Nicky studied for her Masters Degree in Music Performance at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama under Jonathan Burgess (flute) and Nicola Dowton (piccolo), both of the Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, and has had one-to-one masterclasses with Anna Noakes. She has been involved with the Ashover Festival 2009 & 2010, a resident member of the Cardiff Camerata Orchestra 2008-10, as well as working as a soloist with the Canterbury Orchestra, Maidstone Wind Symphony and the City of Rochester Symphony Orchestra.

Nicky works with a number of ensembles including Silberlicht, a vibrant flute trio, Brides of Rain, a lively celtic-folk-rock band, swing bands including The Roger Luxton Dance Band and pit orchestras for a number of musicals, using her range of instruments from piccolo down to tenor saxophone.

 

Nicky is also a busy soloist, working with pianist Sandra Baranauskiene and together have recently been awarded outstanding in their competition classes too.

On top of this Nicky also provides instrumental lessons in a number of Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge and Sevenoaks schools.