Since 2015, Nicholas Ciulla has served as Assistant Principal Trumpet of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra.
He is also a regular member of the Cathedral Brass of Birmingham, the Ambassador Brass Quintet and the University of Alabama Faculty Brass Quintet.
An avid educator, Nick currently serves as an adjunct trumpet instructor at Talladega College, the Alabama School of Fine Arts, Hoover City Schools, Alabaster City Schools and Mountain Brook City Schools. Additional duties include coaching the Alabama Symphony Youth Orchestra brass section and participating in the ASO's educational outreach initiatives throughout the Birmingham area.
Prior to his position in the Alabama Symphony Nicholas served as the second trumpet player in the Wichita Symphony Orchestra from 2012-2014. He has also performed with the Atlanta Symphony, Tallahassee Symphony, Northwest Florida Symphony, Sinfonia Gulf Coast, New Hampshire Music Festival, Lancaster Festival Orchestra, Ballet Wichita, Wichita Grand Opera, and the Taneycomo Festival Orchestra.
Nicholas earned his Bachelors Degree in Music at the Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory of Music and his Masters Degree in Music from Wichita State University. Additionally, he has studied at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Florida State University and is currently pursuing his Doctorate of Music at the University of Alabama.
Nicholas has studied with Geoffrey Hardcastle, Michael Sachs, Mario Guarneri, Jack Sutte, David Hunsicker, Christopher Moore and Eric Yates.