Born in 1976, Benjamin Nicholas was a chorister in the choir of Norwich Cathedral and was educated at Norwich School. In 1994 he became organ scholar of Chichester Cathedral and in the following year took up the organ scholarship at Lincoln College, Oxford. He directed the Lincoln College Chapel Choir in numerous concerts (mainly in Italy) and on two discs for Guild Music. He also recorded part of Copland's In the beginning for a BBC2 programme. In 1997 Benjamin Nicholas was conductor of The Oxford Chamber Choir. In 1998 he moved to St Paul's Cathedral, London as organ scholar working under John Scott, teaching in the Cathedral School and at the London Oratory School and conducting the Yateley Choral Society. He also worked with the Reading Bach Choir and was Director of Music at St Luke's Church, Chelsea.
In 1998 Benjamin Nicholas conducted the first performance of John Caldwell's opera Good Friday and in 1999 directed further performances and the recording. The disc, released in 2000, was included on radio 3 Critic's Choice and was Classic FM's opera recording of the month in August 2000. In 2001 he directed the first performances in Oxford and Tewkesbury of Caldwell's The Word.
With the Tewkesbury Choir, Benjamin Nicholas has toured in France and recorded discs for Guild and Priory.
Benjamin Nicholas has given recitals in many venues including St Paul's, Norwich and Westminster Cathedrals, York Minster and Westminster and St Alban's Abbeys. He studies with David Sanger.