The phrase "a modicum of performance" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a small or moderate amount of performance, often in contexts discussing quality or effectiveness.
Example: "The project was successful, but it only demonstrated a modicum of performance compared to our expectations."
Alternatives: "a small amount of performance" or "a limited level of performance".
For years, the Phil has provided an excellent "Messiah" of its own, leavening the natural heft of its sound with a modicum of period-performance restraint.
While no performance in Gotham can quite match the pastelled elegance of the St. Thomas Choir's "Messiah," the Philharmonic has for many years provided a superb rendition of its own, leavening the natural heft of its sound with a modicum of period-performance refinement.
Directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson from Kelly Marcel's screenplay, the considerable talent behind the camera and a modicum of considerable performances yield a few undeniable guilty pleasures, but most viewers will be seeking a safe word to escape this two-hour-plus mess of half-baked excess".
Those heaving money at companies like Facebook are doing so with only a modicum of information about the companies' performance.
Dressed in a three-piece business suit, Mr. Gantner preserved a modicum of dignity despite his humiliating performance in the song contest.
Such a new umbrella organization could induce private sector companies to voluntarily provide at least a modicum of raw statistical data about their performance.
With an opening two-week festival that includes contemporary composition, jazz, performance art, and a modicum of traditional repertory, Zankel aims to go against the grain, to shake things up, to provide an alternative to the solemn concert rituals that unfold in such places as, well, Carnegie Hall.
These are the final performances featuring Renée Fleming, who manages to bring a modicum of elegance to the title role; Paul Nadler conducts.
Without a modicum of pain.
A modicum of people like it.
