Anne-Marie Desbiens obtained her bachelor’s degree in education and in musical interpretation (piano) in 1980 at the Vincent-d’Indy music school. Passionate about teaching, she worked for twenty-five years at École de Musique Vincent-d’Indy and in the music program at École secondaire Pierre-Laporte where she was program director from 2000 to 2009. She judged many music contests in the greater Montreal area and Vincent-d’Indy examinations.

Since September 2009, she is the general manager of the Orchestre symphonique des jeunes de Montréal.