A Night at the Movies

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Toronto Summer Music Festival
August 10, 2007 – University of Toronto
Featuring “A Page of Madness” and
“Teddy at the Throttle”

A new documentary film – “Inside Time” features NEXUS

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NEXUS Bob Becker, Bill Cahn, Robin Engelman, Russell Hartenberger, Garry Kvistad A new documentary film, “Inside Time“ featuring an original score by NEXUS, receives a 2008 Yorkton Golden Sheaf award for best social/political documentary The 30-minute documentary film, ‘Inside Time,’ was produced in 2007 for the National Film Board of Canada.  The story is centered… Read more »

Wings Reviews

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from Wholenote Magazine Among contemporary music fans, NEXUS has long been considered one of the world’s premiere percussion ensembles – and they have been making music of the percussive persuasion for an astonishing 37 years. I think I just may be dating myself when relating that I attended some of their early memorable all-improvised concerts… Read more »

Has the Reich Stuff at The Ojai Music Festival

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June 8, 2008 NEXUS Bob Becker, Bill Cahn, Robin Engelman, Russell Hartenberger, Garry Kvistad Has the Reich Stuff at The Ojai Music Festival In a pair of towering programs at the Ojai (CA) Music Festival, NEXUS, the internationally acclaimed percussion ensemble, brought audiences to standing ovations with performances of  masterworks by Steve Reich, this year’s… Read more »

NEXUS at Cool Drummings 2008

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NEXUS Bob Becker, Bill Cahn, Robin Engelman, Russell Hartenberger, Garry Kvistad Performs Minimalist Classics At the ‘Cool Drummings’ Festival Toronto – May 23, 2008 Since the ensemble’s first concert in 1971 NEXUS, the Toronto-based percussion quintet, has participated in many international music festivals around the world.  NEXUS has been credited with extending the modern percussion… Read more »

Bob’s interview with Shannon Wood

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The following excerpt is from an interview with Shannon Wood, originally published in the Artist Insight section of the July, 2005 issue of Mallet Shop Quarterly. MSQ: Two names come to mind when one thinks of virtuoso xylophone playing: the late George Hamilton Green and Bob Becker. Bob has raised the bar of xylophone soloing… Read more »

Bob’s interview with Lindsay Haughton

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Hi Bob, Following are the questions I’d like you to answer. You may take your time – the paper isn’t due until December 11th, 2007. As a percussionist, you often play music and musical instruments from around the world. What are your thoughts on performing music that is not part of your culture? This is… Read more »

NEXUS Releases “Wings” – a new CD

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November 1, 2007 Release NEXUS Bob Becker, Bill Cahn, Robin Engelman, Russell Hartenberger, Garry Kvistad Releases A New Compact Disc‘WINGS’ – NEXUS CD #10915 NEXUS has been credited with expanding the modern percussion ensemble’s world of possibilities. Since the group’s first all improvised concert in 1971, the Toronto-based percussion quintet has performed its music in… Read more »

Bob’s interview with Jonathan Latta

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I really want to thank you for doing this with me. As you will see from my questioning I tried to take a perspective of the “Bob the Performer” and “Bob the Composer” and combine the two. If you find that you answer one question in a previous answer and want to omit a question… Read more »

WINGS – Nexus Records 10915

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NEXUS – WINGS Nexus Records 10915 A Song of Circles and Triangles –Toru Takemitsu, arr. by Robin Engelman Sakura (Cherry Blossoms – Traditional) – Toru Takemitsu, arr. by Robin Engelman Just Sing – Bill Cahn

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