About Marlene Mercedes

Co Founder of the Society of Independent Music Producers Mediumship Music. She studied at the National Conservatory of Music in Santo Domingo and is a member of the National Symphony Orchestra as a percussionist and is a member of the Afrodominican / Electronic music duo Estación Sub_Trópico. She has been part of The Youth Orchestra of the Americas traveling on international tours representing her country, with conductors such as Philippe Entremont and Carlos Miguel Prieto and has collaborated in education programs with the Kipp School in Washington DC and with The Muse Seek Project, a music program aimed at deaf students. She has worked as a guest percussionist in different symphony orchestras that have performed in the Dominican Republic, such as the Mariinsky Theater Orchestra under the conduction of Valery Gergiev, and the Leipzig Philharmonic under the conduction of Michael Kohler. He has participated in Dominican television conducting the "In House" bands of TV programs such as "No hay 2 sin 3", "El Show del Mediodía" and "Gianny Espectacular". She has been part of the Global Leaders Program as an agent of cultural interchange has been a music teacher at the Dominico-Americano Schools and APEC Schools, a percussion teacher in the "Angeles de la Cultura" program, and has directed choral groups from institutions such as "Banco de Progreso" and others. She has participated in musical theater, in projects such as Las Chicas del Can, Xiomara Fortuna, Andrea Bocelli, and in television programs in the Dominican Republic.

Work experience

Marlene's Skills

Live
  • Artist
  • Singer
Venue Type Experience
  • Amphitheatre
  • Club
  • Festival
  • Stadium
  • Theatre/PAC
Musician
  • Artist
  • Instrumentalist
  • Singer
  • Studio Musician
Producing
  • Producer
Songwriting
  • Beat Maker
  • Co-Writer
  • Lyricist
  • Songwriter
Studio
  • Studio Manager

Marlene's Genres

  • Classical
  • Dub
  • Electronic
  • Experimental
  • Indie Rock
  • Latin
  • Minimalism
  • New Wave
  • Pop
  • Reggae
  • World

Marlene's Experience

EDUCACIÓN Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo Licenciatura en Música Mención Educación y Teoría Musical 7mo Semestre – Presente Conservatorio Nacional de Música • Percusión – Dept. Clásico 2004 – 2008 • Piano – Dept. Música Popular 2003 – 2005 • Piano – Dept. Música Clásica 1998 – 2003 YOA Global Leaders Institute • Residencia Orquestal • YOA Global Leaders Program Escuela Elemental de Música Elila Mena • Piano – Nivel Elemental CERTIFICACIONES UNESCO – The University of the West Indies • Grant Proposals Writing International Trade Centre SME Trade Academy • Music Distribution • Live Music • Music Publishing • Music Marketing CONDUCCIÓN CORAL Y ACOMPAÑAMIENTO Banco del Progreso Domínico Americano Colegios APEC La Salle Coro Infantil ORQUESTAS Orquesta Filarmónica Contemporánea Festival Musical de Santo Domingo Orquesta Filarmónica de Santo Domingo Orquesta Fundación Proarte Orquesta Filarmónica Molina Orquesta Filarmónica del Caribe TEATRO MUSICAL Aladino y la Lámpara La Bella y la Bestia Les Miserables High School Musical Annie The Musical PROGRAMAS DE TV (Dirección de Banda de Planta) Gianni Espectacular No hay 2 sin 3 El Show del Mediodía EXPERIENCIA EN EDUCACIÓN Programa Ángeles de la Cultura, 2013 – 2020. • Asistente Banda Rítmica Escuela Domingo Savio Colegio Dominicano de La Salle 2015 – 2016 • Pianista Coro Infantil Colegio APEC Minetta Roques 2005- 2008. • Profesora de Música Primaria y Secundaria • Dirección Coral Colegio APEC Fernando Arturo de Meriño 2003 – 2005. • Profesora de Música de Primaria y Secundaria • Profesora de percusión Colegio Domínico – Americano 2000 – 2002 • Profesora de Piano EXPERIENCIA ORQUESTAL DESTACADA Orquesta Alemana de Leipzig – Lazos de Hermandad Dir. David Kohler (Percusionista, Feb 2022) Orquesta Rusa Mariinksy – Desde Rusia con Amor Dir. Valery Gergiev (Percusionista, Marzo 2020) Ópera La Traviata (Percusionista, Jun 2013 • Jun 2014) YOA Orchestra of the Americas (Percusionista, Jun 2013 • Jun 2014) Orquesta Sinfónica Juvenil Juan Pablo Duarte (Percusionista, 2004 – 2011) MENTORES Remy L. Taveras Ex Timpanista Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional Luis E. Martínez Principal Percusión Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional Wieland Welzel Timpanista Orquesta Filarmónica de Berlín Fernando Meza Director Percusión Universidad de Minnesota Lic. Edis Sánchez Folklorista, Investigador, Asesor Cultural. COLABORACIONES Y TRABAJO SOCIAL KIPP School Washington DC 2013 • 2014 Ensamble de Percusión para 3er grado Muse Seek Project 2016 Apreciación Musical para estudiantes no oyentes Chavón Integra 2016 Taller sobre el Estudio de Grabación UNÁNIMA 2023 Panelista – La Mujer en la Industria Creativa Elila Mena: Estudiante Meritorio Festival de Música Latinoamericana 1er Lugar Piano