Nigel Keay has held the following composer residencies: Mozart Fellowship, University of Otago 1986 and 1987, Nelson School of Music 1988 and 89, Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra 1995.
Nigel Keay moved to France in 1998[1] and lives now in Paris where he continues to work as a freelance composer and violist.
The pianist Jeffrey Grice performed his work for solo piano, the dancer leads the procession4, at the Salle Gaveau, Paris in February 2007.
Between 2003 and 2005 he gave multiple performances of his String Quartet No.2 in Paris and Bavaria with his own group, Quatuor Aphanès.
In 2006 Nigel Keay created the ensemble Orchestre 2021 6 with the conductor and pianist Elizabeth Askren.