The @Percussion - Episode 34 Bill Cahn of NEXUS

034 - Bill Cahn

We sat down with Bill Cahn, one of the founders of NEXUS.  What a joy it was to hear stories of triumphs and shenanigans, some involving Robin Engelmann, who passed earlier this year.


TOPICS: Fife and drum corp, The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron, NEXUS, questions

0:00 Intro and hello
1:30 Robin Engelman’s passing
5:35 Nexus / ducks calls and “Xylophonia”
9:58 Being in school with Steve Gadd
12:37 Eastman School of Music
15:29 Story of the founding of Nexus
19:42 Working with Stravinsky, Varese, and Cage
26:50 Russell Hartenberger’s “The Cambridge Companion of Percussion”
29:49 Bill’s percussion blog
30:50 Megan: Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps
39:35 Bill and Ruth’s “Music for a Revolution” school program
42:21 Evolution of drumming styles
49:47 Casey: How have you seen percussion change over the years?
57:41 Laurel: “The Artist’s Way” by Julia Cameron
1:13:40 Wrap