Nancy Whelan

Experience

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  GTE

  Sept 1983 - Mar 1985

  Personnel Secretary

  Administrative Assistant to the Human Resources Manager.

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  Smith Helms Mulliss Moore

  Mar 1985 - May 1991

  Legal Secretary

  Legal secretary for a law firm that primarily did real estate closings.

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  Self-employed

  May 1991 - now

  Pianist/Music Director

  Music Director for productions at NC Theatre, Raleigh Little Theatre, Theatre in the Park, Meredith College, University Theatre; local keyboardist for numerous Broadway touring companies; contract pianist with the NC Symphony; collaborative pianist in concert with instrumentalists, vocalists and choral ensembles.

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  North Carolina Governor's School East

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2003

  Choral Music Assistant and Area III Teacher

  Rehearsal/concert pianist and assistant conductor for Choral Music Area I and Facilitator for Area III classes. Governor's School is a 6-week summer residential program for intellectually gifted high school students, integrating academic disciplines, the arts and various unique courses.

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  The Carolina Ballet

  May 2001 - May 2005

  Repetiteur

  Pianist for daily ballet classes and rehearsals, as well as numerous performances.

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  North Carolina Theatre

  Jan 2004 - Feb 2022

  Associate Music Director/Orchestra Contractor

  Associate MD: rehearsal/show keyboardist for productions; direct breakout rehearsals/sectionals. Contractor: hire orchestras for Main Stage productions.

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  Matilda The Musical

  Sept 2016 - May 2017

  Assistant Music Director/Children's MD on "Matilda the Musical" Broadway first national tour

  Assistant Music Director: rehearsal pianist; conducted two shows per 8-show week. (This was a play/conduct show.)Keyboard 1: played lead keyboard for remaining 6 shows of 8-show week.Children's Music Director: rehearsed and provided vocal training for the children's ensemble, including private vocal instruction with the three children playing the lead role of Matilda.

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  An American in Paris tour

  Jun 2017 - Jul 2018

  Pianist on "An American in Paris" Broadway first national tour

  Performed 8 shows a week as lead pianist in the orchestra, in addition to being a rehearsal pianist for the production.

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  "Frozen" Broadway first national tour

  Oct 2019 - Sept 2021

  Keyboardist

  Performed 8 shows a week as Keyboard 1 in the orchestra, in addition to being a rehearsal pianist for the production. Toured from Oct. 2019 until COVID paused us in March, 2020.