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Internationally recognized as an ambitious new-generation saxophonist, Allison Balcetis has studied and collaborated with artists from around the world. Allison has performed throughout Canada, France, Italy, Slovenia, and the United States. World premières include Trichromie by Thierry Alla in 2006, Chose Grave Sans Conséquence by Philippe Laval in 2009, and Balcetis for virtual tape and amplified baritone saxophone by Piotr Grella-Możejko in 2009.

Allison holds a Bachelor’s of Music Performance and Education from Bowling Green State University, where she studied with Dr. John Sampen, and has the honour of being the first—and only—saxophonist to earn a joint degree from the Université de Bordeaux and the Conservatoire National de Région de Bordeaux where she studied with Marie-Bernadette Charrier. Since beginning her doctoral studies in 2007 at the University of Alberta (Prof. William H Street), Allison won the University of Alberta Concerto Competition in 2008. Later that year, she was among winners of the Edmonton Composers’ Concert Society Concerto Competition, as a result of which she gave the North American première of Piotr Grella-Mozejko’s concerto Dream Daemon with the Edmonton Chamber Players under the eminent Polish conductor and composer, Maestro Jacek Rogala.

Currently, Allison is a member of the Anubis Quartet: a contemporary, modular saxophone group specializing in premiering modern music. Examples of artists include Claudio Gabriele, Mikel Kuehn, and Thierry Alla. Since forming in 2007, Anubis has performed across North America – including Ohio, South Carolina, Edmonton, and Chicago.

Allison Balcetis is the Instructor of Applied Saxophone Studies at the University of Alberta, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
 

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