Tessa Barcelo
Biography
Tessa Barcelo (she/they) is a 17-year-old, composer, playwright, performer, and multi-instrumentalist from Andover, Massachusetts. She has co-written one full-length musical (Toyland - available to watch on YouTube and stream on all platforms) and continues to write both on her own and with collaborators. In 2019, their song "Queen" was selected as one of six winners of the NEA Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge. It was workshopped, recorded, and even submitted for Grammy consideration. As a queer person in the arts, Tessa loves telling stories that tackle some of the world's most pressing issues. Her self-produced music can be found on most streaming platforms and you can find them on most social media @tessabarcelo.
Professional Experience
- Concerts/Cabaret
Regions
- Boston/New England
Interested in touring?
- No
Hireable as
- Theatrical Composer (Music and Lyrics)
- Bookwriter/Librettist
- Songwriter
- Singer/Songwriter
- Actor-Musician
My Primary Instrument
- Voice, piano
My Instruments
- Bass - electric
- Drums
- Guitar - acoustic
- Guitar - electric
- Piano
- Ukulele
- Voice
Software
- GarageBand
- Logic
- Sibelius
Current HS, College, or Grad Student?
- Yes
Pronouns
- She/They