Decoda
Revelers
Performers
Decoda
Program
BRAHMS Scherzo from Serenade No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11
LUTOSŁAWSKI Dance Preludes
R. STRAUSS Till Eulenspiegel einmal anders! (arr. Hasenöhrl)
VALERIE COLEMAN Revelry (World Premiere, commissioned by Carnegie Hall)
GUILLAUME CONNESSON Techno-Parade
BRAHMS Rondo from Serenade No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11
BRAD BALLIETT Reveler-Scherzos (NY Premiere)
POULENC Sextet for Piano and Winds
Event Duration
The printed program will last approximately two hours, including one 20-minute intermission.At a Glance
Encounter something new or reacquaint yourself with a classic in a whole new way, but certainly expect the unexpected. The performers of Decoda—alumni of Ensemble Connect—will keep you on your toes when they take the stage in a program where high spirits prevail. There’s the revelry of Lutosławski folk-flavored dances, the impish laughter of Strauss’s madcap trickster, and the New York premiere of a work by ensemble member Brad Balliett with illustrations by Will Storie that evoke merry pranks.
The world premiere of Valerie Coleman’s Revelry, commissioned by Carnegie Hall, takes a different turn in a two-movement sensory guide to the reckless abandon that emerges when people congregate, while Guillaume Connesson’s Techno-Parade is an exhilarating carnival in which the illusion of reveling abandon belies the taut precision and craftsmanship.
The program ends with Poulenc’s raucous and ravishing Sextet for Piano and Winds that evokes the Parisian nightlife its composer frequented, in his characteristic tender yet sardonic musical tone.