Preface – In the 20th century world of specialization, artists found their position in society as the purveyors of new possibilities through open and free thought – from Picasso and Stravinsky to Jackson Pollock and Karlheinz Stockhausen. Having broken away from the intellectual boundaries of the Victorian era, their artistic direction, known as the… Read more »
Ojai Music Festival 2007 – Intro in the Ventura County Reporter Online
Madness, beauty and the big bang: A look at the 2007 Ojai Music Festival, By Kit Stolz (Ventura County Reporter Online) The Ojai Music Festival, now in its 61st year, has long been known as one of the finest classical music festivals in Southern California and the nation. The performances at Libbey Bowl cost a… Read more »
Photos from the National Film Board Session – June 2007
National Film Board Recording Session – June 27, 2007 CBC Studios – Toronto
NEXUS with The Pacific Symphony Orchestra – June 2007
June 7, 2007 NEXUS Bob Becker, Bill Cahn, Robin Engelman, Russell Hartenberger, Garry Kvistad with The Pacific Symphony Orchestra Carl St.Clair, conducting May 31, June 1 & 2, 2007 In three performances with the Pacific Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Carl St.Clair, NEXUS, the internationally acclaimed percussion quintet, performed Toru Takemitsu’s ‘From me flows… Read more »
Ojai Music Festival 2007 – Intro in the Ventura County Star
Ventura County Star, California By Charles Levin Thursday, June 7, 2007 Ojai Music Festival When: June 7-10 When the ensemble NEXUS formed in 1971, a stage filled with nothing but drums, xylophones and more exotic percussion fare was an anomaly, sometimes regarded as a novelty and often confined to music conservatories. That reality has changed…. Read more »
Photos from “Cool Drummings” – May 2007
Rehearsal for the COOL DRUMMINGS! Concert May 25, 2007
NEXUS FEATURED ON NEW NAXOS CD
Announcing . . . NEXUS Bob Becker, Bill Cahn, Robin Engelman, Russell Hartenberger, Garry Kvistad NEXUS FEATURED ON NEW NAXOS CD ‘the high priests of the percussion world’ (New York Times), Naxos CD# 8.559268. (52² 02³)ZWILICH: Violin Concerto, Rituals for five Percussionists and Orchestra. Pamela Frank (violin), NEXUS, IRIS Chamber Orchestra, Saarbrücken Symphony Orchestra, Michael… Read more »
Photos from the Music Gallery – March 2007
Toronto, Ontario – March 24, 2007
Out of the Blue – NEXUS CD #10814
March 1, 2007 NEXUS Bob Becker, Bill Cahn, Robin Engelman, Russell Hartenberger, Garry Kvistad Releases A New Compact Disc “Out of the Blue” – NEXUS CD #10814 Recorded Live with Guest Soloist, Fritz Hauser While NEXUS has been credited with expanding the modern percussion ensemble’s world of possibilities, Fritz Hauser is doing the same for… Read more »
Photos from CD Launch at the Music Gallery – February 2007
NEXUS and Fritz Hauser launch their new CD “Out of the Blue” at the Music Gallery in Toronto February 27, 2007
Photo from backstage at the Lyric Theater – Kansas City – February 2007
NEXUS with Michael Stern backstage at the Lyric Theater Kansas City Symphony February 16, 17 & 18, 2007
Kansas City Star Review – February 2007
Kansas City Star – February 19, 2007 The Kansas City Symphony’s percussion-themed program for this weekend looked ingenious and fun on paper. Haydn’s ‘Drum Roll’ Symphony with its opening timpani lick was paired with Stravinsky’s raucous ‘The Rite of Spring,’ and Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s recent ‘Rituals’ for percussion and orchestra was sandwiched between. On the… Read more »
NEXUS with the Kansas City Symphony Orchestra
NEXUS Bob Becker, Bill Cahn, Robin Engelman, Russell Hartenberger, Garry Kvistad with the Kansas City Symphony Orchestra Michael Stern, conducting Bob Becker, Bill Cahn, Robin Engelman, Russell Hartenberger, Garry Kvistad February 16, 17 & 18, 2007 In three performances with the Kansas City Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Michael Stern, NEXUS, the internationally acclaimed… Read more »
In Memoriam: JOHN WYRE May 17, 1941 – October 31, 2006
In Memoriam:JOHN WYRE May 17, 1941 – October 31, 2006 John Wyre (second from left) with Bill Cahn, Steve Gadd, and Robin Engelman at PASIC 2005 in Columbus, Ohio (Photo by Lauren Vogel Weiss) John Wyre, one of the founding members of the world renown percussion ensemble NEXUS, passed away on October 31, 2006 in… Read more »
NEXUS in an International and Educational Context
Concepts and Past Examples of Programs INFLUENCE: NEXUS is in the unique position of being influential in many contexts. They are the Ensemble in Residence at the University of Toronto. Two members teach regularly at the University and others are often available for student consultation. NEXUS has become a resource for almost every other performing… Read more »
