Meet Micah Gleason

Micah Gleason, an “easygoing yet fiercely skilled conductor and singer” (NYT), graduated from the Curtis Institute of Music as mentee of Yannick Nézet-Séguin, was chosen by the Dallas Opera for its renowned Hart Institute for Women Conductors, is a recipient of the 2024 Taki Alsop Conducting Award and winner of the 2025 American Prize in Conducting.   Interdisciplinary collaboration and community building are at the core of Micah’s music-making. She is curious about the most effective ways to disrupt the stasis and comfort of the modern concert hall; and how artists across disciplines, activists, and researchers can most effectively collaborate.   An active symphonic and opera conductor, Micah has collaborated with notable ensembles including the Iceland Symphony, Symphony of the Americas, San Diego Symphony, Fort Worth Symphony, The Spoleto Festival Orchestra, The Orchestra Now, Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Orchestra, the Dallas Opera Orchestra, and the Curtis Symphony Orchestra; and served as cover conductor for opera productions with Washington National Opera, Opera Philadelphia, The Glimmerglass Festival, Beth Morrison Projects, Juilliard Vocal Arts, Curtis Opera Theater, and Bard College Opera Theater.    An avid performer of chamber music as both conductor and a singer, Micah has appeared at the 92nd Street Y, with Chamber Music Northwest, Philharmonic Society of Orange County, Friends of Music Concerts Inc., Phoenix Chamber Music Society, the Collaborative Arts Institute of Chicago.