
Marianne loved music as long as she could remember. Coming from a musical family, her father was an Irish tenor, she always had music around her.
Marianne grew up in southeast Michigan. She attended Eastern Michigan University through a Dramatic Arts Scholarship then later attended Oakland Community College to receive her Liberal Arts Degree. She has been a music instructor at Milford Music since 1986, teaching piano, voice and guitar. As a music teacher at several Montessori schools, Marianne along with the children of Marietta Montessori Academy received The "Martin Luther King", peace award.
Marianne has built a nice Professional Musician status in Michigan. Baseball legend Ernie Harwell who was a dear friend of Clara Murphy, Marianne's Mother, arranged to have Marianne perform at Comerica Park. Ernie also had Marianne record several of his compositions.
Some of the venues she has performed at include:
Marianne's Music Awards include: