Cellist Keith Nicholas, a member of the Nashville Symphony, is an Adjunct Instructor of Music at the Belmont University School of Music. Mr. Nicholas received his Master of Music degree from Florida State University and his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. He was awarded first place in the Carmel Chamber Music Competition in 1996. In 1998 he was appointed cellist of the resident string quartet in Midland, Texas where was also principal cello of the Midland-Odessa Symphony and Chorale.