Cello with Maryne M.

Cellist Maryne M. is an active performer and cello teacher in the Twin Cities. She has performed regularly at venues ranging from Carnegie Hall and Merkin Concert Hall in NYC, to the Baroque Room and Sundin Music Hall in Minnesota, with such ensembles as the New York Youth Symphony, the Nova Philharmonic, and Ensemble 212. Her most recent performances have been with the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra, Lyra Baroque Orchestra, La Grande Bande, and the Twin Cities Early Music Collective, as well as other collaborative early music projects around the upper midwest. Maryne was selected as a violist da gamba for the 2019 American Bach Soloists Academy. She has also performed at workshops for the Amherst Early Music Festival and International Baroque Institute at Longy. Maryne’s teachers have included cellists Jerome Carrington (Juilliard Pre-College), Clive Greensmith (Tokyo String Quartet), and Marcy Rosen (Queens College), and Julie Elhard on viola da gamba. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Queens College and a Masters from the University of Minnesota. As a cello instructor, Maryne has spent the last 8 years teaching students of all ages and from beginning to advanced playing levels. Her teaching philosophy is that every student has the potential to play music at a high level and develop a life-long appreciation for music. She also incorporates the Alexander Technique into lessons in order to develop a better sound, more fluid technique, and fewer tension-related injuries.