Adrienne Arsht Center & Nu Deco Ensemble present
Nu Deco Ensemble's 10th Anniversary Concert
with special guests Luis Fonsi, Kishi Bashi, and the music of PJ Morton
Jacomo Bairos | Sam Hyken
Co-Founders & Artistic Directors
Program
10th Anniversary Suite // Hyken/Lebos/Lopez/Matthews
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story // Leonard Bernstein
From New Orleans With Love ft. Darrel Walls and Shelèa // PJ Morton
Intermission (20 minutes)
The Calling – A Nu Deco Original World Premiere // Ishibashi/Hyken/Lebos/Lopez/Matthews
Commissioning support for this performance is provided by the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County
“I Am The Antichrist To You” // Kishi Bashi
“Philosophize In It!/Chemicalize With It” // Kishi Bashi
Special collaboration with Luis Fonsi
Kishi Bashi
Kishi Bashi is the pseudonym of Emmy-nominated singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Kaoru Ishibashi. Born in Seattle, Washington, and raised in Norfolk, Virginia, Ishibashi is a virtuoso violinist and a Berklee College of Music alumnus. He is renowned for his groundbreaking collaborations with symphonies across the U.S., such as the National Symphony Orchestra (Kennedy Center), Chicago Philharmonic, Seattle Symphony, and Oregon Symphony. His orchestral work has expanded his reach, blending classical and pop influences in performances that continue to captivate audiences worldwide.
As a violinist, Kishi Bashi has recorded and toured internationally with artists like Regina Spektor, Sondre Lerche, and indie band of Montreal, and has made appearances on major late-night TV shows including SNL, David Letterman, Conan, and Jimmy Fallon. His original music has been featured in commercials for major brands like Microsoft, Samsung, American Express, Target, and Apple. His debut album 151a (2012) received high praise from NPR’s Bob Boilen, who called it “a radiant, uplifting soundscape.” This launched Kishi Bashi onto major festival stages such as SXSW and Austin City Limits and began his journey as a critically acclaimed solo artist.
With an ever-evolving sound and a passion for cinematic storytelling, Kishi Bashi continues to break new ground as a storyteller and performer, captivating audiences with his unique blend of classical and popular music.
PJ Morton
PJ Morton is a Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist from New Orleans, known for blending soul, R&B, gospel, and funk into a sound that’s uniquely his own. In addition to his solo career, he’s the longtime keyboardist for Maroon 5, bringing versatility and depth to both worlds.
Morton has released a string of critically acclaimed albums, including Gumbo, Paul, and Watch the Sun, earning multiple Grammy wins and nominations across categories like Best R&B Song and Best Gospel Album. Collaborations with Stevie Wonder, JoJo, Yebba, and Kirk Franklin highlight his genre-crossing artistry and deep musical roots.
A champion of independent music, Morton runs his own label, Morton Records, and recorded much of his work live with real instruments, often in his hometown. He’s also a published author and outspoken advocate for musicians’ rights and creative freedom.
With his soulful voice, timeless songwriting, and boundary-pushing spirit, PJ Morton continues to redefine modern soul while staying grounded in the rich traditions that shaped him.
Luis Fonsi
Luis Fonsi is a global Puerto Rican artist, songwriter, and producer, with over 25 years of success in Latin music. From his 1998 debut Comenzaré to his latest album El Viaje (2024), Fonsi has broken sales records, topped international charts, and earned acclaim for his signature sound and global appeal.
Best known for the worldwide hit “Despacito,” which earned seven Guinness World Records, Fonsi has collected dozens of major awards, including Grammy and Latin Grammy nominations, Billboard Latin Music Awards, and American Music Awards. His albums Vida and Ley de Gravedad achieved top chart positions and billions of streams, while collaborations with artists like Justin Bieber, Demi Lovato, Rauw Alejandro, and Laura Pausini have expanded his influence across genres.
In recent years, he has toured the world, served as a coach on La Voz España, and made high-profile appearances including the 2022 Oscars. Beyond music, Fonsi released a children’s book and voiced the lead in the animated film Capitán Avispa. He is also a long-time humanitarian, actively supporting causes through his foundation, particularly after Hurricane Maria.
Nu Deco Ensemble
Join us as we welcome multi-platinum, Grammy-award winning, global superstar, Luis Fonsi, for Nu Deco Ensemble’s epic 10th Anniversary Concert! We’re also thrilled to welcome back Kishi Bashi to the stage for a brand new composition created in collaboration with our writing team, followed by a world premiere of an original work by past collaborator and multi-Grammy winning artist PJ Morton. The evening will also include a performance of Leonard Bernstein’s searing and emotional West Side Story and a 10th Anniversary Suite. Don’t miss this grand celebration of our ten seasons in Miami!
The Kishi Bashi x Nu Deco Ensemble commission is generously supported by the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County.
Since its inception in 2015, Nu Deco Ensemble has exploded onto Miami’s eclectic musical scene captivating audiences, holistically engaging with its community, and fusing innovative, genre-bending orchestral performances and collaborations with the highest levels of musical artistry. Called a “chamber orchestra for the 21st century” by The New York Times, their performances have featured artists including Wyclef Jean, Allen Stone, Macy Gray, Monsieur Periné, Jacob Collier, and Ben Folds; reimagined orchestral suites of the music of Michael Jackson, Lauryn Hill, The Beatles, and Aretha Franklin; symphonic masterworks from Bernstein, Stravinsky and Gershwin; and new music from some of today’s most exciting living composers.
Thank you to our supporters who helped make this performance possible!
Nu Deco Ensemble Musicians
Conductor
Jacomo Bairos
Flute
Daniel Velasco
Oboe/English Horn
Gabe Young
Clarinet
Andy Hudson
Bass Clarinet
Stanislav Golovin
Bassoon
Gabriel Beavers
Horn
Joshua Jorne
Trumpet
Omar Lateef
Scott Nedelson
Trombone
Gabriel Colby
Hakeem Bilal
Percussion
Juanmanuel Lopez
Matthew Nichols
Hannah Gallamore
Drums/Hand Drums
Armando Lopez
Murph Aucamp
Electric Bass
Andrés Feret
Guitar
Aaron Lebos
Piano
Dan Strange
Keyboards
Jason Matthews
Sam Hyken
Violin 1
Matt Albert
Michelle Skinner
Ari Urban
Kiku Enomoto
Violin 2
Dina Kostic
Karen Lord-Powell
Abby Young
Katrina Rozmus
Viola
Yael Kleinman Hyken
Taylor Shea
Bill Neri
Jeanie Hwang
Cello
Aaron Merritt
Mia Barcia-Colombo
Ben Whitman
Jason Calloway
Double Bass
Amy Nickler
Leo Luna
Harp
Melody Stein
Production Team
FOH Engineer
Charlton Williams
Monitor Engineer
Abe Oleksnianski
A2
Nick Altadonna
Audio Assistant
Brian Arnaud
Production Assistant
Andres Hernadez
Stage Manager
Kristina Villaverde
Librarian/Score Reader
Adriana Fernandez
Lighting Director
Chad Eaton
Photographer
Alex Markow
Camera Operators
Arian Antonucci
Eddie Kopp
Justin Kaczmarek
Dave Alpert
Spencer Paterson
Nu Deco Organization
C.E.O | Co-Artistic Director
Sam Hyken
Interim Executive Director
Courtney Ford
Conductor | Co-Artistic Director
Jacomo Bairos
VP, Programming & Production
Kristina Villaverde
Director of Audio
Charlton Williams
NXT Director
Michelle Skinner
Personnel Manager
Abby Young
Nu Deco Board of Directors
Carlton Ford, Chair
Rebekah Monson, Vice Chair
James Wolcott, Treasurer
Adam Schwartzbaum, Secretary
Jacomo Bairos
Daniel Baltzegar
Michael D. Berman
Kevin Kwan Loucks
Sam Hyken
Nancy Levitt Davis
Jason Goldstrich
Carolina Menendez
Natalie E. Norfus
Gianira Obregon
Ana Mari Ortega
Jerra Spence
Alexander Tecle
Thank you to our supporters!
Foundation & Government Supporters
Al & Jane Nahmad Family Foundation
Funding Arts Network
National Endowment for the Arts
Arison Arts Foundation
Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation
Bank of America Foundation
The Batchelor Foundation
The Cowles Charitable Trust
The Kirk Foundation
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Lynn & Louis Wolfson II Family Foundation
Miami Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs
The Ortega Family Fund at The Miami Foundation
Peacock Foundation
The Jorge M. Perez Family Foundation at The Miami Foundation
Nespresso
First Horizon
This concert was made possible with the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners
Donors
MULTIYEAR
$100,000 AND ABOVE
Jeffrey Davis & Michael T. Miller
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Jane Schoninger Marcus
Leslie Miller Saiontz
The Ortega Family Fund at The Miami Foundation
The Jorge M. Perez Family Foundation at The Miami Foundation
ANNUAL GIFTS
$100,000 AND ABOVE
Arison Arts Foundation
Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs
$25,000 – $99,999
The Kirk Foundation
Lynn & Louis Wolfson II Family Foundation
Albert & Jane Nahmad Family Foundation
Peacock Foundation, Inc.
$10,000 – $24,999
The Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation
Daniel & Katherine Baltzegar
Bank of America Foundation
The Batchelor Foundation
Jason Goldstrich
Michael & Melinda Berman
City of Miami Beach, Cultural Affairs Program, Cultural Affairs Council
The Cowles Charitable Trust
Tom & Suzanne Gibson
Ana & Neisen Kasdin
Funding Arts Network
Bonnie Hyken
Alan & Diane Lieberman
Janet Melk
Carolina & Manuel Menendez
Giancarlo Messina
Rebekah Monson
Mark & Jennifer Rockwood
Mary & Saul Sanders
Adam Schwartzbaum
Gary L. Wasserman & Charles A. Kashner
Seth Weinberger & Barbara Goodman
Laura & Kenneth Wernick
YoungArts Foundation
$5,000 – $9,999
Kathy & Bob Bernstein
Jill Braufman & Daniel Nir
Carolina & Christian Crews
Carlton Ford
Tom & Suzanne Gibson
Nick Hamann
Erica Hartman-Horvitz & Richard Horvitz
Nancy Levitt Davis
Radmila Lolly
Mark & Jennifer Rockwood
The Ronald Schrager & Wendy Hart Charitable Foundation
Michael & Nicole Simkins
Alexander Tecle
Alexandra Villoch & Cesar Mendoza
H. Jordan Weitz & Robin Weitz
Jason Weisenfeld
$2,000 – $4,999
Brian Adler
Jacomo Rafael Bairos
Gerry Barad
Lisa Beal
Lisa & Bob Better
Beth Bloom & Lyle Stern
Emily Borababy & Adam Einhorn
Cristina Dominguez & Michael Grunwald
Margalit Edelman
Patti Elias & Corey Hoffman
Robin & Carol Faber
Nelly Farra
Anonymous in honor of Rebecca Fishman Lipsey
Matthew Ferrara
Courtney Ford
Denise & Phillip Foreman
Susan R. Goldstein
Dr. Rafael Gosalbez
Mark Gottfried & Karen Milles
Carly Grimm
Patricia Guinn & Jared Lilienstein
Russ Herman & Barbara Schuman
Mark Henderson & Bruce Wolfe
N. Abraham Issa
Lawrence & Jackie Kamin in honor of Carlton Ford
Madeleine Kreitman
Brad Lake
Jacqueline Lalonde
Daniel & Valerie Landis
George Lindemann
Dr. Willie & Lyra Logan
Mach 1 Properties
Carter & Laura McDowell
Daniel & Amanda Meneses
Natalie E. Norfus, The Norfus Firm, PLLC
Tracie Paul
Laura & James Quinlan
James & Catherine Redding
Vivian & Gaby Roiz-Vilchez
Johanna Rousseaux
Michael & Jennifer Samway
Jaleh & Jeff Samway-Bast
David & Sydney Schaecter
Nicole Seymour
Marc & Noa Shinderman
Daniel Spear
Jerra Spence
Mary Thieme
Randi & Warren R. Trazenfeld
Teresa Galang-Viñas & Joaquin Viñas
James & Bea Wolcott
Jessie Wolfson
Randi Wolfson & Chris Adamo
Brandon & Kara Yarckin
David & Linda Young
Michael Zwerner
$500 – $1,999
Elaine Berkowitz
Ron & Marilyn Caraballo
Joan De Pontet
Chris Evans
Cheriene Floyd
Richard French & Jacqueline Greenberg
Marina Ganopolsky
Susan L. Gordon
Jackie Hassine
Maggie Hernandez
Rita Holloway
Linda Kamm
Kristen Khoury
Daniel Lewis & Valerie Dillon
Jorge Mejia
Monica Melamid
Harriet & Bob Miller
Danielle Moriber
Stephen Nechtow
Steve Patterson
Jeff & Marci Pearl
Meredith Porte
Dorothy Terrell
Luis Ramirez & Kimberly Thompson
Juan & Clara Toro
Team Ressler
Victoria Rogers
Austin Stewart
Gillian Steyn
Liz Wallace