An aspiring composer, Marie Baringer has nearly completed her Master's degree in Music Composition, finishing up with an internship at a well-known film composer's studio in L.A. She recently received the ASCAP Henry Mancini Scholarship to help fund this final semester. Her work is refined and spirited, and you will enjoy listening to it.

Although mainly a vocalist, Marie plays trumpet as a hobby. However, her ambitions, although once directed towards the stage, are aimed towards composing music for the silver screen. She began seriously composing during the summer of 2004 when she was asked to create the musical score for her family's short film "The Patriot Deception," which was selected as a finalist at the 2005 Telly Awards for Use of Music. Since then, she has composed several additional pieces in her spare time that she hopes to get published someday.

Join us as we interview this talented young lady...