Sara Nichols enjoys a diverse career as an educator, soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral flutist. She performed as Principal Flute of the Baltimore Opera for twenty two seasons. She has also appeared as a soloist and orchestra musician for numerous ensembles including the National Gallery Orchestra, Wolf Trap Orchestra, Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, Baltimore Choral Arts Society, Bach Society of Baltimore, Concert Artists of Baltimore, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Pro Musica Rara, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, and the New York Opera Society. She has performed with national touring shows and productions at the Hippodrome, Lyric, and Morris Mechanic Theaters in Baltimore, Merriweather Post Pavilion, and the National Theater in Washington, D.C. She is on the faculties of Towson University and the Baltimore School for the Arts.

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Her high school students have won principal and section positions with All Eastern High School Bands and Orchestra; Maryland All State Junior and Senior High School Bands and Orchestras; Baltimore, Harford, and Anne Arundel All County Bands and Orchestras; Baltimore Symphony Youth Orchestras; Peabody Youth Orchestra, Greater Baltimore Youth Orchestra; and the Chesapeake and Maryland Youth Orchestras. Other student awards include the National Flute Association High School Flute Choir Competitions; Flute Society of Washington Mid-Atlantic Honors, Master Class, and High School Flute Choir Competitions; U.S. Navy Band and Naval Academy Band Side by Side and concerto competition winners; Maryland Distinguished Scholars in the Arts; and the National Take a Stand Symposium in Los Angeles, CA.

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Many of Ms. Nichols' high school students were awarded music scholarships at prestigious universities and conservatories, and are now prominent music educators--including public and private schools, private studios, and universities--- arts administrators, and professional musicians across the country. Numerous additional students also excelled in subjects outside of the music industry, and now hold a multitude of highly successful careers while continuing to play their flutes in a wide array of settings. Every single student has been a source of immense pride on this journey!

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Ms. Nichols has been published in Flute Talk Magazine. She has also hosted Flute Spa master classes for esteemed flute pedagogue and award winning author, Patricia George. See www.FluteSpaBaltimore for upcoming events.

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Ms. Nichols is Director of the Baltimore Flute Choir [www.baltimore flutechoir.com], a dedicated group of avid adult enthusiasts who enjoy an active performance schedule in the Baltimore-Washington region. The BFC was recently selected by audition to perform in concert at the 2018 National Flute Association Convention in Orlando.

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