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Biography
Jason Overall is a composer, organist, and choral conductor based in Knoxville, Tennessee. His extensive catalog comprises mainly choral and chamber music, and it includes representative works with symphonic forces as well. As an organist, he is active as a solo recitalist as well as in duet with trumpeter Gary Malvern. Together they have presented programs to considerable acclaim in Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, and throughout North and South Carolina. Mr. Overall also excels as a choral conductor and trainer specializing in the Anglican tradition. He has a special interest in plainsong and early polyphony, culminating in the great Tudor tradition of Gibbons, Tallis, and Byrd. In concert, he has led performances of Duruflé’s Requiem, Morten Lauridsen’s Lux Aeterna, masses by Mozart and Schubert, and concerts featuring the works of Arvo Pärt and Benjamin Britten.
Jason Overall is canon precentor and director of music of Saint John's Episcopal Cathedral in Knoxville where he plays for all liturgies and oversees all aspects of the music program. He also is founder and director of the twelve-voice male ensemble Orison that presents compelling performances of plainsong and chant-based music. He resides in Knoxville with his wife, Edie Johnson, their two children, James and Elizabeth, and their cats, Desi, Thisbe, and Romeo.
There are no productions for this artist in the Season Schedule of Performances which currently only dates back to 1991.
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