Nigel North is a former faculty member of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and the Berlin Musik Hochschule in Germany.
As a lutenist, he worked with many of the world's leading baroque ensembles and was a founding member of the ensemble Romanesca. North has produced numerous recordings, including a series titled "Bach on the Lute."
He is a professor of Music at the Jacobs School of Music and the author of " Continuo Playing on the Lute, Archlute, and Theorbo."