Micah Gleason, an “easygoing yet fiercely skilled conductor and singer” (NYT), recently completed a Conducting Fellowship at 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 and is a recipient of the 2024 Taki Alsop Conducting Award.

At home in the worlds of symphonic music and opera, Micah has conducted notable ensembles including The Spoleto Festival Orchestra, The Orchestra Now, the Dallas Opera Orchestra, the Curtis Symphony Orchestra, and the Eastern Festival Orchestra; served as Music Director for the Musicians of Ma’alwyck’s production of Argento’s A Waterbird Talk as well as The Final Veil Opera world premiere at The Cell Theater, served as assistant conductor for productions with Opera Philadelphia, The Glimmerglass Festival,  Juilliard Vocal Arts, Curtis Opera Theater, and Bard College. In the coming season, Micah looks forward to engagements with the Iceland Symphony, Symphony of the Americas, Washington National Opera, Beth Morrison Projects, San Diego Symphony, and returning to Opera Philadelphia.

An avid performer of chamber music as both a 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.

Interdisciplinary collaboration and community building are at the core of Micah’s music-making. She therefore co-founded LOAM, an artistic partnership presenting semi-immersive theatrical and musical works.

Micah is represented worldwide by Intermusica.