Nicholas attended Durham University and at The Royal Academy of Music where he studied with Mark Wildman. He pursued a career as an opera singer, performing in concert Halls and Opera Houses across Europe. He has worked with many distinguished conductors including Sir Simon Rattle, Valery Gergiev, Sir Colin Davis and Emmanuele Haim.

He has a wealth of experience in education, he has taught at Oxford University, King’s College University of London, The Royal Academy of Music, St Paul’s Boys, Brighton College and Tonbridge School.

As Managing Director at Gibden he has worked with schools across the world to deliver advice to develop their music programme, he has worked with pupils to assist with scholarship preparation all with a view to enabling the pupils to maximise their potential and gain access to the best possible education.

Nicholas is also coordinating future planning for a range of specialist music courses hosted in the UK (Oxford, Wells and The Royal Colege of Music) and in South-East Asia.