Nicole Sauder is currently the violinist for Cirque du Soleil’s ECHO and a member of the New Century Chamber Orchestra. Previously, she spent seven years with the San Diego Symphony. Nicole received her BM from Cleveland Institute of Music and MM from UCLA, where she was a member of the VEM String Quartet, UCLA’s graduate string quartet founded for the performance and study of Armenian music. In her spare time, Nicole enjoys playing the bodhran (Irish drum), mandolin and ukelele, and making her own clothes.