Marie's love of choral music was fostered during her study at Auckland University during which time she was a member of the Auckland University Singers and the Auckland Dorian Choir.

Marie was appointed Music Director of the Kapiti Chorale in 2005 and loves the challenges of directing a large community choir. She enjoys making music with singers of all ages and levels as is seen in her work in the Primary sector as Music Director of Artsplash 2002 to 2005, as a secondary school teacher where she directed award-winning choirs in the Big Sing, as the inaugural Music Director of the Wellington Youth Choir, as former Deputy Conductor of the Orpheus Choir and Music Director of the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in 2006.

When not conducting, Marie is involved in things French in Wellington and following her three years as President of the Alliance Française de Wellington, in 2006 she was awarded the prestigious Palmes Académiques by the French Government and in 2010 Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Mérite.

Marie is a committee member of the Wellington Region of the New Zealand Choral Federation, the Executive Committee of the Alliance Française and is a Director of the Board of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.

Since her appointment as Music Director of the Kapiti Chorale the choir has enjoyed the challenge of exciting contemporary works such as 'The Armed Man' by Karl Jenkins, and the beautiful 'Requiem' by John Rutter.