Senior Artist Manager, Young Concert Artists

Michael “Mic” Herring re-joins YCA as Senior Artist Manager after a number of years as an artist manager working with and learning from the renowned management teams at firms such as Kirshbaum Associates and Alliance Artist Management. He has been privileged to work with a plethora of inspiring artists and ensembles including The Tallis Scholars, Jordi Savall, and the Spektral Quartet, as well as the American Brass Quintet, the Danish String Quartet, Midori, and the Junction Trio. He has also been lucky enough to work with a number of former YCA artists including mezzo soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano and cellist Zlatomir Fung.

In addition to Mic’s work as an artist manager he has also served as the Managing Director of The Dessoff Choirs since 2016. Highlights of his work with Dessoff include a special performance of Mozart’s Requiem, celebrating the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, as well as the release of Dessoff’s third album featuring the first ever recording of Margaret Bond’s The Ballad of the Brown King on the AVIE Records label.

A graduate of the DePaul University School of Music, Mic holds a Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance. In 2018 he teamed up with violinist Janet Sung to co-found Chamber Music Chicago, a non-profit chamber music concert series in residence at the Holtschneider Performance Center.

Mic has previously held posts with the Marlboro Music as Manager of the Musicians from Marlboro, as well as Young Concert Artists as Operations Manager. He holds a Master of Science in Arts Administration from Drexel University where his research was focused on how non-profit arts organizations can be a catalyst for change within their communities.