COOK- As far as Cook native Trevor Nicholas is concerned, he’s already a big winner by being selected as one of ten finalists for the GRAMMY Music Educator of the Year award from among over …
David Colburn
COOK- Within adversity, seeds of hope and triumph can be found, brought to full bloom with the right measures of encouragement and love.
Cook native Trevor Nicholas knows this from both sides of the equation, as he has recently used his own experiences with adversity and triumph to inspire a unique creative endeavor that has brought comfort, healing, and community to the students of a large Chicago-area high school.
Trevor, a 2004 Cook High School graduate, is the choir director for a specialized four-year music program at Nicholas Senn High School on the North Side of Chicago. Using an original composition he wrote, titled “Who Will Carry Me?” students and teachers in music and dance joined with alumni and guest artists last spring to individually record parts at a distance for a collaborative video that counters the trauma of a COVID-scarred year with comfort and hope.