“Marsha Mabrey seems to have figured out that programming curiosity provoking music (and not clinging desperately to the Classical hot 100 List) is what will draw and build audiences. 

Gavin Borchert  Classical Music— Seattle Weekly

“She had a very wide knowledge of the classical repertoire and she got things out of the orchestra that I never thought I’d hear a community orchestra capable……at the same time she put a lot of emphasis on outreach by playing in the schools and developing music programs.  I thought that was extraordinarily versatile, because most conductors are focused on the orchestra and don’t have the interest she has on public-school education.”

Henry McGee—SPO Violinist and Past SPO President, For the Love of Music by Brook Kempner, Colors NW Magazine.

“Marsha Mabrey is a refined yet bold musician, and an educator and social leader of tremendous generosity.  As a colleague of over twenty years, I  have had many first hand experiences of Ms. Mabrey’s wisdom and skills in bringing together performances of works by diverse American composers and in joining audience, ensemble and repertoire in truly fresh and evocative ways.  Always of the highest integrity, Mabrey’s pursuit of beauty and nurture renders meaningful results for performers, composers and audience alike.  As the conductor/producer of many pieces by living American composers, Marsha Mabrey has earned a reputation as a champion of new music, often featuring the region of the  Pacific Northwest .

In 2000, Ms. Mabrey conducted the world premiere of my work, Tikkun-Mending, for tenor voice and Orchestra (Prayer and Invocation at the Arrival of the 21^st Century.  The piece was part of a three year residency with the Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra and supported by Meet the Composer.”