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Chamber music collective & Affiliate Ensemble of Carnegie Hall. Our mission is to create a more connected and compassionate world through music.

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Featuring “some of the brightest young classical musicians in the world” (Time Out New York), @decodamusic is Carnegie Hall’s first-ever affiliate ensemble, comprising alums of the adventurous @ensemble.connect. ⁠
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As part of “United in Sound: America at 250,” the spectacularly versatile group brought “American Renaissance” to Weill Recital Hall. The program featured new and beloved works by Charles Ives, William Grant Still, Carlos Simon, Margaret Bonds, Sarah Elizabeth Charles, Zenobia Powell Perry, and Florence Price. 📷: @chrisleephotonyc by @decodamusic

Announcing: A Musical Evening with Decoda & Ringdown featuring Caroline Shaw & Danni Lee Parpan—Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 6:30 PM at the Asheville Museum of Art.

The partnership debuts with a bold genre-blending concert experience featuring Decoda alongside acclaimed guest artists Ringdown — the electronic cinematic pop duo of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and North Carolina native Caroline Shaw and multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Danni Lee Parpan.

The program will feature celebrated chamber music works alongside collaborative performances that blur the lines between classical, electronic, and indie pop music. Designed for devoted chamber music listeners and curious newcomers alike, the concert also serves as the opening event of the 2026 Decoda Chamber Music Festival.

Tuesday, June 16
6pm doors l 6:30 performance
Tickets available at www.ashevilleart.org

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We're thrilled to see composer Joseph Wilson and his opera 9131 featured in @marshallproj Redemption Songs series.

Joseph, who is currently incarcerated at Sing Sing Correctional Facility, began developing his voice as a composer through both @carnegiehall's Musical Connections program and @musicambia. Through these programs, he worked closely with Decoda artist @bradballiett, who became a longtime mentor, collaborator, and champion of his work.

Decoda is honored to have been part of Joseph's artistic journey—performing excerpts from 9131 at Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Room, documenting the work's development, and helping introduce his extraordinary music to new audiences.

Congratulations to Joseph, Brad, and everyone who has helped bring this remarkable work to life.

Read the article through the link in our bio to learn more about 9131 and hear us perform excerpts from the opera. by @decodamusic

Music for Transformation: Songs from Inside Maximum Security Prisons at @carnegiehall's Weill Music Room, with @decodamusic.

#dwphotony #carnegiehall #decodamusic #musicfrominside #chambermusic #nycmusic by @decodamusic

“People are more important than music” - CAS & DLP 💓 DCMF ‘26 ✨ by @decodamusic

TONIGHT—June 24! Join us for Part 1 of our Festival Finale in person or via Livestream for a celebratory performance featuring the 29 outstanding young artists who have made the last two weeks so inspiring, creative and meaningful! Livestream link in our stories or Link Tree! 🔗🌳 by @decodamusic

Day 1 of DCMF is complete! We welcomed our 29 young artists from around the country to the beautiful valley of Appalachia in Swannanoa, NC! DCMF’s opening night tradition is a scavenger hunt and it yielded 7 new bands and for the first time ever, 7 new Camp Songs! ⛺️ 🎵 🤘🏼TONIGHT: Tuesday, June 16 at 6:30 do not miss our kickoff concert with the ever-inspiring Ringdown: Caroline Shaw and Danni Lee Parpan! It will be an exquisite evening. Tickets are still available on the web at Asheville Art Dot Org or at the door at 6PM. We cannot wait to see you there! ✨⚡️💫

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Attention Asheville! Decoda Chamber Music Festival returns to the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains for our 12th annual summer extravaganza. We are thrilled for two new and exciting partnerships with the @ashevilleartmuseum and the @thencarboretum 🖼️ 🌲 🦅

Next week DCMF will be in residence at the Asheville Art Museum with several performances:
⭐️ Tuesday 6/16 concert featuring Decoda faculty with @ringdownmusic
⭐️ Thursday 6/18 concert featuring @hashi_duo and @varicktrio
⭐️ Saturday 6/20: Music & Art Day with DCMF—fun for all ages with musical gallery tours, interactive performances, and engaging art / music making 🎵🎨

⭐️Sunday 6/21 “Arboretum” at @thencarboretum for two performances at 10:30 and 11:30. This work by Decoda’s own @bradballiett is inspired by different tree species. Performed by 35 instrumentalists throughout the trails, the audience is immersed in a nature soundscape, moving freely among the musicians where the Arboretum itself becomes a living, breathing musical landscape.

⭐️ Two Festival Finale programs featuring the talented and fantastic DCMF young artists on Wednesday 6/24 at the @centraltolife and Thursday 6/25 at the @warrenwilsoncollege Presbyterian Church.

More info on all of the DCMF events can be found in the 🔗 🌳 in our bio!

📸 of Decoda Artists @annaazarov

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Last week in our hometown of NYC, we presented our fourth annual installment of “Music for Transformation: Songs from the Inside”, a very special project featuring work written by incarcerated musicians from across the United States. We were joined by a full band of outstanding guests and people: Mikael Darmanie (piano), Mike Bono (guitar), Greg Chudzik (bass) and Matt Smallcomb (drums). The program included original instrumental compositions alongside original songs from Lee Correctional featuring our very own Sarah Elizabeth Charles (vocalist). We shared this extraordinary music in concert at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Room and recorded all of the works in the studio for two days at Power Station NYC. To say this was a memorable week is an understatement. We are beyond excited to share this epic music with you in the coming months!!

There are many people to think for making such a huge project to come to life each year: our project leader and master arranger, Brad Balliett, the City of New York and its Cultural Development Fund, the artistic team and Resnick staff at Carnegie Hall, our mentor and friend Betsie Becker, Musicambia and Musical Connections, the donors and supporters who contribute to these projects, the audience who came out to support, our wonderful record producer and friend Tom Bergeron, engineer Ben Miller and the team at Power Station, Decoda arrangers George Meyer & Kris Saebo, and most importantly, the composers and collaborators we have had the privilege to make music with over the many years at Sing Sing, Lee Correctional, San Quentin, and Cheshire Correctional.

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It would be “Nice to Meet You” TONIGHT at @carnegiehall at 7pm in the Weill Music Wing. This incredible program, “Music For Transformation: Songs from the Inside,” features music written by incarcerated musicians from Sing Sing, Cheshire Correctional, San Quentin, and Lee Correctional Institution. We are thrilled to have a full band with our friends and collaborators Matt Smallcomb, Mike Bono, Mikael Darmanie, and Greg Chudzik. FREE TIX with RSVP via DM or email to claire@decodamusic.org.

🎵 “Nice To Meet You” by King at LeeCI

🎵 Tonight’s concert is directed and produced by Brad Balliett

🎵 Arrangements by Decoda artists Brad Balliett, George Meyer and Kris Saebo

🌟 Composers from tonight’s program work with the wonderful teaching artists from Musicambia, Carnegie Hall’s Musical Connections and Decoda’s Music for Transformation 🌟 by @decodamusic

We are thrilled to invite you to a very special musical evening at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Room on Wednesday, June 3rd at 7PM. This performance of ‘Music for Transformation: Songs from the Inside’ celebrates Decoda’s fourth annual concert featuring original songs and compositions written inside maximum-security prisons, supported in part by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

Amplifying the voices of incarcerated composers, this free public concert will feature world premieres of original songs and compositions created by individuals currently and formerly incarcerated in maximum-security facilities across the United States.

For free admission, please reserve your spot by emailing Claire@decodamusic.org. by @decodamusic

@secsmiles performs her work “Discover This Country” with @decodamusic.

Arranged by Monique Brooks Roberts and presented as part of the “United in Sound: America at 250” festival, the piece features lyrics from Maya Angelou’s poem “America” and explores the nation’s potential for growth if we confront our past and present struggles. by @decodamusic