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Rachel O'Brien

Rachel O'Brien

  • She/Her
  • Biography

    Hi there! I am a music director, pianist, vocal coach, and educator based in Toronto (Canada). Selected Music Direction credits include: Alice in Wonderland (Bad Hats Theatre/Soulpepper - Dora Mavor Moore Nomination, Outstanding Musical Direction); A Christmas Carol (Shaw Festival); Alice in Wonderland, Twelfth Night (Theatre Sheridan), and over 100 performance of Anne & Gilbert (Charlottetown PEI). I've spent 2 seasons as the Associate Music Director at the Charlottetown Festival, playing and and conducting selected performances of Maggie (Theatre Aquarius/Savoy Theatre), I'm Every Woman, Tell Tale Harbour, and Anne of Green Gables - The Musical (only the 2nd woman to conduct the musical since its inception and annual presentation in 1965).

    I am a former Shaw Festival Music Intern, where I assisted on (including playing and conducting performances) Holiday Inn, Gatsby's Jazz/Sonny's Blues, The Duke and Two Irenes, and Shawground/Fairground.

    I have a Bachelor of Music (Piano, minor Women's and Gender Studies) from Mount Allison University.

    Currently I am the assistant to the music director and alternate conductor on the Canadian premiere of Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 (Crow's Theatre/Musical Stage Co).

    Professional Experience

    • Regional
    • Concerts/Cabaret
    • Education
    • Bachelor’s Degree

    Regions

    • Canada

    Interested in touring?

    • Yes

    Maestra Expertise

    • Music Director/Conductor (Pianist)
    • Music Director/Conductor (Baton)
    • Vocal Director and/or Choral Prep
    • Music Assistant
    • Instrumentalist/Pit Musician
    • Music Copyist
    • Music Transcriber
    • Audition Pianist
    • Class/Voice Lesson/Rehearsal Pianist
    • Rehearsal Pianist

    Primary Instruments

    • Piano

    Additional Instruments

    • Clarinet

    Software

    • GarageBand
    • MainStage
    • Sibelius

    Affiliations

    • THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS (AFM)