Michael Witt

Michael Witt is an active conductor, teacher, and tubist originally from Plainfield, Illinois. He is a current Graduate Wind Conducting student at the Northwestern University, and previously studied Tuba Performance and Arts Leadership at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. While in Rochester, Michael led the Eastman Tuba Mirum, and was a guest conductor for groups like the Rochester Music Educators Ensemble. Additionally, he is one of the founding members of the Cerberus Tuba Trio—a group finalist in the 2020 Northeast Regional Tuba Euphonium Conference (NERTEC) Chamber Music Competition.

 Michael’s most recent project and achievement is winning the Institute of Music Leadership (IML) Mentorship Grant. He intends on using this grant to start an ensemble to highlight flexible chamber music for wind instruments. More specifically, this ensemble will allow for a fun and interactive introduction to wind repertoire, outside the traditional band setting.

Aside from performance, Michael has worked with a variety of non-profit music organizations, including ROCmusic—as a brass instructor teaching brass methods to young students—and Empire Film and Media Ensemble—as a production assistant to help programs concerts, like Danny Elfman’s “Batman in Concert.”

In his free time, Michael enjoys hiking, playing video games, and supporting the Chicago Cubs.