nicole.riner@unco.edu

Dr. Nicole Riner is an active recitalist, clinician, and freelance flutist. She has performed with various chamber ensembles and orchestras throughout the Midwest and Rocky Mountain West, including  MahlerFest Orchestra, Boulder Philharmonic, Lansing Symphony Orchestra, Traverse City Symphony Orchestra, and at Beaux Arts/Strings in the Moutains and Bear Trap summer festivals. Much in demand as a clinician and lecturer, her doctoral research has been presented at national and international conferences. Nicole is currently a member of the Wyoming Symphony Orchestra and she serves on the music faculties of University of Wyoming, Rocky Mountain Center for Musical Arts and University of Northern Colorado. Prior appointments include the nationally recognized Interlochen Arts Camp, Michigan State University, and Indiana University-Purdue University. Nicole also served as president of the Colorado Flute Association from 2004-2006 and as musical director of the Rocky Mountain Flute Choir until 2005. In addition to these appointments, Nicole is dedicated to performing and recording new music written for flute by women and non-Western composers. She is a participant in the American Women Composer's Project, a nationally endowed organization designed to promote the performance of women's music and commission new chamber works for flute. Nicole received the Doctor of Music in flute performance and literature from Indiana University. Previous teachers include Kathryn Lukas, Barbara Kallaur (Baroque flute), Richard Sherman, Alexander Murray, and Dr. Janice Boland. She can be heard on recordings with Wyoming Symphony and MahlerFest, and her faculty recitals have been broadcast on Interlochen Public Radio.

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