Ms. Ostermann earned a Doctor of Musical Arts in Conducting from the University of South Carolina. She has held teaching and conducting positions at the Catholic University of America, Kutztown University, Dickinson College, and Ave Maria University. She has assisted on the artistic staff of Opera Philadelphia and Philadelphia Ballet and guest conducted for the Lepanto Foundation in Rome. Ms. Ostermann performs and conducts throughout the greater Philadelphia area, as Music Director at the historic Our Lady of Lourdes Church; Co-Founder, Artistic Director and Conductor of the ensemble Musica Tevere; and as a freelance musician.