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Nigro, a native of Chicago, she graduated from Northwestern University, with a bachelor"s and master"s degree, and from Roosevelt University.
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Susan Nigro
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Unlike most players of the instrument, Nigro"s career is primarily as a solo recitalist and recording artist rather than an orchestral player. Nigro has premiered over 30 works since 1988, most of which were commissioned by her. She has given more premieres than any other contrabassoonist.
She has appeared as a soloist with such groups as the Chicago Chamber Orchestra, Rome Festival Orchestra, and the Mozarteum Orchestra of Salzburg, as well as at multiple conferences of the International Double Reed Society, and performed as a recitalist and given masterclasses at dozens of universities and music festivals.
In addition to her recording and recital careers, Nigro has been the full-time substitute for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra during the 2005-2006 season and again during the seasons 2008-2010. She is also a guest artist with the Northwest Symphony.
