73. Nicole DeGuire talks about summer PD opportunities, Midwest planning, the importance of full orchestra, and more

Nicole DeGuire is Associate Director of Orchestras at Carmel High
School, Indiana ASTA President, and an avid free-lance violinist
with numerous orchestras across the state of Indiana. Earning her
B.M. in Violin Performance with Honors at Butler University, she
went on to complete her M.M. in Violin Performance and
Literature, and an Orchestral Studies Diploma from The Eastman
School of Music. Teachers include Charles Castleman, Ilya Kaler,
Lisa Brooks, Davis Brooks, Larry Shapiro, Geoffrey Applegate and
Paul Kantor.





Previously, she served as Director of Orchestras at Fishers High
School. Her groups earned gold ratings along with “With
Distinction” at both ISSMA District and State Qualifications. It
was under her direction that the FHS Symphony Orchestra made the
ISSMA State Finals for the first time in 2017. She absolutely
loves working with middle and high school students, and truly
enjoys serving as a guest clinician and adjudicator,





Nicole has extensive orchestral experience performing with the
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra,
and the Ft. Wayne Philharmonic. Other professional orchestral
experience includes Rochester Philharmonic, Erie Philharmonic,
Albany Symphony Orchestra and South Bend Symphony
Orchestra. 





Ms. DeGuire is the Indiana ASTA All-State Orchestra Coordinator,
an ISSMA State Board Member and was also the 2020 Indiana ASTA
High School Orchestra Teacher of the Year. 





Nicole is available to serve as a clinician, presenter, and guest
conductor and can be reached at ndeguire@ccs.k12.in.us.


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