Nikki Pet, of Glastonbury, CT, began playing clarinet at age ten and is currently studying with Alan Kay through the Juilliard Exchange Program at Columbia University. She has participated in numerous chamber groups through Columbia University and the Juilliard School, performing in venues at both schools, as well as Carnegie Hall and Symphony Space.

Nikki has participated in festivals such as Kneisel Hall, Greenwood Music Camp, the Boston University Tanglewood Institute, and was principal clarinet in the Juilliard Pre College Symphony and the Boston Youth Symphony. Nikki also received various solo and chamber competition prizes, including 1st place (winds) in the 2016 Hartford Music Club High School Competition, top prize in the 2015 International Grande Music Competition, and first prize in the 2015 Korean Radio Broadcast Competition.

Bartok: Contrasts
Widmann: Fantasie
Stravinsky: L'Histoire du Soldat