Nicole Rampersaud

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Nicole Rampersaud
Nicole Rampersaud at the Something Else! Festival in 2017.png
At the Something Else! Festival in 2017
Born
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Alma mater
Occupations
  • Trumpeter
  • composer
Employer Yorkville University
Awards Guggenheim Fellowship (2024)
Musical career
GenresJazz
InstrumentTrumpet
Formerly of
  • c_RL
  • Understory
  • Brass Knuckle Sandwich

Nicole Rampersaud is a Canadian trumpeter and composer. A 2024 Guggenheim Fellow, she has been a member of several bands, and her solo debut album Saudade was nominated for the 2024 East Coast Music Award for Instrumental Recording of the Year.

Biography

Nicole Rampersaud was born in Toronto and raised there. [1] She played trumpet for her school band and later "discovered her own musical interests through self-exploration in the university library". [2] She attended the University of Toronto, where she graduated from the Jazz Performance Program, [1] and the New England Conservatory of Music, where she was awarded a Master of Music degree in jazz performance in 2006. [3]

She is founding trumpeter for the trio c_RL, formed in 2009. [4] In 2019, she was the first composer-in-residence [5] for the OBEY Convention. [6] In 2021, she formed (with Parmela Attariwala and Germaine Liu) Understory, an improv project centered on virtual performance. [7] She performed at the 2022 Guelph Jazz Festival. [8] She also formed the duo Brass Knuckle Sandwich with pianist Marilyn Lerner, playing as trumpeter. [9]

In November 2023, she released Saudade, her debut solo trumpet [10] album from Ansible Editions; [11] David Reed of The Intelligencer called it "a fearless and experimental expression that does not easily translate to description in written word". [10] Saudade was nominated for the 2024 East Coast Music Award for Instrumental Recording of the Year, losing to Flying Pooka!'s The Ecstasy of Becoming. [12] She, Liu, and Matana Roberts headlined the final act of the 2024 Women from Space festival. [13] In 2024, she was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in Music Composition. [14]

She works as associate director of admissions at Yorkville University. [11]

References

  1. 1 2 "185 Van Horne 03.15.15". Festival Of New Trumpet Music. Archived from the original on May 22, 2025. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  2. ↑ Hill, Eric. "Nicole Rampersaud Takes a Solo". Musicworks. No. 147. p. 14. ProQuest   2099844780.
  3. ↑ "Two NEC Alumni Win 2024 Music Composition Guggenheim Fellowships". New England Conservatory of Music. April 12, 2024. Archived from the original on May 22, 2025. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  4. ↑ Höstman, Anna (2018). "I Couldn't Make a Piece as Beautiful as That: A Conversation With Allison Cameron" . Tempo. 72 (286): 17–30. doi:10.1017/S0040298218000323. ISSN   0040-2982.
  5. ↑ May, James (May 23, 2019). "5 Questions to Nicole Rampersaud (Composer-in-Residence, OBEY Convention)". I Care If You Listen. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  6. ↑ Cooke, Stephen (May 29, 2019). "Explore the unconventional". Chronicle-Herald. p. D1. ProQuest   2231874070.
  7. ↑ Aghanoury, Padideh (August 11, 2021). "5 Questions to Understory (Nicole Rampersaud, Parmela Attariwala, Germaine Liu". I Care If You Listen.
  8. ↑ "3 ways to enjoy the 29th annual Guelph Jazz Festival: 'Hopefully every aspect is exciting in a different way'". Guelph Mercury-Tribune. August 29, 2022. ProQuest   2708046872.
  9. ↑ "Brass Knuckle Sandwich". Zula Presents SOMETHING ELSE!. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  10. 1 2 Reed, David (November 18, 2023). "Spring Comes Early is brimming with warmth". The Intelligencer. p. A7. ProQuest   2891359518.
  11. 1 2 "YU's Nicole Rampersaud Nominated for East Coast Music Award, Named Guggenheim Fellow & Receives Pair of ArtsNB Grants". Yorkville University. April 11, 2024. Archived from the original on May 22, 2025. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Jenn Grant, Morgan Toney, the East Pointers lead 2024 East Coast Music Award winners". CBC News. May 2, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  13. ↑ Lancaster, Yaz (February 29, 2024). "Women From Space Festival Fosters Encouraging Environments". I Care If You Listen.
  14. ↑ "Nicole Rampersaud". Guggenheim Fellowship. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
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