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COMPOSITIONS:
In September and October of 2007, the soundscape entitled, "Grounded",
was featured at Definitely Superior Art Gallery in Thunder Bay,
Ontario. A video recording of the collaboration with movement
artist, Kathleen Baleja, was integrated into Sarah Link's pottery
installation entitled, "River". This powerfully moving
union of visual art, dance movement and music was a life altering
event professionally, artistically and personally for Dianne
Potts.
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sample track below & listen on your computer media player (.mp3)
GROUNDED-excerpt
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Collaborating with playwright, Jo-Ann Waytowich, she wrote the
music for four musical comedy shows that have toured Canada
including "Ivanka Delivers the Goods", "Ivanka
Chews the Fat", "Ivanka's Perfect Christmas",
and "Ivanka Takes a Gamble". She also appears on stage
to perform in them in the role of "Marucia".
The song, "We Are The Children Of The World", was
written in 2004 with a class of grade five students. It was
heard on CBC radio and in church services. In 2005, it was performed
for the opening of the "Children's Centre" in Thunder
Bay, Ontario.
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sample track below & listen on your computer media player (.mp3)
WE ARE THE CHILDREN OF THE WORLD
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The soundtrack for a video, "The Philosophy of Nursing
Practice" at St. Joseph's Hospital, a Lakehead University
Production (1991), is another of Dianne's compositions. Other
original selections have been used for professional theatre
plays, radio and television commercials.
"Womanfriend", a musical soundscape, was created for
the opening dance of a fashion show at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery
in Thunder Bay, ON, May 2005 featuring six dancers wearing the
fashions of Joyce Seppala, clothing and Kathleen Baleja, jewellery.
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sample track below & listen on your computer media player (.mp3)
WOMANFRIEND-excerpt
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Dianne was the musical director for "Wit", a play
by Margaret Edson, performed at Magnus Theatre, Thunder Bay,
Ontario in 2003. Here is a sample of some of her music created
for TV/radio commercials and scene changes.
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sample track below & listen on your computer media player (.mp3)
WIT - Click
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To purchase complete soundtracks or have Dianne Potts compose
for you,
click
here.
Dianne has been a musical director for community and professional
theatre projects. She enjoyed accompanying school and church
choirs, the Lakehead Choral Group and various vocalists and
instrumentalists in festivals, competitions and recitals. She
has also played french horn in the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra.
Mrs. Potts enjoys playing piano for receptions and entertains
in the musical singing trio "Broadway Bound". To learn
more about booking "Broadway Bound" singing trio,
click
here.
Sound Education has released three CD's for classroom teachers
and families entitled "Language Arts Grades 1- 3",
"Mathematics Grades 1 - 3" and "Creative Expressions
for Movement and Creative Writing". Educational songs and
activities make it fun and easy for teachers to introduce and
strengthen core curricular content while incorporating music,
singing and movement into their teaching day. Learning is FUN
when we make music together!
To book Dianne to come in to your classroom to help you bring
your curriculum alive with movement and sound, or to give workshops
to educators, click
here.
To
listen to sound tracks from Dianne Potts Sound Education
"Teach With Music" series, click
here.
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