NEXUS in Germantown, TN March 2004 with Michael Stern and the IRIS Orchestra
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LULLABY – Nexus Records 10612
with marimbist Leigh Howard Stevens Nexus Records 10612 Lullaby for Esmé – Robin Engelman (13:08) Bob Becker, solo steel pans Recorded in Burton Auditorium, York University(^) Nocturnal – Jo Kondo (15:13)
Pre Concert Press – Zwilich Premiere
Memphis – The Commercial Appeal – Zwilich Premiere
The Commercial Appeal – Memphis, Tennessee Array of percussion brings magic of the world By Christopher Blank March 7, 2004 The arrival of this season’s world premiere commission by the IRIS Chamber Orchestra was accompanied by one of the more eye-catching stage arrays inrecent memory. The chamber orchestra’s percussion section, on risers at the rear… Read more »
NEXUS with the Los Angeles Philharmonic
NEXUS performs Takemitsu’s “From me flows what you call Time” with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Maestro Shinozaki conducting, in their stunning new Walt Disney Concert Hall!
GARDEN OF SOUNDS – NEXUS and Richard Stoltzman- BIS Records CD-1108
NEXUS with Richard Stoltzman, clarinet BIS Records CD-1108 Le Dialogue du bois (7:00) Eternal Triangle Beckons (6:23) Wonderings (7:17) Rhapsody in Green (6:02)
Photos from Kalamazoo, MI Residency
NEXUS – Kalamazoo, MI Residency All Photos by Casey Spring
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… Read more »
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 Boureé (4:03) Sarabande (2:25) Gigue (2:35)
VAGABOND DREAM – John Wyre – Heron Pond 1001
Solo Performance by John Wyre Heron Pond 1001 Vagabond Dream (20:19) John Wyre Bronze Blossoms (10:20) John Wyre Journey Of The Bells (21:18) John Wyre
LA Phil Press Release
Takemitsu and Tchaikovsky . . . a “marriage made at Disney” NEXUS performs in Three Sold-Out Concerts with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra 2003/2004 Season NEXUS, the Toronto-based percussion group now in its 33rd season of solo and symphony appearances, was the featured guest with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra on the orchestra’s classical subscription… Read more »
LA Times Review
Toronto Star Review
Nexus Percussion Group Earns Ovation – Kalamazoo Michigan
Friday, November 7, 2003 By Matt Steel Special to the Gazette In the Western world, percussion instruments have lagged behind other instruments of the orchestra and concert stage in achieving true artistic equality. This is not the case in much of the rest of the world. In India, a classically trained percussionist would not think… Read more »
Jazz Festival Program
JAZZ FESTIVAL PROGRAMMING NEXUS Jazz Festival Program Jazz (jaz), n. 1. Music. a. A style of music, characterized by melodious themes, subtly syncopated dance rhythms, and varied coloring. b. A name for the 20th- century style in music which came to be distinguished from its predecessors, Ragtime and Blues. c. A musical form which originated… Read more »