Maria Draper (Voice) since May 2025

Maria has lived in North Dakota for about 10 years (living on both sides of the state), originally coming from Southwest Minnesota and Eastern Washington State before that. She graduated from UND with a degree in Music Education in 2019 where she studied voice, choir, and opera! She then got her masters degree in Teaching and Leadership also from UND in 2024. She is currently the music teacher in Emerado, ND.

Outside of music Maria is a busy mom and loves to play with her two boys! She also loves to bake bread, scrapbook, journal, crochet, and draw! Fun fact: Maria is a multi-instrumentalist! In addition to singing, she plays piano, guitar, ukulele, and almost every band instrument you can think of! Her favorite non-voice instrument is the tuba, which she has played since High School! (Which is quite a funny fact if you consider that she is only 5 feet tall!)