Principal flute of the Baltimore Opera Orchestra for twenty two seasons, Sara Nichols has appeared as guest principal flute with the Baltimore and St. Louis Symphony Orchestras and the Opera Theatre of St. Louis. She has performed with the Maryland Opera, Bach in Baltimore, Baltimore Choral Arts Society, Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, Wolf Trap Orchestra, Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra, National Gallery Orchestra, New York Opera Society, and Pro Musica Rara. She is a faculty member of Towson University and the Baltimore School for the Arts.