What Australia's top critics are saying about Nick Parnell:

“Parnell wields the mallets with the nonchalance of mastery….virtuosity worthy of the highest praise”
WEST AUSTRALIAN, MAY 2008

“Dazzling dexterity… balanced with supreme delicacy”
ADVERTISER, APRIL 2008

“Nick Parnell is Australia’s most talented young percussionist”
ABC 24 HOURS, 24 JUNE 2003

“For once, a performer with something useful to say - and his daring invitation to all of us to enter the simple/complex labyrinth of Reich's Clapping Music, which he and Burgan carried off with enviable panache.”
THE AGE, JUNE 2008

“Without experiencing it for yourself, it is hard to believe that just one man and one percussive instrument could produce such full-sounding, melodic compositions. Watching him in action is breathtaking”
ON DIT PUBLICATION AUSTRALIA, MARCH 2000

“Ney Rosauro’s Brazilian Rhapsody found a persuasive advocate in soloist Nick Parnell whose unassuming, gimmick-free playing proved warm-hearted and technically proficient – an all too rare combination. Playing everything from vibraphone to tuned wine glasses, Parnell remained ever sensitive to the surrounding orchestral textures.”
THE ADVERTISER, MARCH 2000

“The Australian absolutely entranced the crowd……….It’s acts like this that provide a reason to get involved in music in the first place!”
DB MAGAZINE, MARCH 2005

“Youthful Adelaide percussion virtuoso Nick Parnell delivered its fearsome tonalities with such confidence, that it became compelling listening”
THE ADVERTISER, JUNE 2003

“Melody is as important to his playing as rhythm and colour and he combines them all into immediately appealing music with a strong influence….. all of it is played with perfect ease and control, and often with a larrikin humour that is unforced and engaging”
THE ADVERTISER, NOV 2005