Nicholas Papador

In May and June I presented works by Jordan Nobles at conferences where I facilitated performances of pieces from the Marimba Collage album with conference participants.

Percussionists from across Canada perform Jordan Nobles’ Quickening, Grace, Æther, and Stasis at the April 2022 percussion and research conference, The Space Between hosted by Dr. Michael Schutz and Dr. Fabrice Marandola at McMaster University.

CD Review: Nicholas Papador and the University of Windsor Percussion Ensemble – Marimba Collage

“a series of haunting intermixtures where the marimba gladly offers its deepest resonant brilliance”

“Throughout the 12 works on the recording the listener passes through a series of enchanting moods that shift like sand storms, as seen from miles above, that are somehow at once violently gripping across the landscape and also frozen in time.”

“draws you in from the first note”

https://www.thewholenote.com/index.php/booksrecords2/moderncontempo/31716-marimba-collage-open-score-works-by-jordan-nobles-nicholas-papador-university-of-windsor-percussion-ensemble

‘Marimba Collage: Open Score Works by Jordan Nobles’ performed by Nicholas Papador and University of Windsor Percussion Ensemble is out now officially. Stream and/or order CD’s here:

https://redshiftmusicsociety.bandcamp.com/album/marimba-collage

The album is also available for streaming at Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, Tidal, YouTube Music, and others.

One of the great joys of creating the Marimba Collage album was collaborating with students and alumni. Lilly Korkontzelos and Cody Weldon expertly handled the recording, processing, mixing, and mastering of the album. Members of the University of Windsor Percussion Ensemble from 2005-2021 took part in the recording sessions. The ensemble gave live premieres of three of the works on the album over my time directing the ensemble.

My new record, Marimba Collage: Open Score Works of Jordan Nobles will be available on Feb. 1, 2022 on Redshift Records.

You can pre-order the digital album and learn more about the project here:

https://redshiftmusicsociety.bandcamp.com/album/marimba-collage

More to come!

A streamable video of Matthew Barney’s River of Fundament is on Vimeo. I took a screen capture of the scene in which I’m most visible. This live performance/film shoot took place in 2010 and the completed film began screening in 2014.

I recent entered Red Dragon studios to begin my takes and guide tracks for my next album, which will consist of 12 of Vancouver composer Jordan Nobles’open score and percussion works realized on multiple marimbas.

The project will be recorded my myself, my current percussion students, and percussion alumni. Moreover, the alum will be recorded/produced/mastered by School Creative Arts Alumni Cody Weldon and Lilly Korkontzelos.

The project will commence with sessions in late August and early October. Participants will record by individual appointments to retain the distancing needed in the current day and age.

I’m excited by the results so far and think this record is going to a beautiful listen!