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Owl_ Ilkim Tongur
Lacie Marchand (tenor saxophone), Andrew Morrow (bass clarinet), Brandon Maturino (dancer)
This work was featured as a performance at the 2017 Region 9 Conference of the North American Saxophone Alliance. We explored combinations of movement and sound, within written composition, how dancer, and musician connect through performance.
Ice Worms musical concept by Carmen Braden
Carmen Braden (piano), Lacie Marchand (saxophone), Brandon Maturino (dancer)
This work was featured as a performance at the 2015 Region 9 Conference of the North American Saxophone Alliance. We showcased this work as an example of our exploration into the interdisciplinary of improvisation and sound. We used a piece composed by Carmen Braden in which we followed the form of her Jazz Chart, inserting a free improvisation section in the middle, and returning to the main theme of the chart for the end.
Improvisation of Sound and Space
by Carmen Braden (piano), Lacie Marchand (saxophone), Brandon Maturino (dancer)
This work was featured on my graduate saxophone recital in 2015. Along with Carmen and Brandon, the three of us explored ways in which we could connect both physically and aurally with one another through performance. This led to the development of movement by musicians on stage, and the interaction and reaction of our sounds and movements together. The musical form of this piece began as a Jazz Chart by Jon McCaslin, "Fort San" in which we used melodic, harmonic and rhythmic material to begin the piece. This movement and sound quickly transformed to a free improvisation of sound and space.
The Performing Artist's Journey to Healthy Musical Practice; Transferrable Performance Techniques from Dance and Drama
Lecture/ workshop designed to share techniques an exercises I have adapted from the Dramatic Arts and Dance practices. This lecture/workshop is intended to create dialogue of the exploration and artistic benefits to interdisciplinary performance. I have presented variations of this workshop at the 2015 Region 9 Conference of the North American Saxophone Alliance, as well as the 2016 Biennial Conference of the North American Saxophone Alliance.
Twice Told (2014)
Choreography and movement by Melanie Kloetzel, music by Carmen Braden
A dance theatre work created for dance majors at the University of Calgary based on A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens.
Excerpts of the work were restaged for Lacie Marchand’s graduate saxophone recital at the University of Calgary (2014)
Aesop's Fables (2013) by Patrick Finn, Allan Bell, Melissa Monteros and Wojciech Mochniej
"In the world of imagination anything is possible. Come take a magical journey through Aesop’s Fables and leave the real world behind. Join us on a quest to find the best parts of ourselves, of our world, and of the mysterious lands beyond... Through a rich blend of dance, drama and music"
Six acting students, four music students and four dance students collaborated for the interpretive performance, providing a mix of all three disciplines for the performance of 18 fables.
