Marieke Schuurs, BM, MFA, is a trained classical and jazz singer, She has performed with Eugene Opera, Willamette Concert Opera and at various Eugene jazz venues.  Marieke is also a voice teacher and her studio, Cantare Voice Studio, is located in Eugene, Oregon.  As a vocal trainer, Marieke specializes in a combination of classical technique and bodymapping for all styles of vocal music.

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.