Nicole Cochran is a pianist, organist, and educator based near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She has been performing for over 20 years and teaching piano and organ for more than 15 years.

A graduate of the Juilliard School and Westminster Choir College, Nicole studied organ performance with Grammy Award-winning organist Paul Jacobs before earning her master’s degree from Westminster Choir College, where she studied with concert organist Alan Morrison, chair of the organ department at the Curtis Institute of Music.

Nicole resides in Volant, Pennsylvania, near Slippery Rock, where she serves on the piano faculty at Slippery Rock University, maintains a private home studio, and enjoys spending time with her dog, Ally.