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| Marieke Schuurs | |||||
Marieke recieved her Bachelor of Music and her Master of Fine Arts degrees at the University of California, Irvine. She then taught at several community colleges, sang and conducted choirs at churches, and performed as a professional caroler during the holiday season. She moved to Eugene in 1996, where she opened Cantare Voice Studio, and continued her own voice training by entering the studio of Ms. Ellen Faull, formerly of New York City Opera. She also began training in Bodymapping with Barbara Conable (author of What Every Musician Needs to Know about the Body) and completed her training as an Andover Educator in 2006. She is currently continuing her Alexander Technique education with Cathy Madden of Seattle, WA. Marieke has sung with the Eugene Opera, Willamette Concert Opera and the Oregon Bach Festival Chorus. She has conducted the Girlchoir for Oregon Festival Childrens’ Choirs and was Chorus Master for Eugene Opera from 1999 - 2004. She has been a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) since 1986. She has adjudicated voice competitions for both the Oregon Music Educators Association (OMEA) and NATS. Marieke performs as part of a vocal/piano jazz trio, Afterhours-jazz. She also founded and directs Yuletime Carolers. In her vast amounts of spare time, she enjoys the company of her two teenage daughters and rides her Harley Davidson along with her husband, Michael.
Upcoming Performances for 2009 seasonThursdays at LaVelle's Bistro, 6:30 - 8:00 pm., dropping by to sing jazz with Gus Russell - October through May Saturday, February 7 at the Hult Center: "Il Trovatore" by Giuseppe Verdi. Eugene Opera Production Saturday, April 11, 7 pm. at Willamette Oaks Retirement Center: "A Ride on the Wild Side" with Gus Russell and Merlin Showalter. A mix of wild and crazy jazz and musical theater songs makes up this zany program. Saturday, May 9, Concert Series. at the Atrium, Eugene: Program includes a premiere performance of new arrangement of Villa-Lobos' Bachianas Brasileiras #5 for voice, harpsichord and cello, as well as the Rachmaninoff Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14, arranged for voice, harpsichord and cello.
Also available: "1930's Revue" a one hour show highlighting popular songs from the 1930's. With Gus Russell and Merlin Showalter.
Public performances can come up spontaneously. To stay updated on Marieke's performances, either jazz or opera, ask to be on the performance email list. Contact: marieke@cantarevoicestudio.com
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