Bob Becker
Bob Becker (b.1947) holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the Eastman School of Music where he studied percussion with William Street and John Beck, and composition with Warren Benson and Aldo Provenzano. He continued his studies with post-graduate work in the World Music program at Wesleyan University. As a founding member of the percussion ensemble NEXUS, Becker has been involved with the collection and construction of a unique body of multicultural instruments as well as the development of an extensive and eclectic repertoire of chamber and concerted works.