Born and raised in Chicago, Marilyn Sherman Overturf received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Music Education (voice major) from the University of Illinois. She received her Ph.D. from The Florida State University. She has taught music at the elementary, secondary as well as collegiate levels. In addition to her extensive musical education career, Mrs. Overturf has also worked in the political field.

After moving to Crestview, Florida, Mrs. Overturf served as a faculty member at then Okaloosa-Walton Community College where she taught private voice and directed the show choir. In the fall of 1990 she founded the Madrigal Singers, who were later selected to perform for the Florida Chapter of the American Choral Directors Association at the University of Florida in Gainesville.

After leaving OWCC Dr. Overturf returned to church work and private voice teaching - preparing a significant number of students for acceptance as voice majors at major universities. In 1994 Marilyn Overturf founded the Okaloosa Chamber Singers, a chamber choir of 24 advanced singers from all regions of northwest Florida. Under her gifted choral and vocal leadership, OCS brings the highest quality of performance and choral repertoire to our area.

 

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