Bio
Brad Decker is a composer, arranger, improviser, and performer of music of many styles and genres. Many of his recent projects have been for solo instruments, electronic music, or interdisciplinary collaborations. His music focuses upon the combination of disparate gestures, the exploration of timbre, and often draws on influences from music of all parts of the world. He was a selected finalist for the Bourges 30 and 31e Concours International de Musique et d’Art Sonore Electroacoustiques, the IV Edition Pierre Schaeffer International Competition of Computer Music, the 2005 ASCAP/SEAMUS Student Composer Competition, and the 2004 Concurso Internacional de Música Eletroacústica de São Paulo. His music has received performances at numerous American festivals. Dr. Decker received his DMA in music composition from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His dissertation on the late works of Franco Donatoni was published in January 2006, on which topic he continues to lecture and publish articles. He is currently Instructor of music theory and composition at Eastern Illinois University.
