George Marie holds a bachelor's degree from Drake University and is pursuing a master's degree from the University of Iowa. He has been a teaching assistant in music theory, the Electronic Music Studios graduate assistant, and has taught for two years at the Iowa Summer Music Camps. As a composer, he has worked with Lawrence Fritts, Luke Dahn, Scott Wyatt, and William P. Dougherty. He has studied voice with Dina Else and piano with Nicholas Roth, both on the faculty of Drake University. He has also performed in master classes with Shari Rhoads, Dr. David Katz, and has coached with Michael Baitzer from the Julliard Opera Center.

His recent music combintes acoustic instruments with interactive electronics, the most recent of which will be premiered at the International Double Reed Society Convention in July 2008. He also writes for theatre, recent plays including David's Readheaded Death (2006) and A Blue We All Know (2007). His SATB choral work "Petals" was premiered by the Drake Choir in 2005 on Iowa Public Radio and recorded on their CD This World Is Not Conclusion. His work for tape Any Questions was premiered on the 2008 Midwest Composers Symposium at the University of Iowa.

He holds memberships in Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia; Society of Composers, Incorporated; American Composers Forum, SEAMUS, and ASCAP.

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