Nicole Cariglia received her Bachelor of Music and Master of Music in cello performance, with Distinction and Academic Honors from the New England Conservatory of music. Ms. Cariglia earned a D.M.A in cello performance from Boston University with an Award of Excellence from the String Department. Ms. Cariglia joined the cello faculty of the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra’s Intensive Community Program in 2006, after two years of string pedagogy studies with Bonnie Black, the program’s founding Artistic Director. As a soloist Nicole has given recitals in France, Iceland and the US, and was recently featured on WGBH’s Nova series, performing Bach’s solo suites. Comfortable exploring a wide range of styles, Nicole enjoys performing both with historical performance orchestras and chamber groups on period instruments as well as premiering new works by today’s most exciting composers. Nicole is an active performer in Boston, appearing regularly with the Grammy award winning Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Odyssey Opera, The Cantata Singers and Back Bay Chorale.