Biography A native of Texas, Marie is an active violist who can be heard in the concert and recital halls of New York City’s Lincoln Center. Since she started on the viola at age ten, Marie has been devoted to sharing her passion for music. She has worked with conductors such as Michael Tilson-Thomas, Alan Gilbert, Xian Zhang, and John Adams and in past summers has attended the Heifetz International Institute, Round Top Festival Institute and the Yellow Barn Young Artists Program. For several years, Marie has recorded on multiple Christian artist records as a studio musician and provides private instruction on the viola. Since the fall of 2009, Marie resides in New York, studying for her Bachelor of Music degree with Heidi Castleman and Misha Amory at The Juilliard School.