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Okotécho guides the listener into a sonic world brimming with hope, aspiration, and lyricism found in the exceptional interlude between the Middle East, Arboriginal and the West. Under the artistic direction of composer Katia Makdissi-Warren, Okotécho explores mixed music and musical sounds through its own compositions.
Marc Labranche
Cellist
Presentation
Montreal cellist Marc Labranche has excelled as a soloist, chamber musicia and orchestral player across North America, Europe, and Asia. He has performed with the Southbank Sinfonia in London and the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival Orchester in Germany, where he served as soloist. Since 2019, Marc has been a permanent member of the Trois-Rivières Symphony Orchestra. His career is higlighted by collaborations with renowned artists such as James Boyd, David Alberman, Mark Fewer, Axel Strauss, Jacqueline Shave, and Huw Watkins. As a supernuerary cellist, he plays with the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Les Violons du Roy, and among most of orchestras in Québec. He has been collaborating with Oktoecho since 2020.