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NEXUS in Barrie: “Wildly Exhilarating”

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Yes, I know you can click over to the PDF posted on our site – but sometimes you don’t have time for that “extra click” and I wanted to make sure you saw this wonderful review!   Sandra Ruttan of the Barrie Examiner reviewed the NEXUS performance with the University of Toronto Winds, conducted by Gillian… Read more »

Creative Music Making at Eastman – Jan./Feb., 2011

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In the middle of my third year as an Associate Professor of Percussion at the Eastman School of Music, I entered into a new musical experience.  On Tuesday, January 11 a new course of study at Eastman titled, “Creative Music Making,” began in its first of seven weekly 2-hour sessions through January and February.  The… Read more »

Garry and Ryan TV Interview in Syracuse, NY

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Click HERE to view the interview with Garry and Ryan on Channel 9 – WSYR – discussing the upcoming NEXUS concert with the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra.  Click on “A Feast for the Eyes and Ears” on the right hand side of the page in the video player.  The date of the video is 2-24-11.

Influences of Non-Western Music

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This is the perfect time for a posting about Bill Cahn’s workshop The Influence of Non-Western Music In Western Art Music. Several upcoming NEXUS concerts contain globally-influenced music. In Syracuse on Feb 25 and 26, and again in Austin TX at the beginning of April, NEXUS will perform Takemitsu’s From me flows what you call… Read more »

NEXUS with Syracuse Symphony Feb 25 and 26

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NEXUS will From me flows what you call Time, Reich’s crowd-pleasing Music for Pieces of Wood, and Sibelius’ Symphony No 2 in D major, Op 43. The Takemitsu piece was written specifically for NEXUS at Carnegie Hall. Reviewers have called it a ‘strangely beautiful, lushly erotic work”, played on “a dazzling array of instruments” including… Read more »

NEXUS at Marlboro – ’64, ’68 and ’72

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MARLBORO MUSIC FESTIVAL – 60th SEASON 2010 The NEXUS Connection 1964 Little did I know in 1964, my first summer after high school, that the telephone call I received from my friend Lee Gurst would be a pivotal event in my life.  Lee, who had also just graduated from high school near Philadelphia was calling… Read more »

From the Archives #9: NEXUS and Atom Egoyan

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In October 1996, NEXUS celebrated their 25th anniversary with an appearance in Toronto with members of the Steve Reich ensemble, accompanying images by the highly acclaimed Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan.

My 15 Minutes of (Mexican) Fame

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I recently visited the famous eco-park lagoon at Xel-Ha on the Mayan Riviera between Playa del Carmen and Tulum in Mexico.  This is an amazing sanctuary of sea and land creatures and a fun place to spend a day.  For a reasonable entrance fee, you can swim with giant tropical fish and enjoy unlimited amounts… Read more »

NEXUS Cover Art #7: Voices

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The NEXUS CD Voices was released in 1994. It features NEXUS with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Peter Bay. NEXUS is delighted to be performing with Maestro Bay once again this year, on April 1st and 2nd in Austin, Texas!  In addition to his duties with the Austin Symphony, Maestro Bay is Music Director… Read more »

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