Nicola Hicks has performed regularly in chamber ensembles, orchestras, and as a soloist in the United States and England. Nicola’s engagements include performances at the Royal Festival Hall and Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre with the Chineke! Orchestra, Symphony Hall with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, and Lincoln Center, New York City with the Penn State University Chamber Orchestra. Nicola’s chamber ensemble, the Simple String Quintet, won the 2014-15 Southard Music Competition at the University of Northern Colorado and performed at numerous prestigious events including a concert at the Lone Tree Arts Center, Colorado. As well as traditional repertoire, Nicola has explored non-classical genres and experimental compositions that combined instrumental performance with electronics, visual arts, and graphic scores.