George Lawrence Stone’s Stick Control for the Snare Drummer first appeared in 1935. With a terse two-page introduction followed by a mere 21 pages of what he called “practice rhythms”, Stone unleashed a new and powerful method of technical development for all styles of drumming. The “HOW TO PRACTICE” page alone is worth the price… Read more »
Dear Bob, It was great to talk to you the other day, and have the opportunity to hang out with you while here in Banff. Thanks again for your willingness to answer some questions for my doctoral dissertation and larger project to collect anecdotes and interviews from various important senior/accomplished percussionists in our field. Your… Read more »
February 15, 2010. North Indian Drumming workshop, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Stevens Point, WI. Host, Robert Rosen. February 16 – 17, 2010. Guest soloist with the University of Wisconsin-Madison percussion ensemble. Compositions and arrangements by Becker and others. Madison, WI. Host, Anthony Di Sanza. Click HERE for more information. April 16 – 18, 2010. Guest… Read more »
We were asked this week if NEXUS can present outreach programming for children, high school teens and university level students. And of course the answer is a resounding YES. NEXUS can provide a variety of educational and outreach services at colleges and universities, in schools and in your community in general.
My name is Gene Koshinski, Professor of Percussion at University of Minnesota Duluth. I am currently finishing a document as my final step to completing my doctoral degree at The Hartt School in Hartford, CT. The title of my paper is: “From West Africa, through Vaudeville, to the Concert Hall: The Evolution of Two-Mallet Keyboard… Read more »
NEXUS Bob Becker, Bill Cahn, Robin Engelman, Russell Hartenberger, Garry Kvistad Opens the Windsor Symphony Orchestra’s Season October 3, 2009 NEXUS, the Toronto-based percussion quintet, has been credited with extending the modern percussion ensemble’s world of possibilities. Among the group’s most successful offerings have been numerous performances with symphony orchestras all over the world, captivating… Read more »
Read the review here.
Click here to read an interview with Garry Kvistad about the upcoming NEXUS events at Bowling Green State University.
While NEXUS is in Windsor, Ontario rehearsing with the Windsor Symphony Orchestra for a performance on October 5, we’re also presenting workshops and masterclasses for students at the University of Windsor.
This article was published on September 29, 2009, in advance of the NEXUS performance with the Windsor Symphony. Read it here.
Click here for an article in The Windsor Star about upcoming events in Windsor, Ontario.
I first met Kazunori Meguro in Okinawa, Japan in October 1997. He was performing with his Tokyo-based percussion ensemble at a drum festival, to which NEXUS had also been invited. As a result of that meeting, I was invited in 1998 to guest teach for two weeks at the Showa Academy in Japan, where Kazunori… Read more »
Russell Hartenberger presents a hands-on West African Drumming Workshop in which participants play drum ensemble music from the Ewe, Akan and Dagomba people of Ghana. Polyrhythms, call and response, talking drums, all fascinate Russell and he enjoys sharing that fascination with workshop participants. Russell has explored these elements in his own composition The Invisible Proverb,… Read more »
On the evening of October 3rd, if you are within driving distance of the sister cities of Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario, you have a great opportunity to hear NEXUS perform with the Windsor Symphony Orchestra.
In his clinic Performing Live with MIDI, Bill Cahn takes a close look at the possibilities for musical expression offered by MIDI and, in the process, simplifies what can appear to be a very complicated subject. The Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) was introduced in 1982 and in the past 25 years has revolutionized music…. Read more »
