Marian Casey

Education:
M.M., University of Minnesota
B.A., University of Sioux Falls

marian.casey@nwciowa.edu

A professional musician, lesson instructor and ensemble coach, Marian Casey specializes in cello and bass. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Sioux Falls with a bachelor's degree in music composition before earning a master's degree in music performance from the University of Minnesota School of Music. After graduation, Casey taught private lessons in cello, double bass and harp as a freelance instructor. She began teaching at a collegiate level in 2008, with experience as a cello instructor at the University of Sioux Falls, Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, S.D., and Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa.

+PerformancesPrincipal Cello Sub, Section Bass, Northwest Iowa Symphony Orchestra Principal Bass, Section Cello Sub, Sioux City Symphony Orchestra Associate Principal Bass, South Dakota Symphony Orchestra Co-Principal Bass, Principal Cello Sub, Bloomington Symphony Orchestra Principal Cello, Principal Bass, Minot Symphony Orchestra Principal Cello, Western Plains Opera Company Orchestra Musical Saw, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Hammered Dulcimer, Minnesota Orchestra

+Professional experienceOperations manager, South Dakota Symphony Orchestra Orchestra librarian, Sine Nomine Orchestra Personnel and librarian assistant, Huron Symphony Orchestra Stage crew, Washington Pavilion for Arts and Science Interim general manager, Bloomington Symphony Orchestra Orchestra administrator, University of Minnesota School of Music

+MembershipsAmerican String Teachers Association American Federation of Musicians, 30-73