Born in Canada, Morris Palter’s wide-range of musical interests have found him performing throughout North America, Asia, and Europe at some of the most prominent festivals and venues including Carnegie Hall, the Royal College of Music (London, UK), the Quincena Festival (Spain), Disney Hall (Los Angeles), and IRCAM (Paris). Morris was faculty at the Roots and Rhizomes percussion program (Banff Centre for the Arts) in 2011, and is the founder and director of the Tocalo Tucson Chamber Percussion Summer Program. Morris has commissioned and/or premiered hundreds of new compositions, working with both notable composers and new compositional voices.

In 2000, Morris co-founded NOISE (San Diego New Music), and was a member of the redfish bluefish percussion ensemble from 1999-2005. In 2010, Morris was host and director of the Focus Day of Percussion at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention, and is currently endorsed by Black Swamp Percussion, Sabian Cymbals, REMO drum heads, and is a Malletech performing artist. Morris was an Associate Professor of Music at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (2007-2016), before arriving at the University of Arizona where he is now a Professor of Music. Please visit morrispalter.org for more information.