About

Nicholas Warden is a British bass, conductor and teacher of singing, now based in Copenhagen.

Training

Nicholas read Music at Durham University, where he was a choral scholar at Durham Cathedral from 1995 to 1997, and went on to the Royal Academy of Music, studying with Mark Wildman. He was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music (ARAM) in 2007.

Performing

As a bass he has sung throughout Europe in opera, oratorio and recital, with conductors including Emmanuelle Haïm, Sir Simon Rattle, Sir Colin Davis, Sakari Oramo, Harry Christophers and Martyn Brabbins. Highlights include Zoroastro in Handel's Orlando at Wigmore Hall and Sadler's Wells, Rameau and Purcell with Le Concert d'Astrée, and tours with the Berlin Philharmonic as a member of European Voices. Read more

Teaching

Nicholas has taught singing for more than twenty-five years, including at the Royal Academy of Music, St Peter's College, Oxford, and King's College London. From 2019 to 2025 he was Head of Singing at Oundle School. He has placed students in all of the UK's major conservatoires. Read more

Conducting

He was Director of the Chapel Choir at Oundle School from 2019 to 2025 and Director of Music at St Nicholas of Myra Church, Brighton, from 2009 to 2013. Read more

Gibden Education

Nicholas is Managing Director of Gibden Education, which provides high-level music courses and consultancy for individuals and institutions in the UK and internationally, including the Gibden Scholars Summer Music Festival. Visit Gibden Education