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Nicholas Brown is a clarinetist, educator, and arts leader. He is currently a member of the Boston Lyric Opera Orchestra, New Bedford Symphony, and Boston Festival Orchestra, and has performed with Albany Symphony, Boston Philharmonic, Boston Pops, Chicago Symphony, Landmarks Orchestra, and many other groups throughout the United States.
Nicholas has appeared as soloist with the Boston Festival Orchestra, Boston Pops, Concord Orchestra, Symphony Nova, and South Coast Chamber Music Series. He has performed on programs presented by the Library of Congress, Celebrity Series of Boston, Newport Music Festival, Morgan Library, and Williams Center for the Arts, and can be heard on Carlos Simon’s recent album Requiem for the Enslaved (Decca Records) as well as a forthcoming album of American music with the Albany Symphony (Albany Records). He has won awards from the St. Botolph Club Foundation, Boston Woodwind Society, Bay Chamber Concerts of Maine, Rossini Club of Portland, and Boston University.
As Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Boston Festival Orchestra Nicholas is committed to expanding access and equity in classical music. Under his leadership, the organization has created jobs for 75 local musicians and concert experiences for over 2,000 community members across two seasons. This year, the BFO will provide workshops that explore creative decision making through music for over 250 at-risk students, in addition to providing 1,500 complimentary tickets to community partners and volunteers from under-resourced neighborhoods. Beyond the BFO, Nicholas was a Neighborhood Artist with the Celebrity Series of Boston for two years and served as the Community Partnerships Manager at the North End Music & Performing Arts Center where he focused on youth arts programs in Charlestown and the North End.
Originally from Portland, Maine, Nicholas is a graduate of Boston University and New England Conservatory of Music. He currently resides in Massachusetts.
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