Interviews
Video
Above: a WHYY Philadelphia episode on Nick’s music, a feature on WHYY about the making of Nick’s children’s opera Anansi and the Great Light, and a short documentary film about Nick’s “Creative Expression Through Music” program, designed for the Penn Memory Center.
Also available:
Nick’s interview for the WAAC’s first annual TEA Talk - WAAC
Nick’s interview with Oxford in Voice - University of Oxford
Radio
True Taos Radio interview, first excerpt
"'Curious Incident' gets percussive welcome as Philly's latest 'One Book' program opens" - WHYY
"A Young Composer Inspired by the 2017 One Book, One Philadelphia Selection" - WRTI
Radio feature on True Taos Radio - Excerpt 1
BBC Radio Oxford interview discussing the Oxford Laptop Orchestra - BBC Radio
Feature on I Care If You Listen - ICIYL
Reviews
On Beet Juice: “Hid extreme technical demands behind the rock concert energy appropriately inspired by the effects of beet juice on athletic performance.” - I Care If You Listen
On Beet Juice: “The biggest surprise came in the form of the ending: despite being extremely big throughout, DiBerardino opted to pull the reins in and end small, which was welcome but completely unexpected.” - The Boston Musical Intelligencer
On Ornithopter: “The piece is determined, relentless, and dances… a mature work that could be used as an innovative and thematic program opener or closer.” - Brass Legacy
On Particle Heuristics: "There were even times when it touched on the basic mystery at the heart of modern physics..." - Broad Street Review
On To the Colors: "...a dense, energetic, driven work, full of jostling and jarring tonal colors." - Broad Street Review
On Asphodel: "...richly textured, multilayered..." - Minnesota Star Tribune
On Madison Avenue: “…excellent thematic material… a wonderful opener to any recital.” - The Clarinet
"A first rate talent and a unique voice..." - Portland Press Herald
In the News
Nick announced as dean of Curtis - Curtis Institute of Music
Philadelphia Inquirer highlights Nick’s Darmok & Jalad - Philadelphia Inquirer
Curtis Announces Four Composition Faculty Appointments - Curtis Institute of Music
Creative Expression Through Music video feature - Penn Memory Center
Doing Opera: the collaborative creative process for “Anansi the Spider” - Overtones
Can music improve anxiety and depression for people with memory disorders? - Penn Today
Otherworldly Air on PBS in Philadelphia - WHYY
Profile of Penn Memory Center partnership - Broad Street Review
“With Pinions of Immense Desire” on Astral Winners Concert - Astral Artists
27 Morningside on PBS in Philadelphia - WHYY
"Cityscaping" collaboration with The Brass Project meets critical acclaim - Philadelphia Inquirer
Press release for "Cityscaping" - Curtis Institute of Music
The Oxford Laptop Orchestra performs at Hack the Barbican in London - Music Hackspace
"This is Not My Hat" wins Earphones Award, named 2015 Audie Award Finalist - Audiofile
Interview and preview of "27 Morningside" winning performance at Portland Chamber Music Festival - Portland Press Herald
"Asphodel" in PARMA Recordings' 2015 Anthology of Music - PARMA
Review of "Madison Avenue," Wesley Ferreira's debut album - Classics Today