Nick DelBello is a sought-after conductor and educator, known for his
innovative programming, conducting technique, and connection with
audiences. Mr. DelBello's conducting and teaching experience
encompasses all grade levels, college programs, and community and
professional ensembles of all kinds. He frequently works with guest
artists from the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, area college music
faculty, as well as soloists from prominent orchestras across the
country. DelBello's efforts to make the symphony orchestra a relevant
force in our community has inspired collaborations with living
composers with a local connection including Stephen Shewan, Rob Deemer,
Roland E. Martin, and Caroline Mallonee.
Mr. DelBello has been the Music Director of the
Clarence Summer Orchestra since 2019. He is only the third
Music Director in the
orchestra's sixty-five year history, and leads the orchestra in
four concerts each summer. Highligjt of the 2033 season include
perfomrances with Buffalo Opera Unlimited, and Herb Smith of the Rochester and Buffalo Philharmonics
Mr. DelBello has also
been Music Director of the Cheektowaga Community Symphony orchestra
since 2016, after having first appeared with the orchestra as a guest
conductor. During his tenure with the CCSO, the orchestra has grown in
size and featured numerous prominent guest artists. It has also
collaborated with local community organizations such as the Buffalo
Suzuki Strings, Easy Street Big Band, Greater Buffalo Youth Orchestra,
Buffalo Silver Band, the Cheektowaga Community Chorus, the Women’s
Choir of Buffalo and the Buffalo Girlchoir.
Previous guest conducting appearances include the Southern Tier
Symphony, Amherst Symphony Orchestra, Orchard Park Symphony Orchestra,
Genesee Symphony Orchestra, Southern Tier Chamber Strings, Freudig
Singers of Western New York, and festival ensembles for both the Erie
County Music Educators Association and the Chautauqua County Music
Teachers Association. From 2011-2016, DelBello was the founding music
director of the Buffalo Brass Choir and in 2018 was a finalist for the
position of Assistant Conductor with the Buffalo Philharmonic
Orchestra.
As an educator, Mr. DelBello is a full-time music teacher in the
Williamsville Central Schools, having previously taught as both a vocal
and instrumental music teacher in the Buffalo Public Schools. In
Williamsville, he teaches courses in introductory and Advanced
Placement level Music Theory in addition to work as a vocal coach and
accompanist. Mr. DelBello holds a Bachelors degree in Music Education
from SUNY Fredonia and a Masters degree in Music Performance from the
University of Miami. He lives in Kenmore with his wife Miranda, a music
teacher in the Kenmore-Tonawanda Schools and an accomplished flutist,
and their two children.