Michael Banwarth

Michael is a master’s degree student at New England Conservatory, studying with Cameron Stowe and Vivian Weilerstein and serving as a teaching assistant for the Conservatory's Song Lab. Michael won both the 2020 Fort Dodge Area Symphony Association Young Artist Competition and 2019 Iowa State University Concert of Soloists Competition. He has appeared as a pianist with the Conservatory's Opera Department, and as a Piano Fellow for the 2021 Bay View Music Festival. He served as the Assistant Music Director, continuo player for the Iowa State Opera Studio in 2021.