Photos of NEXUS with Phil Nimmons.
Photos of Nexus with Phil Nimmons
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s “Rituals” Premiere
For Immediate Release : NEXUS Bob Becker, Bill Cahn, Robin Engelman, Russell Hartenberger, Garry Kvistad Premieres New Work by Ellen Taaffe Zwilich with the IRIS Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Principal Conductor, Michael Stern On Saturday March 6, 2004, NEXUS, the internationally acclaimed percussion group based in Toronto, gave the premiere performance of ‘Rituals’… Read more »
Zwilich Premiere Photos
NEXUS in Germantown, TN March 2004 with Michael Stern and the IRIS Orchestra
LULLABY – Nexus Records 10612
with marimbist Leigh Howard Stevens Nexus Records 10612 Lullaby for Esmé – Robin Engelman (13:08) Bob Becker, solo steel pans Recorded in Burton Auditorium, York University(^) Nocturnal – Jo Kondo (15:13)
Pre Concert Press – Zwilich Premiere
Memphis – The Commercial Appeal – Zwilich Premiere
The Commercial Appeal – Memphis, Tennessee Array of percussion brings magic of the world By Christopher Blank March 7, 2004 The arrival of this season’s world premiere commission by the IRIS Chamber Orchestra was accompanied by one of the more eye-catching stage arrays inrecent memory. The chamber orchestra’s percussion section, on risers at the rear… Read more »
NEXUS with the Los Angeles Philharmonic
NEXUS performs Takemitsu’s “From me flows what you call Time” with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Maestro Shinozaki conducting, in their stunning new Walt Disney Concert Hall!
GARDEN OF SOUNDS – NEXUS and Richard Stoltzman- BIS Records CD-1108
NEXUS with Richard Stoltzman, clarinet BIS Records CD-1108 Le Dialogue du bois (7:00) Eternal Triangle Beckons (6:23) Wonderings (7:17) Rhapsody in Green (6:02)
Photos from Kalamazoo, MI Residency
NEXUS – Kalamazoo, MI Residency All Photos by Casey Spring
WORLD DIARY – NEXUS with Tony Levin – Papa Bear Records
Papa Bear Records 1-5 – Various artists 6 – Espresso & the Bed of Nails (4:45) by: Nexus and Tony Levin NEXUS with Tony Levin on Chapman Stick Notes: The first sound on the track is T.L.’s Gaggia expresso machine, the last sound is John Wyre’s nail sculpture. This is the short version of the… Read more »
THE SOLO PERCUSSIONIST – The Music of William L. Cahn – Nexus Records 10339
Music for Percussion by William L. Cahn Partita for Solo Percussion, performed by Patricia Dash, percussion/timpani Boureé (4:03) Sarabande (2:25) Gigue (2:35)
THERE IS A TIME – Bob Becker – Nexus Records 10328
Compositions by Bob Becker Prisoners of the Image Factory (4:25) Bob Becker Noodrem (6:18) Bob Becker Mudra (13:10) Bob Becker Turning Point (7:17) Bob Becker There is a Time (27:18) Bob Becker
VAGABOND DREAM – John Wyre – Heron Pond 1001
Solo Performance by John Wyre Heron Pond 1001 Vagabond Dream (20:19) John Wyre Bronze Blossoms (10:20) John Wyre Journey Of The Bells (21:18) John Wyre
LA Phil Press Release
Takemitsu and Tchaikovsky . . . a “marriage made at Disney” NEXUS performs in Three Sold-Out Concerts with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra 2003/2004 Season NEXUS, the Toronto-based percussion group now in its 33rd season of solo and symphony appearances, was the featured guest with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra on the orchestra’s classical subscription… Read more »
LA Times Review
