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Nexus
Nexus is a Toronto-based percussion ensemble that performs standard percussion ensemble repertoire, ragtime music, world music, contemporary classical music and as a group, has performed as soloist with some of the top orchestras around the world. The ensemble was originally made up of percussionists Bob Becker, Bill Cahn, Robin Engelman, Russell Hartenberger, John Wyre and Michael Craden. Founding member Michael Craden died of liver cancer in 1982. John Wyre died in 2006 and was replaced by long-time professional colleague Garry Kvistad. Robin Engelman resigned from the group in December 2009 due to vision difficulties and died on February 26, 2016. The group formed in 1971 and debuted with a concert of entirely improvised music at the Eastman School of Music. Although the first performance only featured four of the musicians, all six performed together as Nexus shortly after in Walter Hall at the University of Toronto. In the mid-1970s the group recorded two albums with New Age music pioneer Paul Horn: Paul Horn and Nexus and Altura Do Sol. From Wikipedia (

Songs

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White Pines
Nexus
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Prelude
Nexus, Torq, Lindsay Kesselman, and Cory Knight
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Birth of Time
Nexus, Torq, Lindsay Kesselman, and Cory Knight
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Day Is Done
Nexus, Torq, Lindsay Kesselman, and Cory Knight
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Bird of Paradise
Nexus, Torq, Lindsay Kesselman, and Cory Knight

Albums

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Steve Reich

2021
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Russell Hartenberger: Requiem for Percussion and Voices

2019
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Home

2017
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The Connection

2007

Singles & EPs

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Unleash Yourself

Single • 2016

Videos

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1980 Guardsmen

Craig Edling • 14K views
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Joe Green(Xylophone) & Milt Herth(Hammond) - "XYLOPHONIA"

ComptonLodgeStudios • 3.4K views
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Xylophonia - Green/Becker/Cahn

Ryan Lewis • 14K views
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"Xylophonia" by Joe Green, arr. Bob Becker, Micah York (soloist), SFA Percussion Ensemble

Brad Meyer • 977 views
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NEXUS Plays The Birds (Korea 1984)

Bill Cahn • 1.1K views
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Xylophest 2014 - David Harvey and Jonathan Singer

Helvio Mendes • 2.6K views
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NEXUS Plays Jovial Jasper - 1984

Bill Cahn • 5.8K views
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Xylophonia by Joe Green (George Hamilton Green's Brother); arr. Bob Becker

Malcolm Lim Percussion • 608 views
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Xylophonia

TootFloot • 5.8K views
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NEXUS Plays Spanish Waltz - 1995

Bill Cahn • 5.8K views