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Ianthe Onelia Marini
Dr. Ianthe Onelia Marini is the American Prize Winner in Conducting (2019) and currently serves as a music consultant, conductor, and associate producer for Realm Pictures International, a film company that focuses on equity and inclusion in mainstream media. She has an active schedule as a freelance artist in Los Angeles: as an actress, singer, conductor, dancer, published academic writer, and clinician.
Dr. Marini served as The Paul S. and Jean R. Amos Distinguished Chair for Choral Activities at the Schwob School of Music at Columbus State University in Georgia. While there, she won the American Prize in Conducting and was invited to conduct at Carnegie Hall. She also prepared the chorus for professional performance with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra (for Maestro George del Gobbo) and was the inaugural founding faculty advisor for the Black Schwob Society: a student organization that advocates for the BIPOC community within classical music. Also a published academic writer, she is an invited guest contributor to the second volume of “Teaching with Heart”, as well as “The Choral Conductor’s Companion”, both of which are published by GIA. Her dissertation has been mentioned in The Journal of Singing.
Dr. Marini achieved her Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of Maryland where she was the recipient of the Pomeroy Prize for Scholarship and Performance of 17th Century Music, the sole graduate award at the School of Music. She served as the first female conductor of the University of Maryland Men’s Chorus, and also prepared choruses for professional collaboration with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center (for Maestri Nathalie Stutzmann, Sir James MacMillan, and Steven Reineke), and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra at Meyerhoff Hall (for Maesti Markus Stenz and Jack Everly). She achieved her Master of Music degree from Temple University where she was the recipient of the Elaine Brown Memorial Scholarship for Choral Music as a vehicle for social justice, and the Helen Laird Scholarship for Excellence in Academics. Her Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education is from the Pennsylvania State University where she won the Creative Achievement Award and was a four-time recipient of the Flute Performance Scholarship.
Dr. Marini has an active career as an actress and has been the leading role in a number of independent films and stage productions, including her work as Anita in West Side Story for which she was recognized as Best Actress in a Musical by Boston Broadway Awards. She is currently working towards expanding her portfolio in Hollywood to include the conducting of film scores for SAG sessions, as well as roles on television and film which allow people of similar backgrounds to feel represented and empowered in the mainstream media. Dr. Marini is originally from Boston and Cape Cod, MA.
Matthew Finley
Matthew Finley is an R&B Recording Artist/Record Producer/Actor/Songwriter, and star of Disney's Camp Rock 2.
Appearing on MTV's TV show Becoming, Matthew has toured and served as an electrifying opening act for artists ranging from the Jonas Brothers, Marques Houston, Day 26, Fanny Pak, Lil' Mama, Ciara, Yung Joc, Dem Franchize Boys, Rick Ross, and Romeo to The Temptations, Ruff Endz, Howard Hewitt, Talib Kweli, and Mos Def.