Nicole Cariglia, cellist, is the Director of the BYSO’s Intensive Community Program. She received her B. Mus and M. Mus in cello performance, with Distinction and Academic Honors from the New England Conservatory of music. In the fall of 2009, Ms. Cariglia will graduate with a D.M.A in cello performance from Boston University. During her studies she was twice awarded the string departments Award of Excellence, as well as the cello prize in the annual Bach competition. Ms. Cariglia joined the cello faculty of the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras’ Intensive Community Program in 2006, after two years of string pedagogy studies with Bonnie Black, the program’s founding Artistic Director.  Bringing to ICP many years of teaching experience, she now teaches all sixteen ICP cellists, as well as bass students in the program.  As a soloist, Ms. Cariglia has given recitals in France, Iceland and the US, and was recently featured on WGBH’s Nova series, performing Bach’s solo suites. Comfortable exploring a wide range of styles, Ms. Cariglia enjoys performing both with historical performance orchestras and chamber groups on period instruments as well as premiering new works by today’s most exciting composers. Ms. Cariglia is an active performer in Boston, appearing regularly with the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, The New England String Ensemble, The Cantata Singers and Back Bay Chorale.