Last year, Marianna and Reece were fortunate enough to be able to attend the Johnny Mercer Songwriting Project along with 14 other songwriters from across North America. The master teachers were Craig Carnelia, Lari White and Marcy Heisler. The week concluded with a special concert honoring the work of composer Charles Strouse which featured performances by Christine Ebersole, Charles Strouse, and some of the attendees of the Songwriters' Project.
Reece, Marianna, and fellow songwriters and mentors
Marianna and Reece were fortunate to have been chosen to perform their composition
"Jump In" which was written during the week's workshop. This and one other piece written
at the Mercer Songwriting project will appear on their band's, The Bylines, self-titled debut record.
Marianna and Reece post performance
The Johnny Mercer Foundation and the American Music Theatre Project produces a weeklong songwriting intensive for emerging songwriters and writing teams, 18-30, each summer on the campus of Northwestern University. Now in its sixth year, the Johnny Mercer Foundation Songwriters Project hosts the nation's most promising songwriters across all genres including musical theatre, pop, country, Latin, rock, and contemporary pop. Online applications can be found here.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 10:41PM 
