Nick Palmer has been widely recognized for his compelling performances, visionary leadership and emotional connection to audiences and is regarded as one of the most talented symphonic and Pops conductors on the scene today.
Maestro Palmer — Music Director of the Lafayette Symphony in Indiana, the North Charleston POPS! in South Carolina, the Evening Under the Stars Music Festival in Massachusetts, and Principal Pops Conductor of the Altoona Symphony in Pennsylvania—was a recipient of the Helen M. Thompson Award from the League of American Orchestras as the nation’s most outstanding young music director. Nick is also the newly appointed Principal Conductor of the Central Florida Pops.
Under Palmer’s direction since 2007, the LSO has experienced increased ticket sales, dynamic and creative programming, a marked development in educational programs and regional concerts, and dramatic artistic growth. Dick Jaeger commented in the Journal & Courier “without trepidation this reviewer is ready to state that the Lafayette Symphony Orchestra and conductor are setting the bar higher and higher for other regional orchestras around the state and Midwest”.
Owensboro Symphony
Altoona Symphony
Dubuque Symphony
Clinton Symphony
Nashville Ballet
Heartland Ballet
London Philharmonic
Detroit Symphony
San Antonio Symphony
Nashville Symphony
Santa Barbara Symphony
Tucson Symphony
Boulder Philharmonic
Virginia Symphony
Chicago Sinfonietta
Louisville Orchestra
Naples Philharmonic
Salt Lake Symphony
Huntsville Symphony
Springfield (MA) Symphony
Greenville Symphony
Jacksonville Symphony
West Bohemia Symphony
National Orchestra of Bolivia
Sofia Symphony
Sinaloa (OSSLA)
Monterrey (UANL) Symphony
Milano Classico Orchestra
Medellín (EAFIT) Symphony
Lausanne Symphony
Brevard Philharmonic
Heartland Ballet
Nashville Ballet
Idaho Falls Ballet
Boston Summer Opera
Harvard University Opera
Goldovsky Opera Company
Chicago Light Opera Works
Jacksonville Opera
Kentucky Opera
U. of Kentucky Opera Theatre
