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Garry Kvistad joined the internationally-acclaimed percussion ensemble NEXUS in the Fall of 2002 when John Wyre, one of the group's original members, retired. He has been performing and recording with NEXUS co-founders Bob Becker and Russell Hartenberger since joining Steve Reich & Musicians in 1980. Garry is one of 18 musicians to win a Grammy award for the 1998 recording of Steve Reich's Music for 18 Musicians.

Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at 7:30pm - St. Cecilia Theater, Cotter High School (1124 W. Seventh Street, Winona MN, USA)
Minnesota Beethoven Festival
NEXUS

Music for Pieces of Wood by Steve Reich
Chess Pieces by John Cage
Music for Elfrid Ide (Movements II & I) by John Cage
Mallet Quartet by Steve Reich
African - Tongues/Kobina (arr. by NEXUS)
The Invisible Proverb by Russell Hartenberger
 

Saturday, July 31, 2010 - Maverick Concert Hall (120 Maverick Road, Woodstock NY USA)
A Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild Event:
The 19th Annual Woodstock Beat Concert
Steve Reich & Musicians
NEXUS
So Percussion

This all-Reich concert includes Drumming (complete), Nagoya Marimbas and Music for Pieces of Wood.
 

Saturday, August 7, 2010 at 11am - Maverick Concert Hall (120 Maverick Road, Woodstock, NY)
Young People's Concert
Garry Kvistad & Bill Cahn

These two members of the NEXUS Percussion Ensemble are putting on a fun performance for kids titled "A Day in George Washington's Camp."
 

Friday, Sept 10 - Sunday, Sept 12, 2010 at 3pm - Hyogo Performing Arts Center (2-22 Takamatsu-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8204 - Kobe City, Japan)
NEXUS
Hyogo PAC Orchestra

The NEXUS Percussion Ensemble performs Takemitsu’s From me flows what you call Time with the Hyogo PAC Orchestra with Maestro Yutaka Sado conducting.
 

Monday, November 1, 2010 at 7:30pm - Walter Hall, Faculty of Music, University of Toronto (80 Queen's Park, Toronto, Onterio, Canada)
NEXUS
Piano Duo 2 X 10 - Midori Koga & Lydia Wong

The NEXUS Percussion Ensemble performs with guest piano duo 2X10. Repertoire to be announced.
 

Saturday Nov 20, 2010 - Vanderlyn Hall, SUNY Ulster (1 Development Court, Kingston, NY)
NEXUS

The NEXUS Percussion Ensemble will do a concert that includes works by Steve Reich (SUNY Ulster’s own Chris Earley will join NEXUS in the performance of Reich’s Music For Pieces of Wood), John Cage (his seminal 1941 Third Construction for Percussion), African influenced drumming, many Ragtime xylophone selections and the world premiere of a work by NEXUS member Bill Cahn written for this occasion.
 

Friday, February 25 - Saturday February 26, 2011 at 8pm - Crouse Hinds Concert Theater, Mulroy Civic Center (411 Montgomery Street, Syracuse, NY)
NEXUS

The NEXUS Percussion Ensemble performs Takemitsu’s From me flow what you call Time with Kazuyoshi Akiyama, conducting.
 

Saturday, March 5, 2011 - Hi-Way Pentecostal Church (50 Anne Street North, Barrie, Onterio, Canada)
NEXUS

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Friday, April 1 - Saturday, April 2, 2011 at 8pm - Long Center for the Performing Arts (701 W. Riverside Drive, Austin TX, USA)
NEXUS
Austin Symphony Orchestra

The NEXUS Percussion Ensemble guests on April 1st and 2nd for a performance that includes Menuet Antique by Ravel, From me flows what you call Time by Takemitsu (with NEXUS), and Pictures at an Exhibition by Mussorgsky-Ravel.