Mica Weiland

Biography

Mica Weiland is an American-Luxembourgish conductor currently based in Seattle, USA. She is a fourth-year undergraduate student at the University of Washington, where she is earning her degree in viola performance.

She is the founder and Music Director of the Leonore Chamber Orchestra, the University of Washington’s leading wholly student-run ensemble. Founded in 2023, the orchestra has since presented over a dozen performances.

Mica also serves as Assistant Conductor of the Seattle Collaborative Orchestra, an ensemble dedicated to performing works by underrepresented composers, a mission she is deeply committed to.

Mica studies conducting with Dr. David Rahbee and Micah Gleason. She has participated in conducting masterclasses with distinguished conductors including Jorma Panula, Johannes Schlaefli, Benjamin Levy, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Mark Heron, Ludovic Morlot, Carlo Montanaro, and Marin Alsop.

In Spring 2026, Mica will compete in the inaugural Pass the Baton undergraduate conducting competition hosted by the Symphony of the Americas.

She has additionally held the position of Assistant Conductor for the University of Washington orchestras. Her other previous engagements include serving as Assistant Conductor with Symphony Tacoma and with the Prague Summer Nights Young Artists Music Festival.

Dedicated to continued artistic growth, Mica will graduate from the University of Washington in June 2026 and plans to pursue graduate-level studies in orchestral conducting.