Nick DiBerardino

Rhodes Scholar Nick DiBerardino (b. 1989), hailed as a “bright young star” and a “first-rate talent” by the Portland Press Herald, has enjoyed premieres of his music around the world. His concert music has received recognition from many institutions, and in 2016, he will participate in the prestigious Minnesota Orchestra Composer Institute.

Nick earned his bachelor’s degree at Princeton University, where he founded the Undergraduate Composers Collective, was elected early to Phi Beta Kappa, and was awarded the Edward T. Cone Memorial Prize for excellence in music theory and composition. At the University of Oxford, Nick obtained an M.Phil with distinction, co-founded and chaired the Oxford Laptop Orchestra, and was awarded the John Lowell Osgood Memorial Prize for composition. Nick also holds an M.M. from the Yale School of Music.

As a passionate advocate for new music, Nick has spoken to listeners both at home and abroad, including an appearance on BBC Radio Oxford, an interactive performance workshop with the Oxford Laptop Orchestra at London's Barbican Theatre, and an interview on Westport, Connecticut's first ever TEA Talk, a televised series of moderated conversations about the arts. Consistent with his belief in the transformative power of music, Nick also served as co-founder and director of “Back in Tune,” an initiative designed to provide underserved students in Bridgeport, Connecticut with musical instruction and to collect, refurbish, and distribute used instruments on their behalf. He is currently pursuing a Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in composition at the Curtis Institute of Music.