Marcella graduated with honors from the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music, and has performed in numerous genres: orchestra, opera, ballet, shows, recording, film appearances, pop, rock, backup and more. As a violinist, she performs regularly with many Bay Area orchestras, including the Bay Philharmonic (formerly Fremont Symphony), Fremont Opera, West Edge Opera, Oakland Symphony, California Symphony and Symphony San Jose. In Southern California, she performed with the Pacific Symphony Orchestra for 10 years, as well as the Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group, the Los Angeles Mozart Orchestra, Opera Pacific, along with shows and recordings in the music, television and film industries.

In addition to a busy symphonic schedule, Marcella has performed with many recording artists, including Smokey Robinson, Mark O’Connor, Sheryl Crow, Michael McDonald, Randy Travis, Barry Manilow, The Manhattan Transfer, Burt Bacharach and Frank Sinatra, Jr., to name a few. She also performs with several smaller ensembles, including the Siena Music chamber ensembles, which she founded in 1999; and created original arrangements and performed with the electric string trio Cover Girl Strings, and the Craig Hansen Band. Music Festivals include 12 summers performing with the Britt Music & Arts Festival in Southern Oregon, and Music in the Mountains in Grass Valley, California.