Nicholas Papador
Associate Professor, Percussion
Director, University Wind and Percussion Ensembles
Office in the Armouries: AM 221
Tel: (519) 253-3000 ext. 2786
Email: papador@uwindsor.ca
Nicholas Papador is a percussionist and composer based in Windsor, Ontario who specializes in contemporary music. His book project, Vessels of Song: A Collection of Klezmer Suites for Mallet Ensemble, released by Heartland Marimba Publications in 2024. He is a founding member of Noiseborder Ensemble and Marassa Duo. Papador has presented at The Space Between, Transplanted Roots Percussion Research Symposium, Puerto Rico Conservatory International Percussion Festivals, the Open Ears Festival, and the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC). His recording credits include 2022’s Marimba Collage and 2015’s Points of Departure. He was an on-screen performer in Matthew Barney’s six-hour film opera, River of Fundament. An Associate Composer with the Canadian Music Centre, his compositions appear with Heartland Marimba Publications, Keyboard Percussion Publications, Alfred Publications, Studio 4 Music, House Panther Press, and Bachovich Music. Papador has received grants from the Ontario Arts Council, Canada Council for the Arts, Social Sciences Humanities Research Council, and Canada Foundation for Innovation. Nicholas Papador is a Yamaha Performing Artist and an artist endorser for Vic Firth Sticks and Mallets, Sabian Cymbals, and Evans Drumheads. He holds the rank of Professor of Music at the School of Creative Arts | Music at the University of Windsor.
Papador is a graduate of Northwestern University School of Music (DM 2003), Indiana University Jacobs School of Music (MM 1999), and the University of Oregon (BMus 1997).