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MaryLena Bleile

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An image of a woman with shoulder-length dark hair smiling in front of a stone wallBefore I started the statistics journey, I was a cellist; I have had the pleasure of performing multiple international tours, including France, Italy, and Germany, the latter of which involved a symphonic solo performed at multiple internationally acclaimed venues including the Kleiner Golden Concert Hall. I have B. Mus. in Cello Performance, which I acquired under the guidance of Andres Diaz. Before that, I studied for 10 years at Mount Royal Conservatory under Beth Root Sandvoss. While my music tastes have evolved and I no longer play the cello, music continues to be an integral part of my life. I write for a heavy Metal news outlet called "Metal Exposure" , and have also both published in and reviewed for the Journal of Metal Music Studies. My most notable musical accomplishments are as follows:

1. Young Artist Fellowship. Alberta Foundation for the Arts

2. Award Winner.  Meadows Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition

3. Award Winner.  Couer d'Alene Concerto Competition

4. Award Winner.  Frank Simpson Concerto Competition

5. Award Winner. C. P. E. Bach Concerto Competition 

6. Glowing newspaper review in Juterborg

7. National Finalist (multiple years). Canada Music Competition

8. Adjudicator's Choice: Provincial Representative  (multiple years). Calgary Kiwanis Music Festival

9.  Award Winner (multiple years). Alberta Provincial Finals: Calgary Kiwanis Music Festival.

10 .Scholarship reciepient (including the Eileen Hooper medal for strings). Calgary Kiwanis Music Festival

In addition, a selected number of my Metal Exposure contributions can be found at the following links: