NEXUS . . .

…is considered one of, if not the, premiere percussion ensemble in the world today. The New York Times has called them “the high priests of the percussion world.” The influential composer Steve Reich has called them “probably the most acclaimed percussion group on earth.”

…has been together for an astonishing 38 years, and continues to break new ground.

…has made over 25 recordings, many on its own label.

…has one of the most extensive collections of percussion instruments, from the traditional to the exotic, from all parts of the world.

… has toured in North America, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Holland, Hong Kong, Hungary, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, Sweden, and Taiwan.

…was the first Western percussion group to perform in the People’s Republic of China.

…has performed with every major symphony orchestra in Canada and the United States, as well as with orchestras in London, Birmingham, Germany, Tokyo, France, Norway, Taipei, and Finland.

…compositions by its members now form part of the canon of standard percussion literature wherever Western art music is performed.

…has an ongoing program of collaborations - with guest soloists, musicians, dancers, choral groups, orchestras, singers, poets, and most recently with a renowned story teller Dan Yashinsky - and with composers in the commissioning of new works.

…members participate as jurors in international percussion competitions and speak or perform at international conferences.

…presents workshops on such diverse topics as Creative Music Making, the Science of Sound, Minimalism, Xylophone History and Performance, Mystery and Magic of Cymbals, North Indian Drumming, West African Music, Orchestra Percussion Overview, Historical Drumming Styles, Historic Music From the Military Era of Fifes and Drums, and the Business of Music.

…has become a resource for all kinds of performing organizations that employ percussion and many which use them as a more general musical resource.

…is the topic for a doctoral dissertation at the University of Hong Kong; and is also the Ensemble in Residence at the University of Toronto.

…members write articles and books that are read by musicians interested not only in percussion but in related subjects such as improvisation, historical traditions, rhythm and meter, acoustics, compositional trends and many other areas of interest.