In Ostinati, the musicians have a series of placid melodies and gentle repeated patterns to perform. Which to play, when they play and in what octave to play is up to the musicians to decide in the moment. There is no overt form to the piece, just a steadily shifting harmonic canvas. ostinati is inspired in part by Brian Eno's Discreet Music and is dedicated to him.
from
Marimba Collage,
released February 1, 2022
Nicholas Papador is a percussionist and composer based in Windsor, Ontario who specializes in contemporary music. He is a founding member of Noiseborder Ensemble and Marassa Duo. Papador has performed at the Transplanted Roots Percussion Research Symposium, Puerto Rico Conservatory International Percussion Festivals, the Open Ears Festival of New Music’s Environmental Rhythms, and has been featured five times at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC). Papador can be heard on numerous CD recordings, including the 2019 Marassa Duo album and the 2015 solo recording Points of Departure released by Centrediscs. He appears as a performer in the 2014 Matthew Barney/Jonathan Bepler film River of Fundament. An Associate Composer with the Canadian Music Centre, his compositions also appear with 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 is Associate Professor of Music at the School of Creative Arts at the University of Windsor.
JUNO award-winning composer Jordan Nobles is known for creating music filled with an “unearthly beauty” (Mondomagazine) that makes listeners want to “close (their) eyes and transcend into a cloud of music” (Discorder Magazine). He has received many honours in recent years including a JUNO Award, a Western Canadian Music Award, and numerous International prizes. He was also the recipient of Jan V. Matejcek Award from SOCAN in recognition of his “overall success in ‘New Classical Music’” and was honoured with the “Barbara Pentland Award of Excellence” from the Canadian Music Centre for his “extraordinary contribution to Canadian Music.” His focus is spatial music, making musicians stand in weird places with stopwatches, and composing works for open instrumentation. He lives in Deep Cove, British Columbia with his wife Kelly, and son Julian.