BMI Award-winning composer and cellist, Nicholas Denton Protsack (b. 1994), strives to find new connections between music and the natural world. Called a "(composer) to keep a close eye on" by the Canadian Music Centre, Nicholas’ music frequently explores and blends notated mediums, recorded mediums, and experimental improvisations. His works have been performed internationally, including frequent performances in North America, Europe, and New Zealand. Recently, Nicholas has been awarded both a first and second prize in the 2023 SOCAN Foundation Young Composers Awards. He has also completed recent commissions for organizations including Stroma Ensemble (New Zealand), the Toronto Summer Music Festival, and the American Prize-winning Ensemble for These Times (E4TT). Nicholas’ projects as a cellist are often collaborative in nature, and often span both classical and experimental idioms. He is a founding member of Moth Quartet in New Zealand as well as the Canadian-based groups Branchroot Ensemble and Sounds Like Things.