Nathan Cicero
Pianist
| Years at Source: | 2019 |
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| Biography: | Nathan Cicero is a Twin Cities-based pianist specializing in art song, opera, and musical theatre. He has served as music director or pianist with many local arts organizations, including Skylark Opera Theatre, Operatunity Theatre, Morris Park Players and The Lied Society. Additionally, he holds ongoing appointments as Pianist and Assistant Conductor for the South Metro Chorale and Director of Music and Organist at the Church of St. Mark in St. Paul. In 2018, Nathan earned his Master of Music in Vocal Accompanying from the Peabody Conservatory, where he studied with Eileen Cornett. While at Peabody, he held a graduate assistantship in Opera Accompanying, accompanied regularly in the vocal studios of Denyce Graves, William Sharp, and Stanley Cornett, and was a guest vocal coach and masterclass presenter at Morgan State University and the University of Maryland-Baltimore County. A native of Wisconsin, he earned a BM in Piano-Collaborative Emphasis from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, where he was heavily involved in the voice and choral division and was the winner of the student orchestral conducting competition in 2016. |
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| Source Moment: | The most impactful part of Source for me was the close relationship the duos were able to form with the faculty, as well as other duos. The caliber of faculty present at Source was truly incredible, especially for a festival with a small number of participants. I felt as though we were more than a number to the faculty, and we were able to develop our relationship with them over the course of multiple coaching opportunities throughout the week. The faculty, staff, and participants came together as one community for the week, and that made me feel supported and encouraged as an artist. |
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