Nicholas Richardson-Waldin was born in Beijing and spent most of his childhood in Southeast Asia. While there, he performed in a number of the International Schools Choral Music Society (ISCMS) festivals, including in 2017 when he worked along side Christopher Tin and was selected to sing a solo in the Forbidden City Concert Hall. ​ For his sixth-form education, Nick moved to London where he attended Dulwich College and was awarded two music scholarships: one for singing (tenor), where he was taught by current member of ‘The Sixteen', Katy Hill, and one for playing the bassoon. In his final year, he was also awarded the two prestigious positions of ‘Head of Chapel Choir' and ‘Senior Music Prefect'. While there, he also won an internal composition competition in 2021 for his latin-jazz piece ‘Fiesta in Seven' and an a cappella competition where he lead, rehearsed, soloed-in and partly arranged the music performed by his group. He also performed in a number concerts with various jazz bands (as a drummer), orchestras (as a bassoonist) and with Alleynian Blues (the schools premiere a cappella group, lead by Dan Ludford-Thomas) where he frequently sang solos. ​ For his university education (from 2021-24), Nick then attended Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was awarded a choral scholarship to sing in Trinity College Choir under the direction of Stephen Layton, Steven Grahl and Michael Waldron, performing mainly classical/religious music (and occasionally soloing) on international tours, recording sessions, concerts and in weekly chapel services, working with musicians such as David Briggs and Barry Rose. His scholarship also included weekly singing lessons with James Oldfield and Sheila Barnes. While an undergraduate, Nick held the prestigious position of ‘Director of Music' for Cadenza (a Cambridge-based student a cappella group, often referred to as ‘The University of Cambridge’s premier a cappella group’) from 2022-24. During this period, he lead the group through two successful runs of shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, many performances around Cambridge (including several collegiate May Balls) and wrote several arrangements of his own for the group to perform. He also guest conducted several sessions for the Cambridge Jazz Festival Choir and, in 2024, orchestrated a joint charity concert between them and Cadenza. With the Drum-Kit as his secondary instrument, Nick was also a core member of the pit-band for an ADC pantomime and still occasionally plays in performances and jam-sessions at Trinity College's ‘Jazz in the Bar' evenings and other Trinity College Music Society (TCMS) events. Keeping up his classical bassoon training, Nick also performed in several concerts with the Trinity College Orchestra and wrote several orchestrations for various collage operettas. ​ During his music degree, Nick specialised in composition (particularly in orchestral Film Scores where he worked with Mike Ladouceur, Shane Rutherfoord-Jones and Nacho Mañá Mesas) and performance, working with Margaret Faultless. Nick was ultimately awarded a first-class degree in music which included a 93% pass-mark (the highest mark in his cohort) for his final performance exam where he performed a completely musical-theatre programme accompanied by organist and pianist Harrison Cole. ​ Having graduated, Nick is currently employed as the Choir Administrator for Trinity College Choir and, as part of his role, runs the choir's YouTube channel (including all camera work and post-production) and various social media platforms. Recently, Nick was also hired as a freelance audio & video engineer, editor and producer for a project with early music ensemble Arcangelo. ​ Today, Nick continues to compose, orchestrate/arrange and perform in a vast range of different styles and is always eager to hear about commissions and concerts he can be a part of. To contact Nick about a composition commission, performance opportunity or for post-production work, please visit the ‘Contact Info' page of this website.​