Degree Recital: Marie Marquis, soprano
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Bitó Conservatory Building
Christina Giuca, piano
Marie Marquis, soprano, a Mississippi native and recent graduate of the Peabody Institute in Baltimore, enjoys singing a diverse selection of repertoire from renaissance to classical to contemporary. She has been featured on WYPR with the Peabody Renaissance Ensemble, and performed as a soloist with the group in several concerts. Recently Marie has appeared on stage as Norina from Don Pasquale at the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival, as Judy in Lee Hoiby’s This is the Rill Speaking in Baltimore’s Theater Project, and as a soldier in the premier of Libby Larsen’s Stone Soup at Songfest in Malibu. Last year, she won both the state and regional NATS student auditions in the Mid-Atlantic Region and was the recipient of the Charles M. Eaton prize in voice and the Azalia H Thomas prize from the Peabody Institute. Marie holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Peabody as well as a BA in French language and literature from Johns Hopkins University, and is currently a second year student in the Graduate Vocal Arts Program. For more information, call 845-752-2380, or e-mail [email protected].
Location: Bitó Conservatory Building