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September in Japan
I spent nearly the entire month of September, 2010 in Japan. I arrived in Osaka on the 5th and immediately began rehearsals with NEXUS and the Hyogo Performing Arts Center Orchestra. Maestro Yutaka Sado conducted the program, which featured NEXUS performing Toru Takemitsu’s From me flows what you call Time, and Gustav Holst’s The Planets…. Read more »
Bill Cahn’s Schedule of Events – 2011
Tuesday, January 11 – Bill’s new course, “Creative Music Making,” based on his book (Routledge, 2005) begins as part of the Arts Leadership Program begins at the Eastman School of Music -. The course will continue every Tuesday for seven weeks. Bill also begins his third year as Associate Professor of Percussion at Eastman. Thursday,… Read more »
Rockin’ With Nolan and Woodstock Chimes
I was treated to a great surprise recently while on a trip to North Carolina. It seems there is an extraordinary boy named Nolan from Chapel Hill that is in love with Woodstock Chimes. He visits our website daily (www.chimes.com) and has gotten to know our product line better than most people! The managers of… Read more »
I’m On A Roll
Roll Magazine which covers art, music, theater, cinema, lifestyles and events throughout New York’s Hudson Valley region, has an article about little ole me in this month’s (December 2010) issue. What’s cool about the online version are the video tours of my music studio and the Woodstock Chimes showroom of my products (you can… Read more »
From Xylophone to Cellphone
Google has come out with a new cell phone called the NEXUS S. Maybe they need a ringtone from NEXUS, the percussion group. How about John Cages’s 4′ 33″ or Steve Reich’s Complete Drumming (that would give you an hour to answer your phone)? This phone, the Nexus S, bears little resemblance to Google’s… Read more »
The Next Drum Boogie Festival – September 17th 2011
I am planning to present the second Drum Boogie Festival on September 17th (rain date 18th), 2011 in Kingston New York. NEXUS will be featured along with other world class percussionists and groups. I will update the event announcement as the information comes in, so check the festival website for up to date news: www.drumboogiefestival.com Media Contact:… Read more »
NEXUS in Woodstock 2011 with The Canadian Brass
NEXUS members have been performing in Woodstock New York for the past 20 years to benefit the original arts group founded in 1903 called the Byrdcliffe Arts Colony. This annual concert, sponsored by the Woodstock Chimes Fund is called the Woodstock Beat. Last summer it brought NEXUS, So Percussion and Steve Reich and Musicians to the… Read more »
Robin Engelman – An Interview (1996)
The following interview with Robin Engelman took place in Toronto in August, 1996. This is the first time it has been published. Bill Cahn: Do you see any ‘sea’ changes or ‘environmental’ changes in the world of music happening right now. If you do can do define what they are? If you don’t can you… Read more »
Hustle and Bustle in December
Everyone is busy at this time of year, and NEXUS is no different. Bill has been in Japan where, judging from his blog posts, he is gathering plenty of repertoire inspiration, and having the creative fuel-tanks refilled. Garry, white beard flowing
Tenth Annual Ragtime Xylophone Institute, 2010
The tenth anniversary session of the Bob Becker Ragtime Xylophone Institute was held from August 2 through 7, 2010 at the University of Delaware in Newark, DE. This year’s participants, left to right in the photo, were: Mike Correa, Paul Bernard, Dwayne Corbin, Chris Hogan, Ryan Lewis, Bob, Harvey Price, Julia Ross, Mike Franklin, Sam… Read more »
Hideki Ikegami – Solo Recital
Monday evening (December 13, 2010) I attended a solo recital titled, “Touch-ing” at the Showa Academy Recital Hall. It was a performance by Hideki Ikegami, a terrific marimbist and percussionist with piano accompaniment by Kanna Shibata. Hideki is about 30-years-old and was a student of Atsushi Sugahara, who was also in the audience. (Sugahara studied… Read more »
A History of Western Percussion in Japan
As I write this, I’m listening to “The Messiah” being discussed on Japanese television while it’s performed by a Japanese chorus, Japanese vocal soloists, and Japanese musicians playing on period instruments, including timpani (with wooden mallets) that are very much like the hand-tuned drums I saw earlier today (more about the hand-tuned timps in a… Read more »
Kawasaki (again) – End of Week #1
It’s Saturday and the first week of my residency at Showa is coming to an end. On this visit I have definitely noticed a higher level of performance, both in the private lessons and in the ensemble rehearsals and concerts. There have been 19 private lessons, most with a focus on solo multi-perc pieces, but… Read more »
Kawasaki (again)
I’m in Japan again for the third time in 2010 for my 2-week teaching residency at the Showa Academy of Music. I finally arrived at my hotel room in Kawasaki at 5:30 AM Rochester time – exactly 25-1/2-hours after waking up at home. The flights from Rochester and JFK were smooth and uneventful. This… Read more »
