I saw your show today and I was absolutely spellbound.
I was blown away by your musical magic with the acoustic guitar.
Thank you so much for telling your story. I walked out a changed man.

Scott (student), Sale College, Vic

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My students have been raving about how wonderful the assembly and the workshop was which you presented for them. I wanted to say thank you for inspiring so many of our students and for helping them to realise that with lots of hard work and dedication they can achieve great things. They all have such a positive vibe at the moment and your visit certainly helped to motivate and excite our students.
Thanks again and congratulations on your work.

Mrs Louise Skelton (Music Coordinator), Trinity College Gawler

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We had a full school assembly this morning, ranging from Year 7 to Year 12 and it is the first time I have never had to ask anyone to be quiet or to pay attention. Our students are always well behaved and respectful but this morning was quite amazing. There was a genuine sense of interest and respect shown by the students and Lorin’s message and his talent shone through. Lorin's music workshop afterward was attended by over 30 students who would have stayed all day to hear and watch Lorin and his message about the importance of consistency and the musicality they can develop in their playing.
Our senior students in particular and the staff who attended have been thankful for the experience. They are truly in awe of his skills.
Best wishes for the future.

Ros Mattner (Music Coordinator), St Francis de Sales College Adelaide

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On Thursday 24th of May (2007) the Box Forest community (students, teachers and also some Glenroy Primary School students) enjoyed an amazing performance from the blind guitarist, Lorin Nicholson. The combination of brilliant musicianship and the message that we can overcome major challenges in life made this a unique performance. As well as appreciating the music our students held on to every word Lorin had to say. Lorin also stayed after the main presentation to do a music workshop with interested students until four o'clock, which was rather generous of him. Overall, this was a one-of-a-kind unforgettable concert.

Gerry Canale (Music Coordinator), Box Forest College, Vic

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Thankyou for coming and performing at our school yesterday. My son who is in Year 9 attended your performance. After he got home from school he phoned me, which is something he tries not to do whilst I am at work; but he was so excited about his day at school he couldn't wait. He was in awe of your achievements, especially your bike ride. He was also very impressed with the range of music that you played. His first thoughts when he was told that they were going to listen to a guitarist was that it would be country and western and he thought... boring; however this wasn’t the case. Last night during dinner he was very talkative about the things that you had accomplished and the music that you played.
I also was able to attend for a short period of time. I thoroughly enjoyed the performance, especially the way you involved the children. You are certainly an inspiration on how things can be achieved if you only give it a try. Well done and again, thank you.

Judy Cleverley (PA to the Head of Bayview), Mentone Grammar School, Vic

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I just wanted to say a huge thank you for your performance at my school today. It was really amazing. I loved all the songs you played and you've inspired me to take my guitar playing to the next level. But you've also done more than inspire me to play more, you've given me a better perspective on life. I hope the rest of your performances go well, and all the best for the future.

Nathan (Student), Mentone Grammar School, Vic

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Lorin Nicholson captured the attention of our students both with his outstanding guitar playing and his storytelling. The feedback from our students was all positive. Lorin has an understated country style of delivery that our students found very appealing.

Brian Morrow (Principal), Mullauna Secondary College, Vic

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We recently had a visit from a performer called Lorin Nicholson. Lorin is not only a talented and versatile performer, but an unbelievably talented guitarist who has been a Golden Guitar finalist. He also happens to have been born legally blind and progressively lost his sight since he was four years old.
Lorin simply mesmerised our students from P-7 with a mixture of music and a unique ability to tell his story which is one of..... No matter what, never give up..... If you try hard enough you will succeed.....Everyone has a few mountains to climb in their life..... You need to set yourself a goal and just do it.
I highly recommend Lorin’s presentation as suitable for students from P-12, as his performance covers a range of educational and personal development outcomes which everyone is sure to benefit from. If you would like to know more, feel free to give me a call.

Glenn McGowan (Principal), Mountain Creek State School, Qld

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"By a skilful mixing of music and story, Lorin was able to enhance the school's commitment to working together and saying NO to bullying. Despite working in the difficult environment of a multipurpose shelter on a very hot February day, he was able to keep the focus of all the students for the entire session."

Gordon Kerr (Principal), Morayfield State High School

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"A truly memorable day for our school! The students and staff were buzzing for days afterwards. We loved your performance- we loved your message- and we'd certainly love to have you back again."

Paul Alliston, Principal, Inverell High School (NSW)

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Lorin Nicholson performed to the assembled school, to four year groups and to our guitar specialists. He was wonderful. He is modest and warm and he gives a very simple message but gives it very well. He came recommended by a staff member, and he did not disappoint. He had his audiences enthralled.

Peter Freitag (Deputy Head), Scotch College, Perth

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Lorin Nicholson gave our students an incredible insight into what can be achieved despite his lack of vision. He was inspirational and students were captivated by his stories, success and humour as well as his extraordinary talent. He has left a lasting impression on many of our students, and staff and students are enjoying his CD's immensely. We hope that he can visit us again very soon.

Jenny Hutton (Marketing and Development), The Hamilton and Alexandra College, Victoria

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Lorin Nicholson recently performed at Muirfield High School before a group of approximately 500 students. Our students found his excellent and well organised performance both engaging and interesting. One student commented later that he found the performance so inspiring that he was motivated to pick up his guitar and start playing again. Other students were impressed by Lorin's story and learned that even with a disability they could accomplish anything they set out to achieve. Lorin's workshop with our music students was also a great success and our music teacher was impressed with the advice he passed on to them. I can commend Lorin's enjoyable performance as a thoroughly worthwhile welfare experience as well as an entertaining musical event for students.

Ian Beasley (Deputy Principal), Muirfield High School, Sydney

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Lorin ran a session on discrimination and life experiences. He was very well received and swamped by students at the end. We would hope to have Lorin at the school again.

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After seeing the performance by Mr Nicholson at Moura State High School it was the topic for conversation many weeks afterwards. Some say his songs even brought a tear to the eye.

Year 11 student Assumption College (Warwick,Qld), formerly from Moura State High School (Qld)

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The day concluded with an inspiring performance by Lorin Nicholson, a young musician with profound visual impairment. Lorin entertained us with some amazing work on acoustic and steel string guitars, covering a range of music from Classical to R & B to Country Rock. He interspersed his presentation by telling stories, answering questions about what it was like for him growing up with a disability, what inspired him to become such a gifted guitarist, and his personal struggle to attain goals in his life. We were inspired to hear that Lorin has recorded his own CD's, played sport and completed marathon rides on his mountain bike.

Newsletter Article from Mt Alvernia College, Written by Julie Allen (AP - Mission)

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We invited Lorin to speak to our Prefect elect group during a leadership camp with the hope that his message and accomplishments would strike a chord with our boys.