Dr. Nicole Boguslaw

Dr. Nicole Boguslaw currently enjoys an active career as a performer and educator in the Baltimore and Washington 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 the Anne Arundel Summer Orchestra, and is in demand as a recitalist, regularly presenting solo and chamber music programs, both as a member of the Rock Creek Trio, Annapolis Chamber Players, 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. Recently she premiered Sam Wu's Cetacean Songs for Solo Cello in Portland, Maine as part of a collaboration with environmentally driven artist Jonathan Latiano. Previously in 2022, she teamed up with 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. Since 2024 Nicole has been a member of the Iris Music Project in Columbia, Maryland where she works with residents at retirement communities. She has taught at the Annapolis Symphony Academy and Anne Arundel Community College. She currently serves as a co-founding member on the faculty of the Annapolis Cello Festival, and maintains an active private studio in Ellicott City, Maryland.