Dr Meier - Kapavale grew up at Oakdale , near Camden, and attended local schools before traveling overseas at the age of 15 to study piano. For some years she studied and performed in many countries, before returning to Wollongong where she completed her doctorate of music. She has been described by the eminent pianist and teacher Bela Siki, as one of the most talented pianists of her generation. Her extraordinary critical acclaim has established her as one of the foremost interpreters of piano music today.

Dr Meier is a -

-  concert pianist
-  lecturer
-  teacher
-  piano competition adjudicator
-  AMEB examiner.

Since March 2011 Marilyn has been fighting cancer - at the time of diagnosis she was Head of Keyboard Studies at the University of Southern Queensland in Toowoomba.

In February 2012 Marilyn and her three children  relocated to Oakdale near Camden. Welcome home, Marilyn, Marie-Luise, Grace and Ben!!!! We're so pleased you've all "come home"!