Marianna Michell

Marianna is a Brit with family on North Island. A pianist, singer, teacher, and song-writer, she lived in Levin between 2014 and 2019, founding the choir Sing Out Levin, and leading Let’s Sing Otaki for two years. Once her grand-daughters started school, Marianna returned to the UK and then to lockdowns. Her indignant poem at that time: And I Shall Start a Choir! Became popular amongst other frustrated musicians. However, Marianna’s partial deafness now means limiting her song-leading to a monthly church group – and to writing both songs and short stories.

Other leaders may have met me at Lead In, 2017; that two of my songs were included in Songs of the Land. Formerly known as Myrna and now I prefer to be Marianna!

Levin Music Day 2017, Radha Sahar and Jude Woodgyer on guitar.

Anne-Marie, Marianna and Jude.  Song Leading in good company. January 2023