Micah Gangwer is the Assistant Concertmaster of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra and Concertmaster of the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra. He attended Miami University for his undergraduate degree in violin performance, and studied at the University of Oklahoma and the University of South Carolina for graduate school. Micah began studying the violin at the age of four and has studied privately with violinists Stephan Shipps, William Terwilliger, Movses Pogossian, Harvey Thurmer, and Felicia Moye. Micah made his solo debut performing with the Toledo Symphony Orchestra when he was eleven years old, and throughout his childhood and college he won a number of solo and concerto competitions. Solo appearances include concertos and concert pieces by Bach, Vivaldi, Tartini, Mozart, Beethoven, Wieniawski, Saint-Saens, Massenet, Fritz Kreisler, John Williams, Tan Dun, William Grant Still, Schnittke, and Samuel Barber with various university and professional orchestras across America, and he has also been showcased on public radio and television as a soloist. Recent solo engagements include performances of the Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Violin Concerto and the Bach Concerto for Two Violins alongside Jaime Laredo with the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra, and many solo appearances with the Charleston Symphony.
As a chamber musician, Mr. Gangwer has played in concerts across America and Europe including performances for ambassadors, royalty, and heads of state. In 2003 Micah was a finalist in the internationally renowned Coleman Chamber Music Competition as a member of the Lennox Trio. He has collaborated with current and former members of some of the premier chamber ensembles and orchestras of the world including the Amernet, Oxford, Vienna, and Debussy quartets. Micah has participated and performed in many festivals and institutes including the Oberlin Baroque Performance Institute, Bowdoin International Music Festival, Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music, and the Salzburg Chamber Music Institute. Mr. Gangwer also performed, toured, and recorded for three summers as a member of the Echternach Festival Orchestra of Luxembourg, and served for several seasons as the concertmaster of the Piccolo Spoleto Festival Orchestra in Charleston SC.
As a chamber musician, Mr. Gangwer has played in concerts across America and Europe including performances for ambassadors, royalty, and heads of state. In 2003 Micah was a finalist in the internationally renowned Coleman Chamber Music Competition as a member of the Lennox Trio. He has collaborated with current and former members of some of the premier chamber ensembles and orchestras of the world including the Amernet, Oxford, Vienna, and Debussy quartets. Micah has participated and performed in many festivals and institutes including the Oberlin Baroque Performance Institute, Bowdoin International Music Festival, Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music, and the Salzburg Chamber Music Institute. Mr. Gangwer also performed, toured, and recorded for three summers as a member of the Echternach Festival Orchestra of Luxembourg, and served for several seasons as the concertmaster of the Piccolo Spoleto Festival Orchestra in Charleston SC.
Tan Dun Violin Concerto - Micah Gangwer, violin - Augusta Symphony