2026 American Viola Society Festival: Presenters & Performers, Nick Revel

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2026 American Viola Society Festival

Presenters & Performers

Nick Revel

Nick Revel

Nick Revel is a multi-GRAMMY® nominated violist, composer, producer, and educator based in New York City. A founding member of PUBLIQuartet, he has performed on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and The Met Museum.

He is a Silver Medalist in Audio Engineering at the Global Music Awards and has received composition honors from Catalyst Quartet’s CQ Minute, Golden Hornet’s String Quartet Smackdown, and the Red Jasper Award shortlist.

His solo project, DragonScales: The Hero Levels, is a video game-inspired etude series for strings, combining original music with narrative-based learning.

As an educator, he leads national workshops and recently completed a multi-visit residency with the Marywood University String Project, premiering a collaboratively-composed work using innovative notation.