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.