Background
Overby, Oscar Rudolph was born on September 25, 1892 in near Copperstown, North Dakota, United States. Son of Ole Pederson and Anne (Thoresen) Overby.
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Overby, Oscar Rudolph was born on September 25, 1892 in near Copperstown, North Dakota, United States. Son of Ole Pederson and Anne (Thoresen) Overby.
Educated Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota, 1910-1915, New England Cons. Music, Boston, 1915-1916. B.M., Northwestern Cons, of Music, Minneapolis, 1917.
B.M., St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1921. Student Columbia, 1923-1924. Doctor of Music (honorary), Augustana College, 1957.
Teacher, director music Concordia College, 1912-1915, Park Region College, Fergus Falls, Minnesota, 1919-1920. Professor music St. Olaf College, 1921-1950. Guest professor and director music Frances Shimer College, Mount Carroll, Illinois, 1948-1949.
Music adjudicator and festival director 1915-1960. Director National Choral Union since 1940. Executive secretary church music Evangelical Lutheran Church since 1948.
Member Minnesota Ednl. Association.
Married Gertrude Christine Boe, August 8, 1923. Children: Solveig (Mistress James Tschann), Osmund, Rolf, Karl.