Nikki Huang

Nikki Huang is a Taiwanese percussionist based in Toronto, whose work moves fluidly
between contemporary performance, storytelling, and interdisciplinary collaboration. She is drawn to music that explores character and narrative, often working across original
compositions, jazz vibraphone, children’s musical theatre, and workshop-based practices.
Her artistic approach is shaped by a deep interest in collaboration and performance as a
shared, imaginative space.

As an active performer, Huang has collaborated with ensembles and artists including Esprit Orchestra, New Music Concerts, Women From Space, The Happenstancers, Coexisdance, and Ensemble Intercontemporain through the ULYSSES Platform for Young Musicians. She was selected as an artist of HappLab 2025, and has held artist residencies at the Banff Centre and the Westben Centre. Huang holds a master’s degree in Percussion Performance from the University of Toronto, where she also worked as a research assistant in the Technology and Performance Integration Lab.