Jason Tramm

Jason Tramm is an American music conductor, Professor, and Director of Choral Activities at Seton Hall University since 2011. He serves as Artistic Director of MidAtlantic Opera Company, Music Director/Principal Conductor of Teatro Lirico D'Europa, and holds leadership roles with the Putnam Chorale, Taghkanic Chorale, and Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association's 62nd Annual Choir Festival. His career spans choral, symphonic, and operatic domains across the United States, Italy, Hungary, Albania, Romania, and Armenia.

Education:

• Crane School of Music
• Hartt School
• Doctoral degree in Conducting from Rutgers University (Presidential Fellowship awardee)

As a conductor, Tramm has performed at Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium (2022) and led productions including Bernstein's Candide, Puccini's Madama Butterfly/Tosca, and Verdi's Requiem. His repertoire includes works by Saygun, Vaughan Williams, and Haydn. He initiated the Music Matters with Jason Tramm podcast during the pandemic and collaborates with organist Gordon Turk in the Summer Stars Classical Music Series at Ocean Grove's Great Auditorium.

Academic Achievements:

• 2017 University Faculty Teacher of the Year
• 2003 SUNY Potsdam Alumni Association Rising Star Award

Tramm's performance history reveals a strong focus on sacred music and classical repertoire, with regular engagements at historic venues like St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral and the Great Auditorium. He has conducted operatic works in New York, New Jersey, Florida, South Carolina, and Italy's Narnia Festival.