Inaugural Season Work: Moxie for wind quintet and piano
Moxie was commissioned by The Peachtree Chamber Players.
The Oxford Dictionary defines moxie as someone who has character, experience, determination, and nerve. If we have gained anything since 2020 it is experience, flexibility, and determination on persevering during these challenging times. This piece is dedicated to everyone who was able to move forward in-spite of the unbelievable amount of loss and obstacles, people with moxie.
The Oxford Dictionary defines moxie as someone who has character, experience, determination, and nerve. If we have gained anything since 2020 it is experience, flexibility, and determination on persevering during these challenging times. This piece is dedicated to everyone who was able to move forward in-spite of the unbelievable amount of loss and obstacles, people with moxie.
Inaugural Season Composer: NICole Chamberlain
Rolling with the punches, Nicole Chamberlain (b. 1977) has been flexible in carving out her own path in both her life and career. Her initial plan was to become an animator who composed original soundtracks, but the original plan that 18-year-old Chamberlain set for herself did not turn out to be the dream she wanted after all. At the age of 32, she left a career in web and graphic design to pursue a financially insecure life as a full-time composer and flutist. More than 10 years later, she plows ahead realizing this is the adventure she really craved. She earned a B.M. in Music Composition and a B.F.A. in Digital Media from the University of Georgia to attain the skills needed to be a successful composer and animator. At UGA, she learned how to craft music compositions from Dr. William Davis, how to be a joyful and determined flutist from Dr. Ronald Waln, how to use technology to her advantage, and how to find her own unique voice in a crowded field.
Currently, Chamberlain balances her time composing, teaching flute, performing, and avoiding graphic design work as much as possible. She lives in Doraville, GA with her husband, guitarist and composer Brian Chamberlain, and their two dogs who long to be social media influencers. The Chamberlains have their own independent music publishing company, Spotted Rocket Publishing. You can catch Nicole on most major social media platforms and read more about her at www.nikkinotes.com.
Currently, Chamberlain balances her time composing, teaching flute, performing, and avoiding graphic design work as much as possible. She lives in Doraville, GA with her husband, guitarist and composer Brian Chamberlain, and their two dogs who long to be social media influencers. The Chamberlains have their own independent music publishing company, Spotted Rocket Publishing. You can catch Nicole on most major social media platforms and read more about her at www.nikkinotes.com.