Grace Marra is an American,

Olean, New York Olean ( ) is a city in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. Olean is the largest city in Cattaraugus County and serves as its financial, business, transportation and entertainment center. It is one of the principal cities of the Southern ...

-born

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. She currently is the director of the Midland Men of Music, conductor of the Chancel Choir at First United Methodist Church in

Midland, Michigan Midland is a city in and the county seat of Midland County, Michigan. The city's population was 42,547 as of the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Midland Micropolitan Statistical Area, part of the larger Saginaw-Midland-Bay City Comb ...

, and is founder and owner of the private voice studio, Grace Notes.

Men of Music

They were originally known as the Dow Male chorus and were affiliated with the Dow Chemical Co., but in 1961 completely removed themselves from Dow and became known as the Men of Music. Marra began their direction in late 1993.

FUMC

Marra has been conducting the adult chancel choir for over 20 years at First United Methodist Church. She has also, in the past, conducted both the children's, youth's, and bell choirs.

Grace Notes

Marra's voice studio had become a landmark throughout the small town of Midland. She currently teaches over 40 students weekly and teaches both children and adults.

Education

Marra graduated 8th in her high school class and went on to the

State University of New York at Fredonia The State University of New York at Fredonia (SUNY Fredonia) is a public university in Fredonia, New York, United States. It is the westernmost member of the State University of New York. Founded in 1826, it is the sixty-sixth-oldest institute o ...

, where she earned both a Bachelor's degree in music education and performance. She then went on to earn her Master's degree at

Colorado State University Colorado State University (Colorado State or CSU) is a public land-grant research university in Fort Collins, Colorado. It is the flagship university of the Colorado State University System. Colorado State University is classified among "R1: ...

External links

Men of Music, Midland, Michigan, website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Marra, Grace 1959 births Living people American choral conductors People from Olean, New York American women conductors (music) American women music educators Colorado State University alumni People from Midland, Michigan 21st-century American women