Photo Credit: Michelle Reid
Upcoming Performance Highlights
March 14, 2024
Premiere of "Thus, the Night", panel conversation, and performance
Isis Theater, with Aspen Film
Aspen, CO
Thus, the Night is a short art film (approx. 19 min.) inspired by French composer Henri Dutilleux's seminal work for string quartet written in 1976, "Ainsi la Nuit". One of the final projects produced by three-time Grammy-nominated Spektral Quartet, the film was developed by violinist Clara Lyon, visual artist Antonia Contro, and film production company Four/Ten Media. In Thus, the Night, the collaborative team strove to reflect the composer's interests in surrealism, highlighting the unique and heightened qualities of perception and memory as enhanced by the liminal space between light and dark. More about the film, here.
The event will include a panel conversation with violinist Clara Lyon of Spektral Quartet, visual artist Antonia Contro, and filmmaker Evan Chapman of Four/Ten Media, to be moderated by Michal Raz-Russo, noted curator and photographer, as well as a special live performance of Scorrevole – a new visual/sonic collaboration by Lyon and Contro featuring the live performance of composer Andrew Norman’s Sabina for solo violin, in dialogue with Contro’s animated film One Cloud.
April 5, 2024
Decoda at NOLA Chamber Fest
7:30 PM, University of New Orleans Recital Hall
New Orleans, LA
Music by Christopher Cerrone, Brad Balliett, Igor Stravinsky, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Guillaume Connesson,
and new works by incarcerated composers who participate in Decoda's Music for Transformation program
April 12, 2024
CHIMEFest
7:30 PM, Logan Center Penthouse, University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
CHIMEFest: Chicago Integrated Media Experimental Studio presents an annual celebration of electroacoustic music. Featuring work by Darlene Castro Ortiz.
April 27th, 2024
Grand Valley Piano Chamber Series
3 PM, The Block
Muskegon, MI
Music by Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn, with Hannah Collins, cello, and Sookkyung Cho, piano
April 28th, 2024
Grand Valley Piano Chamber Series
4 PM, Westminster Church
Grand Rapids, MI
Music by Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn, with Hannah Collins, cello, and Sookkyung Cho, piano
May 10, 2024
A Far Cry at Jordan Hall: Perception
8pm, Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory
Boston, MA
Music by Sofia Gubaidulina, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Béla Bartók
May 14, 2024
Decoda at Carnegie Hall
7:30 PM, Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall
New York, NY
Music by Aaron Copland, Hannah Kendall, Hans Eisler, Billy Bragg,
and a special collaborative set including a world premiere by and featuring Ringdown (Caroline Shaw and Danni Lee)
Recent Performance Highlights
Univ. of North Carolina
School of the Arts
Winston-Salem, NC
January 20-22, 2024
Decoda Residency @ UNCSA
Univ. of South Carolina
Columbia, SC
January 19, 2024
Decoda @ Southern Exposure Series
San Francisco Symphony
Soundbox
San Francisco, CA
December 8-9, 2023
EYE, SEA, YOU ARE HEAR
curated by violinist/singer/composer Mazz Swift with Hannah Collins, cello; Haruka Fujii, percussion
November 5-12, 2023
Musical Masterworks
Old Lyme, CT
Creative community residency with Musical Masterworks and Decoda.
Public events include:
Sunday November 12, 1:30pm Family Concert at Saint Anne's Church, Old Lyme
Music by Arcangelo Correlli, Antonin Dvorak, Evan Premo, and more
with Decoda artists Catherine Gregory, flute, Paul Cho, clarinet, Evan Premo, double bass
Decoda @ Livewire Festival
Music by Andy Akiho, Brad Balliett, Anna Clyne, Chris Cerrone, Valerie Coleman, Mario Diaz de Leon
with artists Claire Bryant, cello, Mika Sasaki, piano, Catherine Gregory, flute, Moran Katz, clarinet, Brad Balliett, bassoon
University of Maryland-
Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD
October 20, 2023
October 8, 2023
San Antonio Chamber Music
Society
San Antonio, TX
Music by Igor Stravinsky and Jean-Philippe Rameau (arr. Catherine Gregory), Valerie Coleman, and Antonin Dvorak
with Decoda artists Saeunn Thorsteinsdottir, cello, Catherine Gregory, flute, David Kaplan, piano, and Brad Balliett, bassoon
Artfields Community
Collective
Lake City, SC
September 20-22, 2023
Creative community residency with Decoda and Artfields Community Collective. Public events include:
Sunday, September 24 at the Stables, 4pm
Music by Andy Akiho, Brad Balliett, David Kirkland Garner, Clara Schumann, Igor Stravinsky, Chick Corea, and Sarah Elizabeth Charles and Jarrett Cherner
Sunday, September 30, 2pm
New compositions for Decoda, written by students at the J Paul Truluck Creative Arts and Science Magnet School
with artists: Catherine Gregory, flute, Claire Bryant, cello, Brad Balliett, bassoon, David Kaplan, piano, Sarah Elizabeth Charles, voice, and Jarrett Cherner, piano
August 15, 2023
Duo recital with Hannah Collins, cello
Music by Maurice Ravel, Chick Corea, and Simon Steen-Andersen
Greenwood Music Festival
Cummington, Massachusetts
Lawrence Chapel
Lawrence University
Appleton, WI
July 28, 2023
Decoda Chamber Music Festival
Music by Kaija Saariaho, Chris Cerrone, Johannes Brahms, Igor Stravinsky
with artists: Dana Kelley, viola, Claire Bryant, cello, Kris Saebo, double bass, Michael Mizrahi, piano, Catherine Gregory, flute, Alicia Lee, clarinet, Brad Balliett, bassoon.
July 24, 2023
Gibson Music Hall
Appleton, WI
Decoda Chamber Music Festival Opening Concert
Music by Chris Cerrone, Claude Debussy, Edgar Meyer, Mario Diaz de Leon, and more
with Dana Kelley, viola, Claire Bryant, cello, Kris Saebo, double bass, Michael Mizrahi, piano, Catherine Gregory, flute, Alicia Lee, clarinet, Brad Balliett, bassoon.
July 7-10, 2023
Ragdale Foundation
Chicago, IL
Artist retreat with Hannah Collins and Mazz Swift
Við Djúpið Festival
Tónlistarskóli Ísafjarðar
Iceland
June 18, 2023
Duo recital with Hannah Collins, cello: music by Francesco Bonporti, Simon Steen-Andersen, Eliza Brown, and Maurice Ravel
June 10, 2023
Froelich Hall @ HWS
Geneva, NY
Geneva Music Festival: In Concordia. Music of Haydn, Elgar, and more
May 12, 2023
Jordan Hall @ NEC
Boston, MA
A Far Cry: Limitless. Music of Benjamin Britten, Yaz Lancaster, Shaw Pong Liu, and more.
April 16-23, 2023
Muskegon, Holland, and
Grand Valley, MI
Grand Valley Piano Chamber Series: FrenchFest #5. Music of Franck, Poulenc, and more.
March 26-April 2, 2023
Lee Correctional Inst.
Bishopville, SC
Decoda annual residency at Lee Correctional Institution in South Carolina, promoting self-expression in a creative space, strengthening citizenship within the prison community, and using collaborative activities to foster social and analytical skills for success.
March 8, 2023
Carnegie Hall
New York, NY
Decoda: Transformations at Weill Recital Hall, presented by Carnegie Hall. Music by Sarah Kirkland Snider, Chick Corea, Igor Stravinsky, John Coltrane, and more.
Behind the Wallpaper - Release Date
Music of Alex Temple featuring Spektral Quartet and Julia Holter]
New Amsterdam Records
March 3, 2023
January 30- February 2, 2023
Lawrence University
Appleton, WI
Guest artist residency with cellist Hannah Collins. Music of Mazz Swift, Maurice Ravel, and Reena Esmail, with piano faculty member Michael Mizrahi.
January 22-27, 2023
Tippet Rise
Fishtail, MT
Decoda recording residency at Tippet Rise Art Center in Fishtail Montana. Music of Valerie Coleman, Johannes Brahms, and William Bolcolm.
January 12-14, 2023
Brandeis University
Boston, MA
Guest Artist - Lydian Quartet recording of Eric Chasalow’s String Quartet No. 2
December 5-13, 2022
Brandeis University
Boston, MA
Lydian Quartet Guest Artist in Residence. Performances of works by Eric Chasalow, Claude Debussy, and Brandeis composers.
November 9-13, 2022
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
Decoda Residency at UCLA
October 10-16, 2022
Ragdale Foundation
Chicago, IL
Theorem Collective Residency and Workshop Performance