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Nicole Riner is an active recitalist, clinician, and teacher. She been a member of various chamber ensembles and orchestras in Michigan, Indiana, Colorado, and Wyoming and has performed at summer festivals in the United States and Germany. Recent solo performances include the 2007 National Flute Association Convention, guest recitals at Bowling Green State University and Capital University, and the world premieres of new works by composers Richard Faith, Randall Shinn, and Anne Guzzo.

Nicole is currently Artist Faculty at University of Wyoming, where she teaches flute and musicology courses. Prior appointments include the nationally recognized Interlochen Arts Camp, University of Northern Colorado, and Indiana University-Purdue University.  In the greater flute community, Nicole also served as president of the Colorado Flute Association from 2004-2006 and as musical director of the Rocky Mountain Flute Choir from 2003-2005.

In addition to these appointments, Nicole is dedicated to performing and recording new music. She is a participant in the American Women Composer's Project, a nationally endowed organization designed to promote the performance of women's music and commission new chamber works for flute. She is also co-founder and artistic director of SPaNK music ensemble, a contemporary music quartet, with composer and clarinetist Anne Guzzo, soprano Maureen Sorensson, and pianist Theresa Bogard.  As the resident music ensemble at New Froniters Music Festival, SPaNK has premiered commissions by Anne Guzzo, David Brinkman, and Beth Custer.

Much in demand as a clinician and lecturer, her doctoral research has been presented at national and international conferences. Her dissertation, The Girls in the Band: Women's Perspectives on Gender Stereotyping in the Music Classroom has been presented at national and international conferences in Colorado, Wyoming, and Hawaii, and her research has been published in the online magazine GEMS (Gender, Education, and Music Studies). Her pedagogical writings have been published in Colorado Flutist, International Tuba-Euphonium Association Journal, and Flute Talk.

Nicole received the Doctor of Music in flute performance and literature from Indiana University. Previous teachers include Kathryn Lukas, Barbara Kallaur (Baroque flute), Richard Sherman, Alexander Murray, and Dr. Janice Boland. She can be heard on recordings with Wyoming Symphony and Mahler Fest, and her faculty recitals have been broadcast on Interlochen Public Radio.

For current information on appearances, please visit www.nicoleriner.info