Interdisciplinary collaboration and community building are at the core of Gleason'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, Gleason 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, Gleason 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.
A multidisciplinary artist herself, Gleason enjoys working with collaborators across a range of artistic specializations. Alongside mezzo-soprano Joanne Evans, she is a co-founder of LOAM, an artistic partnership presenting semi-immersive theatrical and musical works.
In the 2025/26 season, Gleason looks forward to conducting debuts with Washington National Opera, Santa Fe Pro Musica, Opera Memphis, City of London Sinfonia, Mannes Opera Theater, and the Chicago Center for Contemporary Composition’s Grossman Ensemble, as well as serving as cover conductor at the National Symphony Orchestra, and returning to the Spoleto Festival.
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