Nathan Lincoln-DeCusatis

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Nathan Lincoln-DeCusatis

Biography

Nathan Lincoln-DeCusatis is a jazz and classical composer and pianist based in New York City.

Dr. Lincoln DeCusatis holds degrees in composition from Ithaca College (BM) and the University of Maryland (DMA).

Lincoln DeCusatis's music encompasses a wide variety of media and styles including his jazz piano trio Mob Rule, the 10-piece improvising ensemble Micro-Orchestra, and classical pieces for orchestra, sinfonietta and chamber ensembles with a special emphasis on music evoking natural landscapes and wilderness spaces.

His music has been performed at home and abroad by such groups as The Chesapeake Orchestra, Inscape Chamber Orchestra, and by current members of the St. Louis, Utah, and National Symphony Orchestras.

Since 2015 he has served as composer-in-residence for the Pikes Falls Chamber Music Festival in Vermont. In 2018 he was the inaugural composer-in-residence for the Jackson Hole Chamber Music Festival in Wyoming. Awards and accolades include an American Music Center CAP award, the Walsum Prize, an Atlantic Center for the Arts residency under composer/musician Henry Threadgill, and the Ithaca College Smadbeck Prize.

As a jazz pianist he has performed at several venues in New York City including ShapeShifter Lab and Club Bonafide.

Dr. Lincoln-DeCusatis currently serves as assistant professor of music at Fordham University where he teaches classes in music theory, jazz, and music production.


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