Nina Knight
Based in Jacksonville, FL, Dr. Nina Knight, enjoys a versatile career. Performance, teaching, and speaking opportunities have taken her to concert halls, conferences, and universities in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Over the past five years Nina has been working with organizations centered around music advocacy in the non-profit sector. Nina joined the Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival (AICMF) and served as the Executive Director of the Festival for the 2023 and 2024 seasons. This fall she joins the staff of the Golden Isles Youth Orchestra as the Conductor and Music Director of the Symphonette Orchestra. She will also serve as the Music Director of the GIYO Chamber Ensemble.
Prior to moving to Florida, she was the Director of Operations of Brazos Music, a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to providing high quality inclusive music education and facilitating access to musical opportunities for people of all ages and abilities. Her creative initiatives for community engagement and her love for the next generation of music patrons led her to create a learning orchestra and a fiddle camp in Houston, Texas in 2022 with Brazos Music. She is the co-founder of Houston Orchestra for All, an intergenerational performance ensemble and educational program in Houston, TX dedicated to inclusivity and equitable music education. Her commitment to providing high quality accessible music education and facilitating musical opportunities for all is what inspires her advocacy and motivates her on a daily basis. She has been teaching at the TexStrings All-State Camp since 2017.
Nina maintains an active performance and teaching career. In recent years she has performed with the Knight-Blahulyak Duo, the Kolonneh String Quartet, the Axiom Quartet (2015-2018), Aperio-Music of the Americas, and the Texas New Music Ensemble. As a collaborative artist she has premiered works for string quartet, viola and piano, viola and cello, and viola and dance.
With over half a decade of experience teaching in higher education, Nina seeks to prepare students for more than their musical goals. Working with university students inspired her to reach out beyond the college classroom and work with musicians from a variety of backgrounds and abilities. By combining compassion, kindness, clear direction, and high quality instruction Nina provides a safe and nurturing environment in her teaching spaces.
Nina also enjoys opportunities as a guest clinician and lecturer at schools, festivals, and conferences. In recent years she has presented lectures at the Texas Music Educators Association and American String Teachers Association Conferences.
www.ninabledsoeknight.com
Prior to moving to Florida, she was the Director of Operations of Brazos Music, a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to providing high quality inclusive music education and facilitating access to musical opportunities for people of all ages and abilities. Her creative initiatives for community engagement and her love for the next generation of music patrons led her to create a learning orchestra and a fiddle camp in Houston, Texas in 2022 with Brazos Music. She is the co-founder of Houston Orchestra for All, an intergenerational performance ensemble and educational program in Houston, TX dedicated to inclusivity and equitable music education. Her commitment to providing high quality accessible music education and facilitating musical opportunities for all is what inspires her advocacy and motivates her on a daily basis. She has been teaching at the TexStrings All-State Camp since 2017.
Nina maintains an active performance and teaching career. In recent years she has performed with the Knight-Blahulyak Duo, the Kolonneh String Quartet, the Axiom Quartet (2015-2018), Aperio-Music of the Americas, and the Texas New Music Ensemble. As a collaborative artist she has premiered works for string quartet, viola and piano, viola and cello, and viola and dance.
With over half a decade of experience teaching in higher education, Nina seeks to prepare students for more than their musical goals. Working with university students inspired her to reach out beyond the college classroom and work with musicians from a variety of backgrounds and abilities. By combining compassion, kindness, clear direction, and high quality instruction Nina provides a safe and nurturing environment in her teaching spaces.
Nina also enjoys opportunities as a guest clinician and lecturer at schools, festivals, and conferences. In recent years she has presented lectures at the Texas Music Educators Association and American String Teachers Association Conferences.
www.ninabledsoeknight.com
Location - Jacksonville, Florida |
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Jacksonville, Florida