A Young People’s Concert with NEXUS
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| Sat Jun 27 2015 | Woodstock, NY | Maverick Concert Hall | United States |
| Time: 11:00am. Admission: adults: $5 – under 16 FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 120 Maverick Road, Woodstock NY. A lively and exciting program for youngsters. Admission is free for all young people under 16. These wonderful concerts, long a Maverick tradition, are designed for enjoyment by school-age children. Adults pay $5 each. | |||
Members of NEXUS with Sō Percussion, honouring Steve Reich
| Date | City | Venue | Country |
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| Tue May 17 2016 | Brooklyn, NY | BRIK House Ballroom | United States |
| Time: 7:00pm. Admission: US $250.00. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 647 Fulton Street. Venue phone: 718-683-5600. More information | |||
NEXUS
| Date | City | Venue | Country |
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| Wed Sep 20 2023 | Rochester, NY | Kilbourn Hall – Eastman School of Music | United States |
| Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $10.00. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 26 Gibbs Street. Nexus—the Toronto-based percussion quartet renowned for their solo recitals and appearances with symphony orchestras worldwide—hosts an hour-long performance of improvised percussion music. Nexus is four Grammy winners: Bob Becker, Bill Cahn, Russell Hartenberger and Garry Kvistad. “The high priests of the percussion world”—NY Times; “An eclectic grab bag of virtuosi styles and tastes”—Los Angeles Times | |||
| Mon Sep 18 2023 | Toronto, ON | Walter Hall – Faculty of Music – University of Toronto | Canada |
| Time: 7:30pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 80 Queen’s Park, Toronto, ON, M5S 2C5. In a celebration of 52 years of music-making, the 2023 NEXUS will be accompanied by the 1971 NEXUS in Sculptured Sound Redux, a revival of the improvisatory origins of the group. The concert also features works by Steve Reich, adaptations of traditional African music, and Nexus’s famous ragtime xylophone arrangements. Bob Becker, Bill Cahn, Russell Hartenberger, Garry Kvistad Sculptured Sound Redux Nexus Drumming, Part I – Steve Reich Intermission Tongues Traditional Shona, arr. NEXUS Fra-Fra Traditional Dagomba, arr. NEXUS Fluffy Ruffles – George Hamilton Green, arr. Bill Cahn Alabama Moon – George Hamilton Green, arr. Bob Becker Dottie Dimples – George Hamilton Green, arr. Bill Cahn More information | |||
| Fri Mar 06 2020 | Hamilton, ON | L. R. Wilson Hall | Canada |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $15.00. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: 1-905-525-9140, ext. 20895. Address: 1280 Main Street West. Venue phone: 1-905-525-9140, ext. 20895. There will be a workshop in the LIVE Lab the same day from 12:30 – 2:00 pm. More information to follow. | |||
| Thu Sep 19 2019 | Ellenville, New York | TBA | United States |
| Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Solo Concert – Repertoire TBA More information | |||
| Sun Apr 22 2018 | Kingston, NY | Ulster Chamber Music Series | United States |
| Time: 3:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 104 Wurts Street. Venue phone: 845-340-9434. Program to be determined. | |||
| Sat Sep 09 2017 | Woodstock, NY | Andy Lee Field | United States |
| Time: 11:00am. Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Rock City Road 45 Comeau Drive. Venue phone: 845 679-2113. The Drum Boogie Festival is a FREE multi-cultural music event, celebrating the diverse styles of music/dance/voice from around the world including Jazz, Reggae, Contemporary, East Indian, Caribbean and African styles. Renowned musicians such as Jack DeJohnette, NEXUS, The Big Takeover Reggae Band, Beatbox House, NYU Steel and more! Bring a chair/blanket. Food Trucks on site. Produced by Garry Kvistad and the Woodstock Chimes Fund. | |||
| Sat Aug 12 2017 | Woodstock, NY | Maverick Concert Hall | United States |
| Time: 6:00pm. Admission: various. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: 845-679-8217. Address: 120 Maverick Road, Woodstock NY. Here is a chance to hear NEXUS in a beautiful, intimate setting. More information | |||
| Fri Apr 21 2017 | Potsdam, NY | Hosmer Hall | United States |
| Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 131 Main Street. Venue phone: (315) 267-2775. NEXUS performs a solo concert. Details to follow. | |||
| Sat Dec 03 2016 | Toronto, ON | The Music Gallery | Canada |
| Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: 416.204.1080. Address: 197 John Street. NEXUS will be playing Russell Hartenberger’s arrangement of the music of Louis Hardin – “Moondog Suite”. This entire concert will feature Mr. Hardin’s music. Check back for more information on this concert when it becomes available. More information | |||
| Sat Jun 04 2016 | Rockport, MA | Shalin Liu Performance Centre | United States |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: US$49, 42 and 35.00. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: 978-546-7391. Address: 37 Main Street. Venue phone: 978-546-7391. NEXUS performs the music of Steve Reich and selections from the Moondog Suite (by Louis Hardin, arranged by Russell Hartenberger) from their newest CD. Also on the program are some Ragtime styled classics performed by NEXUS, featuring Bob Becker on xylophone. More information | |||
| Sat Nov 14 2015 | San Antonio, Texas | Lila Cockrell Theatre | United States |
| Time: 4:00pm. Admission: PASIC Convention attendees only. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 200 East Market Street. Venue phone: 210-207-8500. NEXUS with Iranian vocalist Sepideh Raissadat. This Ensemble Daytime Showcase Concert is part of the Percussive Arts Society International Convention. Russell Hartenberger’s “Persian Songs” and “Moondog Suite” will be the featured repertoire. More information | |||
| Sat Oct 24 2015 | Toronto, Ontario | St. Anne’s Anglican Church | Canada |
| Time: 3:00pm. Admission: Adult $25 / Student/Senior $20 / Child $10. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: 416-932-8666. Address: 270 Gladstone Avenue. Venue phone: 416-536-3160. The Toronto Children’s Chorus Training Choirs and Choral Scholars will perform with the world renowned Percussion Ensemble Nexus, delighting you with an array of compositions, including pieces written by members of the group! More information | |||
| Sat Sep 12 2015 | Woodstock, NY | Andy Lee Field | United States |
| Time: 11:00am. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Rock City Road 45 Comeau Drive. Venue phone: 845 679-2113. | |||
| Sat Sep 12 2015 | Woodstock, NY | Andy Lee Field | United States |
| Time: 11:00am. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Rock City Road 45 Comeau Drive. Venue phone: 845 679-2113. NEXUS performs at 4:20 in the afternoon of this day-long festival. The event runs from 11:00 am until 8:00 pm. More information | |||
| Sat Jun 27 2015 | Woodstock, NY | Maverick Concert Hall | United States |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $50 and $25. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: 845-679-8217. Address: 120 Maverick Road, Woodstock NY. NEXUS opens the Maverick Concert Hall’s summer-long Centennial celebrations with the world premiere of Peter Schickele: Percussion Sonata No. 3, “Maverick”, Commissioned by Garry and Diane Kvistad and the Woodstock Chimes Fund for the Centenary of the Maverick Concerts, and Suite of Persian Songs: Arranged by Russell Hartenberger, featuring Sepideh Raissadat, Iranian singer and instrumentalist. More information | |||
| Sun Apr 19 2015 | Kingston, NY | Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church | United States |
| Time: 3:00pm. Admission: $35/ Seniors $30/ 18 & under $5. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: 845-340-9434. Address: 72 Spring Street. Venue phone: 845-340-9434. Garry Kvistad, Grammy winner and member of NEXUS, a world renowned percussion ensemble, and founder of Woodstock Chimes, will host seven time Grammy winner, Paul Winter and Prana (Overtone Singers) for an amazing collaboration and extraordinary musical event. | |||
| Sun Jan 25 2015 | Winston-Salem, NC | Watson Hall | United States |
| Time: 5:00pm. Admission: $14.86-$17.61. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: 336-721-1945. Address: 1533 South Main Street. Venue phone: 336-721-1945. Solo Concert – Music for Pieces of Wood, Steve Reich Mallet Phase, Steve Reich/arr.Garry Kvistad performed by Garry Kvistad and Russell Hartenberger Drumming, Part 1, Steve Reich Intermission Carolina Fantasy, NEXUS Improvisation Moondog Suite, arr. Russell Hartenberger Caprice Valsant, G.H.Green/arr. Bob Becker Dance of the Octopus, Red Norvo/arr. Bob Becker solo performed by Bob Becker Alabama Moon, G.H.Green/arr. Bob Becker More information | |||
| Thu Jan 22 2015 | Rock Hill, SC | Byrnes Auditorium | United States |
| Time: 7:30pm. Admission: General-$15; Seniors,Faculty,Staff-$10; Students-$5. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: 803-323-2255. Address: 1703 Memorial Circle. Venue phone: 803-323-2255. Solo Concert – Music for Pieces of Wood, Steve Reich Mallet Phase, Steve Reich/arr.Garry Kvistad performed by Garry Kvistad and Russell Hartenberger Drumming, Part 1, Steve Reich Intermission Carolina Fantasy, NEXUS Improvisation Moondog Suite, arr. Russell Hartenberger Caprice Valsant, G.H.Green/arr. Bob Becker Dance of the Octopus, Red Norvo/arr. Bob Becker solo performed by Bob Becker Alabama Moon, G.H.Green/arr. Bob Becker More information | |||
| Sun Nov 16 2014 | Philadelphia, PA | The Kimmel Center’s Perelman Theater | United States |
| Time: 3:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: 1-215-893-1999. Address: 300 South Broad Street. Venue phone: 1-215-569-8080. In collaboration with the Curtis Institute of Music and Temple University Featuring NEXUS Percussion Ensemble and Philadelphia Orchestra members: Don Liuzzi, Angela Zator Nelson, Anthony Orlando and Christopher Deviney, percussion; Hirono Oka, violin; Lisa-Beth Lambert, violin; Che-Hung Chen, viola; Yumi Kendall, cello Wright: Grand Duo Becker: Water Lilies [World Premiere] Rissman: Scherzo Hartenberger: Cadence Becker: Prelude No. 1: Praise the Voice Becker: Mudra Wright: Octet More information | |||
| Mon Oct 27 2014 | Toronto, ON | University of Toronto, Walter Hall | Canada |
| Time: 7:00pm. Admission: $40, $25 senior, $10 student. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: 416-408-0208. Address: 80 Queens Park, Toronto, ON M5S 2C5. Special Guest: Sepideh Raissadat , vocalist PROGRAM Reich: Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices & Organ Hartenberger: The Invisible Proverb Hardin/arr. Tosoff/Hartenberger: Moondog Suite Ghassemi/arr. Hartenberger: Persian Songs The first, entirely improvised NEXUS concert in 1971 marked the formation of a group that would touch and entertain people of all levels of musical learning, in all genres of percussion music. Bob Becker, Bill Cahn, Russell Hartenberger and Garry Kvistad are virtuosos alone, and bring elements of their knowledge and character to a distinct and powerful whole. They stand out in the contemporary music scene for the innovation and diversity of their programs, their impressive history of collaborations and commissions, their revival of 1920’s novelty ragtime xylophone music, and their influential improvisatory ideas. More information | |||
| Sat Sep 07 2013 | Woodstock, NY | Andy Lee Field | United States |
| Time: 10:00am. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Rock City Road 45 Comeau Drive. Venue phone: 845 679-2113. NEXUS is part of this day-long festival, which runs from 10 am until 8 pm. All events are FREE. | |||
| Thu May 09 2013 - Sat May 11 2013 | Rochester, NY | Kodak Hall at the Eastman Theater | United States |
| Time: 7:30pm. Admission: various. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: (585) 454-2100. Address: 60 Gibbs Street. Venue phone: (585) 274-1100. NEXUS performs Takemitsu’s “From me flows what you call Time” with the Rochester Philharmonic, Maestro Peter Bay conducting. Performances on May 9 at 7:30 pm and May 11 at 8:00 pm. | |||
| Thu Nov 01 2012 | Austin, Texas | Austin Convention Center | United States |
| Time: 5:00pm. Address: 300 Trinity Street, 78701. NEXUS to perform rarely heard/ recently discovered work by John Cage as part of PASIC 2012 in Austin, Texas. Check back for more details More information | |||
| Thu Oct 11 2012 | Toronto, ON | Koerner Hall | Canada |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $30 and $20. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: 416-408-0208. Address: 273 Bloor Street West. Venue phone: 416-408-0208. Celebrate our 30th season with three long-time friends of Soundstreams, composers R. Murray Schafer (Canada), Steve Reich (USA), and Arvo Pärt (Estonia). They will be joined by the next generation of rising Canadian stars: Analia Llugdar, Paul Frehner, Omar Daniel, and Fuhong Shi (China/Canada). Their work will be brought to life by soprano Shannon Mercer, the Gryphon Trio, Choir 21, Nexus, and more. The program will include three world premieres, including a unique piece composed for the Koerner Hall lobbies. More information | |||
| Mon Jun 18 2012 | New York, NY | (le) Poisson Rouge | United States |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: 15.00. Address: 158 Bleecker Street, New York, NY 10012. For one incredible night at LPR in New York City, So Percussion brings together multiple generations of percussionists to celebrate our community. The event features headlining ensembles Nexus Percussion Ensemble from Canada (original members of Steve Reich and Musicians), and Amadinda Percussion Group (Budapest, Hungary). Read more here. | |||
| Sat May 05 2012 | Rochester, NY | Kodak Hall at the Eastman Theater | United States |
| Time: 8:00pm. Address: 60 Gibbs Street, Rochester, NY. Concert in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre with Eastman Philharmonia guest NEXUS (featuring the Rochester premiere of Zwilich’s “Rituals”), and Eastman Wind Ensemble with Michael Burritt (featuring the world premiere of Burritt’s new percussion concerto) | |||
| Tue Mar 27 2012 | Springfield, OH | Weaver Chapel – Wittenberg University | United States |
| Time: 7:30pm. Address: 200 W Ward St., Springfield, OH. NEXUS will perform a solo concert in Weaver Chapel at Wittenberg University. | |||
| Fri Mar 23 2012 | LaGrange, GA | Callaway Auditorium | United States |
| Time: 7:30pm. Address: 801 Dallis St, LaGrange, GA 30240. NEXUS will present a solo concert at LaGrange College. Check back for more details. | |||
| Tue Mar 13 2012 - Wed Mar 14 2012 | Little Rock, AR | Chapel – Episcopal Collegiate School | United States |
| Admission: FREE. Address: 1701 Cantrell Road, Little Rock, AR. This residency will take place on the 13th and 14 of March. NEXUS performs solo at 9:45 am on the 14th, and will participate in the student ensemble concert at 7:00 pm on the 14th. | |||
| Fri Mar 02 2012 | Thousand Oaks, CA | Samuelson Chapel | United States |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: FREE. Address: 60 W. Olsen Road Thousand Oaks, CA 91360. NEXUS will present a solo concert. Check website link for venue details. | |||
| Mon Oct 17 2011 | Toronto, ON | University of Toronto, Walter Hall | Canada |
| Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $30 Adult/$20 Seniors & Students. Address: 80 Queens Park, Toronto, ON M5S 2C5. 2×10: Midori Koga & Lydia Wong, piano duo On the heels of their critically acclaimed series debut, the innovative pairing of percussion and duo pianos opens the Faculty Artist Series with music by two of the most influential musical figures from the Eastern and Western hemispheres. PROGRAM Tōru Takemitsu: From me flows what you call Time, arranged for two pianos and percussion Steve Reich: Mallet Quartet (NEXUS) Heart to Heart – Ho (2 X 10) Steve Reich: Dance Patterns (Canadian premiere) | |||
| Sat Sep 17 2011 | Kingston, NY | Cornell Park | United States |
| Time: 9:30am. Admission: FREE. Address: 52 Wurts St, Kingston, New York, United States. This Festival runs from 9:30 am until 8:00 pm. NEXUS joins a cast of renowned drummers and percussionists who will perform on two stages: The Jack DeJohnette Quartet, Liam Teague, POOK, Energy Dance Company, The Jerry Marotta Band, Dennis Yerry and Native American Singers & Drummers, Jonathan Singer Ragtime Band, NYU Steel Band, HIP Pickles, The Valerie Naranjo Group (members of the Lion King Cast), Orlando Hernandez Tap Dancer and The Not-So-Traditional Rudimental Drummers. Read more here. | |||
| Sun Jul 31 2011 | Ottawa, ON, Canada | Saint Brigid’s Centre for the Arts | Canada |
| Time: 8:00pm. NEXUS performs a 40th Anniversary performance on Sunday, July 31 at 8pm followed by a performance of Steve Reich’s Drumming at 10:30 at the same venue. Drumming will be performed with TorQ Percussion ensemble (based in Toronto) and David Schotzko (Toronto) + singers and piccolo. Singers Monica Whicher and Kristina Szabo. | |||
| Sat Jul 02 2011 | Woodstock, NY | Maverick Concert Hall | United States |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: various. Address: 120 Maverick Road, Woodstock NY. NEXUS is joined by The Canadian Brass for this concert. Read more here. | |||
| Sun Apr 10 2011 | Winchester, VA | Shenandoah University – Armstrong Concert Hall | United States |
| Time: 3:00pm. Admission: $25, $23 Seniors, $10 Non-SU Stu. Address: 1460 University Drive, Winchester, VA. Nexus performs at 3 p.m. in Armstrong Concert Hall. For almost 40 years, the premiere ensemble Nexus has been a phenomenon in the percussion world. Nexus is also a leader on the contemporary classical music scene and is known for its collaborations with today’s most distinguished composers as well as its diversity of repertoire, spanning contemporary classical music to world music. Complimentary tickets are available in advance for Shenandoah faculty and students with SU I.D. Call the box office at 540/665-4569. | |||
| Sat Apr 09 2011 | Winchester, VA | Shenandoah University – Brandt Student Center | United States |
| Address: 1460 University Drive, Winchester, VA. NEXUS will present a clinic during the Virginia Day of Percussion in the afternoon. Time and details TBA. | |||
| Fri Apr 01 2011 - Sat Apr 02 2011 | Austin, Texas | Long Center for the Performing Arts | United States |
| Time: 8:00pm. Address: 701 W. Riverside Dr., Austin, Texas. The NEXUS Percussion Ensemble guests on April 1st and 2nd for a performance that includes “Menuet Antique” by Ravel, “From me flows what you call Time” by Takemitsu (with NEXUS), and “Pictures at an Exhibition” by Mussorgsky-Ravel. | |||
| Sat Mar 12 2011 | Toronto, ON | Glenn Gould Studio | Canada |
| Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $40, Senior $20, Student $10. Address: 250 Front Street West, Toronto, Ontario. The percussion group NEXUS has been at the forefront of Canadian chamber music for over three decades. On March 12, 2011 the ensemble is joined by Toronto Symphony Orchestra timpanist David Kent in music by Cahn, Carter, Ichiyanagi, Philidor and Vivier. The concert will include the Canadian premiere of Bill Cahn’s “The Crystal Cabinet”, and a new trio arrangement of Claude Vivier’s “Cinq Chansons pour Percussion”. Mr. Kent will be featured in Bill Cahn’s “Night Ride” for solo timpani and percussion quartet, as well as in Toshi Ichiyanagi’s “Variations from the opera White Nights” for percussion quintet. | |||
| Sat Mar 05 2011 | Barrie, ON | Hi-Way Pentecostal Church | Canada |
| Admission: contact presenter. Address: 50 Anne Street North, Barrie, ON. Barrie Concert Association presents NEXUS and Conductor Gillian MacKay with the University of Toronto Winds. The concert will include Eric Ewazen’s “Eternal Dance of Life” written for NEXUS, performed with the University of Toronto Winds. | |||
| Fri Feb 25 2011 - Sat Feb 26 2011 | Syracuse, NY | Crouse Hinds Concert Theater, Mulroy Civic Center | United States |
| Time: 8:00pm. Address: 411 Montgomery St., Syracuse, NY. NEXUS performs Takemitsu’s “From me flows what you call Time”, Kazuyoshi Akiyama, conducting. | |||
| Sat Nov 20 2010 | Ulster, NY | Quimby Auditorium – SUNY Ulster Community College | United States |
| Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 491 Cottekill Road, Stone Ridge, New York, 12484. The Toronto based group NEXUS will top off the series with a concert of all percussion music. This concert will include works by Steve Reich (SUNY Ulster’s own Chris Earley will join NEXUS in the performance of Reich’s Music For Pieces of Wood), John Cage (his seminal 1941 Third Construction for Percussion) African influenced drumming, many Ragtime xylophone selections and the world premiere of a work by NEXUS member Bill Cahn written for this occasion. For more information, call 845-687-5000 or 1-800-724-0833. | |||
| Mon Nov 01 2010 | Toronto, ON | Walter Hall – Faculty of Music – University of Toronto | Canada |
| Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $25.00/$15.00 students&seniors. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 80 Queen’s Park, Toronto, ON, M5S 2C5. NEXUS + 2×10 A striking series opener featuring the inimitable NEXUS percussion ensemble and the sensational piano duo, 2×10 (Midori Koga and Lydia Wong) in rarely heard arrangements of two orchestral masterpieces, The Rite of Spring and The Planets, for two pianos and percussion. Box Office: 416-978-3744 Email: boxoffice.music@utoronto.ca for ticket information. | |||
| Fri Sep 10 2010 - Sun Sep 12 2010 | Kobe City, Japan | Hyogo Performing Arts Center | Japan |
| Time: 3:00pm. Admission: 1,000-4,000 Yen. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2-22 Takamatsu-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8204. NEXUS performs Takemitsu’s “From me flows what you call Time” with the Hyogo PAC Orchestra with Maestro Yutaka Sado conducting. | |||
| Sat Jul 31 2010 | Woodstock, NY | Maverick Hall | United States |
| Address: 120 Maverick Road, Woodstock, NY. Woodstock Beat 2010 This all Reich concert includes “Drumming” (complete), “Nagoya Marimbas” and “Music for Pieces of Wood” played by Steve Reich and Musicians with NEXUS and So Percussion | |||
| Tue Jul 06 2010 | Winona, MN | St. Cecilia Theater, Cotter High School | United States |
| Time: 7:30pm. Address: 1124 W. Seventh Street, Winona, MN. Minnesota Beethoven Festival Music for Pieces of Wood by Reich Chess Pieces by Cage Dance Music for Elfrid Ide (Movements II & I) by Cage Mallet Quartet by Reich African – Tongues/Kobina (arr. by Nexus) The Invisible Proverb by Hartenberger | |||
| Sat Jun 26 2010 | Toronto, ON | The Shops at Don Mills | Canada |
| Time: 3:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1090 Don Mills Road, Toronto, ON, M3C 3R6. This is an outdoor concert, so dress accordingly! | |||
| Sat May 29 2010 | Woodstock, NY | Kleinert/James Hall | United States |
| Time: 7:30pm. Address: 34 Tinker Street, Woodstock, NY. NEXUS will accompany the silent film “A Page of Madness” by Teinosuke Kinugasa (1896-1982). Also on the program will be ragtime selections featuring marimbas and solo xylophone! | |||
| Thu Apr 29 2010 | Toronto, ON | Koerner Hall at the Royal Conservatory of Music | Canada |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: Check with Koerner Hall. Address: 273 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON M5S 1W2. Pulitzer Prize winning composer Steve Reich returns to Toronto in a concert featuring two of his most recent works, including the Canadian Premiere of “Mallet Quartet”, commissioned by members of Toronto’s NEXUS ensemble. Reich, several members of NEXUS and other luminaries perform at the spectacular new Koerner Hall at the RCM. | |||
| Sat Mar 20 2010 | Toronto, ON | Glenn Gould Studio | Canada |
| Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $40 – $20 seniors & $10 students. Address: 250 Front Street West, Toronto, Ontario. Canada’s percussion group NEXUS presents “Tribute”, a mixed program on Saturday, March 20, 2010 at Glenn Gould Studio. It includes the world premiere of “R.E.member-ing” by NEXUS founding member William Cahn, and the Canadian premiere of “Handmade Proverbs” by Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu. The concert also includes performances of John Cage’s “Credo in US”, additional pieces by Takemitsu, as well as “Remembrance” and “Lullaby for Esmé” by NEXUS founding member Robin Engelman. The group will be joined by guest artists, pianist Midori Koga and percussionists Paul Ormandy and Ryan Scott. The programming for “Tribute” was inspired by the recent retirement of NEXUS founding member Robin Engelman. During his time with NEXUS Engelman introduced the group to John Cage’s “Credo in US” and conducted it a number of times. He was a close friend of Toru Takemitsu from the time they met when Engelman was principal percussion in the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, under Seiji Ozawa. Takemitsu invited NEXUS to tour in Japan several times, and composed their most successful concerto “From me flows what you call Time”. NEXUS performed the piece more than 80 times with orchestras all around the world. It will be Engelman’s arrangements of the pieces by Takemitsu that will be performed in this concert. The opening piece “Ancient Military Aires” is a collection of traditional military drum beatings. The performance of this is also a tribute to Engelman as the composer and percussionist has a great interest and expertise in this historical area. He has also composed many pieces in this style (for fife and drums). He brought a great zeal to NEXUS for learning more about the tradition from which NEXUS’ instruments and techniques originate. Robin Engelman’s arrangements of songs by Takemitsu may be heard on NEXUS’ most recent CD “Wings”. His piece “Lullaby for Esmé” is featured on the NEXUS CD “Lullaby”, and “Remembrance” is included on the NEXUS CD NEXUS Now. John Cage’s “Credo in US” will appear on NEXUS’ upcoming CD featuring percussion works of John Cage. | |||
| Fri Mar 19 2010 | St. Catharines, ON | Sean O’Sullivan Theatre – Brock University | Canada |
| Time: 7:30pm. NEXUS with guest artists Ryan Scott, Paul Ormandy and Midori Koga perform an eclectic program including pieces by Cage, Engelman and selections from NEXUS’ famous ragtime repertoire! | |||
| Mon Nov 23 2009 | Toronto, ON | Walter Hall – Faculty of Music – University of Toronto | Canada |
| Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $25.00 – seniors and students – . Address: 80 Queen’s Park, Toronto, ON, M5S 2C5. NEXUS performs music by John Cage, Steve Reich, Arvo Part and NEXUS members Bill Cahn and Russell Hartenberger. Box Office: 416-978-3744 Email: boxoffice.music@utoronto.ca for ticket information. | |||
| Sat Nov 21 2009 | Toronto, ON | MacMillan Theatre – Faculty of Music – University of Toronto | Canada |
| Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $14.00 – seniors & students $8.0. Address: 80 Queen’s Park, Toronto, ON, M5S 2C5. Canadian premiere of Eric Ewazen’s “Eternal Dance of Life” with the University of Toronto Wind Ensemble. Also on the program: John Adams – Lollapalooza, Michael Colgrass – Bali, Chen Yi – Suite from China West. Email: boxoffice.music@utoronto.ca for ticket information. | |||
| Sat Oct 31 2009 | Annandale-on-Hudson, NY | Sosnoff Auditorium, Fisher Center | United States |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $15.00. Age restrictions: All Ages. Bob Becker, Bill Cahn, Russell Hartenberger and Garry Kvistad, with special Guests Frank Corliss and Jason Treuting. (Note: All works by John Cage unless otherwise noted) Amores for prepared piano and 3 percussion players (1943) Credo in US for four performers (1942) Chess Pieces (1943) (arr. for percussion ensemble by Brian Nozny, 2009) Dance Music For Elfrid Ide for piano and 6 percussionists (1940) Intermission The Invisible Proverb for percussion (2002) by Russell Hartenberger (in 4 movements) Third Construction for percussion quartet (1941) Read more here. | |||
| Tue Oct 06 2009 - Thu Oct 08 2009 | Bowling Green, OH | Kobacker Hall – Bowling Green State University | United States |
| Time: 8:00pm. NEXUS schedule follows: Tuesday, October 6 7:00 pm – Master Class at Kobacker Hall at BGSU Wednesday, October 7 11:00 am – Robin Engelman presents “Traditional Music for Fife and Drum” 3:00 pm – Bob Becker presents “Melodic Snare Drumming and Rudimental Arithmetic” Thursday, October 8 8:00 pm – NEXUS Solo Concert in Kobacker Hall | |||
| Sat Oct 03 2009 | Windsor, ON | Windsor Symphony Orchestra at the Chrysler Theatre | Canada |
| Time: 8:00pm. Address: 201 Riverside Dr. W.. Check back for further details | |||
| Wed Sep 30 2009 | Windsor, ON | The University of Windsor – Assumption University Chapel | Canada |
| Time: 7:30pm. Address: 400 Huron Church Road, N9C 2J9. Please Note: This is a change of venue! Completed in 1908, the Chapel at Assumption University is an acoustical gem and an ideal setting for chamber performances. Use the entrance on the north side of the Assumption University building to easily access the upstairs chapel. Our Schedule at the University follows: Thursday, Oct. 1 at 10:00 am Bill Cahn’s “Creative Music Making” with the New Music Workshop Studio A, Lambton Tower Thursday, Oct. 1 at 1:00 pm NEXUS Masterclass with University Percussion Studio Rm 126, School of Music Thursday, Oct. 1 at 7:30 pm New Music Workshop Performance with Bill Cahn of NEXUS Studio A, Lambton Tower Saturday, Oct. 3 at 2:00 pm NEXUS Percussion Masterclass for High School Students Room 126, School of Music | |||
| Sun Apr 05 2009 | Toronto, ON | Glenn Gould Studio at the CBC Building | Canada |
| Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $40.00. Address: 250 Front Street West. The percussion group NEXUS has been at the forefront of Canadian chamber music for over three decades. Join them for a special concert featuring world premieres of works by New York composer Eric Ewazen and marimba virtuoso Gordon Stout. The program also includes new arrangements for keyboard percussion of John Cage’s enigmatic “Chess Pieces” (1944) and Arvo Pärt’s haunting “Spiegel im Spiegel” (1978). Special Pricing: $20 Seniors, $10 Students. | |||
| Fri Apr 03 2009 | Orangeville, ON | Orangeville Opera House | Canada |
| Time: 8:00pm. Address: 87 Broadway. | |||
| Thu Jan 22 2009 | Toronto, ON | Walter Hall – Faculty of Music – University of Toronto | Canada |
| Time: 7:30pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 80 Queen’s Park, Toronto, ON, M5S 2C5. This improvised concert will feature guest artists Phil Nimmons, David Braid, Suba Sankaran, Parmela Attariwala and Mark Laver. | |||
| Thu Nov 06 2008 | Austin, Texas | Austin Convention Center | United States |
| Time: 8:00pm. Address: 300 Trinity Street, 78701. Performance of new Ewazen concerto for NEXUS and the Meadows Wind Ensemble at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention Read more here. | |||
| Tue Nov 04 2008 | Dallas, Texas | Caruth Auditorium | United States |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $13 for adults, $10 for seniors,. Address: 6101 Bishop Boulevard, 75275. World Premier of Eric Ewazen’s “Concerto for Percussion and Wind Ensemble”, composed on commission for the Meadows Wind Ensemble of Southern Methodist University, NEXUS and Jack Delaney. The program also will include the late Warren Benson’s Danzon-memory, written on commission for Jack Delaney and recorded by the MWE on the Gasparo label, and Bradley Bodine’s Concerto for Marimba and Wind Orchestra with marimba soloist and Meadows faculty member Drew Lang. | |||
| Wed Oct 08 2008 - Fri Oct 10 2008 | Toronto & Mississauga, ON | various | Canada |
| Sponsored by the Jackman Humanities Institute, University of Toronto | |||
| Mon Aug 11 2008 | Kincardine, ON | Knox Presbyterian Church | Canada |
| Time: 8:00pm. | |||
| Sat Aug 09 2008 | Collingwood, ON | New Life Brethren in Christ Church | Canada |
| Time: 7:30pm. | |||
| Sat Jul 05 2008 | Woodstock, New York | Maverick Hall | |
| Time: 8:00pm. | |||
| Thu Jun 05 2008 - Sun Jun 08 2008 | Ojai, California | Various events and venues | |
| Fri May 23 2008 | Toronto, ON | Walter Hall – Faculty of Music – University of Toronto | Canada |
| Time: 8:00pm. Address: 80 Queen’s Park, Toronto, ON, M5S 2C5. | |||
| Fri Apr 04 2008 | Toronto, ON | Walter Hall – Faculty of Music – University of Toronto | Canada |
| Time: 7:30pm. Address: 80 Queen’s Park, Toronto, ON, M5S 2C5. | |||
| Sun Mar 30 2008 | Toronto, ON | The Music Gallery | Canada |
| Time: 8:00pm. Address: 197 John Street. | |||
NEXUS and Friends
| Date | City | Venue | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat Sep 23 2023 | Poughkeepsie, NY | Bardavon Theater | United States |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $44, $54, $69. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: 800.745.3000. Address: 35 Market Street. Venue phone: 845.473.2072. NEXUS is widely recognized as one of the most influential percussion ensembles to have emerged in the post-war period and after 52 years this will be their farewell concert. NEXUS is especially excited to be joined at the concert by their long time collaborators and friends Paul Winter, Henrique Eisenmann and Steve Reich. The New York Times has called NEXUS “the high priests of the percussion world” and Steve Reich says, “probably the most acclaimed percussion group on earth.” NEXUS is in the Percussion Hall of Fame (along with Ringo Starr) and toured extensively, participating in over 60 international festivals, 4 times at the Kennedy Center, twice at the BBC Proms (Royal Albert Hall), 5 times in Carnegie Hall. The group is made up of four master percussionists internationally revered for virtuosity, innovation and extraordinary music out of the broadest array of percussion instruments imaginable. Their original compositions and arrangements, high-end commissions from Pulitzer prize-winners Steve Reich and Ellen Taafe Zwillich, Grammy-winner Libby Larsen, and Japanese master Toru Takemitsu, and famed collaborations with the likes of Canadian Brass, Kronos Quartet, and Richard Stoltzman, have created repertoire ranging from novelty ragtime and haunting African rhythms through award-winning improvised film music and ground-breaking compositions. The four members have all won Grammy Awards and the group was nominated for a Canadian Juno Award. Especially renowned for improvisational skill, NEXUS created the music for the National Film Board’s award-winning Inside Time, and the chilling score for the Academy Award-winning feature-length documentary The Man Who Skied Down Everest. NEXUS wishes to acknowledge the generous support of Pearl/Adams and the Canada Council for the Arts. and the Canada Council for the Arts. | |||
NEXUS at Percussion Rochester
| Date | City | Venue | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri May 01 2015 | Rochester, NY | Kilbourne Hall – Eastman School of Music | United States |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: 585-454-2100. Address: 26 Gibbs Street. Venue phone: 585-454-2100. World premieres of works by Libby Larsen, Bill Cahn, and William Thomas McKinley. | |||
NEXUS with 2X10 Piano Duo
| Date | City | Venue | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed Jan 23 2013 | Toronto, ON | Walter Hall – Faculty of Music – University of Toronto | Canada |
| Time: 7:30pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 80 Queen’s Park, Toronto, ON, M5S 2C5. NEXUS percussion ensemble performs John Cage’s “The City Wears a Slouch Hat”, with radio play by Kenneth Patchen and film by Mikel Rouse. The concert also features the premiere of a new work for NEXUS and 2X10 Piano Duo by Norbert Palej. More information | |||
| Mon Jan 23 2012 | Toronto, ON | Walter Hall – Faculty of Music – University of Toronto | Canada |
| Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 80 Queen’s Park, Toronto, ON, M5S 2C5. | |||
NEXUS with Friends
| Date | City | Venue | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat Sep 14 2019 | Rochester, NY | Kilbourne Hall – Eastman School of Music | United States |
| Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 26 Gibbs Street. Venue phone: 585-454-2100. NEXUS and Friends – Details coming, check back! | |||
| Sat Jun 14 2014 | Kitchener, ON | The Registry Theatre | Canada |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $25/15. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 122 Frederic Street. Venue phone: 1-519-745-6565. Steve Reich’s most important composition, performed by an extraordinary ensemble of twelve including three original members of Steve Reich and Musicians. More information | |||
| Sat Jul 14 2012 - Sun Jul 15 2012 | Woodstock, NY | Byrdcliffe Barn | United States |
| Time: 4:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Upper Byrdcliffe Road. Venue phone: 845-679-2079. DRUM BOOGIE FESTIVAL comes to Woodstock Saturday and Sunday In 2009 and 2011, the biennial, all-day world-class percussion and dance celebration, the DRUM BOOGIE FESTIVAL, was held in Kingston. The next one is scheduled for 2013 but you don’t need to wait until then – there’s an opportunity to enjoy DRUM BOOGIE events in Woodstock this weekend. On Saturday, July 14th, 4 PM at the Byrdcliffe Barn, I will be presenting an exciting concert as part of the first ever Byrdcliffe Festival of the Arts. This concert, called “Garry and Friends” will include the drummer from the Saturday Night Live Band, Broadway’s Lion King Percussionist, Native American Drummers and Singers, POOK and members of NEXUS (including a performance of a Steve Reich piece on new instruments built for this event.) On Sunday, July 15th, Noon, also at the Barn, David Laks will conduct a Kid’s Instrument Building Workshop (ages 5-12.) | |||
NEXUS with Fritz Hauser
| Date | City | Venue | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri Oct 12 2012 | Toronto, ON | Walter Hall – Faculty of Music – University of Toronto | Canada |
| Time: 5:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 80 Queen’s Park, Toronto, ON, M5S 2C5. NEXUS will join Fritz Hauser, as Fritz presents a workshop at the Faculty of Music, University of Toronto. | |||
| Fri Oct 12 2012 | Toronto, ON | University of Toronto, Walter Hall | Canada |
| Time: 5:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 80 Queens Park, Toronto, ON M5S 2C5. | |||
NEXUS with Sepideh Raissadat
| Date | City | Venue | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon Aug 03 2015 | Ottawa, ON | Dominion-Chalmers United Church | Canada |
| Time: 7:00pm. Admission: $35.00. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: 1-613-234-6306. Address: 355 Cooper Street. The “high priests of the percussion world” (New York Times) join renowned Iranian vocalist and setar player, Sepideh Raissadat, for a programme that includes Russell Hartenberger’s eccentric Moondog Suite, Reza Ghassemi’s striking Persian Songs, and the Canadian premiere of Peter Schickele’s Percussion Sonata No. 3 (“Maverick”) More information | |||
| Fri Jun 13 2014 | Kitchener, ON | The Registry Theatre | Canada |
| Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $25/15. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 122 Frederic Street. Venue phone: 1-519-745-6565. NEXUS is the group that started it all. Dubbed the “High priests of the percussion world” by the NY Times, they have a now legendary body of work to call their own, working with luminaries from Steve Gadd to Steve Reich, Toru Takemitsu to Morton Feldman. They will appear with Sepideh Raissadat, a classically trained Persian singer and instrumentalist; she gave the first solo performance in Iran by a woman after the 1979 revolution. More information | |||
NEXUS with Sō Percussion
| Date | City | Venue | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed Apr 18 2018 | Princeton, NJ | Richardson Auditorium | United States |
| Time: 7:30pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: 609-258-9220. Address: 68 Nassau Street. Venue phone: 609-258-5000. NEXUS and Sō Percussion perform the Music of Steve Reich. | |||
NEXUS with the Northern Dutchess Symphony Orchestra
| Date | City | Venue | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat Apr 14 2018 | Hyde Park, NY | Culinary Institute of America / Marriott Lecture Hall | United States |
| Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1946 Campus Drive. Venue phone: 845-452-9600. Full orchestra concert featuring NEXUS performing a percussion concerto version of Bizet’s Carmen Suite. Special dinner packages are available at the CIA before the concert. More information | |||
NEXUS with the student ensembles of the San Jacinto College Central Music Department
| Date | City | Venue | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon Mar 06 2017 - Wed Mar 08 2017 | Pasadena, Texas | Various Event Venues | United States |
| Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 8060 Spencer Highway. Venue phone: 281-998-6150. Multiple events to include: Monday March 6 Rehearsals with: the Steel Band 11:45-12:30 the Brass Ensemble pieces 12:30-1:15 the Wind Ensemble 1:20-2:05 Lunch break Clinic 1 – African Rhythm for all musicians – 3:30-5:00 Tuesday March 7 Rehearsals with: the Choir 12:25-1:15 the Jazz Ensemble – Creative Music Making Intro 1:20-2:00 Lunch break Clinic 2 – Creative Music Making – 3:30-5:00 Wednesday March 8 Clinic 3 – Physics of Sound/Technology (for our Audio Majors) – 10:10-11:30 Last run-throughs with: the Steel Band 11:45-12:10 the Brass Ensemble 12:15-12:40 the Choir 12:45-1:20 the Wind Ensemble 1:30-2:00 Lunch break/afternoon down time Last run-throughs continued with: the Jazz ensemble 5:30-6:00 Concert at 7:00pm | |||
NEXUS with the TorQ Percussion Quartet
| Date | City | Venue | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat Mar 25 2023 | Toronto, ON | George Weston Recital Hall @ the Meridian Arts Centre | Canada |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: various. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: 1-800-708-6754. Address: 5040 Yonge Street. Venue phone: 1-416-366-7723. Celebrate American composer Steve Reich’s 86th birthday with STEVE REICH: Now & Then. The evening’s program includes Drumming, featuring legendary percussion ensemble NEXUS, who are celebrating their 50th anniversary, and TorQ Percussion Quartet. Also included is Reich/Richter for chamber orchestra and film, a recent work enjoying its Canadian premiere. The evening will open with a Soundstreams 40th anniversary fanfare by composer and turntablist SlowPitchSound, inspired by Stravinsky’s Fanfare for a New Theatre, written for the opening of Lincoln Centre in 1964, and the work that opened Soundstreams first season in June 1982. More information | |||
| Fri Apr 10 2020 | Toronto, ON | Koerner Hall at the Royal Conservatory of Music | Canada |
| Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 273 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON M5S 1W2. Celebrating Steve Reich’s 85th-birthday! He has a special connection with Toronto through NEXUS, who are turning 50 years young. Plus, his seminal work Drumming was written 50 years ago. Also featuring the TorQ Percussion Quartet. More information | |||
