2010 Sat. June 26 – Bill performs with NEXUS at “The Shops At Don Mills” in Toronto Tuesday, July 6 – Bill performs with NEXUS at The Beethoven Festival in Winona, MN Week of July 11 through 17 – Eastman School of Music Summer Percussion Instutute … Read more »
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NEXUS in Concert at Woodstock, NY – May 29, 2010
Click HERE to view a Press Release about the NEXUS Concert in Woodstock, NY on May 29, 2010.
NEXUS in Woodstock, New York, May 29th
NEXUS will be performing at the Kleinert/James Arts Center on Saturday evening. (May 29th, 7:30pm, Address: 34 Tinker Street, Woodstock, NY. ) This will be a great opportunity to take in some of their new quartet arrangements, especially NEXUS’ justly famous ragtime selections.
NEXUS: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow – by Dan Smithiger
Click HERE to go to the page where you can download a PDF file of Dan Smithiger’s wonderful article on NEXUS!
Happy 40th Season, NEXUS!
NEXUS is celebrating the beginning of its 40th season on Saturday, May 22nd when the group turns 39! Having ushered in their anniversary season with a sold-out concert introducing their new commission from Steve Reich, NEXUS is looking forward to appearances in Toronto, Minnesota, Japan, Europe, New York State, Texas, Virginia and points west. It’s… Read more »
Another Day At the Office (15-years later!)
A quiet Saturday at home. That’s how May 1, 2010 began. After a late wake-up and a leisurely breakfast, I wandered over to my computer to catch up on emails and if time permitted, to finally – after two-years of thinking about it – get started on a concert band arrangement of “Night Ride,” the… Read more »
NEXUS and Steve Reich on CBC Radio, Friday, May 14th!
Just a reminder that CBC will be broadcasting the Steve Reich Live! concert featuring Steve and NEXUS on May 14th on Radio 2’s The Signal, 10 pm to midnight, 94.1 FM. Tune in!
From the Archives #5: Unexpected Pleasures
The now-out-of-print LP entitled Music of NEXUS
Canadian Premiere of Reich “Mallet Quartet” – April 2010
Click HERE to view a Press Release about the NEXUS Canadian Premiere of “Mallet Quartet” by Steve Reich.
What an amazing evening with Steve Reich!
Tonight’s concert at Koerner Hall with NEXUS, Steve Reich, Ryan Scott, Greg Oh, Simon Docking, David Occhipinti, James Brown and Roberto Occhipinti, was SO amazing! There was excitement, complexity, simplicity, anticipation, all sorts of unexpected delights:
A Reminder re Reich!
THIS JUST IN: APRIL 29th CONCERT IS OFFICIALLY SOLD OUT! THERE ARE STILL A FEW TICKETS LEFT FOR April 28th FUNDRAISER. Is it on your calendar? Have you bought your tickets? The NEXUS guys are converging on Toronto today to begin the final rehearsals for the STEVE REICH LIVE! concert on Thursday night, April 29th,… Read more »
NEXUS Cover Art #3: Baumann, Fahrni and Pechel
The serene cover art for the NEXUS album out of the blue is in keeping with what Swiss drum-set artist here.) In out of the blue‘s booklet, Hauser says, “Improvising with NEXUS is like having 10 extra arms and ears and being surrounded by about 150 years of musical experience …I heard NEXUS in… Read more »
Join NEXUS and Steve Reich at the extraordinary Integral House
A spectacular fundraiser will take place at “the most- talked-about house in Toronto” on Wednesday, April 28th at 7:30 pm. We hope you will join NEXUS in this opportunity to meet Pulitzer-Prize-winning composer Steve Reich,
Blog Bits: “Magical Playing From NEXUS”
Every once in a long while I have a look to see who has been blogging about NEXUS. For example I just caught a glimpse of our very own quartet at percussionist Abby Savell’s website, where they were captured on film with her new baby during rehearsals for the Ojai Music Festival in 2008. Likewise,… Read more »
Are You Ready for Reich?
The New Yorker has called Steve Reich “the most original musical thinker of our time.” Steve Reich has called NEXUS “probably the most acclaimed percussion group on earth.” Clearly, this is a match made in heaven! NEXUS has been very busy preparing for the up-coming premiere of their exciting and much-anticipated Steve Reich commission, taking… Read more »
