Born in Amarillo, Texas, he was educated at Baylor University and the University of Southern California.
As a guest conductor, he has performed with the Philharmonic Orchestra, the Nuremberg Symphony, the Ensemble Orchestral d'Aquitaine, the Slovak Radio Orchestra, the Janacek Philharmonic, the Prague Radio Choir, the New York Oratorio Society, and the Oregon Bach Festival, among others. He has prepared choruses for some of the world's greatest conductors, including Zubin Mehta, Michael Tilson-Thomas and Erich Leinsdorf. As a respected composer, Strimple has written film and television scores, as well as concert and liturgical works, and has served as arranger (mostly choral arranger) for Frank Sinatra, Rod Stewart, Melissa Manchester, Billy Davis, Jr. and other leading recording artists.

Nick Strimple is also active as a scholar. His critically acclaimed book, “Choral Music of the 20th Century” was released by Amadeus Press in 2002.

Dr. Strimple is an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California (USC), Thornton School of Music. He is recognized internationally as a leading authority on Shoah music and music from Holocaust. He has lectured widely on the subject, most recently at Oxford University, and served as a consultant for the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust and the New England Holocaust Memorial.

In addition to his scholarly work, Mr. Strimple has presented and performed Shoah music programs throughout the United States and Europe. Nick Strimple also Music Director of both the Los Angeles Zimriyah Chorale and the Choral Society of Southern California. For more information, visit his website at www.nickstrimple.com