Marianne Parker's performances have been praised as "a cut above...her sympathetic fingers offering well-sculpted phrases and impassioned pealing," according to the Chicago Classical Review. Her discography includes notable albums such as Dot : Line : Sigh (2024, New Focus Recordings), Pyano Sa (2020, Simi Klasiko), Currents in Time (2020, PARMA/Navona Records), and Pages intimes (2019, self-release). She also serves as the curator for the Anthology of 21st-century works for solo piano through NewMusicShelf Publishing.

A sought-after collaborator and new music specialist, Marianne has performed with prestigious ensembles including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, and Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra, Present Music, among others. From 2013 to 2015, she was the principal pianist for the Chicago Civic Orchestra, collaborating with renowned artists such as longtime Chicago Symphony Pianist Mary Sauer and Creative Consultant Yo-Yo Ma.

Recent highlights include a performance of the Clara Schumann piano concerto with the Fort Dodge Area Symphony Orchestra, the premiere of a new work by Fermilab Composer-in-Residence Roger Zare, and a sold-out solo recital of Haitian classical music in Montreal attended by Canadian dignitaries. Her spring 2024 engagements feature a collaboration with Fourth Coast Ensemble curating and performing a set of art songs, guest appearances with CHAI Collaborative Ensemble, and a performance of Alan Theisen’s piano concerto AMP, which she commissioned, with the University of Chicago Wind Ensemble. Marianne recently concluded her term as President of New Music Chicago and is a 2022 graduate of the Global Leaders Program.

Marianne has been a featured artist at several festivals, including the Bowling Green State University New Music Festival and the Nief Norf Summer Festival. In 2023, she commissioned and premiered AMP: Concerto for Piano and Wind Ensemble by Dr. Alan Theisen with the University of Illinois-Chicago Wind Ensemble. She is also a faculty member at the Chicago Academy for the Arts.

Marianne is dedicated to bringing the vibrancy and diversity of classical music to new audiences.