Instruments: Piano Location: Newburyport & Amesbury
Education: Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Piano Interpretation from McGill University and l’Universite de Montreal as well as a Bachelor of Music Education from the University of Ottawa
Nicholas Roy holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Piano Interpretation from McGill University and l’Universite de Montreal as well as a bachelor of music education from the University of Ottawa. In Montreal, he received coaching from many internationally recognized pianists, including Marc Durand, Jean Saulnier, Louis-Phillippe Pelletier, Marina Mdivani, and Michael McMahon. He is a recipient of the William Chatfield Piano Senior Prize at Bay Chamber Music Festival in Rockport, Maine. In his early years, Nicholas began his musical studies in Edmundston, N.B. with Maureen Pelletier and later at the University of Moncton with Daniel Boulanger. During his formative years, he has won top honors in various music festivals in New Brunswick including the Restigouche Festival in Campbelton, N.B., and the CMC music competitions in St. John and Moncton. In Edmundston, NB, Nicholas has organized and executed a chamber music series at the Musee Historique et Culturelle du Madawaska. As the museum’s artist in residence, his primary aim was to feature local artists in a small chamber setting. Nicholas currently teacher middle school chorus at Dover Middle School in New Hampshire. He is a member of the Aliento Chamber Players and is an active performer in the Southern Maine/Seacoast area.
