Gabrielle Maldonado
"Music Direction is not about just teaching notes on a page, but emoting through the use of our voices, our bodies and the application of musicality."
Bio + Skills
An accomplished educator, composer, music director, performer, and USC alumna, she has been active in Southern California’s musical theatre scene while teaching at local colleges. Her credits include music directing the OCTG award-winning production of the Chance Theater's "American Idiot," performing in the NAACP Theatre Award winning production of TNH/CASA0101's "Beauty and the Beast," music directing the collegiate premiere of "Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812," and acting as Vocal Supervisor for "Peter Pan Goes Wrong" at McCoy Rigby Entertainment. Gabrielle also works on a multitude of creative projects and original pieces, including the Broadway World nominated, "Arena: A House Musical" as a composer and lyricist and Music Director of "The Ride," highlighting important stories surrounding The AIDS crisis and the annual AIDS/LifeCycle bike ride through California. Arena premiered initially at Casa0101 in Boyle Heights and later at the Renberg Theatre. Other music direction credits include Legally Blonde, Hairspray, The Secret Garden, RENT, Ride the Cyclone, Sister Act, Carrie, Songs for a New World, and many others. Gabrielle continues to serve the musical theatre community in a variety of ways and seeks to keep expanding her knowledge of performing and supporting actors and musicians by working on the most collaborative art there is- live theatre. Having worked on nearly 70 productions as Music Director, Gabrielle is passionate about inspiring fellow artists and sharing her love of live theatre. ​
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Music Direction (Piano)
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Conducting
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Audition Prep
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Voice Lessons
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Accompaniment
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Arranging (for voices)
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Composition
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Lyricist
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Rehearsal/Performance track creation
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