Winner of The American Prize in Conducting-2019
Dr. Ianthe Onelia Marini is an award-winning Conductor, Actor, and University Professor. The American Prize Winner in Conducting, Dr. Marini served The Schwob School of Music at Columbus State University as its Paul S. and Jean R. Amos Distinguished Chair for Choral Activities, and as its faculty advisor of The Black Schwob Society, an organization which aims to promote and celebrate Black excellence, as well as effect curricular and programming change in classical music. Dr. Marini has been an invited conductor at Carnegie Hall in New York City, and her choirs have been honored by The American Prize, The Ernst Bacon Memorial Award, and The National Concert Series at Carnegie Hall. Also a Professional Chorus Master for leading Symphony Orchestras across the East Coast, Marini has prepared the choirs for performance with The National Symphony Orchestra (The Kennedy Center), The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (Meyerhoff Hall), The National Concerts Orchestra (Carnegie Hall), and The Columbus Symphony Orchestra (The River Center). Her academic writing and dissertation research have been published in The Journal of Singing and The Choral Conductor's Companion, she achieved her Doctorate of Musical Arts from The University of Maryland where she was the recipient of The Pomeroy Prize for study and performance of 17th Century Music, and she was awarded Best Actress in a Musical or Play for her work as Anita in West Side Story through Boston Broadway Awards. She is represented by WorldWide Talent Management.
"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
mailto:iantheoneliamarini@gmail.com