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Abigail Galleta Canafe

Abigail Galleta Canafe

She/Her

Abigail Galleta Canafe

She/Her

Biography

Abigail Galleta Canafe is a music director, keyboardist, keyboard programmer, and accordionist based in the San Francisco Bay Area. She actively works with community theaters, professional training companies, and education programs, most recently with organizations like New Conservatory Theater Center, Youth Musical Theater Company, and Stage 1 Theatre.

Upcoming:

- Music Director, July 2024-Aug 2024 | Stagedoor Manor

- Musical Direction Apprentice, July 2024 | Broadway Dreams Dallas Musical Theatre Summer Intensive

- 350 Parts Per Million (Music Director), Apr 2024-May 2024 | Staged reading for the original musical by Marisa Mitchell

Previous credits:

Into the Woods (Synthesizer, Keyboard Programmer), The Little Prince  - original opera by Tom Pan and Zijie Yang (Production Manager, Rehearsal Pianist), Amahl and the Night Visitors (Rehearsal Pianist, Choral Music Assistant), Ruthless! (Piano 2), Little Shop of Horrors (Keyboard 2), A Dream Play (Piano, Music Arranger), Into the Woods JR. (Rehearsal Pianist), Sondheim on Sondheim (Rehearsal Pianist), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Assistant Music Director, Keyboard 2), Frankenstein - original chamber opera by Owen Klein (Piano, Rehearsal Pianist), Cabaret (Accordion, Synthesizer), Mean Girls: High School Version (Keyboards 2 & 3), The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Synthesizer, Rehearsal Pianist), Legally Blonde (Keyboard 3), American Idiot (Accordion), Las Pajaritas (Sound Design, Composer), Peter and the Starcatcher (Piano, Rehearsal Pianist), and The 39 Steps (Piano).

Professional Experience

  • Concerts/Cabaret
  • Education
  • Community Theatre

Regions

  • NYC/Tri-State Area
  • San Francisco/Northern California

Interested in touring?

  • Yes

Maestra Expertise

  • Music Director/Conductor (Pianist)
  • Vocal Director and/or Choral Prep
  • Music Assistant
  • Incidental Music Composer/Arranger
  • Instrumentalist/Pit Musician
  • Music Copyist
  • Keyboard Programmer
  • Sound Designer/Composer
  • Class/Voice Lesson/Rehearsal Pianist
  • Rehearsal Pianist

Primary Instruments

  • Accordion
  • Harpsichord/Clavichord
  • Piano
  • Synthesizer

Additional Instruments

  • Clarinet
  • Synth - keyboards

Software

  • GarageBand
  • MainStage
  • Musescore
  • QLab

Additional Skills

  • Theatrical Producer
  • Arts Administration

Affiliations

  • MUSE