Marcelina Suchocka first appeared as a member of The Percussion Scholarship Group on From the Top with Host Christopher O’Riley Show 206, recorded in Dallas, TX, on November 13, 2009. Since then, she has performed on the show three more times. She performed as a member of The Percussion Scholarship Group Marimba Duo with John Ringer on Show 220, recorded in Davenport, IA, on October 12, 2010, when she as also awarded the Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Scholarship. She then appeared as a soloist and chamber musician on Show 231, recorded in New York, NY, on April 10, 2011; and most recently as a soloist and member of the Excelsis Percussion Ensemble on Show 296, recorded in Washington, DC, on October 24, 2014.

Program bio of the Excelsis Percussion Ensemble from Show 296:

Excelsis Percussion Ensemble is made up of Marcelina Suchocka from Chicago, Illinois; Clara Warnaar from California; Mariana Ramirez from Mexico; and Aya Kaminaguchi from Japan. Excelsis Percussion Ensemble is the first international all-female percussion ensemble in New York City. From the four corners of the planet, the love of percussion and performance has brought them together from Poland (Marcelina), Japan (Aya), Canada-United States (Clara), and Mexico (Mariana). From four different countries and four different languages, they came together to speak the language of rhythm. Excelsis invites the world into a celebration of percussion with its pageantry of marimbas, drums, cymbals, xylophones, and vibraphones.

John Ringor appeared most recently on Show 220, recorded in October 2010.

Program bio from Show 220:

Percussion Scholarship Group Marimba Duo is comprised of Marcelina Suchocka, age 16, and John Ringor, age 16, both from Chicago, Illinois. Marcelina is a recipient of From the Top’s Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award. Marcelina and John appeared on From the Top in November 2009 as part of a larger ensemble of the Percussion Scholarship Group where they study music. Marcelina attends Whitney M. Young Magnet High School where she is a junior, and John is a junior at Northside College Prep High School. The duo is coached by Douglas Waddell.