Active as a conductor, violinist, violist, and educator, Dr. Nell Flanders brings her dynamic musicality to performances in a wide variety of genres, from orchestral classics to contemporary music, tango, blues, and period instrument baroque. In August 2022, Dr. Flanders began her tenure as Director of Orchestral Activities at Idaho State University where she leads the Idaho State-Civic Symphony and the ISU Chamber Orchestra. In 2025, the orchestra released its first recording, Strata, of eight original compositions by Argentine composer/bassist/band leader Pedro Giraudo.
From 2018-2021 Dr. Flanders held the position of Georg and Joyce Albers-Schonberg Assistant Conductor with the Princeton Symphony Orchestra, conducting the PSO in ballet, popular classics, and holiday concerts. She has conducted multiple performances with the National Symphony Orchestra of Panama and the Chelsea Symphony in New York, and given many orchestral premieres, including collaborating in the creation of a new work by composer Derek Bermel with violin soloist Midori.
Dedicated to educating the next generation of musicians, Dr. Flanders conducted the Repertory and Symphony Orchestras at the Manhattan School of Music Precollege Division from 2014-2021. She travels frequently to Panama to conduct youth orchestras and teach conducting workshops.
