Originally from Knoxville, Tennessee, Nicholas graduated from Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music in 2023. He then spent a year working as organ scholar at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Portland, Oregon before coming to Yale. Nicholas has also held organ scholar positions at the Chautauqua Institution in western New York and at Trinity Episcopal Church in Bloomington, Indiana. He has concertized throughout the country, recently performing at the University of Tampa and St. Mark Lutheran Church in Anchorage, Alaska. Nicholas serves on the National Council of the American Guild of Organists as councilor for young organists. He is a dedicated practitioner of the Alexander Technique, and also enjoys taking group fitness classes.