Massenet) Rutgers University Opera Ensemble, Offstage and
Assistant Conductor, Spring 2004
Aida (Verdi) Island Lyric Opera, Chorus Master and Assistant Conductor, 2003
The Mikado (Sullivan) Stony Hill Players, Conductor 2003
HMS Pinafore (Sullivan) Stony Hill Players, Conductor 2002
Orchestral
Barber, Adagio for Strings, Collegium
Westchester 2006 (Asst. Conductor)
Beethoven, Symphony 5, International Conductor’s Institute (Bacau, Romania) 2004
Beethoven, Egmont Overture, Summit Music Festival2002
Beethoven, Coriolan Overture, International Conductor Institute (Bacau, Romania)
2004
Beethoven, Ninth Symphony, Collegium
Westchester and Also Livingston Symphony, 2007 (Asst. Conductor and Chorus
Master)
Debussy, Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, International Conductor Institute (Bacau,
Romania) 2004
Ginastera, Varaciones Concertante,
Collegium Westchester 2006 (Asst. Conductor)
Mahler, Symphony 1, Rutgers University Orchestra, Offstage and Assistant Conductor
Mozart, Don Giovanni (Overture), International Conductor’s Institute (Bacau,
Romania) 2005
Mozart, Serail (Overture), Drew University Orchestra,
2006
Mozart, Symphony 35, International Conductor’s Institute (Bacau, Romania) 2005
Mozart, Symphony 29, Summit Music Festival 2002
Shostakovich, Seventh Symphony, Rutgers Univ.
Orchestra, Wind/brass sectional conductor, 2006
Still, Darker America, Collegium
Westchester, 2006 (Asst. Conductor)
Stravinsky, Rite of Spring, Rutgers University Orchestra, Wind/Brass
Sectional Conductor
Tchaikovsky, Symphony 5, International Conductor’s Institute (Bacau, Romania)
2005
Tchaikovsky, Symphony 6, International Conductor’s Institute (Bacau, Romania)
2004
Verdi, La Forza Del Destino (Overture), International Conductor’s Institute (Bacau,
Romania)
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