The silver flute was Maria’s first instrument which she mastered while preparing for a career in classical music. Her training included advanced classes with Jean Pierre Rampal and James Galway and later, with native shaman. Maria's compositions are guided by visions and imagery that seem to transform and lift one’s energy to a higher place.

With an established niche in the new age, relaxation, healing and world music genres, Maria has been asked to perform, and been endorsed by many leading authors and organizations in mind/body medicine including: Christiane Northrup, Judith Orloff, Joan Borysenko, the International Spa and Fitness Association, the World Presidents Organization and the National Wellness Institute.

Maria’s concert audiences have inspired the creation of many of her workshops. As guest artist for the Los Angeles Philharmonic Education Association, Maria has taught adults and children with no prior musical experience to play native flutes! If you too have wanted to play native flutes, gain more insight into your life or, live more passionately, you’ll have fun while learning in one of her several dynamic workshops. You may also find yourself raising your hand to be selected as a volunteer in one of Maria’s memorable interactive concerts!

Maria has been acknowledged for her work and its’ profound ability to help individuals live more fully, expressing their soul’s purpose. She considers her flutes to be her passport into the soul of a culture. As Maria continues her travels with her magical flute, she transforms notes into intimate and global portraits of sound.