Dr. Nick Curry was recently appointed as the cello professor at the University of North Florida. Before this appointment, he was the professor of cello and the cellist in the Rawlins Piano Trio at the University of South Dakota.
He was born in Atlanta, Georgia, where he studied cello with David Starkweather from the University of Georgia. Nick received his bachelors of music from Vanderbilt, where he studied with Grace Mihi Bahng. While at Vanderbilt, he served as Professor Bahng's teaching assistant, and was the recipient of the Jean Keller Heard Award for Excellence in string playing. Nick then served as Hans Jorgen Jensen's teaching assistant for five years at Northwestern University, where he earned his masters degree and doctoral degree. He also was the teaching assistant to Professor Jensen at the Meadowmount School of Music for four summers.
While at Northwestern, Nick soloed with the Northwestern Philharmonic Orchestra and won the Northwestern Chamber Music Competition. Nick has played in masterclasses for Lynn Harrell, Ralph Kirschbaum, Paul Katz, David Geber, the Emerson String Quartet, the Pacifica String Quartet, and the Blair String Quartet. Private studies have also included Harvey Shapiro, David Finckel, and John Kochanowski. Nick has played concerts in Taiwan and all over the US. In April of 2006, he performed as a soloist on Garrison Keillor's Prairie Home Companion where he played the King Amati cello. In the summers he performs and teaches at the Triada Music Festival. |
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