Decoda: Transformations
$41-$47
Chick Corea — Children's Songs (selections; arr. Decoda)
John Coltrane — Naima (arr. Brad Balliett; world premiere or arrangement)
Sarah Kirkland Snider — O Sweet and Most Beloved Mother (world premiere)
Joseph Wilson — Lovely Nights
Igor Stravinsky — Suite Italienne (arr. Catherine Gregory)
Jean-Philippe Rameau — Selected works (from 'Les Gentils Airs'; arr. Catherine Gregory)
"Refreshing in the extreme" (The New York Times) and comprising "some of the brightest young classical musicians in the world" (TimeOut New York), Decoda is Carnegie Hall's first-ever affiliate ensemble. Made up of alums of Ensemble Connect, Decoda carries forward a dedication to virtuosic performance, audience and community engagement, and a constantly growing repertoire of new music and beloved classics. The spectacularly versatile ensemble offers another distinctive program for its 2022–2023 Carnegie Hall performance. Hear world premieres by Joseph Jones and Sarah Kirkland Snider; John Coltrane's Naima, arranged by Decoda founding member and former artistic director Brad Balliett; selections from Corea's Children's Songs, arranged by Decoda; and Stravinsky's Suite italienne and selections from Rameau's Les Gentils Airs, both arranged by Catherine Gregory.
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