Sarah Overton
She/Her
Biography
Sarah Overton is a New York City-based cellist, electric cellist, recording artist, composer, string arranger, and music contractor redefining what the cello sounds like and where it belongs.
A 2025 New Music USA Creative Fund Award winner, Sarah has shared stages and sessions with Alicia Keys, Lalah Hathaway, and Asake (Red Bull Symphonic), appeared in Moncler's international "Warmer Together" campaign alongside Tobe Nwigwe, and performs as a cello sub on Broadway's Hell's Kitchen. She made her electric cello compositional debut at Re:Sound Festival with renowned trumpet player Theresa May, served as Music Supervisor for the immersive AI multimedia series Limitless AI: Superstrings, and was the inaugural instrumentalist for The Poughkeepsie Cistern — a sound installation by artist Sam Stubblefield and MASS Design Group. She has appeared at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as Wednesday Addams alongside Bishop Briggs, and with Calum Scott.
Her performance credits span the 63-city national tour of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Live in Concert, the Hollywood Bowl premiere of Barbie: The Movie in Concert with the Broadway Sinfonietta, and stages from Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center to King's Theatre and Broadway's Shubert Theatre. She is 1/2 of New Music USA Award-winning electric cello duo FEMPIRE with cellist Brittany Harris, and 1/3 of 14-string phenomenon Trio LeGrand.
Professional Experience
- Broadway
- Off Broadway
- Concerts/Cabaret
- Education
- TV/Film
- Tours
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Master’s Degree
Regions
- NYC/Tri-State Area
Interested in touring?
- Yes
Maestra Expertise
- Instrumentalist/Pit Musician
- Music Contractor/Coordinator
- Classroom Music Teacher
Primary Instruments
- Cello
Additional Instruments
- Bass - electric
Software
- Dorico
- Logic
- Musescore
- Sibelius
Additional Skills
- Arts Administration
Affiliations
- THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS (AFM)
- ASCAP
- BMI
- MUSE
Person of Color?
- Yes