Faye Chiao
She/Her
Faye Chiao
She/Her
Biography
Faye Chiao is a multi-hyphenate composer, performer, and orchestrator of musical theater, opera, and concert music. Chiao has received awards from The Presser Foundation and OPERA America. Chiao’s works have been commissioned, produced, and developed by The New Victory Theater, Houston Grand Opera, Opera Saratoga, Syracuse Stage, The Duffy Institute for New Opera, Boston Chamber Symphony, O’Neill National Music Theater Conference, NAMT Festival of New Musicals, American Music Theatre Project, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Manhattan School of Music, Prospect Theater, The Playwrights Realm, and Pittsburgh Festival Opera. Chiao is a member of Theatre Now New York's Musical Writers Lab and the BMI Lehman Engel Advanced Workshop.
Chiao holds degrees from The Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University.
Professional Experience
- Off Broadway
- Regional
- Concerts/Cabaret
- Education
- TV/Film
- Doctoral Degree
Regions
- NYC/Tri-State Area
- D.C./Baltimore/Mid-Atlantic
Interested in touring?
- Yes
Maestra Expertise
- Theatrical Composer (Music and Lyrics)
- Theatrical Composer (Music only)
- Music Director/Conductor (Pianist)
- Music Director/Conductor (Baton)
- Vocal Director and/or Choral Prep
- Songwriter
- Singer/Songwriter
- Orchestrator
- Vocal Arranger
- Incidental Music Composer/Arranger
- Instrumentalist/Pit Musician
- Music Copyist
- Rehearsal Pianist
- Voice Teacher (Private Studio)
Primary Instruments
- Piano
- Voice
Additional Instruments
- Accordion
- Guitar - acoustic
Software
- Ableton
- GarageBand
- Logic
- MainStage
- Pro-Tools
- Sibelius
- QLab
Additional Skills
- Theatrical Producer
- Actor-Musician
- Singer/Performer
- Film Scoring
- Arts Administration
Affiliations
- ASCAP
- THE DRAMATISTS GUILD
- MUSE
Person of Color?
- Yes