(b. 1962, Charlemagne, Québec).
Canadian composer of mostly orchestral and chamber works that have been performed in the Americas and Europe.
Mr. Marcel studied composition with Serge Garant and Michel Longtin at the Université de Montréal from 1984–92, where he earned his maîtrise.
Among his honours are a prize in the competition for young composers of SOCAN (1986, for Troie), a prize in the competition for young composers of the CBC (1986, for Détention), a prize in the competition of the ensemble Arraymusic in Toronto (1995, for On the Spot), and First Prize in the competition of the New Music Festival of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra (1999, for Pastel).
SELECT LIST OF WORKS
STAGE:
Entre la mémoire et l'oubli (ballet music, choreography by Paul-André Fortier), clarinet (+ E-flat clarinet, bass clarinet), trombone, cello, piano, 2 percussion, 1996
Wind (ballet music, choreography by Bill James), 4 saxophones, 1996 (also concert version for orchestra)
La Maison aux lumières brûlées, tap dancer, piano, 1998
L'Océantume (monodrame lyrique en 2 actes, text by Réjean Ducharme), mezzo-soprano, 4 saxophones, piano, 2008
ORCHESTRAL:
Troie, piano, symphonic band, 1985
Silence 8va bassa, 2 percussion, symphonic band, 1987
Doigts sur bois, string orchestra, 1989
L'Envers de la cité (concerto), violin, orchestra, 1989
Kippawa, 1993
Cœur, 1994 (version of choral work)
Hommage à Xenakis, small orchestra (11 players), 1996
Wind, 1996 (concert version of stage work)
Asile, piano, small orchestra, 1998
Pastel, 1998
Modèle 312, small orchestra, 1999
Appel, 12 saxophones, 2000
Les Masques, 2000
Le Cirque des Mosaïques, small orchestra (15 players), 2001
Tour génoise, 2002
Concerto, piano, small orchestra (15 players), 2002–03
Cendres, large orchestra (85 players), 2004
Festin, large orchestra (84 players), 2005
Suite, piano, small orchestra (19 players), 2008
CHAMBER MUSIC:
Chorégraphie, flute, oboe, violin, cello, piano, percussion, 1984
Sept, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, violin, viola, cello, 2 percussion, 1984
Détention, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, 2 percussion, 1986
L'Anniversaire d'un mort, trombone, cello, piano, percussion, 1988
Ne pas fermer les yeux, trombone, 1990
Voyage vu de l'extérieur, tenor saxophone (+ baritone saxophone), trumpet, trombone, piano, percussion, 1990 (its three sections may be performed separately: Duo, tenor saxophone, trombone; Trio, trumpet, piano, percussion; Quintet, baritone saxophone, trumpet, trombone, piano, percussion)
Attraction, soprano saxophone, trombone, 1992
On the Spot, E-flat clarinet (+ bass clarinet), violin, piano, percussion, 1995
Sous un arbre rouge, bass clarinet, trumpet, piano, 2 percussion, 1995
L'Illusionniste, flute, oboe, bass clarinet, French horn, bassoon, 1995
Le Poisson volant, violin, 1995
La Nouvelle Lune, flute, oboe, cello, piano, 1995
Beach Glass, bassoon, violin, viola, cello, 1997
Strawberry field reflection, alto flute, clarinet (+ bass clarinet), violin, harpsichord, percussion, 1999
Fenêtre, string quartet, 2000
Miroirs des vents, 4 saxophones, 2001
Le Pendule, string quartet, 2001
Figure, flute, guitar, 2002
CHORAL:
Cœur, mixed chorus, 3 pianos, 1985 (also version for orchestra)
Souches, mixed chorus, 1996
La Symphonie du millénaire, choruses, organ, carillon, 15 church bells (2000 bell ringers), 2 fire trucks, large orchestra (333 players), fixed media, 1999–2000 (collaboration with 19 composers)
VOCAL:
L'Avalée des avalés I, mezzo-soprano, 4 percussion, 1995
L'Avalée des avalés II, mezzo-soprano, 4 percussion, 1997
Les Langues humaines, mezzo-soprano, clarinet, viola, piano, 2001
PIANO:
L'Univers de la cité, 1984
Pièce en 'té-rieur', 2 pianos, 1988
La Cité des Anges, 2001
Riopelle, 2006
MULTIMEDIA/PERFORMANCE:
Phonographe (symphonie portuaire), church bells, boats, trains, 2000
ARRANGEMENT:
An Expensive Embarrassment (reduction of opera by Denis Gougeon), piano, 1997
DISCOGRAPHY
Entre la mémoire et l'oubli. Walter Boudreau/Ensemble de la Société de musique contemporaine du Québec (private, 1996)
Wind (original version). Charles Zachary Bornstein/Chromos Saxophone Quartet (Vandenburg Wave Ltd.: VAN 0002, 1997)