Nicholas Brown, Principal Clarinet

Nicholas Brown, Principal Clarinet

Nicholas Brown is a Boston-based clarinetist, educator, and arts leader. As a performer, he is a member of the Boston Lyric Opera Orchestra, New Bedford Symphony, Boston Festival Orchestra, and Phoenix, and a guest musician with A Far Cry, Albany Symphony, Boston Philharmonic, Boston Pops, Chicago Symphony, Landmarks Orchestra, Philadelphia 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 GRAMMY-nominated 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. Through its extensive network of community partners, the BFO provides free concert experiences to thousands of local community members each year to rejuvenate the city’s love for classical music.

Originally from Portland, Maine, Nicholas is a graduate of Boston University and New England Conservatory of Music. He currently resides in Massachusetts.

Updated: June 2023