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Marianne de Kleer, alto
Who are you?
Marianne de Kleer, musician and designer
Member since...
1992 - the
very beginning, when every rehearsal included a bottle of wine
I grew up in...
East Vancouver
If I had a superhuman power, it would be...
to travel
anywhere by snapping my fingers
The CD in my stereo right now is...
Cinematic Orchestra: Man With a Movie Camera
I can't stop...
making
lists
Sometimes when I'm singing, I...
find myself so involved in
what's happening, I almost have no recollection of it afterwards.
If I could meet a composer, I would choose to meet...
Benjamin Britten
Because...
his music speaks to me
Making music is...
like communicating
ideas and emotions in a different language
Marianne’s Official Bio
Marianne de Kleer has a BA in music and a BEd from UBC and has been an active choral singer in her native Vancouver for the past number of years. In addition to singing with musica intima since its formation in 1992, Marianne has performed and recorded with such groups as the Vancouver Cantata Singers, Elektra Women’s Choir and the Vancouver Chamber Choir. When not singing, Marianne splits her time between working as an interior designer in Vancouver, and spending her summers at her home in France, where she runs French Farmhouse Holidays with Caitlin MacRae.