SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9th: NEXUS with Tony DiSanza Professor Anthony Di Sanza has been at U. W. Madison for three years and is developing a strong program with intelligent goals that is attracting talented students. Nexus stayed at the comfortable Edgewater Hotel on Lake Mendota – a first class chef and good wines – and had… Read more »
NEXUS and The Canadian Brass was aired on Canadian Broadcassting Corportation’s “Opening Night” on February 6, 2003 Here are some photos from the shoot:
NEXUS and The New Classic Singers perform at the College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, IL on February 4, 2003 Nexus shortened its usual solo recital program in order to perform Lee R. Kesselman’s “SHONA MASS” with the New Classic Singers under the composers direction. Professor Kesselman is choral director at Du Page and had met… Read more »
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY, NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS This was a tour for meeting new friends and renewing old acquaintances. ‘NEXUS – we really enjoyed having you all here. I have heard nothing but positive remarks from other faculty, students and the community at large about the concert. We were also able to… Read more »
Nexus Performs at Rice University on the Shepherd School of Music, Composition Department Concert Series SYZYGY – New Music at Rice in Stude Concert Hall An instantaneous and spontaneous standing ovation greeted the end of the Nexus concert at Rice University on January 17, 2003. The new touring program of NEXUS consists of arrangements of… Read more »
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 I (1:46)
Posted on Mon, Oct. 28, 2002 By MICKEY COALWELL Special to The Star Nexus came with their bells and whistles. And xylophones, marimbas, vibraphones, glockenspiels, gongs, claves, panpipes, cymbals, and rattles. And drums. Oh, yes, lots and lots of drums. The celebrated Canadian percussion ensemble wowed the sizable White Hall audience Saturday night in the… Read more »
NEXUS Bob Becker – Bill Cahn – Robin Engelman – Russell Hartenberger – John Wyre Announces . . . the distinguished percussionist and entrepreneur Garry Kvistad will join the ensemble in October 2002 NEXUS, the Toronto-based percussion group now in its 31st season of solo and symphony appearances is pleased to announce the addition of… Read more »
March 25, 2002 – For Immediate Release : NEXUS Bob Becker, Bill Cahn, Robin Engelman, Russell Hartenberger, John Wyre Announces the Commissioning of a New Work for Percussion Ensemble and Chamber Orchestra by Ellen Taaffe Zwilich Premiere Tentatively Set for Spring of 2004 with the IRIS Orchestra under the direction of its Principal Conductor, Michael… Read more »
January, 2002 – For Immediate Release : NEXUS Bob Becker, Bill Cahn, Robin Engelman, Russell Hartenberger, John Wyre Performs with Marimba Soloist Leigh Howard Stevens on a New NEXUS-Label CD (“LULLABY” – NEXUS CD # 10612 ) Premiere Recording of Three Major New Works “LULLABY” contains three new works created especially for NEXUS. [1] Lullaby… Read more »
NEXUS Bob Becker, Bill Cahn, Robin Engelman, Russell Hartenberger, John Wyre Opens 31st Season with New Film Score The historic George Eastman House will host NEXUS in the premier of an original musical accompaniment for the classic 1926 Japanese silent film, “A Page of Madness” by Teinosuke Kinugasa 2001/2002 Season NEXUS, the internationally-acclaimed, Toronto-based percussion… Read more »
