MUSE • Musicians United for Social Equity

Biography

Nicole DeMaio is a Colombian-American composer, performer, and educator. She
earned degrees in Music Education and Music Theory/Composition from Montclair
State University and a degree in Composition from The Boston Conservatory.
Currently Nicole is working towards a degree in Multiple Woodwind Performance
from NJCU. Most recently, Nicole was a member of the 2020 National Broadway Tour
for An American in Paris, performing the Reed 2 book. Before moving in New Jersey,
she lived in Boston and taught music for grades 7-12 at Boston College High School
and private lessons across Massachusetts. As a composer, Nicole’s works have been
performed across the nation and have won many awards. She was recently
commissioned by The Rivers School Conservatory and Yale School of Music’s Music in
Schools Initiative. She is the current Director of Black Sheep Contemporary
Ensemble, a group focused on commissioning and performing new music,
interdisciplinary collaboration, and audience education.