"Parella's 'The Miracle City' is a heady work with a musical vocabulary between Prokofiev and John Williams.  The ending, a burst of major-chord sunlight, was impressively grand."  
Halifax Chronicle-Herald

"A substantial contribution among Arizona composers. Sonata El Sonoro is a profound and unique work fitting for our culture."  
Arizona Arts Alliance on nominating Mr. Parella for the 
National Symphony Orchestra Commission Initiative.

"Marc's score added great excitement and suspense to the film..." Actress Tippi Hedren remarking on Marc's symphonic score for the film The Birds.

I do not aim to accommodate fleeting tastes or academic trends, rather I search for my own voice, expounding on possibilities.  My music is intensely dramatic, lyrical, even tuneful, and sometimes wildly reckless.