Micah Gleason, an “easygoing yet fiercely skilled conductor and singer” (New York Times), is an active symphonic and opera conductor whose 25/26 season has included conducting debuts with Washington National Opera, Santa Fe Pro Musica, Opera Memphis, City of London Sinfonia, Mannes Opera Theater, Utah Symphony, the Chicago Center for Contemporary Composition’s Grossman Ensemble, and Cincinnati Opera’s Opera Fusion: New Works project; as well as serving as cover conductor at the National Symphony Orchestra, and returning to The Spoleto Festival as both a conductor and a vocalist/creator. Across this season's appearances, Micah has conducted premieres of thirteen different pieces.

In recent years, Micah has collaborated with notable ensembles including the Iceland Symphony, Symphony of the Americas, San Diego Symphony, The Spoleto Festival Orchestra, The Orchestra Now, Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Orchestra, the Dallas Opera, the Cliburn, 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 Opera Theater, Curtis Opera Theater, and Bard College Opera Theater. 

Micah is a 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, community organizers, and researchers can most effectively collaborate. 

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, and the Collaborative Arts Institute of Chicago (now Art Song Chicago).

A multidisciplinary artist herself, Micah enjoys working with collaborators across a range of artistic specializations. Alongside mezzo-soprano Joanne Evans, Micah is a co-founder of LOAM, an artistic partnership presenting semi-immersive theatrical-musical works. 

Micah is represented worldwide by Intermusica Artist Management. She is an alum of the Curtis Institute of Music, Bard College-Conservatory of Music, Chicago College of Performing Arts, and Interlochen Arts Academy.