Virginia Pike
Biography
Virginia is a composer/lyricist, music director, vocal coach, and educator. She currently works as the Lecturer in Musical Theater at The King's College, and spent seven years working closely with composer Charles Strouse, musically directing several of his readings. She held the Keyboard 2 chair on Broadway in James Joyce's the Dead, and served as a music assistant on Amazing Grace, the Musical. She has two musicals in progress she's writing: Recovering My Song: Songs about Women; and City of Dreams with collaborators Nathan and Robyn Kassas. Virginia has also served as choirmaster for several choirs that have performed sacred classical and original repertoire, including her own original choral works, all over New York City.
Experience
- Broadway
- Off Broadway
- Regional
- Education
Regions
- NYC/Tri-State Area
Expertise
- Theatrical Composer (Music and Lyrics)
- Theatrical Composer (Music only)
- Music Director/Conductor (Pianist)
- Vocal Director and/or Choral Prep
- Music Assistant
- Songwriter
- Singer/Songwriter
- Vocal Arranger
- Incidental Music Composer/Arranger
- Music Copyist
- Pit Musician (Keyboards)
- Audition Pianist
- Class/Voice Lesson/Rehearsal Pianist
- Voice teacher with roster of private students
- Classroom music teacher at an educational institution
Instruments
- Organ
- Piano
- Voice
Software
- Finale
- GarageBand
- MainStage
Affiliations
- THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS (AFM)
- ASCAP
Pronouns
- She/Her