(PDF) (DOC) (JPG)March 7, 2022

MAHWAH, N.J. – Chamber music ensemble Decoda, a collective of versatile musicians, will perform an evening of new works on Thursday, March 10 at 8:00 p.m. at the Berrie Center for the Arts. The program will feature their wind sextet performing works by Joseph Jones, Brad Balliett, Valerie Coleman, Doug Balliett and Evan Premo. The second half of the program will include excerpts from a new work, “The Last Battle of King Sorrow,” by Gilad Cohen, a Ramapo College music professor.  Cohen will join the ensemble on stage for a discussion around the work, scheduled to premiere at Carnegie Hall later in March.

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 Institute in partnership with the NYC Department of Education. Its work as an ensemble has grown out of this collective training, which focused on developing skills as exemplary performers, dedicated teachers, and passionate advocates for music in communities around the world. As alumni of Ensemble Connect and in recognition of its members’ ongoing success as artists, educators, and advocates for music, Decoda is the only independent ensemble to be recognized as an affiliate ensemble of Carnegie Hall.

For more information or to purchase tickets, go to www.ramapo.edu/berriecenter

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About Ramapo College

Ramapo College of New Jersey is the state’s premier public liberal arts college and is committed to academic excellence through interdisciplinary and experiential learning, and international and intercultural understanding. The comprehensive college is situated among the beautiful Ramapo Mountains, is within commuting distance to New York City, was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful College Campuses in America by CondeNast Traveler, and boasts the best on-campus housing in New Jersey per Niche.com. Established in 1969, Ramapo College offers bachelor’s degrees in the arts, business, data science, humanities, social sciences and the sciences, as well as in professional studies, which include business, education, nursing and social work. In addition, the College offers courses leading to teacher certification at the elementary and secondary levels, and offers graduate programs leading to master’s degrees in Accounting, Applied Mathematics, Business Administration, Contemporary Instructional Design, Computer Science, Creative Music Technology, Data Science, Educational Leadership, Nursing, Social Work and Special Education, as well as a Doctor of Nursing Practice.

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