Winner of The American Prize in Conducting
Ianthe Marini is the Paul S. and Jean R. Amos Distinguished Chair for Choral Activities and Assistant Professor of Music at Columbus State University's Schwob School of Music in Georgia. She directs the Chamber Singers, the Schwob University Singers, and the Choral Union, and serves as the Professional Chorus Master for the Columbus Symphony Orchestra and the Schwob Philharmonic Orchestra. She also teaches conducting at the undergraduate and graduate level and directs the Master of Music degree in Choral Conducting.
Dr. Marini achieved her Doctorate of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting from the University of Maryland where she was the recipient of the Pomeroy Prize for scholarship and performance in 17th and 18th century music.
She has been the Chorus Master for the National Symphony and Baltimore Symphony Orchestras, as well as the first female director of the UMD Men's Chorus, the UMD Summer Chorus and Orchestra, and the UMD Bach cantata series. She teaches undergraduate conducting and choral rehearsal methods and founded a choral laboratory initiative for Music Education Majors at the University of Maryland. She has been asked to dance as a soloist with the UMD Orchestra, and also serves as an Acting Coach for Singers.
Marini's doctoral dissertation experiments with the Effects of Acting on Choral Singing. She has developed a new method of choral rehearsal which helps singers achieve a natural and organic connection to and communication of text.
"That was a magnificent program that you put together with your incredibly talented ensemble. It was so intense at times as to be overwhelming. The tuning of the tight, dissonant intervals in many of these works was breathtaking, and the 110% involvement of every singer on that stage at every single moment was nothing short of electrifying.”
-Professor of Music at UMD
“Last night was a triumph. It was incredibly artistic and powerful. This was one of the best things to ever happen at the University of Maryland. Thank you for doing something so brave.”
-Professor of Music at UMD
“You inhabited the text with breathtaking fullness and complexity. When you came forward and shared that moment with us, the sound was completely elevated and I forgot to breathe. It takes guts and bravery and courage to do something new, and you embraced this medium completely and fully. We all had an experience collectively on Friday night. I have never seen anything quite like it.”
-Professional Actor, NYC
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