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Nexus

File consists of a program and recording from a concert in Walter Hall by Nexus (Bob Becker, Bill Cahn, Robin Engelman, Russell Hartenberger, John Wyre) with Fred Kwasi Dunyo, Ewe Master Drummer.

Program:

  • Gahu / Traditional Ewe
  • Mbira / Nexus
  • Fra-fra / Nexus
  • African funeral tune / Nexus
  • Atsiagbekor / Traditional Ewe
  • Drumming / Steve Reich.

Nexus

File consists of a program and recording of a concert in Walter Hall by Nexus (Bob Becker, Bill Cahn, Robin Engelman, Russell Hartenberger, and John Wyre).

Program:

  • A tribute to Earle Birney / Nexus
  • Mbiri kuna mwari / Lee Kesselman (Toronto Children's Chorus ; Jean Ashworth-Bartle, conductor)
  • Mbira / Nexus
  • Wright's lessons / Wiliam Cahn (Ubu Qauartet ; Toronto Children's Chorus ; Jean Ashworth-Bartle, conductor ; James Kippen, narrator)
  • Mtsue / John Wyre (world premiere)
  • One last bar then Joe can sing / Gavin Bryars.

Nexus

File consists of a recording of the concert, which took place at Walter Hall, by Nexus (Bob Becker, Bill Cahn, Robin Engelman, Russell Hartenberger, Garry Kvistad).

Nexus

File consists of a program and recording of the concert by Nexus (Bob Becker, Bill Cahn, Robin Engelman, Russell Hartenberger, Garry Kvistad).

Program:

  • Dance music for Eflrid Ide (1940) / Cage, John.
  • Amores (1943) / Cage, John
  • CREDO IN US (1942) / Cage, John
  • Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion / Bartók, Béla, 1881-1945.

Nexus percussion ensemble

File consists of a program and recording of the concert, which took place in Walter Hall.

Performers: Nexus Percussion Ensemble (Bob Becker, Bill Cahn, Robin Engelman, Russell Hartenberger, Garry Kvistad) ; Phil Nimmons, clarinet.

Program:

  • Sound Sculpture / Nexus
  • Nimmons 'n Nexus / Nexus ; Phil Nimmons
  • The invisible proverb / Russell Hartenberger
  • Percussion sonata no. 2 "Woodstock" / Peter Schickele
  • Bye bye medley / Bob Becker, arr.

Nexus celebration concert

File consists of a program and recording of an event that took place in Walter Hall.

Performers: Bob Becker, Bill Cahn, Russell Hartenberger, Garry Kvistad

Program:

  • Sculptured sound redux / Nexus
  • Drumming, Part I / Steve Reich
  • Gankogui Hang / Nexus
  • Fra-Fra / traditional Dagomba, arr. Nexus
  • Fluffy ruffles / George Hamilton Green, arr. Bill Cahn
  • Alabama moon / George Hamilton Green, arr. Bob Becker
  • Dottie Dimples / George Hamilton Green, arr. Bill Cahn
  • Encore.

Nexus : [photographs]

File consists of promotional photographs of the percussion ensemble Nexus, including Bill Cahn, Russell Hartenberger, John Wyre, Robin Engelman, and Bob Becker. The ensemble was formed in 1971 by Robert "Bob" Becker, William Cahn, Michael Craden, Robin Engelman, Russell Hartenberger, and John Wyre, and was an ensemble-in-residence at the University of Toronto Faculty of Music.

Faculty artist series : Nexus

File consists of a program and recording of the concert, which took place at Walter Hall.

Performers: Nexus (Bob Becker, Bill Cahn, Robin Engelman, Russell Hartenberger, Garry Kvistad, John Wyre).

Program:

  • Away without leave: The army 2/4 / anon. arr. Bob Becker
  • Duke's lullaby / Steve Gadd ; arr. Bob Becker
  • Crazy army / Ed Lenley ; arr. Bob Becker
  • Sons: Will tomorrow, I wonder, be cloudy or clear / Toru Takemitsu ; arr. Robin Engelman
  • Sakura "cherry blossoms" / trad. ; arr. Takemitsu ; Engelman
  • Unseen child / Takemitsu ; arr. Bob Becker
  • I just sing / Takemitsu ; arr. Bill Cahn
  • Handmade proverbs / Takemitsu ; arr. Engelman
  • A song of O's (circles) and ?'s (triangles) / Takemitsu ; arr. Engelman
  • Wings / Takemitsu ; arr. Becker
  • Ching / Bill Cahn
  • The invisible proverb. Okarche ; drumtalker ; darkwater ; sky ghost / Russell Hartenberger
  • Masala / Nexus
  • Tongues / Nexus.

Faculty artists series : Nexus

File consists of a program from a concert by Nexus (Bob Becker, Bill Cahn, Robin Engelman, Russell Hartenberger, and John Wyre) in Walter Hall.

Program:

  • Mudra / Bob Becker
  • Marubatoo / John Wyre
  • Remembrance / Robin Engelman (Michael White, trumpet ; Gordon Sweeney and Frank Harmantas, trombones)
  • Slow swirl at the edge of the sea / Mark Duggan (world premiere)
  • Red Norvo suite / Red Norvo, arr. Bill Cahn (Judy Loman, harp)
  • Nimbus / Nexus and Phil Nimmons (Phil Nimmons, clarinet).

New music festival : Nexus and friends

File consists of a recording of the concert, which took place in Walter Hall. A concert of improvisations by Nexus with guests Phil Nimmons, Parmela Attariwala, Mark Laver and others.

Performers: Nexus (Bob Becker, Bill Cahn, Robin Engelman, Russell Hartenberger, Garry Kvistad)

Program:

  • Improvisation 1
  • Improvisation 2
  • Ustad Bismillah Khan

Nexus percussion ensemble

File consists of a program and recording of the concert, which took place in Walter Hall.

Performers: Nexus Percussion Ensemble (Bob Becker, Bill Cahn, Robin Engelman, Russell Hartenberger, Garry Kvistad)

Program:

  • Music for pieces of wood / Reich
  • Spiegel im spiegel / Part
  • Chess pieces / Cage
  • The birds / Cahn
  • Prelude- winter song / Stout
  • Drumming, part 1 / Reich
  • Kebjar Bali / Cahn

Faculty artist series : Nexus and 2x10

File consists of a recording of the concert.

Performers: NEXUS, (Bob Becker, Bill Cahn, Russell Hartenberger, Garry Kvistad) ; 2X10, (Midori Koga, Lydia Wong) ; University of Toronto Women's Chamber Choir ; special guest John Rudolph

Program:

  • The Rite of Spring / Stravinsky
  • The Planets, for two pianos and percussion / Holst

New music festival : Nexus and 2x10

File consists of a program and recording of the concert.

Performers: NEXUS (Bob Becker, Bill Cahn, Russell Hartenberger and Garry Kvistad) ; 2X10 (Midori Koga and Lydia Wong) ; singers from the Opera Division, (David Diston ; Adanya Dunn ; Jan Nato ; Andrea Nunez ; Laurelle Froese) ; Ray Dillard, conductor.

Program:

  • Vergiliana (world premiere) / Norbert Palej
  • The city wears a slouch hat / John Cage.

Faculty artist series : Nexus and 2x10

File consists of a program and recording of the concert.

Performers: Nexus percussion ensemble, (Bob Becker, Bill Cahn, Russell Hartenberger, Garry Kvistad) ; 2x10 piano duo (Midori Koga, Lydia Wong).

Program:

  • From Me Flow What You Call Time, arranged for two pianos and percussion / Toru Takemitsu.
  • Mallet Quartet / Steve Reich
  • Heart to Heart (World premiere) / Alice Ho
  • Dance Patterns (Canadian premiere) / Steve Reich.

Monday evening concerts : Nexus percussion ensemble

File consists of a program from the concert.

Performers: Nexus Percussion Ensemble (Bob Becker, Bill Cahn, Russell Hartenberger, Garry Kvistad) ; Sepideh Raissadat, vocalist.

Program:

  • Dance of the Octopus / Red Norvo (arr. for solo marimba by Bob Becker)
  • Mallet Phase / Steve Reich (arr. by Garry Kvistad)
  • Moondog Suite / Louis Hardin aka Moondog (arr. R. Hartenberger)
  • Persian Songs / Reza Ghassemi (arr. R. Hartenberger).

Nexus, John Keane, and Riki Turofsky : Walter Hall

File contains correspondence regarding the NMC concert on September 14, 1982, presented in coordination wit the Music Critics Association. The concert featured guest soloists Nexus, John Keane, and Riki Turofsky and composers Harry Freedman, Bruce Mather, John Oliver, and R. Murray Schafer.

Talking Drums symposium : Drumtalker : concert by Nexus, John Miller Chernoff, and Dan Yashinsky

File consists of a program and recording of the concert.

Performers: Nexus (Bob Becker, Bill Cahn, Robin Engelman, Russell Hartenberger, Garry Kvistad) ; John Chernoff ; Dan Yashinsky ; Suba Sankaran, vocals ; Vicki St. Pierre, vocals ; Laura Chambers, piccolo ; Adam Campbell, percussion ; Michelle Colton, percussion ; Jamie Drake, percussion ; Devon Fornelli, percussion ; Tim Francom, percussion

Program:

  • Invisible proverb / Hartenberger, Russell
  • Traditional Zimbabwe / Nexus
  • Traditional Dagomba / Nexus
  • Drumming / Reich, Steve, 1936-

Nexus : A celebration of 20 years of percussion at the University of Toronto

File consists of a program and recording of a concert in Walter Hall by Nexus (Bob Becker, Bill Cahn, Robin Engelman, Russell Hartenberger, John Wyre)

Program:

  • Te tuma te pap / Michael Colgrass (Beverley, Johnston, soloist)
  • Baiao for the left wing / Marcello Zarvos, arr. Mark Duggan (Mark Duggan, Bill Brennan, Alan Hetherington, John Wyre)
  • Splash! / Tom Brett (Bill Brennan, Tom Brett, David Carlisle, Mark Duggan, Christine Huang, Ryan Scott) (world premiere)
  • Islands of silence / John Wyre (Kathy Armstrong-Magill, Bill Brennan, Mark Duggan, Alan Hetherington, Paul Houle, Blair Mackay, Andy Morris, Paul Ormandy, Andrew Timar, John Wyre)
  • Cryin' time / Bob Becker (world premiere) (Barbara Hannigan, soprano ; John Hawkins, piano ; Bill Brennan, marimba ; Mark Duggan, vibraphone)
  • Girlfriend's medley / arr. Bob Becker
  • Alabama moon / George Hamilton Green, arr. Bill Cahn
  • The vamp / Byron Gay, arr. Bill Cahn
  • States medley / arr. Bob Becker (Barbara Hannigan, soprano).

From rags to riches : Xylophone solos from the early 1900s performed by Nexus with small orchestra

File consists of a program and recording of a concert by Nexus (Bob Becker, Bill Cahn, Robin Engelman, Russell Hartenberger, John Wyre) in Walter Hall.

Program:

  • Yes! We have no bananas / Silver, Cohn, arr. Cahn
  • Girlfriends medley / arr. Becker
  • April showers / Silvers, arr. Engelman
  • Spanish waltz / Green, arr. Becker
  • Nola / Arnot, arr. Green, Cahn
  • My mother's lullaby / Gulick and Heagney, arr. Briegel. Libonati, Becker
  • Alabama Moon / Green, arr. Cahn
  • The vamp / Gay, arr. Cahn
  • States medley / arr. Becker
  • Fluffy ruffles / Green, arr. Cahn
  • Bolero-Spanish dance no. 5 / Moskowski, arr. Cahn
  • The ragtime drummer / Lent, arr. Cahn
  • Dotty dimples / Green, arr. Cahn
  • Teddy at the throttle / arr. Cahn.

Reich, rhythm, and repetition : patterns in music, speech, and science

File consists of a program and recording of the concert, presented by Thursdays at noon and the Jackman Humanities Institute symposium.

Performers: Nexus Percussion and Guests

Program:

  • Drumming, Part I (1971) / Steve Reich (Nexus: Bob Becker, Bill Cahn, Russell Hartenberger, Garry Kvistad)
  • Birth of Time (2016) / Russell Hartenberger (Nexus: Bob Becker, Bill Cahn, Russell Hartenberger, Garry Kvistad with vocalists Kathy Armstrong, Christine Duncan and Suba Sankaran).

Donald Erb : [photograph]

Item is a promotional photograph of American composer Donald Erb, who was a composer in residence at the University of Toronto Faculty of Music (May 8, 1995 - June 30, 1995). While there, he wrote a chamber work for Nexus.

African celebration!

File consists of a recording of the concert, which took place at MacMillan Theatre.

Performers: Nexus and the University of Toronto Choirs ; Kathy Armstrong, guest artist ; Wayne Strongman, director ; University Concert Choir ; Kathryn Sadler, Doreen Rao, conductors.

Program:

  • LAWA / Kathryn Sadler (Sarah Whalen, soloist)
  • Kungala! a place to sing and shout / Stephen Leek
  • Past Life Melodies / Sarah Hopkins (Andrew Burton, Ari Barnes, Rachel Pomedli, Martin Kratky, celli ; Kathryn Sadler, conductor
  • Ghana Alleluia / Kathy Armstrong
  • Jabula Jesu / Stephen Hatfield
  • African Funeral Tune / Traditional (Ghana) (arr. Nexus)
  • Shona Mass / Lee Kesselman
  • Fra Fra / Traditional (arr. Nexus)
  • African Celebration / Stephen Hatfield
  • Gahu Songs / William Cahn, Kathy Armstrong.

University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra

File consists of a program from a concert in MacMillan Theatre.

Performers: University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra ; Raffi Armenian, music director and conductor ; Nexus, artists-in-residence

Program:

  • Variations on a rococo theme / Piotr Tchaikovsky (Tanya Ell, cello)
  • Shadowman / R. Murray Schafer (world premiere) (Nexus)
  • Das Rheingold. Entry of the Gods into Valhalla / Richard Wagner (Elizabeth Kuehn, graduate student conductor)
  • Die Walkure. Magic fire music / Wagner (Misha Rohac, graduate student conductor)
  • Siegfried. Forest murmurs / Wagner (Petar Dundjerski, graduate student conductor)
  • Gotterdammerung. Siegfried's Rhine journey / Wagner (Melanie Paul Tanovich, graduate student conductor).

John Cage's Branches

File consists of a recording of Branches by John Cage, which was part of a concert by New Music Concerts on November 6, 1982 featuring guest soloists Rivka Golani-Erdesz and Nexus. Performers for Branches were Robert Becker, Robin Engelman, Russell Hartenberger, and John Wyre, percussion, and James Montgomery, electronics.

Jackman Humanities Institute symposium : Reich, Rhythm, and Repetition : Patterns In music, Speech, and Science

File consists of a program and recording of the concert.

Performers: Russel Hartenberger, Garry Kvistad, mallets ; Bob Becker, Bill Cahn, Russel Hartenberger, Garry Kvistad, Nexus ; Kathy Armstrong, Christine Duncan, Suba Sankaran, vocalists ; Midori Koga, Gregory Oh, piano

Program:

  • Mallet Phase / Steve Reich arr. Garry Kvistad
  • Birth of Time / Russel Hartenberger
  • Quartet / Steve Reich.

A concert to celebrate the life of David Luginbuhl

File consists of a program and recording of a concert in Walter Hall.

Program:

  • Remarks by Russell Hartenberger
  • A little prayer / Evelyn Glennie
  • Merlin. First movement / Andrew Thomas
  • Remarks by Cameron Walter
  • Dream of the cherry blossoms / Keiko Abe
  • Verve / Chris Harman
  • Remarks by John Brownell
  • Salvador / Egberto Gismonti, trans. Duggan
  • Romelni Kerubiata / Anonymous
  • Remarks by Robin Engelman
  • One last bar then Joe can sing / Gavin Bryars (Nexus).

New Music Festival

File consists of a program and recording of a concert in Walter Hall as part of the New Music Festival, directed by Cindy Babyn and Gary Kulesha.

Program:

  • Songs for the sisters / Philip Loosemore
  • Various tones / Chris Matey (Kay Royer, clarinet ; Michel Allard, piano)
  • Parodies and travesties / John Weinzweig (MEasha Gosman, soprano ; Jessica Lloyd, mezzo soprano ; Christina Petrowska, piano)
  • TBA / Nexus (Bill Cahn, Robin Engelman, John Wyre, Bob Becker, Russell Hartenberger ; Lee Stevens, guest percussion).

Wind and brass

File consists of a program and recording of the concert.

Performers: University of Toronto Wind Ensemble ; Gillian MacKay, conductor ; Leah McGray Manning, conductor ; Nexus, soloists.

Program:

  • Lollapalooza / Joahn Adams
  • Suite from China west / Chen Yi
  • The leaves are falling / Warren Benson
  • Bali / Michael Colgrass
  • The eternal dance of life / Eric Ewazen

From Russia with love

File consists of a program and recording of the concert, which took place at the MacMillan Theatre.

Performers: University of Toronto MacMillan Singers ; Nexus Percussion Ensemble ; High Park Choirs

Program:

  • Hymn of the Cherubim / Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943
  • So v'unom ia khozhu ; Tebe poem ; poseiali devki iyon ; ty reka li moya rechenka ; vo lusiah ; ah ty step; shirokaya ; V syrom boru tropina / Traditional Russian
  • Music for pieces of wood / Reich, Steve, 1936-
  • Les Noces / Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971
  • Polovtsian dances / Borodin, Aleksandr Porfir'evich, 1833-1887

Orchestra series : University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra

File consists of a program and recording of the concert, which took place at MacMillan Theatre.

Performers: University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra ; Raffi Armenian, music director, conductor ; Nexus, artists-in-residence ; Tany Ell, cello soloist ; Elizabeth Kuehn, graduate student conductor ; Misha Rohac, graduate student conductor ; Petar Dundjerski, graduate student conductor ; Melanie Paul Tanovich, graduate student conductor.

Program:

  • Variations on a rococo theme / Tchaikovsky
  • Shadowman / R. Murray Schafer (world premiere)
  • Entry of the Gods into Valhalla ; magic fire music ; forest murmurs ; Siegfried's rhine journey / Wagner

Concert season : 1972-1973

File is missing the program for New Music Concerts' performances on November 4, 1972 and January 28, 1973. File includes the following programs:

  • Multi-Program with the Canadian Electronic Ensemble and Nexus (Edward Johnson Building ; December 15, 1972)
  • Les Solistes des Choeurs de l'Ortf, conducted by Marcel Couraud (Edward Johnson Building ; March 19, 1973)
  • Guest composer Arne Nordheim of Norway (Edward Johnson Building ; March 24, 1973)
  • New Phonic Art ensemble (Edward Johnson Building ; May 22, 1973)

Concert season : 1982-1983

File contains programs for the 1982-1983 concert season:

  • First hearings : Eric Goodman, Beverley Johnston, Mary Morrison, and Joseph Macerollo (Walter Hall ; October 8, 1982)
  • First hearings : Duo Fusion Moderne and Billie Bridgman, soprano (Walter Hall ; October 23, 1982)
  • First hearings : Rivka Golani-Erdesz and Nexus (Walter Hall ; November 6, 1982)
  • First hearings : [THE] (Walter Hall ; December 4, 1982)
  • Perspectives : Music of Mexico with guest composers Manuel Enriquez, Julio Estrada, and Raul Pavon, and featured soloist and conductor Robert Aitken (Walter Hall ; January 22, 1983)
  • Perspectives : Stefan Wolpe (Walter Hall ; February 12, 1983)
  • Personalities : John Weinzweig (Roy Thomson Hall ; March 6, 1983)
  • Personalities : Toru Takemitsu (MacMillan Theatre ; April 16, 1983).

File also contains a souvenir programs and invitations from the John Weinzweig concert, in celebration of his 70th birthday.

Concert programs, flyers, and brochures : 1992-1993

File consists of programs, brochures, and flyers for the following concerts by Esprit Orchestra:

  • 10th anniversary season [concert season brochure]
  • A gala evening out of this world (October 17-21, 1992) [invitation]
  • Love songs for a small planet (October 17, 1992) [program]
  • Earthrise : Esprit Orchestra with NASA (October 19, 1992) [program]
  • Nexus (November 22, 1992) [program]
  • Superstrings III (January 24, 1993) [program]
  • Premiere : gallery fanfares, arias and interludes by Alexina Louie (January 27, 1993) [flyer, program]
  • Esprit Orchestra presents more great music...great food! at Fon San Restaurant (February 12, 1993) [invitation]
  • 10 and more to go (February 28, 1993) [program, flyer]
  • Members of the Toronto Symphony [with] Esprit Orchestra (March 26, 1993) [program]
  • International accordion celebration (March 27 - April 3, 1993) [program]
  • Celebrity Black-Tie Bingo III (June 9, 1993) [program].

Concert season : 1981-1982

File contains programs for the 1981-1982 concert season:

  • The Princess of the Stars world premiere by R. Murray Schafer (Heart Lake ; September 26-27, 1981)
  • Steve Reich and three Canadian Composers (Gregory Levin, Robert Rosen, and Timothy Sullivan) (Walter Hall ; October 16, 1981)
  • Iannis Xenakis and Yves Daoust (Walter Hall ; November 28, 1981)
  • John Cage weekend (Convocation Hall, University of Toronto ; January 29 and 31, 1982)
  • Paul Zukofsky and Nexus (Walter Hall ; January 30, 1982)
  • Helmust Lachenmann and the Elmer Iseler Singers (Walter Hall ; February 20, 1982)
  • Duo pianists : Aki Takahashi and Ursula Oppens (Walter Hall ; March 19, 1982)
  • Mauricio Kagel (MacMillan Theatre ; April 23, 1982).
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