BIO

Dr. Nicole Boguslaw currently enjoys an active career as a performer and educator in the Maryland and D.C. region, having started her musical studies at just four years old. Her playing,
described as “haunting” and “transcendent” by Sculpture Magazine, has brought her to concert
halls throughout North America and abroad.
 

As a featured soloist, Dr. Boguslaw has appeared with orchestras including the San Francisco
Academy Orchestra, and is in demand as a recitalist, regularly presenting solo and chamber
music programs, both as a member of the Rock Creek Trio and as a guest artist with groups
including the Mid Atlantic String Quartet and Pique Collective.

Her achievements as an orchestral musician have brought her to world renowned stages from
Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center to the Auditorio de Zaragosa in Spain and the
Meerscheinschlössl in Austria. She is currently a tenured member of the Annapolis Symphony
and performs frequently with the Washington National Opera, Baltimore Chamber Orchestra,
Maryland Symphony, Apollo Orchestra, and Alexandria Symphony.

A passionate supporter of new music, Nicole proudly appears in many cross-discipline
collaborations and independent projects. In 2022 she teamed up with environmentally driven
artist Jonathan Latiano on his Love to the Letter and the Letters Spelled Death at the Boston
Sculptor’s Gallery. Recording and performing live, the installation was reviewed as “a
mesmerizing tour de force” (Sculpture Magazine). In 2008 she appeared on cellist and
composer Paul York’s album Cello Vision, playing Aaron Kernis’ Ballade for Eight Cellos.

Influenced by a lifetime of committed and knowledgeable teachers, including Evelyn Elsing,
Paul York, Michael Mermagen, Alan Harris, Gloria Lum, and Amos Yang, Dr. Boguslaw has
become a dedicated and esteemed educator herself. Elected President of the American String
Teachers Association’s Maryland and DC Chapter, she organizes frequent masterclasses,
workshops, and competitions for the area’s string teaching community. Nicole earned her
doctorate from the University of Maryland, during which time she published her thesis
discussing the prevalence of disabilities among western classical composers throughout history.
She currently serves on the faculty of Annapolis Symphony Academy and Anne Arundel
Community College, and has an active private studio in Ellicott City, Maryland.