Dr. Ianthe Onelia Marini is an actress (AEA, SAG-E), conductor (DMA), singer (AGMA), flutist, and dancer with her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Conducting. Hailed by Boston Broadway Awards as “the one to watch and an unmatchable and dynamic force”, and "a palpable presence on stage", her work has been honored with the Best Actress in a Musical by Boston Broadway Awards (Anita, West Side Story), and The American Prize Winner in Conducting. She has 25 years of experience as a stage actress and has had leading roles with The American Repertory Theatre (ART-Cambridge, MA), Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum (Los Angeles), The Industry Opera, LA Camerata, and the Springer Opera House, as well as supporting roles with San Francisco Opera and Musica Angelica.
She has been an invited conductor for the National Concert Series at Carnegie Hall. She has worked with some of the leading Maestri as Professional Chorus Master, having prepared choruses for professional performances at Carnegie Hall (NYC premiere of Jocelyn Hagen's The Notebooks of Leonardo); The Kennedy Center (the National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Maestro Nathalie Stutzmann - Handel's Messiah, Sir James MacMillan - his own repertoire, and Maestro Steven Reineke - the works of Shönberg and Boublil; Meyerhoff Hall (the Baltimore POPS Orchestra conducted by Maestro Jack Everly) and (the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra conducted by Maestro Marcus Stenz - Brahms’ Requiem, Maestra Marin Alsop - Stravinsky’s Symphony of Psalms); and The RiverCenter (Columbus Symphony Orchestra conducted by Maestro George del Gobbo - Verdi's Requiem, Orff's Carmina Burana).
She is the former Paul S. and Jean R. Amos Distinguished Chair for Choral Activities at the Schwob School of Music at Columbus State University in Georgia where she helped found the Black Schwob Society as faculty advisor, an organization that focuses on equity and representation in Classical Music. She has her Doctorate of Musical Arts in Conducting from the University of Maryland where she was the first female conductor of the University of Maryland Men's Chorus and the recipient of the Pomeroy Prize for performance and scholarship of 17th century music.
As an actress for film/tv, she has brought complicated women to life in multiple independent features, has had leading roles in showcases for industry executives at ABC, NBC, FOX, and has appeared in films and television shows for Netflix, Hulu, and HBOMax. Her work as a professional singer and conductor is inextricably linked to her work as an actor, and her teaching at the University level and beyond is guided by the intersection of music, text, dance, and the skills of acting. Her research has been published in the Journal of Singing, The Choral Conductor's Companion compiled and edited by Brian J. Winnie. She believes in the power of story-telling through theater, film, and music, to encourage a deeper sense of compassion, empathy, integrity, dignity, and love at the local, communal, and global levels.
She has been an invited conductor for the National Concert Series at Carnegie Hall. She has worked with some of the leading Maestri as Professional Chorus Master, having prepared choruses for professional performances at Carnegie Hall (NYC premiere of Jocelyn Hagen's The Notebooks of Leonardo); The Kennedy Center (the National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Maestro Nathalie Stutzmann - Handel's Messiah, Sir James MacMillan - his own repertoire, and Maestro Steven Reineke - the works of Shönberg and Boublil; Meyerhoff Hall (the Baltimore POPS Orchestra conducted by Maestro Jack Everly) and (the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra conducted by Maestro Marcus Stenz - Brahms’ Requiem, Maestra Marin Alsop - Stravinsky’s Symphony of Psalms); and The RiverCenter (Columbus Symphony Orchestra conducted by Maestro George del Gobbo - Verdi's Requiem, Orff's Carmina Burana).
She is the former Paul S. and Jean R. Amos Distinguished Chair for Choral Activities at the Schwob School of Music at Columbus State University in Georgia where she helped found the Black Schwob Society as faculty advisor, an organization that focuses on equity and representation in Classical Music. She has her Doctorate of Musical Arts in Conducting from the University of Maryland where she was the first female conductor of the University of Maryland Men's Chorus and the recipient of the Pomeroy Prize for performance and scholarship of 17th century music.
As an actress for film/tv, she has brought complicated women to life in multiple independent features, has had leading roles in showcases for industry executives at ABC, NBC, FOX, and has appeared in films and television shows for Netflix, Hulu, and HBOMax. Her work as a professional singer and conductor is inextricably linked to her work as an actor, and her teaching at the University level and beyond is guided by the intersection of music, text, dance, and the skills of acting. Her research has been published in the Journal of Singing, The Choral Conductor's Companion compiled and edited by Brian J. Winnie. She believes in the power of story-telling through theater, film, and music, to encourage a deeper sense of compassion, empathy, integrity, dignity, and love at the local, communal, and global levels.
Pedigree:
Doctorate of Musical Arts (DMA)
University of Maryland, College Park
Pomeroy Prize Scholarship
Master of Music (MM)
Temple University, Philadelphia
Elaine Brown Memorial Scholarship
Helen Laird Scholarship for Academic Achievement
Bachelor of Science in Music Education (BSME)
Pennsylvania State University, University Park
Flute Performance Scholarship
Creative Achievement Award
Doctorate of Musical Arts (DMA)
University of Maryland, College Park
Pomeroy Prize Scholarship
Master of Music (MM)
Temple University, Philadelphia
Elaine Brown Memorial Scholarship
Helen Laird Scholarship for Academic Achievement
Bachelor of Science in Music Education (BSME)
Pennsylvania State University, University Park
Flute Performance Scholarship
Creative Achievement Award