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Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release: A Mills College Music Reunion Concert

Presented by Mills College at Northeastern University, the Center for Contemporary Music, and Mills Performing Arts

This event is Free and Open to the Public

Registration Requested — https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1982298961556

An evening of new music, free improvisation, and sonic exploration, this concert celebrates the enduring creative connections forged at Mills College and the adventurous spirit of the music that continues to grow from them.

Sally Decker & Brendan Glasson open the evening with a portion of their work in progress, "Mirrored Variation". Using grand piano, electric organs, and synthesizers in four-channel sound, the duo weaves patient musical movements that explore independence, connection, and interdependence through a shifting cast of instrumental relationships.

The Brown-Davis Duo, Chris Brown & Ben Davis, bring their celebrated partnership of piano, electronics, cello, and percussion, developed through years of free improvisation and drawing on deep roots in new music, jazz, and classical traditions. Performing with a live sampling system that expands their improvisations into instantly rendered orchestral textures, Brown and Davis pursue a constant search for new ideas and sounds. Their 2025 release "Jongleurs" was praised by the East Bay Express for its "mercurial dialogues" and openness to "a sudden shift in perspective."

Robert Lopez, Aaron Oppenheim, and Shanna Sordahl close the night with a set of free improvisation, bringing together three singular voices from the Bay Area's new music community.

A conversation between the artists, moderated by David Bernstein, will follow the concert.

Questions/Accommodation: millsperformingarts@northeastern.edu
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