The percussion ensemble NEXUS will present a free concert Thursday, September 6 at 7:00pm in Ford Hall as part of their three-day residency at Ithaca College. They will be joined by longtime percussion faculty member and world-renowned marimbist Gordon Stout, who is retiring at the end of the 2018-19 school year.
Concert Program:
Steve Reich: Music for Pieces of Wood (NEXUS with Gordon Stout)
Ithaca Fantasy (freeform improvisation - NEXUS with Gordon Stout and Ithaca College Students)
Steve Reich: Drumming Part 1 (NEXUS)
INTERMISSION
Selections of Clair Omar Musser (NEXUS)
Ancient Military Aires - (NEXUS)
African Suite (NEXUS with Gordon Stout)
Novelty Ragtime Selection (NEXUS with Gordon Stout)
This concert is free and open to the public.
Nexus will also be presenting five workshops open to all students:
Creative Music-Making #1, Tuesday September 4, 4:00pm, Presser Hall
African Drumming and Rhythms, Tuesday September 4, 7:00pm, Ford Hall
Creative Music Making #2, Wednesday, September 5, 10:00am, Beeler Rehearsal Hall
Sound Advice (on acoustics), Wednesday, September 5, 7:00pm, Ford Hall
Music of Steve Reich, Thursday, September 6, 10:00am, Nabenhauer Recital Room
Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact the Office of Concerts and Facilities, School of Music, at 607-274-3717 or ekibelsbeck@ithaca.edu/akemp1@ithaca.edu. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.
Photo Credit: Frank Solomon
