ALTERNATIVE BIOGRAPHIES

conductor at the Colorado College Summer Music Festival where he was featured leading the CCSMF Orchestra through film scores by Aaron Copland alongside the original cinematography in the critically acclaimed PBS television masterworks series, Now Hear This. A strong advocate for contemporary music, Nicholas also served as music director for the Atlantic Music Festival Contemporary Ensemble and as assistant conductor of the AMF Symphony Orchestra where he premiered more than 20 new works for chamber and full orchestra.

Nicholas received both his masters and doctoral degrees in conducting from the Northwestern University Bienen School of Music as the final student of Victor Yampolsky where his dissertation work led to a U.S. premiere of a new arrangement of Gustav Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde for chamber orchestra. He served as assistant conductor with the Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra throughout his time at Bienen and accompanied the orchestra on its first international tour to China in the spring of 2018. In partnership with the Northwestern University Opera Company, Nicholas led a production of Johann Strauss II’s operetta, Die Fledermaus and additionally served as assistant to the Northwestern Contemporary Music Ensemble under director Alan Pierson.

Originally from the Bay Area, California, Nicholas attended the University of California Berkeley for undergraduate degrees in both molecular cell biology and music, where he studied orchestral conducting with David Milnes while simultaneously studying choral conducting with San Francisco Symphony Chorus Director Emeritus, Vance George. A two-time recipient of the Alfred Hertz Memorial Traveling Scholarship, Nicholas has participated in various masterclasses, working with eminent musical figures such as Esa-Pekka Salonen and Gustavo Dudamel. Among many others, his list of mentors includes Donald Runnicles, John Storgårds, Fabien Gabel, Scott Yoo, and Rune Bergmann.

Aym E Nuviola And The Colorado Mambo Orchestra

SCOTT O’NEIL, conductor

Saturday, May 6, 2023 at 7:30pm

Boettcher Concert Hall

Abelardito Veladés Almendra*

Rafael Hernandez Cachita*

Tito Puente Oye Como Va*

Arturo Márquez Conga del Fuego Nuevo

Ernesto Duarte Como Fue*

Louis "Louiguy" Guglielmi Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White*

Sergio González Siaba El Cuarto De Tula*

— INTERMISSION —

María Teresa Vera Veinte Años*

Compay Segundo Chan-Chan*

Nick Jimenez & Cheo Feliciano El Rantón*

Moisés Simons El Manicero*

Carlos Gardel & Alfredo Le Pera El Día Que Me Quieras*

Jose Claro Fumero Bemba Colorá*

*Arranged by Dr. Raul Murciano, Jr.

CONCERT RUN TIME IS APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS AND 45 MINUTES WITH A 20 MINUTE INTERMISSION.

FIRST TIME TO THE SYMPHONY? SEE PAGE 7 OF THIS PROGRAM FOR FAQ’S TO MAKE YOUR EXPERIENCE GREAT!