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WINGS - Nexus Records 10915

NEXUS - WINGS

Nexus Records 10915

  1. A Song of Circles and Triangles -Toru Takemitsu, arr. by Robin Engelman
  2. Sakura (Cherry Blossoms - Traditional) - Toru Takemitsu, arr. by Robin Engelman
  3. Just Sing - Bill Cahn

out of the blue - NEXUS & Fritz Hauser - Nexus Records 10814

NEXUS & Fritz Hauser - out of the blue

Nexus Records 10814

  1. Away without Leave - 5:09
  2. time flies - 14:45
  3. out of the blue - 25:08

RITUALS - NEXUS with the IRIS Orchestra - Naxos Records 8.559268

Naxos Records 8.559268

Rituals for five Percussionists and Orchestra (2002)

by Ellen Taaffe Zwilich

  1. Invocation - 6:07
  2. Ambulation - 5:47

DRUMTALKER - Nexus Records 10713

NEXUS - DRUMTALKER

Nexus Records 10713

The Invisible Proverb (2002) by Russell Hartenberger

  • 1. Okarche
  • 2. Drumtalker
  • 3. Darkwater
  • 4. Sky Ghost

LULLABY - Nexus Records 10612

with marimbist Leigh Howard Stevens

Nexus Records 10612

  1. Lullaby for Esmé - Robin Engelman (13:08)

    Bob Becker, solo steel pans
    Recorded in Burton Auditorium, York University(^)

  2. Nocturnal - Jo Kondo (15:13)

GARDEN OF SOUNDS - NEXUS and Richard Stoltzman- BIS Records CD-1108

NEXUS with Richard Stoltzman, clarinet

BIS Records CD-1108

  1. Le Dialogue du bois (7:00)
  2. Eternal Triangle Beckons (6:23)
  3. Wonderings (7:17)
  4. Rhapsody in Green (6:02)

WORLD DIARY - NEXUS with Tony Levin - Papa Bear Records

Papa Bear Records

  • 1-5 - Various artists
  • 6 - Espresso & the Bed of Nails (4:45) by: Nexus and Tony Levin
    NEXUS with Tony Levin on Chapman Stick
    Notes: The first sound on the track is T.L.’s Gaggia expresso machine, the last sound is John Wyre’s nail sculpture. This is the short version of the piece, the full being too long for this CD.

THE SOLO PERCUSSIONIST - The Music of William L. Cahn - Nexus Records 10339

Music for Percussion by William L. Cahn

Partita for Solo Percussion, performed by Patricia Dash, percussion/timpani

  1. Boureé (4:03)
  2. Sarabande (2:25)
  3. Gigue (2:35)

THERE IS A TIME - Bob Becker - Nexus Records 10328

Compositions by Bob Becker

  1. Prisoners of the Image Factory (4:25) Bob Becker
  2. Noodrem (6:18) Bob Becker
  3. Mudra (13:10) Bob Becker
  4. Turning Point (7:17) Bob Becker
  5. There is a Time (27:18) Bob Becker

VAGABOND DREAM - John Wyre - Heron Pond 1001

Solo Performance by John Wyre

Heron Pond 1001

  1. Vagabond Dream (20:19) John Wyre
  2. Bronze Blossoms (10:20) John Wyre
  3. Journey Of The Bells (21:18) John Wyre

RUNE - Nexus Records 10511

NEXUS plays the Music of Hawkins, Tenney and Mather

A new recording featuring three major works, all commissioned by and composed for Canada’s premier percussion group NEXUS by award-winning Canadian composers John Hawkins, James Tenney and Bruce Mather.

Dance Variations(20:55) John Hawkins

  1. I (1:46)

NEXUS MEETS PETER SADLO - Vol 1 - Koch 3-1557-2

Koch International Classics - 3-1557-2

  1. Marubatoo (13:29) John Wyre
  2. Fra Fra (5:31) NEXUS
  3. Mbira (5:49) NEXUS
  4. Remembrance (10:33) Robin Engelman
  5. 5-10 - Solo works for percussion performed by Peter Sadlo

TORU TAKEMITSU’S “From me flows what you call Time” - NEXUS with the Pacific Symphony - Sony SK 63044

NEXUS - plays TORU TAKEMITSU’S

From me flows what you call Time

Pacific Symphony Orchestra, Carl St.Clair, conducting

Sony SK 63044

  1. From me flows what you call Time (35:59)

WORLD DRUM FESTIVAL 1997 - Hamburg, Germany - Syrinx Music & Media - SXP 130079

Syrinx Music & Media - SXP 130079

CD # 2

  • 1-8 - Various artists
  • 9 - NEXUS - Kebjar-Bali (9:40) by William Cahn

from African Suite:

  • 10. NEXUS - Mbira (7:40) arr. by Nexus
  • 11. NEXUS - Kobina (9:19) arr. by Nexus

TOCCATA - Nexus Records 10410

a live recording celebrating NEXUS’ 25th Anniversary season

  1. 1. Kichari (14:56) NEXUS
    • Recorded in Studio 10, DeutschlandRadio, Berlin, Germany on October 6, 1995.
    • Recorded live for radio broadcast with a studio audience.
    • Recording Engineer: Hans Martin