Abigail Galleta Canafe
Biography
Abigail Galleta Canafe is a music director, keyboardist, keyboard programmer, and accordionist based in the San Francisco Bay Area. She actively works with community theaters, professional training companies, and education programs, most recently with organizations like New Conservatory Theater Center, Youth Musical Theater Company, and Stage 1 Theatre. Abigail received her Bachelor of Arts degrees in music and cognitive science from the University of California, Berkeley.
Upcoming:
- Music Director, July 2024-Aug 2024 | Stagedoor Manor
- Musical Direction Apprentice, July 2024 | Broadway Dreams Dallas Musical Theatre Summer Intensive
Previous credits:
350 Parts Per Million (Music Director), Into the Woods (Synthesizer, Keyboard Programmer), The Little Prince – original opera by Tom Pan and Zijie Yang (Production Manager, Rehearsal Pianist), Amahl and the Night Visitors (Rehearsal Pianist, Choral Music Assistant), Ruthless! (Piano 2), Little Shop of Horrors (Keyboard 2), A Dream Play (Piano, Music Arranger), Into the Woods JR. (Rehearsal Pianist), Sondheim on Sondheim (Rehearsal Pianist), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Assistant Music Director, Keyboard 2), Frankenstein – original chamber opera by Owen Klein (Piano, Rehearsal Pianist), Cabaret (Accordion, Synthesizer), Mean Girls: High School Version (Keyboards 2 & 3), The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Synthesizer, Rehearsal Pianist), Legally Blonde (Keyboard 3), American Idiot (Accordion), Las Pajaritas (Sound Design, Composer), Peter and the Starcatcher (Piano, Rehearsal Pianist), and The 39 Steps (Piano).
Professional Experience
- Regional
- Concerts/Cabaret
- Education
Regions
- NYC/Tri-State Area
- Northern California
Interested in touring?
- Yes
Hireable as
- Music Director/Conductor (Pianist)
- Vocal Director and/or Choral Prep
- Music Assistant
- Incidental Music Composer/Arranger
- Music Copyist
- Music Transcriber
- Pit Musician (Keyboards)
- Pit Musician (Other)
- Music Contractor/Coordinator
- Keyboard Programmer
- Sound Designer/Composer
- Audition Pianist
- Class/Voice Lesson/Rehearsal Pianist
My Primary Instrument
- Keyboard
My Instruments
- Accordion
- Clarinet
- Harpsichord
- Organ
- Piano
- Synth - keyboards
Software
- GarageBand
- Logic
- MainStage
- QLab
- Other
Affiliations
- MAESTRA
Pronouns
- She/Her