Snape Maltings: Festival of New

I’m just back from another very intense experience at Snape Maltings: a residency with Maja Bugge leading to the Festival of New. While I was there I found myself looking back over the times I’d been previously and was amazed to discover I’d been going there to make...

Back to Chetham’s

After reading, please view Sarah’s Kickstarter to help her build a new piano. Arriving in Manchester for the Chetham’s International Summer School and Festival for Pianists 2019 was a surreal experience.  It felt like I hadn’t been back to Chetham’s since...

Upcoming gig dates: 2019

I have a fantastic string of gigs coming up in the next months and very excitingly, they are ALL with my Inside-Out Piano! Thursday 18th July: First up, there’s LATITUDE FESTIVAL. I’ll be playing my ’12 Years’ recital there at the Lavish Lounge...

12 Years

My new recital ’12 Years’ is now ready for touring and I’d like to send it as far and wide as possible. Please get in touch if you know where I could perform or show it near you! Read more here: sarahnicolls.com/the-musical-activist

Petitioning in Brighton

Well, yesterday was an exciting and tiring day! I had to present a petition signed by 3,700 people about getting major public events in Brighton and Hove to go Single-Use Plastic (SUP) free by 2020. Watch my speech...