in Toronto – April 14, 2006
Photos from NEXUS performance at St. Paul’s Anglican Church – April 2006
Photos of NEXUS with the MacMillan Singers, conducted by Doreen Rao & the Baobab Youth Performers, directed by Kathy Armstrong
NEXUS with the MacMillan Singers, conducted by Doreen Rao & the Baobab Youth Performers, directed by Kathy Armstrong March 26, 2006
Nexus returns from Australia
An Upbeat Week Down Under The Ensemble performs four Concerts at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games 2006 Festival NEXUS, the Toronto-based percussion group, is now in its 35th year of performances in solo recitals and with symphony orchestras worldwide. From March 11 through 19, 2006 the ensemble participated in the Melbourne Arts Festival associated with that… Read more »
Lindsay, Ontario Review
SOLO RECITAL
NEXUS SOLO RECITAL NEXUS recital programs are approximately two hours in duration with a 15-minute intermission. The music draws from NEXUS’ rich and varied repertoire of jazz and novelty ragtime music, ethnic music (works based upon drumming from India and Africa), improvisation, and contemporary works written for NEXUS by composers such as Steve Reich, John… Read more »
Photos from Sioux Lookout, Ontario
Photos are courtesy of “The Sioux Lookout Bulletin”
Sioux Lookout Review
RITUALS – NEXUS with the IRIS Orchestra – Naxos Records 8.559268
Naxos Records 8.559268 Rituals for five Percussionists and Orchestra (2002) by Ellen Taaffe Zwilich Invocation – 6:07 Ambulation – 5:47
Zwilich CD Reviews
Naxos CD# 8.559268 (52′ 02″) ZWILICH: Violin Concerto, Rituals for five Percussionists and Orchestra Pamela Frank (violin), NEXUS, IRIS Chamber Orchestra, Saarbrücken Symphony Orchestra, Michael Stern, conducting. ClassicsToday.com Review by Victor Carr, Jr. Rituals (2002) is a celebration of percussion as used in various world cultures, and is so different a work from the violin… Read more »
NEXUS Members Receive Honors from SABIAN Ltd.
NEXUS Members Receive Honors from SABIAN Ltd. SABIAN Ltd., the manufacturer of fine cymbals for Percussionists the World over, presented its ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ to NEXUS members Bob Becker and Bill Cahn. Retired NEXUS member, John Wyre, was also a recipient. The Lifetime Achievement Awards were presented during the Percussive Arts Society International Convention in… Read more »
Barrie Examiner Review
Bob Becker: List of Compositions
Lahara, 1977, drum solo (with melodic and drone accompaniment). Published in 2003 by Keyboard Percussion Publications. Palta, 1982 (revised 1998), tabla or drum set solo, with accompaniment by six percussion, piano and bass. Recorded by NEXUS on Dance of the Octopus (CBC Musica Viva). UrbhanaMudra, 1990, four percussion, choreography by Joan Phillips. Commissioned by INDE… Read more »
Photos from 2005 Schleswig Holstein Music Festival
July 2005 – Photo Collage
Creative Music Making – Book Release
New Book Release Creative Music Making (Four Simple Steps to Cultivating the Inner Musician) by William L. Cahn Published by Routledge, Taylor & Francis Books, Inc., New York/London Estimated Release Date – February 2005 CREATIVE MUSIC MAKING is a “how to” guide in creating free-form improvisational music on any combination of musical instruments to expand… Read more »
Additional Choral Repertoire
Nexus and Choir Below is a partial list of works for percussion and choir presently in NEXUS’ repertoire. These and other works can be combined and further suggestions by choir directors are welcomed. The 21st Century: Four Rituals (for percussion quintet, choir and audience) – by Christos Hatzis The 20th Century: Carmina Burana (complete or… Read more »
