Click HERE to listen to a recording of NEXUS performing “Fluffy Ruffles” with a 1926 Wurlitzer Band Organ.
NEXUS with 1926 Wurlitzer Band Organ
NEXUS – Zwilich – Percussion Rochester
On May 5, 2012, as part of the new “Percussion Rochester” festival, NEXUS performed Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s “Rituals for Five Percussionists and Orchestra” with the Eastman Philharmonia, conducted by Neil Varon. The Zwilich piece was premiered by NEXUS in 2005 and shortly thereafter recorded by NEXUS with the IRIS Orchestra under the direction of Michael… Read more »
NEXUS in NEW YORK CITY June 18th !!
NEXUS will be performing at (le) Poisson Rouge in NYC on June 18th, 158 Bleecker Street between Thompson and Sullivan. Tickets are $15. Doors open at 7 pm, the music begins at 8 pm.
NEXUS: “the men in back were the rock stars”
NEXUS is home from a great performance of Zwilich’s Rituals at Percussion Rochester! Here is an excerpt from Rochester City Newspaper’s review by Ron Netsky: “One look at the Kodak Hall stage at Saturday’s Percussion Rochester finale told you all you needed to know about the balance of power. “With conductor Neil Varon at the… Read more »
NEXUS with wind ensemble/chamber orchestra/wind band
This week I have been writing to presenters about NEXUS’ wind ensemble/chamber orchestra repertoire. On Saturday night NEXUS is performing with the Eastman Philharmonia conducted by Neil Varon, and it struck me that perhaps you don’t know about this area of NEXUS performances. A couple weeks ago I blogged about Zwilich’s “blockbuster piece”commissioned for NEXUS… Read more »
Quick Links Guide to NEXUS Press, Promo, and Information
Looking for something in particular? Click on the links below. (If the links are not working for you, click on the title above, or on “Read more” below, and you will see them highlighted in yellow and ready to go!) Most Recent PRESS QUOTES AND REVIEWS Most RECENT EVENTS Season HIGHLIGHTS Most Recent PRESS RELEASES… Read more »
Zwilich talks about writing “Rituals” for NEXUS
NEXUS is performing Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s concerto Rituals at Percussion Rochester on May 5th. She shares her thought on writing this work for NEXUS, in an interview with Frank Oteri at New Music Box called Goose Bumps In The Candy Shop. She has some intriguing comments about percussion instruments and their intrinsic nature: FJO: My… Read more »
NEXUS preparing for Percussion Rochester May 4 & 5
NEXUS is preparing for Percussion Rochester, a new festival debuting on May 4 & 5. Bill Cahn says, “The idea behind Percussion Rochester is to showcase an eclectic mix of music that features percussion
Blog Bits: Russell Hartenberger as a Musical Child
Today’s post is fun. Toronto’s Whole Note Magazine runs a monthly feature and in Spring 2009 our own Russell Hartenberger was their choice for Musical Child. Click here (and scroll down a short way) to see Russell’s rosy-cheeked baby picture and read mJBuell’s entertaining interview of Russell that will take you down a Memory Lane… Read more »
“Composer of the Day” app from Wittenberg University, Ohio
Tomorrow night, NEXUS is appearing at the Wittenberg’s innovative music department. Well, here is another of their innovations: Check out the university’s “Composer of the Day” iPhone App –
NEXUS was “the highlight of my senior year”
It is wonderful to get feedback from students who experience NEXUS. We have a guest blogger today, Jordan Stepka of Episcopal Collegiate School in Little Rock, Arkansas where NEXUS was in residence last week. Here is what Jordan has to say:
Callaway Concert Series brings “best of the best” to Georgia
This week, instruments and NEXUS musicians are heading from all directions to LaGrange College in Georgia, for their performance on March 23rd at 7:30 pm in the popular Callaway Concert Series at Callaway Auditorium. Check out the College’s fun video promo by clicking here. Percussionist Ken Passmore will join NEXUS onstage for Steve Reich’s Music… Read more »
Big time in Little Rock, this week
NEXUS is heading into Little Rock, Arkansas on Monday for a busy residency at Episcopal Collegiate School. If you missed it, you can click here to read all about the full programme.
A Lot of Snow and A Little “Madness” in Sweden
It has been a very mild winter in western New York so far in the 2011/2012 season. The temperatures have been in the 40s for extended periods. February had the highest number of days (25) ever recorded in which there was a temperature above freezing at some point during the day. Snowfall totals have been… Read more »
Creative Music Making Course – spring 2012
Eastman School of Music – January 17 to February 28, 2012 This was the second year in which I facilitated a Creative Music Making (CMM) course as part of the Eastman School’s Arts Leadership Program. As in the first year (2011) the course consisted of seven weekly 2-hour-long sessions focused on freeform improvisation based on my… Read more »
