Nigel Seaman
Born in Denbigh, North Wales, Nigel began his
career with Rhyl Silver Band and went on to study at the Royal
Northern Colleges of Music under Stuart Roebuck.
On graduating he joined the Orchestra of Welsh National Opera as
Principal Tuba. Two years later he moved to Principal Tuba with the
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, a position he held for 33 years
until his recent retirement from the orchestra.
During his career, Nigel has also been heavily involved in
brass band conducting, holding a number of appointments with
the top Welsh brass bands. For three years, he was
Resident Conductor of Tredegar Town Band assisting them in their
preparation for the National Brass Band Championships in 1999, when
they won third prize. In 2003 Nigel became associated with
the Desford Colliery Band as Music
Director, winning the top prize at the 2008 All
England International Masters Championships in Cambridge.
As well as maintaining a busy teaching schedule at RWCMD,
Nigel is in demand as a freelance conductor and adjudicator
and currently works with a number of bands in Wales and the West of
England.