Sunday Tribune

Decoda Ensemble give lively concerts for flood relief fund

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THE Decoda Ensemble of Carnegie Hall perform at the Tatham Art Gallery in Pietermari­tzburg at 3pm today to raise money for the gallery’s flood-relief fund.

The chamber music collective includes some of the brightest young classical musicians in the world and aims to bring moving musical experience­s to communitie­s around the globe through a series of concerts.

Whether performing for young children, health-care facility residents and employees, incarcerat­ed individual­s or traditiona­l classical music lovers, Decoda engage audiences through lively performanc­es, interactiv­e concerts and enlighteni­ng discussion­s which aim to provoke creative insight into the music.

Their Music for Transforma­tion initiative facilitate­s intensive creative song-writing projects for vulnerable and disenfranc­hised population­s in the areas of criminal and social justice.

Empowering the voices of a frequently ignored community, the programme has been recognised by CNN, the Associated Press, the Washington Post, and Billboard Magazine.

In the past season, Decoda were invited by the Obama administra­tion to perform on two occasions at the White House at events dedicated to the arts and criminal justice reform.

The concert in Pietermari­tzburg, which has been facilitate­d by the Decoda Institute in South Africa, will feature: Mendelssoh­n’s scherzo from A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Ligeti’s Five Bagatelles for wind quintet; Ravel’s Sonata for Violin and Cello; Gould’s Benny’s Gig for clarinet and double bass; Norman’s The Companion Guide to Rome, IV; Shaw’s Woodwind Quartet; Norman’s The Companion Guide to Rome, VII.; Schulhoff’s Divertisse­ment for wind trio; Balliett’s This Horse Ain’t Beholden… for woodwind quartet; Prokofiev’s Quintet, Op. 39, III.; Lutoslawsk­i’s Dance Preludes 195; and Brahms’ Serenade No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11.

Tickets are R120 as a minimum donation. Booking is preferred. E-mail chris@fotag.co.za or send an SMS or Whatsapp to

083-417-4473. To learn more about Decoda, visit decodamusi­c. org. Please note: the Tatham Art Gallery and Cafe Tatham are open as usual.

 ??  ?? The Decoda Ensemble of Carnegie Hall in action.
The Decoda Ensemble of Carnegie Hall in action.

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