Decoda

Decoda is a collective of versatile musicians committed equally to virtuosic performance and

audience engagement across the globe. Decoda’s flexible instrumentation, from trios to large

mixed ensemble, allows for unique concert experiences for a vast array of audiences, from

concert halls to schools, hospitals, prisons, and office buildings. Emerging from Carnegie Hall’s

Ensemble Connect, Decoda seeks to engage, inspire, and create a more compassionate and

connected world through music.

Decoda’s artists are passionate advocates for music in communities around the world. At home

in New York City, Decoda has partnered with Mount Sinai Hospital, WQXR, the Police Athletic

League, and the Administration for Children’s Services to make music with and for a diverse

cross-section of the city. Decoda’s work in correctional facilities empowers vulnerable and

disenfranchised voices of incarcerated individuals. Our community engagement work has been

recognized by CNN, CBS News, the Washington Post, and the White House, and is a vital part of

our artistic vision.

Decoda’s work is anchored by creative programming and performance of mixed ensemble

chamber music repertoire. In the 2019-20 season, Decoda concerts are presented by Carnegie

Hall, Tertulia, SUNY Stony Brook, Beethoven and Banjos (MI), University of Kentucky -

Lexington, among others. Artist training residencies include a new partnership with the Royal

College of Music in Stockholm, Sweden. Past engagements include performances at the

Southbank Centre and the Barbican (London), Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Germany),

Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Festival (UAE), Mainly Mozart Festival (San Diego), Bay Chamber

Concerts (Maine), Við Djúpið Festival (Iceland), Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, Caramoor

Music Festival, Carnegie Kids @ Suntory Hall (Tokyo), National Center for the Performing Arts

(Mumbai), Programa de Educación Musical Fomento Cultural Banamex & Carnegie Hall

(Mexico), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Performing Arts Center at SUNY Purchase,

Chelsea Music Festival, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and National Sawdust in NYC as well as a

3-week tour across South Africa.

Decoda was founded in 2012 by musicians who first collaborated as members of Ensemble

Connect, a two-year fellowship program of Carnegie Hall, The Juilliard School, and the Weill

Music Institute in partnership with the NYC Department of Education. As the Affiliate Ensemble

of Carnegie Hall, Decoda's work as an independent collective is inspired by this shared training

focused on developing skills as exemplary performers, dedicated teachers, and passionate

advocates for music in communities around the world.

To learn more, visit www.decodamusic.org