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ORACLEHYTERICAL PartBand,PartBookClub- NewYorkCity-basedmusicianBradBalliettisinhighdemandasacomposerandbassoonist.Inaddition tofulfillingmultiplecommissionseachyear,BradisanartisticdirectorfortheinnovativeandsociallyconsciouschambermusiccollectiveDecoda(AffiliateEnsembleofCarnegieHall),andperformswiththe leadingnewmusicgroupsinNewYork,includingSignal,MetropolisEnsemble,andDeviantSeptet.Brad isprincipalbassoonofthePrincetonSymphony,andhasperformedwiththeHoustonSymphony, MetropolitanOperaMusicians,NewYorkCityBallet,InternationalContemporaryEnsemble,and HartfordSymphonyOrchestra.FestivalperformancesincludeMarlboro,Tanglewood,JuneinBuffalo, NewportJazzFestival,FestspieleMecklenburg-Vorpommen,andtheLucerneFestival.Hiscreative collaborationwithElliotCole,MajelConneryandDougBalliettasthebandOracleHystericalhasyielded anumberofoperaticworks,includingaspoken-wordoperapremieredattheLucerneFestivalasa SpotlightArtistincomposition.Withhistwinbrother,Doug,BradhostsaweeklyradioshowonWQXR’s Q2MusiccalledTheBrothersBalliett,curatesamonthlyconcertseriesatSpectrumintheLowerEast Side,andwillbeginteachingacourseattheJuilliardSchool'sEveningDivisioninthefall.Bradgraduated summacumlaudefromHarvardUniversityin2005,andholdsanMMfromRiceUniversity. DougBalliettisacomposer,instrumentalistandpoetbasedinNewYorkCity.TheNewYorkTimeshas describedhispoetryas“brilliantandwitty,”hisbassplayingas“elegant,”andhiscompositionsas“vivid, emotive,withcontemporarytwists.”Alongwithhistwinbrother,Brad,hehostsTheBrothersBallietton WQXR’sQ2,aweeklyshowexploringnewmusic.ThebrothersalsocurateamonthlyseriesatSpectrum ontheLowerEastSide,featuringmanymajorNYCnewmusicluminaries.Primarilyacomposerofvocal music,Mr.BallietthaswrittenforsomeofNewYork’sbestsingers,includingGrammywinnersEstelí GomezandDashonBurton,withmembersoftheTrinityWallStreetChoir.Otherrecentprojectsinclude theevening-lengthAGnosticPassion,writtenwithhistwinbrotherandcommissionedbyCANTORINYC. Hehasheldcomposer-in-residencepositionswiththeLucerneFestivalAcademy,theChelseaMusic Festival,NewVintageBaroque,theMillennials,andtheColonials.Hisworkshavebeenperformedat majorNewYorkvenues,includingCarnegieHall,LincolnCenter,Juilliard,theStone,SubCulture,(le) PoissonRouge,Galapagos,ShapeshifterLab,andSpectrum.Upcomingpremieresincludeadoublebass concertoforJuilliardfacultymemberRobertNairnandanewcantataformembersofLesArts FlorissantsandLeJardindesVoix,tobewrittenspecificallyforWilliamChristie’spersonalgardens. ElliotColeisacomposer,singer,andprogrammer.Postludes,hisbookofbowedvibraphonequartets,is anewstapleofmodernpercussionrepertoire,havingbeenperformedbyover140ensemblesallover theworldincludingSoPercussion,BlowUpRoma,MobiusQuartet,andAmadindaatallmajorAmerican musicschools.HehassunghisHanuman'sLeap,abardicepicforvoicesanddrums,in15cities,andit wasperformedbyGrammy-winningchoirRoomfulofTeethattheFiveBoroughsMusicFestivalin NYC.OracleHysterical,hiscreativefriendship(partband,partbookclub)withMajelConneryandBrad andDougBallietthasproducedoperaandhiphopcollaborationswiththeChicagoComposers Orchestra,MetropolisEnsemble,WashingtonSquareWinds,OperaCabal,theBerkshireFringeFestival, andtheLucerneFestivalAcademy,wheretheywereSpotlightArtistsin2011.HelivesinJerseyCityand teachesatTheNewSchool,ManhattanSchoolofMusic,andSingSingcorrectionalfacility. MajelConneryisco-founderandExecutive&ArtisticDirectorofOperaCabal,anartsthinktankforthe conjunctionofacademicandcreativeworkonopera.Asascholar,vocalist,actressandstagedirector, ConneryhasperformedwithOperaCabal,OracleHysterical,theAmericanContemporaryMusic Ensemble,DelSolStringQuartetandNewVintageBaroque.Shecommissioned,producedand performedinOperaCabalprojectsincludingtheworldstagepremiereofG.F.Haas’sATTHISwithACME (TheKitchen);HongKongGraft,anopera-installationco-createdwithRome-andBerlin-prizewinner, KenUeno;stagedirectionfortheworldpremiereofGuggenheimFellowKurtRohde’sDeathWith Interruptions;albumsinprogressco-createdwithOracleHystericalforgroupsincludingAFarCry, MetropolisEnsembleandNewVintageBaroque;andthecommissionofanewoperabySarahKirkland SniderforSharaWorden/MyBrightestDiamond.MajelcuratestheHydeParkSalonSeries(Chicago), andco-curatestheBerkeleySalonSeries(Berkeley)withneuroscientistMatthewWalker.Asascholar, ConneryholdsdegreesfromPrincetonUniversity(A.B.magnacumlaude)andfromtheUniversityof Chicago(M.A.andPh.D.).SherecentlyservedasVisitingAssistantProfessorandMellonPostdoctoral FellowatUCBerkeley,whereshewasalsoafellowattheTownsendCenterfortheHumanities,andat theArtResearchCenter.ShewillbeaMellonVisitingArtistwithKenUenoatWellesleyCollegein201617. DylanHunterCheeGreeneisanomnivorousmusicianandartistbasedinNewYork.Asacontemporary percussionisthehasperformedwithAFarCryChamberOrchestra,SoPercussion,NewVintageBaroque, NewMusicDetroit,MobiusPercussion,TheOrchestraNow(TON),BangOnACanasafellowatMASS MoCAin2016;theBessieAwardwinning,ThereMightBeOthersbyRebeccaLazierandDanTrueman; andtheGrammyNominatedUniversityofMichiganPercussionEnsemble.Asacollaborativecomposer hisworksappearwithchoreographerssuchasAmyChavasse,andImanaGunawanatvenuesacrossthe countrysuchasAlvinAiley,TheDetroitInstituteoftheArts(DIA).Greeneisafoundingmemberandthe artisticdirectoroftheAnnArborbasedartsoundensembleWilloCollective.DylanholdsaB.Mof PercussionPerformancefromtheUniversityofMichiganaswellasanArtisticDiplomaofPercussion PerformanceandCompositionfromprivatestudywithSoPercussionatBardCollege.