Nicola Cannizzaro is a percussionist living in his native Vermont.  He is a member of many area ensembles, including the Vermont Symphony, Burlington Chamber Orchestra, TURNmusic (a modern chamber group of which he is an original founding member), APEX Ensemble, a 13 piece Jazz/funk collective; and he performs with many various groups in the area.

Before moving to Vermont in 2012, Nic lived in New York City where he was a freelance percussionist performing with many Broadway shows such as The Lion King (which he toured with for four years as first percussion), In The Heights, West Side Story, and Phantom of the Opera and many regional theater productions off Broadway.

As an educator Nicola carries a full studio of private students as well as teaching in the schools around Vermont teaching masterclasses and private lessons to many area percussionists.  He teaches all styles of percussion from classical percussion and timpani to drumset and world percussion.