Internationally recognized as an ambitious contemporary saxophonist, Dr. Allison Balcetis has studied and collaborated with artists from around the world. Her international performance career includes concerts throughout North America, Europe, Brazil, Thailand, and Taiwan. Her work as a soloist and chamber musician has produced over 70 world premieres.
As a faculty member of the University of Alberta since 2009, Allison trains the next generation of thoughtful, artistic musicians, teaching saxophone, chamber music, woodwind techniques, and aural skills. Outside of the university, she was also the co-curator of SubArctic Improv, a monthly concert series pairing over 150 dancers, musicians, text, and visual artists in a totally improvised context which ran from 2016-2018. An avid champion of the arts in Edmonton, she served on the board of New Music Edmonton for ten years, and as President from 2017-2020. In 2017 she was awarded the Qualico Artistic Leadership Award from the City of Edmonton.
Allison's recent chamber activities include performing with mixed instrument quartet UltraViolet, the Edmonton Saxophone Quartet, Proteus Quartet, improvisation ensemble damn magpies, and work with Edmontonian dance companies.