A former member of the National Youth Wind Orchestra, Nicky Walton graduated from the Royal Northern College of Music in 1993. She was also awarded two professional performance diplomas (merit and distinction), both as a soloist and as a member of the Aldelphi Saxophone Quartet.
Whilst studying at the RNCM she was also awarded first prize in the Park Lane Concert Series and the John Tunnel Trust music competitions. Nicky has performed extensively throughout the UK, premiering works by composers including Jean Francaix, Anthony Gilbert and Philip Wilby. Performance venues include the South Bank, the Royal Albert Hall, the Barbican and the Cheltenham Festival.
Nicky has spent the last 25 years living in Cheshire and works as a freelance woodwind tutor, composer and arranger and her music is published by Breakthrough Music. She is also member of the music staff at Stockport Grammar School and Wilmslow High School with whom has recently returned from a successful music tour to Belgium. Although she is now a Mum to four very busy and in her words “time consuming” children she manages to find some spare time each week to coach at Wilmslow Lightning netball club!
