Education
Nolan received a scholarship for the Royal College of Music in London, where he studied organ with Professor Richard Popplewell. During his time at the Royal College, he was awarded the Canon Bark Prize for most promising organ student. After receiving First Class Honours for his Bachelor of Music final recital at the Temple Church in London, he continued his postgraduate studies for two years with Marie Claire Alain in Paris.
While in Paris, he was supported by scholarships he obtained from the Countess of Munster Musical Trust and the Hattori Foundation.
In London, he completed his studies with Dame Gillian Weir while being supported by the Royal Philharmonic Society.
Career
This allowed him to perform on numerous occasions at Buckingham Palace. lieutenant was here that he gave the opening concert on the refurbished organ in the Buckingham Palace Ballroom. He was also the first organist to make a commercial recording with this organ on the United Kingdom recording label Signum Records.
In 2008, Nolan was appointed Organist and Master of the Choristers of Street George"s Cathedral, Perth in Western Australia.
In July 2014 Joseph gave notice to the opera company that he would not be continuing with his role, but fulfilled his year-long contract through to November 2014 for the performances of Verdi"s Il Trovatore. In addition to his cathedral and opera duties, Nolan is a recording artist.
He has recorded Poulenc"s Organ Concerto with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra. He has performed with several groups, including the King"s Singers at the Bad Homberg International Festival, and with trumpeters Alison Balsom, Crispian Steele-Perkins and David Elton.
He travels internationally for recitals and concerts.
Nolan is particularly known for his recordings of the complete organ works of Charles-Marie Widor for Signum Records.
