Alessandra Alcala
Biography
Alessandra Alcala is a Southern California native based in NYC and most recently served as the Music Assistant/Keyboard Sub for Center Theatre Group's revival of “The Secret Garden” at LA’s Ahmanson Theatre. This past summer, she served as the Assistant Music Director for the 2023 Season at the Mac-Haydn Theatre in Upstate, NY. Other credits include: The Great American Melodrama (Resident MD/Composer/Arranger), San Luis Obispo Repertory (MD: Xanadu, The Marvelous Wonderettes), Pacific Conservatory Theatre - PCPA (Assistant MD: The Secret Garden: Spring Version, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, MD: Chicago), and multiple productions as Pianist/Keyboardist for the Missoula Children’s/Community Theatre and Theatre Workshop of Nantucket.
Alessandra is a graduate of the University of Montana School of Music, and studied Choral Music/Conducting through the Delaware Choral Symposium in Provence, France. In 2017, she traveled to Basel, Switzerland for the first time to study the traditions of the Basel Piccolo during their annual "Fasnacht." When not behind the keyboard, you can catch her performing with and arranging music for the Los Angeles Fifes and Drums, or performing her own works for solo fife. Performances include: Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Universal Studios, and Disneyland.
Professional Experience
- Regional
- Bachelor’s Degree
Regions
- NYC/Tri-State Area
- LA/Southern California
Interested in touring?
- Yes
Maestra Expertise
- Music Director/Conductor (Pianist)
- Music Director/Conductor (Baton)
- Vocal Director and/or Choral Prep
- Music Assistant
- Vocal Arranger
- Incidental Music Composer/Arranger
- Instrumentalist/Pit Musician
- Music Transcriber
- Keyboard Programmer
- Audition Pianist
- Class/Voice Lesson/Rehearsal Pianist
- Rehearsal Pianist
Primary Instruments
- Flute
- Piano
- Piccolo
Software
- Finale
- GarageBand
- Logic
- MainStage
- QLab
Affiliations
- THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS (AFM)