Michael Gesme
Music Director and Conductor
Michael Gesme is in his fourteenth season as Conductor of the Central Oregon Symphony and Associate Professor of Music at Central Oregon Community College. He received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, where he founded the Luther College Chamber Orchestra, and a Masters of Music Degree in Orchestral Conducting from the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Michael also serves as Music Director and Conductor of the Linfield Chamber Orchestra in McMinnville, Oregon.
Michael and his wife, Janet, (who is sitting in the cello section) are the proud parents of Alexander and Zeta.Michael can be reached at mgesme @ cocc.edu
