Nicole Aldrich bio

Nicole Aldrich is Director of Chapel Music at Princeton University, where she directs the 70-voice Princeton University Chapel Choir and oversees a full calendar of concerts and other special musical events. Before coming to Princeton, she served as Director of Choral Activities at Washington University in St. Louis for 10 years and held teaching positions at the University of Delaware and University of Maryland. She has prepared choruses for Helmuth Rilling and Paul Goodwin, has conducted honor choirs in six states, and is a frequent guest clinician and lecturer, with special focus on the application of solo voice studio techniques to the ensemble rehearsal.
Dr. Aldrich earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in conducting from the University of Maryland, holds a master’s degree in conducting from Northwestern University, and studied piano and voice at Virginia Wesleyan College. She is a member of the National Association for Music Education, the National Collegiate Choral Organization, the National Association of Teachers of Singing, and the American Choral Directors Association.