Nicola Mills

The new Musical Director of Vocal Expressions is talented singer, Nicola Mills, who:

• attended The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama

• sang for the Glyndebourne Festival Opera, The Dutch National Opera, Opera Monte Carlo, and The Flemish Opera

• has performed around Europe and in New York with her own initiative ‘Opera for the People’, including performing her own show ‘A Soprano with a Suitcase’ at the Triad theatre in New York.

• wrote and performs a tribute to Julie andrews called ‘A Spoonful of Julie’

Nicola lives in Holmfirth. She loves singing and sharing it with others, as well as being outdoors in nature. She is looking forward to being the MD of Vocal Expressions.

Lloyd Buck

Vocal Expressions’s gifted and experienced accompanist is Lloyd Buck M Mus, BMus (Hons). 

Lloyd studied at the Royal College of Music, and later at the Royal Northern College of Music, where he graduated with distinction under the tutelage of Paul Janes.
He has:

• Performed nationally at venues including St Martin in the Fields in London, St George’s Brandon Hill in Bristol, and at Lincoln Cathedral

• Released two enterprising CDs with Amemptos Music, of piano music by Bortkiewicz and Alkan; both to great critical acclaim, and

• Is also the Musical Director of Ellesmere Port Music Society, and conductor of Wilmslow based The Barnby Choir.

Lloyd has also:

• Written a wide range of music, from choral motets to large scale orchestral works, and is frequently in demand as an accompanist, working in many diverse styles.